Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-01-04

70 the other side Of the forest; and. by
the time he arrived there, the storm had
ceased, and the moon shOne out. No
appearance, however, of JadrinO; be-
fore him lay extended n large plain. to-
wards the center of which the poor
traveller deserted cluster of four or
| five houses. lie FASTENED towards the
nearest. and, descending from the
sledge, Knocked at the window. A
small door in the shutter opened, and
the white beard Of an old man APP
peared.
"What do YOU want. ?'
els it far To Jadrino?"
"Jadrinoi About ten versts."
At this reply Vladimir felt like GRIM
inal condemned To execution.
Can YOU" said he. furnish me
with horses to 90 there"
1--WE have no horses"
"well. then. a guide; 1 will give him
wha ever he asks
"Waii. then, said the old man; "Tll
send you my SON
The window was carefully closed,
and n considerable time elapsed. Via
dimir. whose Impotence became quite
uncomfortable, Knocked again loudly at
the shutter.
The old man reappeared-
"What do you want?'
"Your SON.
"IIe's coming; he is dressing himself.
Are you cold? Come in and warm your
self. "
mo, no; send out your SON.
At length young lad. with stout
stick in his hand, made his appearance,
and led the way across the snow-cov-
cred plain.
what o'clock Is itP" asked vladi-
mir.
"Day will soon break"
The suns rays, indeed, had begun
10 gild the east. aud the village cocks
were Growing when they arrived at
Jadrino. The church door was closed
Nlad mir, having paid and dismissed
his guide, fastened toward the priest S
/ dwelling.
What was he about to hear?
Let US first inquire what was going on
in the mansion Of the master Of Nena-
radOf. just nothing at all In the
morning the husband and wife got up
as usual and went into the eating-ruom
- Gabriel GabrilOvitch i'm his wooden
vest and his night-cap, and Petrowna in
her dressing-gOwn.
Tea was served. and Gabriel sent n
maid to inquire for Mari. The girl
| returned with n message that her young
mistress had passed restless night,
but that she'now felt better, and was
! coming down. ln'a few IN nutes Mari
entered and embraced her parents.
'How do YOU feel. my poor little
/ one? asked her father.
! BETTER was the answer.
The day passed on as usual; but to-
wards evening Mari became more i'll
and feveri,h. The family physician
was summon Il FROM the nearest town.
and when he arrived he found his pa
tient in high fever. During fourteen
| DAYS she continued on the brink of the
/ grave.
! Nothing was known of her nocturnal
/ fight. n the waiting maid. for her own
sake, was prudently silent on the sub
Iect; nor did any of the other accom-
/ pliccs. even after having drunk wine,
breathe word on the subject, so much
did all parties dread the wrath of Ca
briel. Mari, however. during her deli
rum. raved SO necessarily about Vladi-
mir, that her mother could not doubt
that her illness was caused BY love.
She and her husband consulted some OF
Their friends on the subject. and. as the
result of the oonferepCe. twas unani-
mOusly decided that Mari was destined
To- marry the ensign-that one can n II
avoid ones fate-that riches do not in
sure happines and other tine maxims
Of the same kind.
The invalid recovered. Vladimir.
during her illness. had never appeared
Mt the house; and il was determined
that his unexpected good fortune should
be annou 4 To- him-that he should
be told he was now free To marry h 5
belo, ed. What was the astOnishment
of the pr Iud owners of Nenaradof, when
they received in reply a letter from the
young ensign, in which he declared he
would never enter their dwelling again
aud prayed them to forget an unhappy
being. for whom death was the only ref.
ugel
A few days afterward they learned
that Vladimir had reioined the army.
IL was in 1912. No one ever mentioned
his name To Mari. nor did she herself
allude To him in any way. Two OF
three months elapsed, and one day she
saw his name mentioned among the
officers Who had distinguished them
selves at the battle of Borodino, anC
who were MORALLY. wq,fnded. She
tainted, and had relapse of fever
from which she slowly recovered.
Not long afterward her father died
leaving her the reversion Of his Who'll,
property. Wealth, however. brought
her no consolation; she wept with hcl
mother, and vowed never 20 leave her
They left their residence ut NenaradOf
and took up their abode on another
estate. Numerous suitors throngcC
around the rich and lovely heiress. bu
Co none Of them did she vouchsafe tn,
smallest encouragement Her mother
often implored her To choose has
band; but she silently shook her head
Vladimir was no more; he expired n
Moscow on the eve of the day tn,
French. entered that city. To Mari, hi
memory seemed sacred; she treasured
up the books they had read together
his drawings. aud the notes he haC
written 10 her everything that cOuiC
perpetuate the remembrance Of the un
happy young man.
About that time war, glorious TO
our country, ended. The Triumphant
regiments returned from the frontiers
and the people rushed in crowds tC
greet them. The officers, who had Sc
cut rs mere strplings. came bacl
with stern martial countenances, thei
brave breasts covered with orders
Time Of ineffaceable gloryl How tn
heart Of the Russian then bounded a
rhe name Of his country.
A ColOuel Of hussars, named Your
min. wearing in his button-hole Oh,
cross Of st. George. and on his face Al
> interesting paleness. came to spend
, few months leave of absence on his es
: tate, which joined that where Mari wa
: residing. The young girl received hin
: with far more show Of favor than sh
: had hitherto bestowed on any of he
visitors. They rcsembled each other i