The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-09-29

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" tired oslt, being scarcely able to move
on. Vladimir. WAS i'm despair. A cold
AZ last Il occurred IN him that he WINS
travelling the wrong way. He stopped, re-
hccted q moment, made some sort OF a
geographical calculation and turned to
the right. He consulted his watch; IL was
past two in the morning. oh, .horrorl
Of the Saundics. s%o~ iicid and the In
numerablc SHOW. drifts and rnvines that
lay before him. Now and then bis sleigh
But his own bodily comfort was the least
tn he thought of.
Az last a welcome object presented itself
:sBlesscd Se the Lori" he Thought to him.
self. "Dshadrino must he near" Thus
farther he went the more embarrassed be-
came his position aud more horrid were
the thoughts that filled his mind. Only
now he began to realize the full extent of
his p~erilois adventure. He dashed the
horse; the poor animal made am effort to
% I'M, !; Would Ms a"n n"s .r II ase Grad %nH af En~:
ever, he passed the forest. The plain,
snowy field, stretching i'm the distance AS
itself once more to his sight. Although
the storm subsidized and the bright moon
hung once again over his cheerless and
cold. As he drove along, contemplating
all sorts of means to extricate himself
iaSe, consistinS o{ four or i've little hHts.
He directed his horse towards il, and as
he reached the first hut began TO rattle mt
for whom there is nothing left but despair.
A few minutes later the window was
raised and a long, gray heard, apparently
s sslSns yialb to the master of the house, h'-
"vhat is il you want?"
Can you tell me how far il is to Dshnd-
"Dshadrino! Dshadrino! Let me see.
! reckon Il will he about ten versts."
1s an nra,s vSSy nSuuu
not have had more effect upon Vladimir
han these words. He remained upon the
spot, motionless, like a man doomed to
"And where do you come from p" re-
summed the old man. Vladimir had no
hire your horse TO take me there ?" he ut
aHirs my horse. Why. man. wal. till I
Then give me 2 guide. will pay him
.cnd out my son and he will a K YOU
there" said the old man disappearing In
the darkness. The young fellow, armed
out losing my time, they. started on their
way To Dshadrino. Morning dawnsd
when they reached their destination. The
guide he directed his steps towarIl' the
minister's house. Alas! his team was not
To he seen there. How sad the news that
but let ms return to N~enaradovo and
see what Ia going on i'm Gavrila Gavrilo-
vitche's house.
Nothing i'm particular.
Az usual. the old folks rose early i'm the
mGrniag aGavrilo G~ayrilovitch appsarinH
AMI Paraskovia Petrovna i'm her warm
morning gown. The san,ovar was brought
i'm, the table was set and as Masha failed
To appear in the vostinnui, or dining room,
n servant maid WAS dispatched to her
apartment to inquire how she slept dur
ing the night and how she felt In general.
The maiGi soon returned announcing hat
the baruishnia tmissD had n RESTLESS night,
but t5a aao she FL, i.'t ,h much q, bitter IT.. ,,b now T Thd
maid had no sooner made her report than
Masha appeared. approaching her papen-
ka and mamenka with an affectionate
"How il your health. dear" inquired
Gavrilo Gavrilovitch.
~ feel much better, papa,' replied
Masha.
"You must have caught cold. Masha,''
.:THai may be, Mamenka."
evening Masha took sick. A doctor was
rived two hours later he found the patient
i'm IA state of delirium. i soon developed
into a high fever, and for two weeks the
poor girl lowered between life and death.
No one i'm the house had the slightest
idea about the intended elopement. The
letter which she addressed to her parents
the nigh previous she destroyed as soon
as she returned home, and the maid, fear
ing to incur the anger and punishment of
~ bttiaSttTSs AeIN tN SsNTet w htsEcS ~
The minister and the witnesses were alike
rcticcnt about the matter tthey had good
cause for in. And as tai Tercslika, Vladi-
mfrs drivcr-he knew well how to keep
secret, even when drunk, The more SO
when sober. Thus the secret was KEPT
sacred 10y over u half IL dozen conspira-
tors. But Masha herself in her tie
liriuim began tn unravci the mystery.
Yet her mother. who never left her
daughters room, paid no attention
to her words. She merely ascribed them
tn the fact of Masha being in love with
vladimir. thinking that in all probability
her unsuccessful love was the chief cause
of her sickness. Something had to he
done, and one fine morning she consulted
her husband and some of their ncighlpors
as to the ACCESSIBILITY of gratifying Masha's
wish. All came tai the conclusion that
such was Masha's lot; that the inevitable
must happen; that poverty il no crime;
that il Is not riches that make the man.
hut vice versa, and so forth. When our
conscience is pricked and we find mo- JUS
tihcation for our despotic deeds VIC gem
orally cling to highly moral texts, which
upon other occasions may not convey the
slightest meaning to us.
In the meantime Masha became couva-
descent. Vladimir was no longer to he
seen in Gavrilo Gavrilovitchc's house.
The rude reception offered him during
his last visit kept him aloof from their
house. One more council was held and il
was decided To write and ask him tn pay u
visit. But their surprise may be imagined