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The morning call., 1891-03-01
CHAPTER [


There was: no gainsaying 1t, since Nikita,
Inc lrands6me.S0n of pious Uncle AKIN, had
= entered Farmer Peters. service, he was not
tle same man. While some of the villagers
claimed i.that: all. this was simply due to the
Young man S.: excessive vanity, others
4 Shrugged their shoulders and limited darkly
" at the fact that Anissia, Farmer Peters
young. vile; his :secQnd one, was altogether
-to5.f5nd of :Nikita, and that she 1t was who
J.. was spelling him>Mith her silly compliments
aud,markel: atterttqns: -.
lvRaH Nikifa heard these rumors he
cIutkled us he.Ijgl1ed mis- pipe and sat down
t0.drtand hfmsellin his own mind.
:. What. fools these women are! If chap
preSulHes Is ainuse himself with one OF
,htn% strafe htway she begins to talk mar
rlage. .As.if gould. marry every one who
falls in love with me. PrepOsterous I'd
lave more wives than would be good for me.
AnywaysI. don't want to get married. I'm
better of as-I am: True, l did take an
oath; and people say it's wicked to break an
oaffi but what is an oath2 It's nothing to
lje:45ft8id Ola mere string of words! What
fools peGple-are!
Nikfta was, only % years of age, and
s .aIf60agIfy his father-whom; every one re-
spected f0rhis genuine love Of the Gospels
had:nada great eXertions to teach the boy
t0he* honest Alatriona, his. mother. a weak,
ayaricious and deprayed woman, had taken
good care to.undO her husbands work. =: : I:
sItwas now no longer a-question Of idle
reports: The charge was made and boldly
admitted by NIkita that he had, after
plightiHg. his Irdthte Marina, an orphan;glr
f.his own age, andpromising most soiemniy
before. Sod 10 make her his wife, cruelty
Abandoned her; nay, even worse. driven
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Look" whispered Anissia to Matriona,
turning pale, tine man has lost his senses.
He. TOO, is bewitched.
"Bewitched ?" repeated Matriona, ''no;
it's the French wine; it always acts that
way with brandy drnker."
All, father" continued Nikita, appar-
emily unconscious of the scene he was Great
ing, II rejoice to see you here, and you, too,
worthy officer of the law. I'll begin with
you, Uradnik; behold me at your feet"
'Nikitushka, darling. are you clean gone.
man." whispered Anissia, making violent
effort to lift him from his knees. For God S
sake come out Of your ft!'
''Officer of the law" exclaimed Nikita, "a
guilty wretch comes to make full confession"
Dear friends come, help me take him
awayW cried Matriona. " My son has lost
here"
g Out of my way, womanw came from
Nikita. 1--WE had enough of you'll Father,
draw near, be witness for mel? Then
throwing himself upon his knees in front Of
Marina, he murmured in a voice trembling
with an awful grief Marina. look upon
the guilty wretch who wronged you-who
broke his sacred promise to God and to
mani Look upon him, and may the dear
Lord move your heart to forgive him.
Marina covered her face with her hands,
her bosom heaved and she turned away to
her husband, who reached out his hand to
her.
"How long must this stupid business be
kept up" cried Anissia, putting on bold
face. Come out into the open air. for
| Gods sake, NikitushkaW
But her husband pushed her violently
aside and turning around toward AkOolina.
whom he DESIGNATED with a gesture and ex-
I claimed =; :. -. b. 80.
"T6ere stands Alo,lina too. shank and
condemn ,ns' :. 4 = cnrsa TestS man mel
| Akeoiina vour father wss noisoned =" r.,
Al these words a Terrible scream rent the
air III was Anissia. She had fallen in a
dead faint = :. - -.
!" Atnoiina /" continued Nikita. taking no
note Of his unconscious wife. who iav almost
81 his ye niS feet White as The de1S sAkoo.
Ina 'i # e Was Nv who Sl posonea him
'"jTis falt. i;j. clisd ont tho young GIRL
stannng i fnIwa1dand facing her stenfatbe
@beeif IL iyiHa. I 2knnw WHO did the noison,
ina p - ? =, - -.
M .isob II An. Ea ,har T.. Iioly Soni uaIv
Nrothar - ti Hnyst our " lid aEi;y-sNe the iy-
ire stand in the nolIntion Of the sepIilcher.
| "a 2 6at taarfnI air; Is beye2n - -! :
'',is% ltita Akimytcl,1 exclaimed the Triad.
mix az arrest yol In The name Of the law,
/ Tat,n and s,,Lnni, :; o,,rseif n rrisaner pIi
Gel up anu suUiia { 70 P us
'e ..St 1Gh 'i ston@hold on"Iistei 10 in.
