New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-08-16

lis borse and the poor animal started OIL 81 g
frot But it soon got tired ana III gu' atfarts
an hour, in spite OIL all poor 'i'uiiA''
GRADUALLY the trees became thinner ana Sia aot
imir drove out of the wood Due Jhu,T ,,dnight
to he seen II must have been about nIonien IT,
Tears gusbed from the young mans w. otnd
drove on al random. and now the weather aoae ;J
the clouds dispersed and before t MN b we" bllcwy
Garnet The night was comparatively clear, nH nv
he could see small village short distance on
which consisted OF four or I'VE c9oo or 10 mned
nnt Of the sledre, ran up 10 the window, ana
tapped. ,,,ooaor sbr+tor was
raised, and an old man stuck out MS gray oe'i0'
What do you want
How far is Jadrino?"
How far is Jadrino?"
"Ycs, YES. Is il far? p"
Not far: about ten miles lie
At this answer Vladimir clutched hold OF n,S
hair and stood motionless, like man condemneu
Where do YOU come from?' added the man.
Vladimir had not the courage to reply ,orsos
TO Jadrino?7
ave have no horses answered the peasant
Gould l find guide ] will pay him any
aStop." said the old man, dropping the shutter
Il will send my son out to you he will conducV
you bod nassed
when he again knocked. The shutter was niteu
and beard SEEN
What do YOU want?"
what about your son ?" Lie
He'll come out directly: ne is putting on i,Ie
boots. Are you coldP Come in and warm youi-
Thanks; send ont your son quickly .,..
The gate creaked; a youth came Out WIN
cudgel and walked on in front. al one time p?Ii1
ing out the road, at another looking lor ~ III "
"What O'Clock is it?" Vladimir asked him.
at will soon be daylight replied the young
peasant Vladimir spoke not another W Mot when
p,,,.iOO
they reached JadrinO. The ehurch was cio o,o ri
Vladimir paid the guide and drove mo tne S~sa
of the priests house In the YARD ms twU,n nitcd
sledre was not TO he seen. What news a"ai"'u
him -, -;o.ors 10
But let us return to the kind proprletors ol
Nenaradova, and see what is going on there'
The old people awoke. and went into the sitting
room Gavr III nightcap and nanng e Ja uoTeo
PTaskovia in wadded dressing gown. me SILL ;ttIo
var was brought in. and Gavril sent me LILY hoS
maid to ask Maria how she was ana now Sne I i
slept The little maid returned, saying e,laV mee
Young lady had slept badly, bnt that sne WIS .,S
better now and that she would come mo ohc
sttino-room in n moment And indeed the door
opened and Maria came in and wished her papa
and mamma good morning. 80 n, ,.;,;o Do.
How is your headache Masha' N"i"i-4'' '0
Mary) inquired Gavrl.
Better papa" answered Masha. -.
"The fumes from the stoves must have given
You Your hoadache pe9a renIiad WasSa
The day passed well enough, but in the nlghU
Masha was taken i'll. A doctor was sent Tor from
town. He came toward evening ana sey lo8 fever ne
and in q fortnight the poor patient was OIL ''c
brink of the grave . .,. - .,o
fight from home The letters written by Masha
the evening before had heen burnt, and the mald
fearing the wrath of the master and mistress, had
rot breathed word. The priest me e e n
the big mustached surveyor and the htte lancer
were equally discreet. and with good reason.
Tereshka the coachman, never said too much, not
even in his drink. Thus the secret was Kept
better than it might have been by half dozen
conspirators. -,
But Maria herself, in the course of her long
fever let out her secret. nevertheless her worns
were so disconnected that her mother, who never
left her bedside, could only make out from theih
that her daughter was desperately IN love WIN
Vladimir. and that probably love was me cause
of her illness She consulted her husband ana
some of her neighbors and at last it w9S decided
unanimously that the fate of Maria ought not 20
be inteIfeed with, that woman must not TIut
away from the man she is destined Ia parry, that
poverty is no crime, that woman has 70 i've
not with money but with a man. and so on.
Moral proverbs are wonderfully uselui on sHcp
in our own Justification.
Meanwhile the young lady began 10 recover.
Vladimir had not been seen for long tune IN inc
house of Govril. so frightened had he been by his
previous reception. IL was now resolved 70 SEM
and announce 10 him the good news which he
could scarcely expect the consent OF her parents
to his marriage with Maria.
BUt WDaU was IIlc dStOHlhlliHtnt VI lHt pIOPiic.
tors of NenaradOva when in answer to their INV
tation they received an insane reply. Vladimir
informed them he could never set foot IN, their
house, and begged them 10 forget an unnanny
man whose only hope now was III death "A lew
days afterward they heard that Vladimir had
left the place and joined the army.
A long time passed before they ventured 10
tell Masha, who WIS now recovering. She never
mentioned Vladimir. Some months later, how
ever, finding his name in the list of those who
had distinguished themselves and been severely
wounded at BorOdino, she tainted, and II was
feared that the fever might return. But, Heaven
be thanked the fainting fiji had no bad results;
father died. leaving her the heiress of all his
property. But the Inheritance could not con-
sole her She shared sincerely the affection of
her mother and vowed she would never leave
Suitors clustered round the charming heiress;
but she gave no one the slightest hope. Her
mother sometimes tried to persuade her TO choose
O companion in life; but Maria shook her head
and grew pensive.
Vladimir no longer existed. He had died at
Moscow on the eve Of the arrival Of the French.
His memory was held sacred by Maria. and she
treasured up everything that would remind her
Of him books he had read, drawings which he
had made songs he had sung, and the pieces of
poetry which he had copied out for her.
The neighbors, hearing all this, wondered at
her fidelity, and awaited win curiosity the arrival
of the hero who must in the end triumph over
the melancholy cOnstancy Of this virgin Artcmis.
Meanwhile, the war had been brought 10
glorious conclusion and our armies were return
ing from ABROAD Inc people ran 10 meet them.
The music played by tie regimcnta bands con-
sisted OF war songs. "Vive Henri-Q uatre" Tvro-
lese waltzes and airs from Joc0nde Nourshed
on the atmosphere Of winter, officers who had
started on the campaign mere striplings returned
grown men and covered with decorations. he
soldiers converscd gayly among themselves,
mingling German and French words every mo-
ment in their speech A time never TO be for
gotten-a time of glory and delight! How quickly
beat the Russian heart at the words Native
land" How sweet the tears of meeting! With
what unanmity did We combine feelings of
national pride with love for the 'Tsar! And for
him. what moment
The wOmen-our Russian wOinen-were splen-
did then. Their usual cOldncss disappeared
Their delight was really Intoxicating when, meet
ing tie c0nqucreIs they cried IIurrah!a And
they threw up their caps in the air
Who of the officers Of that period does not
| own that 90 the Russian women he was indebted
for his best and most valued reward During
this brilliant period Maria was living with her
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