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BY H. a. BA.VAGB .
O sailly pensive, lingering light,
Which saffrons all the Western slope
With gleam fast embering into night,
Thoti smilest though .departing, Hope.
The wind which strews with mournful cry
The withered leaves along the clay,
Is not so bitter as the sigh
Which scattereth Life's dreams away.
The acorns pat ter from the oak,
Whose listless grasp relaxes now ;
The forest stilly waits Death's stroke,
The red leaf smoulders on the bough.
And we, too, yield with grasp as brief
The gifts so firmly held to-day,
For changing as the changing leaf
Life slowly hums itself aivay.
The turbid river on its course
Hastes not mora swiftly to the sea,
Thau hurry, Avith unfaltering force,
Our span long lives, O God, to Thee !
To Thee who wil'st with flower and fruit,
Again the circling seasons bring,—
lint gives man no earthly root
Which wakens to a second Spring.
II ,w have we flourished? In our lot
I;v.-a in season fruit aud leaves?
( :. 1-som bearing youth to naught—
! 1 phntc-ous sowing yield no sheaves ?
M ike answer while the dying year
Puts off tho robes of summer mirth,
A:. l, clad in russet garb austere,
Breaches mute sermon to the Earth.
Make answer, ere the autumn wane,
And feebler wax tne paling light,
Ere all be cold and all be vain,
And shadow deepen into night.
pissaUattflMg,
A STORYJ3F CRIME,
About twenty years ago, the health of
Mr. Edward L , au Euglish clergymau,
being iu a precarious condition, a moral
u: ! [ iiyeical languor—that grave English
malady which comes we know not how or
why —he decided.to cross the Channel and
seok under a milder sky the pure air and
-: shine which he needed.
One line day he embarked for France. He
s'. pjM.'d some days at Rouen. Every morn
he made a little trip in the suburbs,
carrying under his arm a volume of Dante.
0 ■ afternoon he climbed Mount Saiut
la aeriue,and seating himself on the grass,
. I "gun to run over some pages of the Divi
tiab' media. At this moment,a stranger,who
Li 1 !-o climbed the hill, approached him
an asked of him in English,with the great l
e>: r mrtesy, permission to converse with
him a moment.
" 1 wish to perfect myself in your lan
guage'," said he, smilingly, " and I seize
: • opportunity to talk every time I meet
an Englishman."
They talked a little about everything—
the weather, Dante, religion aud politics.
Ti;e Frenchman was well instructed and
very amiable. He informed Mr. L that
| he- was one of the physicians at Rouen.—
f Li '.truing this, the young- minister related
[ h.s ease to him and asked his advice.
The doctor examined him carefully and
wrote him a prescription. They descend
• 1 together to Rouen, where they sopa
i rated, one to go and pay his visits to his
I patients, and the other to enter an apothe
| cary shop.
Next day Mr -Edward found himself bet
} tei ; the doctor's prescription had done
I him much good, lie had gained more
; strength in one hour than during a month
I of previous treatment.
He wished to thank the doctor, and re
preached himself besides with having offer
f-d him nothing in return for his consulta
tion. He went again instinctively to Mount
> lint Catherine. A moment after he was
rejoined by the Frenchman. They both
burst out iu joyous laughter, and pressed
each other's hands as though they were
old acquaintances.
" You have saved my life, doctor," said
Mr. EdAvard, warmly.
Then he touched timidly the question of
money. The doctor closed his mouth at
the first word ; declaring himself amply re
munerated by the success of his prescrip
tion and the joy of his patient.
" Doctor," said Mr. Edward, " I am an
Englishman, and consequently I do not I
like the weight of an obligation ; can I not j
be of use to you in some way ? I start to
morrow at one o'clock in the morning for
Paris, and I am at your service."
After a moment's reflection, the doctor
| said ;
" No—it Avould be an abuse of your good
? nature."
The Englishman pressed him so perse
veringly that the doctor finally said :
"I have many patients under treatment
at my bouse. Among them is a very rich
I demoiselle, whose ideas are a little derang
| *--d. I think I shall succeed in saving her.
1 "fortunately since about a mouth she has
| taken iuto her head to return to Paris. I
j Lave employed all means to dissuade her,
I but without success. I see that there will
1 be neither truce nor repose until her ca
price is satisfied. I have put off the jour
y Ley with her from day to day, because 1
'j-ivc many patients in the city which it is
• fficult, impossible even, for me to leaA-e,
! Wl r e it only for a single day."