- ,s1, a Iif,ad bodS ,i.,ii
upiaroe't
- - -. 3: :
:, "Don't Interfere old mani cried the Of
/ fao, 81 l,,,o,,,,,, ,liIty -
NJ" ny NJ y co,tini,od mo oid
sat itb liCtSi re mo- from
i q
xnn,rs gettinS into Gad,s -. nntnrIa
- NJ y - "a
te o sr e. No., va
it God nave Re yss SOC III hi
y ~ H. ' ,s
snrI i
nHnNIet him a1one, - i''' f''pS-''
Al,nlIi man IS .Ni,,
.e1on't nal; y ref;nd mo yonno
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minding him that the incest dishes have no
flavor for sick man. But, oh, auntie, how
my knees trembledl Why will he not die
by himself? | don't want such a thing on
my conscience"
Better ask why he doesn't hand his
money over to you, dearieW blurted out
Matriona. There's no time to be lost.
GU must make some more tea at once and
put larger pinch into his cup this time.
Then, while his thoughts are wandering,
wen 9otn search Tor the money. It's plain
enough to me that he is only waiting for his
sister to come in order to hand tue roll over
to her, and then what will become of Won.
little soul? l know what Pm talking abont'
They'll never let You stay in the hnGse. and
marry again, unless you have plenty of
money to smooth things down. Who ia
willing to do anything without being paid
for it2 Say, who, dearie? Words will not
answer to persuade people; you must have
money, and plenty Of it, too"
Bus you will go in with me, aunt. will
you not. and then FL have more courage ~
said Anissia. Come, you brought the
shirts for Nikita, you know. you will drink
tea with u.s.
Here's Aunt Matriona, Peter" said his
wife, approaching the dying mans bedside.
She has come to see her son, she will
drink tea with u.s."
" GoOd-day," murmured the old farmer
-. God Bless you," answered Matriona,
Tn sorry to see you so low My husband
sends his love to you. The money you gave
US was very welcome; we're Door folk. He
bade me come and see how you did"
I'm dying, .Matriona, dying slowly-oh
SO slowly" moaned the old farmer.
Anissia had left the room TO prepare the
sanOYar, ana the peasant woman under pre-
tense 81 counting the beats of his heart
passed her hand over the farmers breast.
God knows what's the best for u.s. Peter
lgnatleylteh, exclaimed Matriona, cross
Ing herself "but; don't despair, the priest
WIN pIIhg you the holy sacrament and adj
have a good wife, and she'll see to it that
they give you honorable burial, and her
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prayers will bring repose 10 your soul,
Peter Ignatjevitch, and my son Will Dc tnere
to help with the work.
- Misery, misery" groaned the old farmer.
"Does a woman know what she is talking
about? Have done with thy prating. My
wife is no different from the rest of you.
Who will keep my house in order when I'm
gone? Akoona is young and foolish; Anis-
STA has no sense. oh. misery! Farmer
Peters house has always been so orderly,
but now there's no one to take my place-no
one, no One!'
Aud then, opening his eyes, he stared
wildly about and asked whether Martha hau
canon. anon, Peter Ignatieyitch," eX-
claimed Matriona. You are not gone nEo Se.
Only God knows when. God may cnanSo
his mind and let you live" .,,.,, forrnor j..
"No. no. no, no" grOaned the OLD FARMER )
Pm almost at the end-almost there.
"The money is there, whispered Ma Ma
triona to Anssia, as the iaIter ehteiG ~;
room with the samOvar. " l felt II; lts az
safe living right over his heart, the OLD
nissri Does he think he can take II 10
heaven with him? Fie, tie, how he cllngS TO
| it. Steady now, deIrie; all VIII soon De
over and then think of the happiness IN
| store for yOu. Did you put the powder INTO
! his cup, as | babe you
eyes. yes" gasped the wretched woman.
! "Oh, my poor head, auntle, see now my
hand trembleS," she added in low WIS per
- Never nina, came ltulil u una 81,
and rouse him and give him the tea. III
watch on the outside to keep Se MARTHA se iron @o
mani he has swallowed the tea put your
hand boldly under his coat and lay hold 81
the money No matter if he tries to resist
l.yCu. He'll be too far gone. Pay no atten-
| ton to him. Nikita and | will wait for you
outside the door. Steady now, dearie, 1t $
the Iasttnng to be done! After that, you
know, you'll be mistress here and no one
Will dare disobey yOn. =:
The dying man. raised his shriveled hand
angrilv and made feeble cutlery as he felt
Anissia fumbling under his coat; bat the
words reached no other ears than those OF
mother and son waiting in tile hal Way;
= a'Quiell, dearle,' grief Matriona,f his sister
| is coming, over his heart, i told You.
| What the matter; how slow YOU are = l.,
=. The neXtinstant Anissia made ner APP
pearance at the door. Her face was asheq
.paleand her mouth hung open ma w, Wild
F and daaed :inanner. She: held the roll oil
lnon9y in her right hand, with a cony0lsi'y !!
l%chtch. Her'eyes were. terrible With. theIf
stony glare Suddenly she felt a strong,
E=W arm hand laid upon herSs-N was Niklta g.
