Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-03-20
THE FACE IN THE MIRROR.

THE FACE IN THE MIRROR.
On New Years Eve in Russia they place
two mirrors opposite each other, and tOwarL
midnight, just as the new year is coming IN
to supplant the old, the girl, unattended by
any one, goes into the room where the mir
rors have been arranged and looks into one.
Should she be destined TO get married thai
year, she will see there the face of her hus-
band
Evghenia Alexandroyna was just i year
old She was 1.-the of figure, with Il snowy
white complexion and large, lustrous black
eyes, that changed with every thought which
passed through her mind and every feeling
that touched her heart
One New Years Eve found her sitting
alone in her fathers study Her parents had
gone to spend the day with boyar's family
in neighboring village several miles dis
tant, and they were not expected back for
several hours. A light snow had been falling
during the day, and though the clouds had
somewhat lifted, the sky was still overcast.
but the twilight reflected from the snow mad.
it light enough 10 distinguish objects that
were not very far distant.
A big pile of logs was burning cheerfully III
the fireplace in the study where the girl sat
For nearly half ali hour she gaze.i at the
flames as though trying to read the mute
language Of the fiery fingers Then an idea
s,.;,. - ,ol,,,;,,o, la which sh.
placed on the table opposite the mirror that
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v;ndow ex,.ctino anoth.r ntten,ut b. III.
roIh.rc until the merry iinole of sleigh bell;
ia r. ,h., -, ,,,,,.,,ts ~. ra.,,r,.;s.-,
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in,rod,.c,ion from, several old army frieu.I,
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:. -, ;,,,-;,e5 20 mai. the Sntolox ,,,.n
s;o,, III bor,a d,uin, his ..,io,,rr Tho IA,
days which Mai Norov exre,-.a,i 70 send r
S,,,,,,.,o,, yr.ra nrolonoed 70 yvacks RE has
. fa;- o5,,cat;on and ,houyb his manner
,rar., No, .I,r,vs very poIished this was a.
oo,,r,aa Tor he his LONG copn life and vii.
.s-o-o;.,;o,,s in the Caucasus One d.y h;
asts.i for the hand Of Evgbeni. and. after :
oons,,,,a,;or between the n,r,nts AMI tb.
rInn- ,aJ,, !, was given him. The we.idin.
was cslebra,ed With great r.oup.
AZ the fall annroached Mai Norov b,-can,
;,,,,,o,;an, 20 20 home He also received ;
r,,r,b.,r ~ messages urging him 10 return
.nd bic s.rvants complained that the;
,,ar, Growing bonesick So seyera
wago,s we're loaded with furniture. an.
.be NM. ;or and his happy Young wife star,a.
=, ths;- ;o,,rnev 10 his home Aftel
two davs' travel Eyghenia a. ked her h,,sbar,,
whv the marty kent going further into IN.
5c,.bs Of the forest and did no, take the roaf
,ha, was mos. fr.-,uen;ad bv travellers HI
nal. s,ne ;ok;ng renlv which seemed To "A,
10, ber IN the ,b;ri day IN the afternoon
she heard n shrill whistle coming from TN
tbick.st mart of the forest. AMI i; wa
,,,,-,,,,,,lx r,.s,,olad IN nv one OF the .var,,s
Er,bar;a fel, ashamed ~ sbo,~ her fear
Then another whistle. and another, TO which
,bs s,yv.rts rss,.onded Evrienia a.ke,i Dc;
h,,st,,.,,, ,,-,,a, i all mean,
aob nothiny nothing he rsul;.sl Don
h afraid AM Inc. with youT
g., I-.1laa into his fac. His ex1s,es<ia,
80 ,.,,,,,,,..t Tbo-. eyes looked fsr,e an.
,.,-,,l 81. hal son .h..yu t..fo-e. Io,- ago
nm, xr,,,.,,., Then she remembered. Tn
-. ,,o,,,,..,,, A., dozo, men .urany oct Of :h
WOOD into tho roai and loudly cheerei til
major AZ their atanan or chief. Their nun
-. syv..ll..i 70 neariy thirty a. deS4ers..
rc.,liur ,7,tthro.ts a. ever roaul.-i through
| p,,s.ian FOREST After greeting their a:sn.al
AMI their fellow ros's-sr-, Vilo had ten al
ur- a. his servants the fscIuirog- ~ the Tan