Edward L saw that he had been a
j "Ule too fast. But how could he draw
I back now ?
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VOLUME XXVII.
" Diablo," said he, " a demoiselle, and
crazy in the bargain."
" Never mind that," said the doctor smil
ing ; " this deuiome.le is in her forty-sixth
spring, and furthermore your word crazy
is perhaps a little exaggerated. In any
case, her madness, if madness it is, is of
the mildest form. I give you my word of
honor that in this respect she will give you
no trouble."
" Well, so bo it ! So at one o'clock in
the morning ?"
" Perhaps yea, perhaps no ; the hour is a
little material. I am not sure that the dem
oiselle will be ready."
While they were talking thus they reach
ed the gates of the city. Before separat
ing, the doctor handed hie card to Edward
"And now au revoir till to-morrow morn
ing, or perhaps adieu ; it is quite possible
that we shall not see each other again."
Mr. L watched the departed doctor
with a a embarrassed air. The idea of tak
ing a mad woman to Paris was not a very
smiling one. He glanced at the card and
read : Doctor de La Belle, rue Antoine>
No. 12.
Mr. L happened to be close to this
very street, and curiosity led him to it. No.
12 was a fine house, with a brilliant door
plate, ou which could be' read : Doctor de
La Belle.
Arrived at his hotel, he asked the waiter
if he knew M. de La Belle.
" I think I do, Monsieur ; he is the best
physician in Rouen."
At one o'clock in the morning, Mr. L
was promenading anxiously in the waiting
room of the depot. M. de La Bellt> did not
appear. The English minister was rub
bing his hands with a great sigh of satis
faction, when he felt himself touched on
the shoulder ; it was the doctor, A lady
dressed in black was seated on the bench,
with a thick veil over her face. Mr. L
kept up a good heart against his ill luck.
" I have taken a whole coupe, said the
doctor to him, "so that you will not be in
commoded by other travelers. Here is Mad
emoiselle's purse ; perhaps she may need
something ; here is her ticket also, which
you will ha\ T e the goodness to show to the
employee. I telegraphed to Paris, last
evening, to the relatives of Mademoiselle,
begging them to send _a carriage to the
train when it arrived. I have told you that
she is as gentle as a dove ; if she should
have a moment of weakness, you have on
ly to give her a lump of sugar moistened
with two drops of this syrup." ,
And he handed him a little phial, with
the purse and ticket. During this time he
had lifted the demoiselle somewhat roughly
into the car. He remained there till the
last moment, warmly thanking Mr. L .
Finally the bell rang, ttie minister entered
the coupe, coming out again soou, and ex
claiming—
" What a strong odor there is in there 1"
" It is nothing," said the doctor ; "it is
a bottle of Eau de Cologne, which I broke
in helping Mademoiselle to enter the car."
The train started ; Mr. L placed
himself at the back end where he was sep
arated from demoiselle in black by a box
of flowers. He tried to open conversation,
but seeing that she did not reply,he arrang
ed himself for a nap. He awoke several
times; the demoiselle, always with her
veil down over her face, remained motion
less. At last they reached Paris.
" Mademoiselle," said the clergyman,
" be good enough to wait a moment ; I
will go and call the coachman who is wait
ing for you."
lie looked a long while, but in vain. Ho
could find no one who had come for a derm
oiselle from Rouen. He returned, much
vexed, to the demoiselle, when to his great
stupefaction, he saw an anxious crowd sur
rounding his car. He advanced.
" It is you who came in this coupe ?" de
manded a policeman.
" Yes."
" Do you know that the lady is dead f It
is more thau four hours since she ceased to
live. You have poisoned her with prus
sic acid !"
The clergyman was horror struck. He
sought to disculplate himself with all the
energy of an honest man, but his story
sounded like a tale, it was so improbable,.
They searched him, and found upon him the
lady's purse, and the phial, which eoutain
ed prnssic acid !
Mr. Edward L , crushed down, half
mad, allowed himself to be led to prison
without offering the slightest resistance.
"Take me to Rouen," said prisoner,
" I will unmask the wretch. He will not
dare to deny it before me."
Two policemen iu citizens' dress and
some other employees of the department
took a car with him, aud they arrived at
Rouen Mr. L—-- was sure the assassin
would tremble at the sight of him alone.
