Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-10-21

Prince Lpstika being unsbls iut then %
lsy aside his court duties (he was one CT
the czM's highest fur ctionsries), the prin.
cess offered 10 leave her own young family
and pressed with her stepson to sly,
purpcsing lat the princes wish) to visit .
famous tut very old doctor resident at
Piss, who had known the young Michael
from his birth.
Accordingly the princss' startsd, &C
c,mpanied by pritss, dame de cam
pagnie and large suit'; and thsy mad not
been long absent before it was remarked
that the Prince Lipetska became greatly
depre ssd, and that he was constantly
el oseted with q certsia Or. dObreeketf.
who had attended the fImily for years, hut
| who, in consequence of increasing age, ard
a strong dislike conceived against him by
the phi IS, he had given up his position
as family ply Iciau. The accounts from
| Italy getting worse, the anxious father
would have start ID at once ID join his SOD,
but Ito the surprise Of all paittes) ne
yislded to DR.. d'Ooreskoffs entreaties, and
instead of going himself, di spsichsd..s young
English dostor, who received INSTRUCTIONS
to travel with the utmost sp,ed.
"Dr. Granville's arrival at Pisa (bring-
ing his credentials fcom the prince) took
the priuces oil by surprise. ard he IN
stalled himself without delsy IS medical
companion to the sick boy, who took to
him with complete infatuation, refusing
t, cat, drink or sleep save in his p 'ence
Oae day, to the amsz,meut OF the 81.
Petersburg woIli. the young Michael ar
rived at his fathers bouso restored 10
health, and accompani ID By a single seI-
want! His father received hi n teariuliy,
bat without surprise, and few days later
the whole family left st. Petersburg for an
indefinite psnoi. Nothing has been
heard of the princess. and mystery shrouds
the whole affair"
There, mamma" I said, "yo1 see l
could tel them more than they know
What On awful thing" said my
mother gravely. 81 wonder what has
bsc)me of that wretched woman, and
whether we shall hesr any more alb ut 1t. "
This question was answered q short
time afterwards; for Oh the ami.
varsary of the memorable night
of t1e 18th Of September, / was
sitting at my window thinking over it
all, when my mother called me, and to
nv surprise discovered a travel ct sinsd
stranger in the room with her, and upon
his turning towards me exclaimed, "Tte
Young princes Eagli.h doctorw He car
risd parcel and seemed overjoysd at see
ing me, grsspsd my hand, called me tie
augiol protsttoIe and q host OF pretty
things, and when had mastered my sur
prise 1 exclaimed, "Hpw is the poor boy?
DIDO tell me everything from the very
beginning"
Tue Young man smiled and said, ~ have
little to tall, or rather little that l may
tell; and ers begiu may Reg of you both
to keep all you know secret? For although
to some degree tie story has become pub
lie, the whole truth is not known, AMI for
the pripcs's sake bag this favot OF you. "
We, OF course, gave the required prom
iss, and Dr.. Granville proceeded with
much feeling to tell US everything
"Ths poor boy" hs ssid, NEARLY fell a
victim to the jealousy of the princess fjr
her own children. She was administer
log small doses Of poison to him. which
were sio Wy bat surely taking effect. |
arrived just in time to save hi
life. The old D.. d'0oreskoff had been
haunted for some time by a horrid
suspicion of foul plsy, and after the prin-
cess hurried departure to Italy, HI deter
mined To search her apartments privately,
aud he discovered such tangible po>fs Of
her guilt-p OFFS, however, which knowl'
e3gs of med: cine alone could reto guize-
thai he broke the awful truth to the
prince, who could scarcely be restrained
from starting at once 10 TALLY to save his
son. The 60 to-, however, advised differ
emily, for his medical mind gathered fro n
the most recent accounts that ro:hing
Imminent was to Re feared, and he knew
that unless everything was arranged most
automatically, the prince would have to
C intend against troubles and even
dangers at court, in consequence Of the
princess high relationships Luckily
was paying q visit at st. Petersburg a. the
time, and the old doctor kne " all alb, ut me;
how I had bsen brought mp in the m sdicsl
profe ssiop, but that dew, l)ping q strong
tssts for adventure, had been engaged in
detective cass, and that thus / claimed an
intimate personal acquaintance with the
two most active agents IN this case-med-
Ic'ne and murder. The prince sent me TO
Italy WITH full powers, only impressing
upon me the absolute mex 'sity OF saving
the princss' reputation; and directly after
| I arrived / warned Prince Michael OF his
own danger, Of bis fither's commands Goa
corning the princess, that he was to eat,
drink and sleep in my presence only,
and 20 leave the rest to me.
He was vey i'll when ] arrived,
but soon inspired him with c)ufdence,
and du.i1g that dreadful journey to Flor
enca l taught him to feign death. We had
a rehearsal before arriving, and | found
that like most RussiaDs his poWe-s OF act
ing were first clsss." knew il | could
only reach Florence l should be safe, as
wss acquainted with Lord Queensland and
had warned him Of my coming; but the
Journey was perilons, as l could not tell
whether the princes had disco Vered who
and what / was; besides, feared the
priest, and how much hs glescl Of the
truth. Howe yer, thank I'D, all went we'll.
All wouli have been e'sy could have
taken the padrone into my confidence, but
the prince had solemnly bound me to trust
no le-no servants, except Ivan, AID /
kept nv word. In England every one
would have helped me, but with Russians
and Italians there are wheels within
wheels. One of my greatest difficulties
was to keep tn, princess id the priest out
of tie death chamber for feaIei the
p iucs betrsying himself. So / burnt a
conccc ion, ostensi'ly for sanitary pur-
poses, which had tie effect of causing
these unused to it to feel faint las yJu did,
Lady Muriel, and as h did, poor boy, at
times, but We had to risk that
But" interrupted 1, latter he and
Ivan hsd escaped wfc:e did they GO? HIS
told me they should 60 to tine English en-
bassy, but taey did not do So"
"F.rsive me, but they did, and were in
the house when yIur mo.te' and you
called. Lord Queensland knew they were
coming. and an hour I'd MT Elapsed after
their fl gbt iesore man came and
wh;s!led God Save the Queen beneath
ihs balcony "a p-e-concerted sigo),
whereby l knew the fusitives were
ssfe unier the British flY. The am
bassor, knowing alb nut the princess birth,
acted with great Gu ion
"Eminently so, said dryly, lard how