The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-07-13
SCRATCHED OUT.


Re Successful Russ By Which :
Wrong Was Righted
During the earlier years Of tho pre-
eat century the Russian mobiles ruled
heir households with high hand
Aooriingly. when the Dowager Count
IS Cheraski found that her only son
Ivan. young man Of about twenty
years. was engaged 70 marry : beau
Ei.aI serf on his estate. she forthwith
tani.hed him 20 France. and ordered
he girl to whom he was engaged TO
marry another serf Immediately. A
her commands had to be obeyed. poor
sophia U-chakod. for that was the
girls name. went with her father some
IL months after the Counts departure
. the chapel where the marriage serv-
i vas 20 Be performed There were
pzenf. besides her father and her
q. Michael Tokhtamish (the bride
cocnl. his father and the priest. an
% man who was upward Of seventy
y-ars Of age. The service had scarcely
commenced when the door Of the little
chapel opened. and Ivan Cheraski. the
yorng Count. entered with : revolver
ID his hand
You thought ! was out ofthe coun-
ty.~ he said: = but not So ! have
bsn hiding my time not far away from
lere- know all about the infamous
sttszp: 70 marry my betrothed to this
eoxn and have come 70 prevent it
Every thing il rcady-the priest. the
AR and he bride So. my good IA
DIR pu viii please marry me to
eep1a Cschakoff Il once. or you and
k'e12e. Tokhtamish shall die before
s- MINUTES are over"
Ico not know what would have hap
|,ned II the priest had refused to obey
y Counts order. A / have said.
s-~ian mobiles used 70 be. and very
lily still are. rather high-handed.
secially in dealing with their depend
- At AL events. Ivan Cheraski
y n0bleman armed with revolver.
L.hael Tokhtamish was only : serf
VI might have been shot for the fun
I u thing. while the priest was .
Wy lfirm old man. and bound. more
CIR , his religion TO dfscountenance
kNthed- So the serf stood aside.
nrsobleman took his place. the priest
rrr:orned the service. and in . few
n-r:e- Ivan Cheraski and Sophia
tshzkof we're man and wife The
s-Tice over, the company entered the
s-'sy room. where the priest proceed
- enter the particulars relating 70
S1zrriagc il the registry-book.
~. must pause hero 20 inform
= RAIDER that in Russia IL was the
e'san for the priest. and not the par
. Who were married. to sign the
lanes Of the bride and the bridegroom
= ne marriage register. Alexander
lrouostskci. the priest. vas placed. as
ne saying =, between two fires II
ne nad not obeyed the Counts orders
would have been shot On the
o'ner hand, II the Countess Dowager
.ound Out what he had done, some
ming else q bad. or worse, would
PROBABLY happen To escape from the
e.'enma ne entered in the register Mi
ea.e. Ickhtamish instead Of Ivan Che
80 = the name Of the bridegroom.
!. parties Who we're interested did
~ orerve the substitution. The
er vas restored TO it, place. and
.ar count and Countess Cheraski left
'7.fe''y for Paris that evening.
for nve years they lived very hap
NJ N France. and then the Count
~ leaving the Countess : widow
~ tvc children. His mother had
~ about a year beforc. and Troubet-
~ expired shortly after they left the
- 81 Narovel. where the marriage
Place On he death Of her hus-
ne Countess went TO the prov
r Minsk. in Russia. 70 claim his
@cn behalf o. herself and his chill
g. The claim vas opposed By his
Who produced the register
-kn bore evidence of>her marriage,
Nth Ivan Cheral<i. but with
snael Tokhtamish- There seemed.
~ p b 10 use II resorting % legaI
redings, - the evidences 81 IL
aesses 70 the marriage. who were
~rfs. would b WORTHLESS against
" Evidence o. che marriage Register.
rdinely the Countess. - sho wss
rrs, 4 10 de Cscfo. returned "a
aee Partly by The sale d her lev.
&c partly owing % her husband
~. invested some Aaoney IN their
- names n krench I'VE per cent
a ~ she had lirle more char
' and vitA 81 capital ~