When they entered Dr. La Belle's house
he was out, but would soon return. An hour
after he eutered the room whore they were
waiting for him.
Mr. L trembled from head to foot, ft
was not the man he had met ou Mount
Saint Catherine !
" It was not Dr. La Belle 1" cried he, see
ing an abyss open before him, the deptlis
of which he could not sound. "It was a
lie ! The man was not Dr. La Belle !"
Alas ! they must give in to the evidence}.
The clergyman had been the victim of the ,
most diabolical trap imaginable.
They returned to Faris.
Some weeks passed. The agent of the
police who had particular charge of him
soon satisfied himself that he was infiocent.
Mr. L was then removed to a house
he never know what one or where—but
where he could read and write.
The day after his new incarceration a
man entered his chamber, made him put on
a suit of black, and begged him him to fol
low him. At the door was an open calecha,
and tiiey took the direction of Champfe
Elysees.
" Look well at everybody," said his mys
terious companion.
Mr. L looked with all his eyes, bujf
he saw nothing but promenaders on foot
apd in carriages. Ttio next day, when he
entered the caleche, he was surprised tb
see a large white dog crouching on the
mat at the drivers feel. He did not under
stand the mystery at first, but it was ex
plained to him afterwards. At the time the
crime was committed, between Rouen and
Paris, a white dog, without au owner, had
been found in the former city. The police
sent him to Paris at once. On the day of
„ which we arc speaking two lost dogs were
TO WANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 8,1866.
advertised on the fourth page of the journ
als, one at Vangirard, the other at Passy.
It was to those places that Mr. L went
with the officer.
But it was in vain. Days passed away
thus ; nothing was discovered
"One evening the agent of the police told
liim to accompany him to a hall, and gave
him a costume of an officer of Spahees
(Tarkish begse soldiers). The clergyman
made some objections, but was obligodto
yield. The carriage deposited them at the
foot of a staircase of a very fine hotel,
where they, were received by lootmeu.—
There was a grand ball that night, and the
saloon was filled with persons who appear
ed to Mr. L to belong to the best soci
ety of Paris ; for that matter he might be
convinced on hearing the names of the
guests as announced by the valets.
lie was presented to the mistress of the
house, Madame la Comtesse de P , who
received him very graciously. lie convers
ed a great part of the evening with her son,
and retired at an advanced hour without
having seen anything.
Another week passed.
The following Saturday he went to the
ball again at the same house. M.de F ,
the on of the mistress of the house, came
at once to converse with him, and drew
him behind thd large curtains of a window !
of the saloon.
Mr. L—— soon heard the voice of the
agent of Police—who was in citizens' dress
--in conversation with another person.
They talked of the chase. After some min
utes conversation,during which Count F—
kept his eyes fixed on Mr. L , who re
mained impassable, the couple went away.
A moment after he heard the sound of the
agent's voice again.
"Ah ! here you are at last, M. de
Bo !" said he; "it's a long time since
%ve have seen you !"
The person addressed had no sooner pro
nounced the first word of his phrase than
Mr. L bounded in his place behind the
curtain.
" It is him ! it is him ! it is the unknown
of Rouen I" he exclaimed.
'• Be still !" said M. de F , "or your
imprudence willl spoil all."
An instant afterward they were joined
by the agent of police.
" Well ?" said he.
Mr. L—— trembled in all his members.
" I have heard him," said he shivering—
"it is him—l recognized his voice."
"It may be a mistake ; you will remain
here without stirring until all of the guests
enter the dining saloon. You see that door
by the side of those curtains : through that
door each one will come with a lady on his
arm. Scrutinize each countenance atten
ti\ r ely, and above all raak no movement."
One o'clock in the morning struck at
last. Mr. L parted "the curtains a lit
tle, and his eye of fire was fixed upon the
door of the dining saloon. Ilis whole body
trembled as if traversed by an electric
shock. All at once his crisped hand direct
ed itself involuntarily toward a man who
was conversing with a young lady ; it was
indeed the stranger of Rouen. The agent
of police was obliged to seize L around
the body. He wished to unmask the as
sassin.
The next day the agent came early to
find him.
"You must call on Mr. De Bo ."
" Let us go on the instant."
" I will conduct you to the door, and you
will go up alone. It is necessary for you
to speak with him tete-a-tete."
