The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-07

means to adopt to find him in the place
of his Punishment. 5r.oaal 55 V....i
was most civilly treated. Indeed,
for courtesy commend me to the Russian
official when you are properly and pow
erfully accredited. Ceneri was at once
identified, and his right name and'secret
history given to me. / recognized the
name at once.
There is no need to make 1t public.
There are many men in Europe who be-
lieye in the disinterested character and
noble aims of the unfortunate convict;
men who mourn him as martyr. Per-
haps in the cause of liberty he was
single-hearted and noble-minded. Why
should distress his followers by reveal
ing any dark secrets of his private lfep
Let him be. so far as | am concerned,
DIR. Ceneri to the end.
learned from the suave, obliging
Russian Chief of Police, that few
weeks after l had seen him in Geneva,
Ceneri had been arrested in st. Peters
burg. A deeply laid plot, involving the
assassination Of the Gar and several
members of the Government, had been
revealed through the treachery of con-
federate. The police, fully cognizant of
everything, had waited until the pear
was nearly ripe, and then struck with
dire results to the plotters. Scarcely
one of the principals escaped, and
Ceneri, one Of the most deeply impli-
Gated, was shown scant mercy. He
certainly had few claims on their con-
sideration. He was no Russian groan-
ing under oppression and despotic gov
ernment Although he called himself
Italian, he was, in truth, cosmopolitan.
One of those restless spirits who wish
to overturn all forms Of government
save that of republican. He had plot
ted and schemed-even fought like a
man-for Italian freedom. He had
been one of Garibaldi's most trusted
workmen; but had turned fiercely
against his master when he found Italy
was TO be a kingdom, not the ideal re-
public of his dreams. Latterly he had
directed his attention to Russia, and the
plot he was engaged in having been be-
trayed, his career, in all human proba-
bility, was ended. After lying many
months in the Fortress of st. Peter and
St. Paul he was tried and condemned TO
twenty years hard labor in Siberia.
Some months ago he had been dis
patched to his destination, and, my in
formant added, was considered to have
been dealt with most leniently.
Where was he nowP That could moi
be said for certain. He might be at the
Kara gold washings, at the Ustkutsk
salt works, at Troitsk, at Nertschinsk.
All convicts were first sent TO Tobolsk,
which was kind of general rendezvous
thence they were drafted of, at the
pleasure OF the Governor-General, tC
various places and various occupations
II / wished, the Governor should be
telegraphed or written to; but, as l wa'
bound any way to 90 to that town, il
would be Just as well if ! made my in
quiries in person. To this quite
agreed, mistrusting the speed of the
Russian post or the newly-opened tele'
graph. / was ready to start tomorrow
So, after getting all the hints and in
formation could, thanked the Chic
for his courtesy, and with my precious
papers in my pocket, went to complete
my preparations for my journey; a jour
ney which might be a thousand Or two
thousand miles longer or shorter, ac
cording to where it had pleased thu
Governor of Tobolsk to bestow thu
wretched Ceneri.
Before | started l received n lettel
from Priscilla-one of those labored ant
rather misty epistles usually written b,
people of her station in life. 1t told m,
that Pauline was well; that she wa!
willing to be guided by Priscilla's ad
vice, and to remain with her until thu
return Of her unknown relation o.
, friend. "But, Master Gilbert, " the let
ter went on, II am sorry to say / be
lieve she is not quite right at times. Tn,
| poor young lady talks wildly about al
awful crime; but she says she is cOnten
/ to wait for justice to be done, as som,
one she has seen in her dreams dur
ing her illness is working for her Sh
does not know who 1t Is, but 1t Is som
one who knows everything"
This intelligence made me feel easier
| Not only did it show me that Paulin
, would wait quietly until my return, bu
also that some glimmering of the imme
, diate past might be dawning upon heI
, The closing lines of Pauline's lette
1 made my heart beat with hope.
"This afternoon, Master Gilbert, sh
, seemed to discover for the first tim
: that she had wedding ring on her fin
ger. She asked me how IL came there
1 / told her / could not say. Then she So
for hours and hours twisting it round
and round, thinking and thinking.
: asked her, at last, what she was thinl
ing Of. Dreams am trying to remen
+ ber. said she, with that pretty quie
smile Of hers. was dying to tell Ii
4 dear young lady that she was my ow
masters lawful wife. was afraid sh
h would take the ring of, but she didn'
i. thank Godr'
q Yes, thank God, she did not! As
/ read Priscilla's letter yearned TO tur
homeward and fly back to my wife. BI
conquered the inclination, although
>. felt more and more certain that m
7 meeting with Ceneri would be happ
one for me; that / should return, an,
:, II necessary, once more place that rim
- - on her finger and claim her as my owl
= knowing that she was purer than u
II gold Of which that shining circlet WI
ts made.