The Benton weekly record. [volume] (Benton, Mont.) 1880-1885, 1884-04-26
a STORY OF RUSSIA.


t ~ food of memories came over me
which carried me backward even TO me
night Of the "Derby" of 'G8. Ana thoSe
who were the young and foolish, ana rev.
n1cd with the merry mAiden5 the moon
beam in the pleasant groves OF Crelhofie'
was one, and my friend Ivan \ochoW'
Russian. another. And as the dawn Ore"
near wilder grew the wall Of the Viol"S,
faster flew the feet of the dancers and
Iou4fpr rose the voices Of the repr0bates
who thronged the alleys and the bars.
Meanwhile, away from the ''maddening
crowd" three young men are sauntering
along a path, Farther on, beneath the
shadow of the tree upon bench, is a WO-
man. She is in mourning, and, as they
pass her by, shaft of moonlight piercing
the foliage illuminates her face. There
must have been something in that face re-
markaDle, for they all stared at it for a
momrnt.
,wn.t lovely girl"' then saiY>one of
.hc party-Iyan. -
*'Semtic, sbo1ld say, lat all events, no
English, observed another Frank Grant.
ASK her to supper" .said~Iyani to hiw<
The rG1y was leaning~&orward, hey>dJTes
Mixed upon-the ground, which, with her
'psrasoI, she was aosenuy, Scoring in &C.
centric semic>fcfes. r5a6 Frank spoke to
her, s4e looked up<intshis face for a mo-
me4t,Then, without a word, resumed her
occdpation| -
"Nowit ie your turn, Ivan," said /
the third Of the trio.
lhe<Russian Immediately advanced and
said something in English. At the sound
ot his voice the woman looked up again,
yut answered not. Then. he uttered It few
words more in a foreign tongue, upon
which She smiled and made room for him
beside her. ThereHpon we walked away.
Il can't make it OUT" said Frank, as he
cWirled his mustache sukily.
Half an hour later | found them still to-
gether. "May [ ask why you snubbed one
man and welcomed the Other?" ventured
20 say to the lady.
''This gentleman, ;" she replied, ''is a Rus
sian, and so l."
Span N. 1.'S' 40 4 presume 1'0 III
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''N0t so. lie let me know that he is one
r. us. That was enough"
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thoSe moTold groWths OF CIVILIZATION which
"Oouho ho"-the hh2nclaI fungus. Born
III aSlum IN 81. petersburg, ne died in 81
cell at Portland, after having lived a gut
ter grandee, in palace here. Rich at one
ume beyond words, he still hungered after
more gold. In attempting, however, what
was TO have been the hnal coup, he fell
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fanatic. Rpt she is in fact ono nf ,boso
yara heipos who devote their rvos r. tho
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