M. de Bo lived in the rue Saint
Honore. When the clergyman, pale as
death, rang at the door, M. de Bo ,
who was pnttitg on his gloves and prepar
ing to go out, came to open it himself.
He turned pale in spite of himself on see
ing the English minister. But he recover
ed himself at once.
" Pardon, Monsieur, what is the object
of your visit ?"
" You ask me that, wretch !" cried Mr.
L , furiously.
" You are mad !" said M. dejio ,
shrugging his shoulders, and drawing his
interlocutor into his jstndy.
" Now,what do you want?" said be look
ing at him fixedly
Mr. L then allowed his indignation
to speak ; he assured him that he should
attach himself to his person until the police
recognized his crime.
" I shall succeed iu unmasking you,"
said he at the end.
" You are deceived, my brave man," said
M. tie B , taking a pistol from the ta
ble, and placing the muzzle against the
forehead of the clergyman. He fired, and
the minister fell backward.
But he was only stunned. When he open
ed his eyes again he saw M. de Bo
between the two policemen. The police
had bribed the servants of M. de B ,
taking the balls from his pistols, and were
concealed in the apartments when Mr.
L presented himself. M. de Bo ,
whom they could not pursue as the assas
sit of the demoiselle, was now guilty of au
attempt at assassination. He was condemn
ed to twenty years hard labor.
One should hear this extraordinary story
by Mr. Edward L himself. I remem
ber to haVe' shivered often at the recollec-
I tien of it, and the image of the dead woman
: in the car pursued me a long time like a
j horrible nightmare.
Tt is this very year that M. de Bo
! finishes his twenty years of hard labor.
_ ■ .
YOU'R a coward,if afraid to tell the truth
' when you should do so. You are a coward, when
you insult the weak. You are a coward, if afraid
to do right, if you shrink from defending your opin
ion, from maintaining that which you know be
just and good ; and you are especially a coward, if
you know ceitain things of yourself, and care not
to own them to yourself.
A MOSAIC. —A colored poet draws the fol
lowing comparison between Moses of the past and
| him of the present :
When Moses broke the c'mandments,
He broke 'em just in stone ;
But Moses Johnson broke 'em
, All in our fiesh and bone,
Wid many a blood drop runnin',
And many a bitter groan.
i , '
yiTsen Moses lift de serpent,
It healed on every hand ;
But you've put up the Copperhead?
. An' dey've pisoned all de land.
An' raised de Southern rattlesnake
To sting de colored man."
Two boys were quarreling ; one Beized a
Bible and thr iw at the other and injured him se
verely in the head. "Well," said his father, "it is
the first ttxoe the bible has ever made an impres
sion on one of my boys."
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER.
SO IT IS IN RUSSIA,
A CAITTAI, SKETCH.
I resided in Russia many years, aud I
must iu justice say that I thoroughly en
joyed myself in its capital. Business suc
ceeded well, my wealth Avas accumulating
rapidly, and I felt that there was no ex
travagance in having luxuries, nor in al
lowing my family to enjoy them. We en
tered freely into society, and the Russians
ahvays treated us with the greatest kiud
ness. Our children were growing up;
the eldest had been educated in London,
and had spent her holidays at her grand
father's in Kent. A Bhort time before wo
had been surprised by learning that she
had formed an attachment with a young
neighbor of theirs of good character.
As the season was almost too far ad
vanced for traveling, the young people pe
titioned that they might be married in Eng
land ; and we at last consented, with the
proviso that they were to pay us a visit
the following spring. I need not, however,
dwell upon our family. The night lam
about to speak of was iu the depth of win
ter. Everything • was freezing, and only
Russians would dream of parties in such
weather ; but it was tho height of the sea-
I son in St. Petersburg, and the party we
j gave that evening was expected to go off
brilliantly. Our friends were invited to
come in masquerade,-and we begged our
intimates Pi disguise themselves effectual
ly. Our rooms were already crowded, when
a stranger, or at least a strange figure, ad
dressed me, saying he was obliged to leave
early, and he trusted I would follow his ex
ample in returning home ; he hoped he
should not see me again.
I was astonished by the odd address. At
first I thought he must have imbibed too
freely of the sparkling wines iu the refresh
ment saloon, but then I remembered that
they would hardly have been opened. Just
theu Count Yladimer came up and put his
hand upon my shoulder, saying :
" I should scarcely trouble to carry a
mask iu my hand, if 1 were you ; for every
one hat* Been your face, so that you cannot
disguise yourself, even if you put it on.—
Pray ! why are you lookiug so mystified ?"