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to look down with gracious pleasure on the
scene and to nod their divine heads in thank
fulness at the tender spectacle.
Suddenly the door flew open, and there
was wild scramble and cries of JOY and
welcome. Marina's husband had come.
He caught his children up, one on each
arm. and then laughngly cried out:
.Ah dear little wife, l have no arm left
for YOU.
"But | have two for you, husband" ex-
claimed Marina encircing his neck with
her arms and kissing him first on one cheek
and then on the other.
4 fter the little household had quoted
down somewhat, the good man broke out
with:
wedding? AkoOlna will be married to-
dav. We must surely 60. you know; the
bridegroom is kinSman Of mine"
Marna'S round, honest blue eyes clOuded
II did not think it would be well for me
In o.. husband" she said looking up at him,
love has brought perfect peace to my heart.
7 near no ill-wil I've forgiven them all.
Cod was with me, their false words were
like thin air. God sent you to me, dear
husband Yes; I'll go to the wedding, if
It's your wish" go.
And as her husband left the room to
harness the horses and make ready for the
little tourney, Marina knelt before the sacred
images and bowed her head in PRAYER. and
,ben,. as she rose and went about her house.
held duties, size murmured to herself:
1T will be strange to come face to face
with Nikita--to feel the pressure of his
hand. listen to his words Surely, | will not
he Startled for want to look at him. j
want 10 see whether be be changed or not.
FBe1 say she leads him 4 life-that she is
harsh and cruel 10 him. Poor man, the
nioHpy.te mpted limit was the muney-he
cnnlfn't hplp-God let him go--Iye forgiven.
.liffil long ago-G0d would not have us re-
mpidber the wrongs people do us But. all,
it:@Nirs IA grleyOus hurt at the time. lieut.
|. hardza deep, hut its all over now. God
has been SO good to me. i can ride to the
Wedding; they'll hear the bells of our
sipige-4tAey'll see hoW red my. cheeks are,
:liIW clear my eyes are, how happy | am. y =
|: #..rhe horses were soon at the door, and
l. Martha and her husband set out to attend
[:.AEo0lina's Wedding, While the tw0children,
| feftI4 Charge of a neigbbor, waved good
bgWiih their chubby little hands. +
E%ISpGn reaching tbeYillage tavern Marina
was left alone, for her husband, after at
teAqing to his horses, had disappeared in
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:
The Admiral's device (see fig. y is four
silver stars, wrha gold fouled anchor under
the two outer stars. r.. - - :
!: For Vice-Admirai, three silver stars.
with gold feuled anchor under the center
star. (See fig. D. =: -:
= For .Rear-Admiral. two silver stars. with
a silver fouied anchor between them. tSee
fig: 81 +:
=: For a Commodore, one silver star, with
silver fouled anchor at either side. (Ses
6g. 8j
For a Captain. q silver spread eagle in the
center, with silver fouled anchor on either
side. Gig. 81
For Commander, silver oak-ieat--a.a
either side of q silyer-fouled anchor. Zig. 6.
Lieutenant- Commander has the same
device as q Commander, except that the
leaves are of gold.
For Lieutenanls. two silver bars on either
side Of silver ioaI anchor. Gig. a.
For Lieutenants, junior grade, one silver
bar on either side o. :. over foul anchor.
Zig. 81
For Ensigns, silver foul auchor.
For naval cadets latter four years course
at Annapolisl a similar device in gold
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The King Ia Not Afraid.

1t is related of Signor Bagagiolo, whose
big bass voice used to. sound generously at
Covent Garden q few years ago, that once
when he was supposed to be representing
the King in Hamlet" he was urged by an
intelligent stage manager to exhibit some
signs of terror. He declined, on the ground
that it would be undignified in a King to be
afraid of anything. and continued to COM
port himself with wooden stolidity which,
as his explanation seemed to show. was in
tended for regal bearing. On the operate
stage there are not a few vocalists with no
more idea of interpreting character than was
possessed by the good-humored bass, and
there is reason to believe that for this cause
a good many regular visitors to the opera
houses have but a very faint idea of the
plots Of many well-known works.-The Sat-
urday Review, -
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Petroleum was discovered near the sur
face at Lafayette, La, recently Drilling
was commenced at once in the hope of; tap:
ping reservoir of the fluid. AT adepthGf
fifty feet a bed of solid coal OF Inequality
was struck. The oil, which tests IS per
cent pure kerosene and a small per cent Of
lubricating oil, naphtha and vaseline; has so
far appeared only in limited Quantities. -.
