Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1884-02-17

mir.
UDsy will soon break"
The suns rays, indeed, had begun 10
pild the east, and the village cocks were
Growing when they arrived at Jadrino.
The church door was closed. flaai-
mir, having paid and dismissed ms
guide, FASTENED toward the priests
dwelling.
What was he about to hear?
Let us first inquire what was going on
In the Mansion OF the master OF Nenah-
dori? Just nothing at all. In the
morning The husband wife got up ~
usual and went into the eating room
Gabriel GabriIovitch in his WOODEN vest
and his night-cap, and P.trowna III her
Tea Vas served and Gabriel sent q
maid to inquire for Mari. The gri re-
turned with q message that her young
mistress had passed restless night, odt
now she felt better and was coming
down, In few minutes Mari entered
and embraced her parents.
"How 90 you fee, my poor little one"'
asked her father.
Better" was the answer.
The day passed on as usual; but 10,
ward evening Mari became more i'll and
feverish. The family physician was
summoned from the nearest town, and
when he arrived he found his patient in
a high fever. During fourteen days she
continued on the brink Of the grave.
Nothing was known Of her nocturnal
| fight, as the waiting maid, for her own
sake, was prudently silent on the SUBJ
| iect: nor did any of the other accom-
pljces, even after having drunk wine,
! breathe a word on the subject, so much
| did all parties dread the wrath OF Cab
rlel. Mari, however, during her deli
| mum rayed 80 necessarily about Nladl-
| mir 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, IS the result
! of the conference, it was unanimously
| decided that Mari was destined 10 mar
| ~ the ensign; that one cannot AVOID
| ones fate; that riches do not insure
| happiness, and other fine maxlms OF the
same kind.
The invalid recovered. Vladimir, dur
ing her illness, had never appeared at
| the heuse; and it was determined that
his unexpecred good fortune should be
| announced to him-that he should be
told he was now free to marry his be-
| loved. What was the establishment OF
! the proud owners Of Nenandorf when
they received in reply letter from the
! Young ensign, in which he declared he
would never enter their dwelling again,
and prayed them to forget an unhappy
being, for whom death was the only
| refuge.
= few days sfterwa-d they learned
! that Vladimir had rejoined the army:
! II was in 1872. No one ever mentioned
! mis- name TO Mari, nor did she herself
allude to him in any way. Two OF
three months elapsed, and one day sue
saw his name mentioned among the
! officers who had distinguished them
! selves st the battle of Borodino, and
who were MORALLY wounded. She faint
ed, and had relapse OF fever, from
which she slowly recovered.
Not long afterward her father died,
leaN ing her the reyersion Of his whole
property. Wealth, however, brought
her no consolation; she wept with her
mother and vowed never to leave her.
They left their residence at Nenandorf,
and took up their abode on another
estate. Numerous suitors thronged
around the lovely heiress, tg. to none
of them did she vOuchsafe the smallest
! encouragement. Her mother often i'm
| plOred her to choose husband, but she
silently shook her head. Vladimir was
no more; he expired at Moscow on the
eve Of the day the French entered that
city. To Mati, his memory seemed
sacred: she treasured up the books they
had read together, his drawings and the
notes he had written to her-everything
that could perpetuate the remembrance
of the unhappy young man.
About that time war, glorious for
Russia, ended. The triumphant regi-
ments returned from the frontiers, aud
the people rushed in crowds to greet
| them. The officers who had set out rs
mere striplings came back with stern,
martial cOuntenances, their brave breasts
covered with orders. Time of inetfacea-
bic glory How the heart Of the Russian
then bounded at the name OF his coun-
try.
a Colonel of HussaIs, named YOUR
min, wearing in his buttonhOle the
| cross of st. George, and on his face an
interesting palenesS, came TO spend
few months leave of absence on his
estate, which joined that where Mari
was residing. The young lady received
him with far more show of favor than
she had hitherto bestowed on any oil
her visitors. They resembled each other
in many particulars; both were hand,
some, pleasing, intellectual, silent and
reserved. There was species OF mys'
tery IN the demeauOr of NOurmin which
piqued the curiosity and excited the IN
terest of the heiress. He evidently adj
mired her, paid her every possible
| attention-why did he not speak OF
1 10 hoH tho habit n
liking his dark eyes on hers, half in
revefie and half with an expression thai
| seemed 10 declare the approach OF a
decisive explanation. Already the
| neighbOrs spoke of the marriage as a
decided business! and Petrowha rejoiced
at the thought that her daughter would
at length have husband worthy OF
her.
One morning, when the good lady
| was seated in her drawing. room, Your
min entered and inquired for Mari.
"She is in the garden" replied Pc
trowna. "YOu will find her there if you
wish to see her"
The Colonel went out hastily, and
| PetrOwna, making the sign of the cross,
murmured 20 herself, God be praised
hope everything will be arranged to
day"
Nourmin found his lady love dressed
~ white, seated beneath tree, close By
| 4 lake, with 3 book on her knee, like
any heroine of romance. After the in.
terchaDge of few commonplace sen.
JeDees. Nourmin, with considerable agl
tation, told her that for long time he
had been DESTROYS of opening his mind
20 her, and now prayed her to listen to
him for few moments. She closed
her book aid cast down her eyes in
token of assent.
L love your exclaimed Vourmin;
al love you ardsntly."
Mari bent down her head little
more.
IL have committed the imprudence
of seeing you, of listening to you every
day Msri recollected the first letter OF
81. Preux). The memory of your sweet
face and gentle voice will form hence
forward the joy and torture of my exist.