I repeated the words of my visitor, aud
said I could not forget them, although I
knew they were of no consequence
" I disagree Avith you," remarked my
■friend. " Those words must have been in
tended a- a warning. I knoAv that you
have done many kindnesses to our people,
and one of them wishes to put you upon
your guard."
"Oh I nonsense !" 1 answered ; but the
Couut persisted. He reminded me that he
had known and liked mc for years, and he
earnestly begged me to act upon the warn
ing. At any rate, if he found there Avere
grounds for his suspicions, that I would
promise to act upon his advice. •
" Very well," I said, and turned away.
Iu half an hour's time I met my friend,
who whispered that he wished me join him
iu the library, which we found deserted.
" My fears have been corroborated," said
the Count ; "you are suspected, and will
be seized to-morrow, or at any moment, if
you show any signs of departure. Y r ou
must quit St. Petersburg to-night."
" Nonsense P' I again repeated ; "you do
not suppose that I will leave my wife and
children on the whispered joke of some
scoundrel, perhaps."
" I do not wish you to leave your wife
and children," answered my trieud ; " take
them with you, or possibly you may be on
the road to Siberia before you are aware,
and it will be small comfort to you to knoAv
that you have done nothing wrong, and
that perhaps, iu twenty years' time you
may be acquitted. Be warned in time by a
sincere well-wisher."
The Count's argument had some effect,
and I inquired what had best be done.
"Exchange dresses with me," was the
answer ; " but first order your people to
pack a hamper full of eatables, on the plea
of a surprise for my children, and manage
to have both wine and. the brandy includ
ed ; then quietly tell your wife to collect
her valuables, and conceal them upon her
person—she fortunately is wearing her di
amonds ; then return, and we'll exchange
dresses."
This was soon done. My poor wife was
one of those valuable women who could
take a hiut without stunning one with
questions. Meanwhile I personated Count
Vladimer as well I was able, wearing the
mask tightly fastened, as you may sup
pose.
The next time we met my kind friend
told me that his carriage was both warm
and large, and well supplied with furs, as
they had a long drive from their country
seat. He thought our best plan would be
to enter it as if we were leaving the party,
get fresh horses at Iverskoy, and reach the
frontiers with speed ; while he and his wife
would personate us as long as they could.
" But if there is any risk, you will be
more likely to suffer than a foreigner."
" Pardon me," he answered ; "the Count
ess is nearly connected with the Empress,
and a favorite at Court ; and they could
not allege that we had done anything wor
thy of blame, for surely you might pay me
a visit iu the country without committing
treason ; and I could say, on oath, that I
had no suspicion that you had been guilty
of any crime to drive you from the country.
Ou second thoughts, I thiuk yuu had better
leave your youngest child behind ; he is
too young to bear the journey, aud I will
promise that my wife will take the greatest
care of him ; and now prepare your family
with all haste."
I need scarcely say that Vladimer spoke
English fluently, as compared with most of
the Russians, and he acted the part ot host
capitally; whilst I persuaded the girls that
we intended to carry 011 the joke of our dis
guise, and would try and take the servants
in wheu we arrived at Iverskoy, the coun
try seat of Count Vladimer. My r daughters
were fortunatly dressed as Poles, and their
sable pelisses, which early iu the evening
they had deemed as uuisauces were well
qualified for a journey ; and a large domi
no concealed effectually the thick shawls
which scarcely suited the embroidered yel
vet dress of my wife.
I lost no time in explaining matters to
my family. My daughters could not be
lieve their ears, while my wife seemed
drowned in sorrow that her darling Char
ley should be left to the mercy of Russian
barbarians.
My thoughtful friend had furnished me
with a uote to his confidential attendant,
and no sooner was it read than he left ine,
while we recruited ourselves with the hot
supper provided for his master. On his
; return he urged us to start directly. The
ladies were wrapped still more warmly in
furs and hoods, while I had an immense fur
coat assigned to me, the outside being of
sheepskin. Emily, my youngest daughter,
declared that I looked exactly like a polar
hear raised upon his hind legs. But to our
dismay wo found that our extra wraps had
so increased our size that it was next to
impossible to wedge myself into the car
riage. What was to be done ? I began
to take off my coat, but Vassilievitsch ob
jected :
'•I would be sure to require it. Besides,"
he added, " would it not cause remarks to
see a carriage crowded to that extent with
lords and ladies, and no Servant to attend
upon them ? Could not my lord personate
a servant, and stay outside the carriage ?"