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pettv oneers.

There are three classes of petty officers.
as there. are three classes of enlisted men,
to, wit: First, second and third classes. To.
understand petty ratings, you must study
cut 23. Now. the eagle appears on: first,
second and third. class marks. The little
diamond between the eagle and ehevron de-
notes first class; when there is an eagle, no
diamond Tor lozenge), and three stripes in
the chevron, 1t means second class; when
the mark is an eagle and two stripes in the
chevron, it means third class Now the de-
vices from Nos. "a to 80 are the specially or
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Alfred Mabury, well-known hermit of
Clark County. Ind, is dead. He came from.
Virginia after the war. Id which he was
ruined financially. He left his family and
lived in the woods, entering no house for
and the scant proceeds of basket-making.
he had not cut his hair or beard since the
war, aud both were several feet long,
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Corps officers wear on the epaulet and in
the center Of their shoulder-StrapS the same
rank devices as for the line as above de-
scribed, but in addition, they wear the de-
vices here to denote their corps or depart
ment.
Medical corps Zig. 10y, spread oak leaf in
gold, with silver acorn thereon. 80.
Pay corps, silver oak sprig. Gig. H. -.
Engineer corps, four silver oak leaves.
Gig. 49,
Construction corps, gold sprig of oakleaves
and an acorn. Gig. 12.)
Professors Zig. 14, one silver leaf and
acorn.
Civil engineers Zig. 15). letters G E in
silver.
Secretaries Zig. 16), letter in silver.
Warrant officers wear their rank devices
on the coat sleeve, above elbow. Fig IT.
boatswain; Fig. IS. gunner; Fig 10, carpen-
ter; Fig. 90, sai-lmaker; Fig. q, mate; Fig.
%, pay clerk-always in gold. Other war
rant officers wear their device in silver after
service of twenty years in the rank.
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\ q this r answered NlkIta, TrutaIIy,

"out of thisP' and laying hold of the
the door. '0""iu
Wretchl what are you aboutP" sbrieksd
the woman. Turning me out of nv own
mouse? God will strike you for it! Let 90
OF me, drunkard! This is nv honse III
call the law on your heads. I'll hunt YOU
Mamma ! mamma Come back p
screamed Aniutka. LET her alonel Dear
mamma. come back, come backi Don't he
afraid of them i' D'n pe
BE quiet. she'll come back fast enougb >,
crled Niklta, turning on the child after he
nad closed the door with slam.
In the silence that followed Anis.io,O ooh,
ana cries could be plainly heard Air,
started toward the door. '"i
here are you going. father 81 criod
Nlklta in startled tone; ''stav and bava
some tea with u.s." anu nave
mo, no, | must not" began tho ia
peasant as he buckled his girdIe M mo Ga pa
calls me he knows-I mnst n Vi' o Gou
cure not GODS children-you forget abont
your souls. God is not always there wbeTs
the sacred images are; you stand on the
brink OF ruin-turn back-I know inv erV
what I'm saying. God help you: il NAV nnt
be TOO late Yes, must stay no longer
The snow is deep and The ,Sov
is long, but Gods with me- way may
roof is higher than mine, but it pressas o ~,
my head-good-nigh good-nightEdonst mt mi
out your arms-no, none of your tea for ~
1t would choke me-good-night~ Tod LII d,o
you-GOd help your NeiP
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CHAPTER Nv.

The sunlight was streaming into the win
d1ws of Marina's little home. She s was was
Of the@9 w Was n ep thus and children One
The other was seated on Mariana's Ian WHY II;s
wondering black eyes were full of eladness ass
lie seemed fascinated by the glorions s1vest
ness and purity of his mothers face ," VS. be
a Locked Into her wide-opened, iimpld Blue
reached up to lay hold of her iong n thioIs
braids Of golden hair. It was sieb ttii IN
touch heart Of stone. The Virgin and her ar
dear son from their place on the wall scanned ned
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The wrath of the piOus Akin burst forth
anew when his wife returned from Peter
1gpatjeyltch's with ten-rubie note, which
she had extorted from the old farmer by
assuring him that their son should be
bound to him for another year. Nor was
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