To this I agreed willingly. Vassile
vitsch told me that I would find pipes, to
cacco and cigars in the hamper, beneath
the seat, and a few other things which I
might require.
At last we were off at a rattling pace.
The Count's horses were first-rate, and they
were well driven; but the night grew cold
er and colder. Anxiety of mind seemed to
have deadened my external feeling, and I
only dreaded the want of horses. Imagine
my delight, when we arrived at the post
stage, to find four horses in readiness. The
Count had ordered one of his people to ride
on, and give notice of our coming upon bu
siness of importance. I had now recourse
to the cigars beneath the seat, and a small
lantern showed me a most heterogeneous
mass of articles ; a brace of pistols and
ammunition were amongst the number, and
thankful I was to see them, as I determin
ed sell my life dearly if we were pursued.
We continued our journey during the fol
lowing day, the weather continuing fine
though cold. A great deal of snow had fall
'eu during the past week, and the roads
were heavy in consequence ; toward night,
the wind began to moan in a threatening
manner. At the post house we were strong
ly recommended to remain all night, as the
next stage was through a large wood which
was frequented by wolves,and the innkeep
er told us that several oxen had suffered
from them, though he did not think that
they would dare to attack a carriage. Time
was too precious for us to spare it for rest;
so I said we must continue our journey at
all risks. Dispatches of consequence were
in the carriage. We hurried on, for the
wolves were on all sides, making the .most
horrid noise.
We made but slow progress. At last we
came to a dead stop. I disentangled my
self as well as I was able from all my furs,
and jumped to the ground. A- tree had fall
en down across the narrow road. Ivan
then got a hatchet, and began to cut the
top away. I saw that this must be tedious
business, and trembled for the result. The
wolves seemed to be creeping nearer and
nearer, and they might attack our horses
at any moment. I took the hatchet from
Ivan's bauds, and begged him to look after
his cattle ; but I had soon to relinquish it,
that I might answer the questions of the
Women. One of them was sure that the
wolves were near.
" I am afraid so," was the reply ; " that
is the reason we are so hurried about the
tree ; if we can only keep them at a dis
tance till the passage is free, I have no
fear."
" Make a fire," cried one of the girls—
" that is the way they frighten lions and
tigers."
" Yes, but lions and tigers usually reside
in hot countries where sticks are dry," an
swered I ; " but I will speak to our driver
about it."
I found him holding, with difficulty, the
startled and frightened animals, and inquir
ed whether a fire would be practicable.
" The best thing that can be done," said
he; " get everything you can spare from
the carriage, and if once you can get a
blaze, the tops may kindle."
Ou telling the ladies, I found they were
determined to be useful; aud so I left it to
them, and worked hard at the tree, whilst
Ivan instructed my daughters ; the lid of
a box and some straw were soon ignited,
and not a bit too soon. The wolves had
drawn so near that wo could hear them
snarling as they hustled one another. But
my work was nearly done ; the horses
were fastened strongly to the trees, and
Ivan assisted me in lifting the wood.
When once the road was clear, we start
ed ; my wife had given Ivan a bottle of
brandy, and put aaotber on my seat; and
much we needed it,for the cold was intense.
Before long the driver told rae one of his
horses was lame ; he could not keep np
with the others. As our speed diminished
j our enemies crept nearer. I thought of
the mask. I had kicked under the seat,and
I remembered the old schoolboy dodge by
frightening one's friends by putting a light
within it. My littld'lantern would be the
very thing. I fastened it to the mask, and
waited till the wolves drew nearer, and
then threw it in front of them. The half
starved brutes were startled ; they could
not make it out. The mask had fortunate
ly fallen so that the light shone through the
eyes and mouth, and I saw them stop ; the
foremost went up to it, but seemed afraid
to touch it. But the wolves in the rear
were impatient, and pushed the others ou ;
one fell upon the mask,aud evidently crush
ed the lantern, for the light went out, and
again the wretches were in pursuit.
"We cannot be saved," said Ivan, at
length , "unless you can think of something
else."
"If I had but a rope I shouted,"l might
do something."
"Then catch this," he answered, and
threw a good-sized piece over the top of the
carriage ;"I brought it in case the har
ness broke."
I pulled off my long boot, which was lin
ed with sheepskin, with a band of fur round
the top, and prayed, as I fastened the rope
securely round the instep, that our hungry
foes might mistake it for a trap. I then
threw it over, and had the satisfaction of
seeing it bump most satisfactorily along,
the wolves keeping at a most respectful
distance. This continued a minute or two,
when our lame horse fell.
"We must leave him," cried Ivan, jump
ing down as he spoke, aud I followed his
example, cutting the harness with our
knives.
"Dave your pistols ready," said the Rus
#2 per Annum, in Advance
sian, "whilst I fasten the traces-the wolves
are upon us."
And so it was. My boot no longer serv
ed to frighten them. It now lay quiet on
the snow, and I had just time to turn aud
shoot the foremost as he was making a
spring.
" Mount!" shouted the driver, and I
sprang on to tho step ! managing to shoot
an immense wolf who was rushing at one
of the horses.
" We are free now," I said to Ivan; "the
wolves will surely remaiu with the lame
horse."
"Yes, I think we are," he answered ;
"but load your pistols ; if we do nut reach
the post-house before they overtake us we
shall fiud them more savage than ever ;
that poor brute will not be a mouthful for
each of tliern."
But at the edge of the wood we saw the
walls of the post-house, just as the pack
rushed into the brighter light. They - felt
they were foiled, aud shrank away,howling
dismally. As to the ladies they were re
ally more dead than alive when we helped
them out of the carriage, and we all agreed
that we must take au hour's rest before we
started.
As we reached the frontier another doubt
arose. Our passports were en route, but I
had them only for my wife, myself, aud one
of uiy daughters ; they had been made out
when we talked of joining my eldest daugh
ter and her husband in Paris, aud they
were likely to be of service ; but how was
Ito manage about Emtna and Carry ? Af
ter some deliberation I decided to consult
our driver, who had behaved so well in our
escape from the wolves. So telling the la
dies that they might have a short rest at a
comfortable little post-house, which we had
reached, I joined Ivan, offering him a share
of my brandy-bottle, and asked him if he
had not been long iu the service of Count
Vladimer.
"I was a serf, born on his land," was his
reply ; "and my father was,before me."
"Is he not a good ma: tor ?" 1 inquired.
"He is, indeed, my lord for so he per
sisted in calling me. "Ah ! if all vassels
were as fortunate as I have been, Russia
would be a different country from what it
is." •
I said I believed his master trusted him,
and I would do the same. I wanted to
know what I had best do,as I had not pass
ports for two of my daughters, and I dared
not apply to the officers of the frontier
towns.
"I fear you would not be allowed to pass,'
he said ; "but could you uot get them across
the river Mcniel, and theu pick them up af
ter going through the nearest town."
"How do you men ?" I inquired.
"When we get to Meretcb," Ivan answer
ed, "I could turn aside, for I know the part
quite well. The river must be frozen hard
at this time, and I or my lord might take
the young ladies over, leave them in a cot
tage close to the banks of the Memel, and
then return to the carriage aud drive to
Meretch, where you can show your pa
pers."
"This plan I adopted, although the idea
of leaving two young ladies at the mercy
of strangers was repugnant to my feelings.
But when I told my daughters about it they
both declared that they had no fear, and
that they would much rather cross the ice
than be detaiued perhaps for weeks at Mer
etch.
On the banks of the river another diffi
ty arose. There was no passport for Ivan,
and yet we were most unwilling to part from
him.
"My lord must condescend to act as dri
ver," said Ivan, "and I can see the young
ladies across the river, aud protect them
from danger if necessary. Or I can stay
with the carriage, and ou arriving at Mer
etch pretend to return to St. Petersburg,and
seize the first opportunity of crossing the
river."
The last plan would have taken too much
time, so I told him we had full confidence
in him, and promised him a handsome re
ward if we reached Paris in safety ; and so
we parted.
We had not much trouble in Meretch.
When I produced my passports I said my
business was of importance ; an hour
saved was sometimes worth a fortune to a
merchant like me, and if the official would
kindly assist me by paying any dues that
were required, I should feel everlastingly
indebted to him. So saying, 1 slipped a
bag of money into his willing fingers. lie
gave a look of intelligence, glanced at my
passports, and begged me not to dismount
—there should not be a hindrance if he had
the power to prevent it.
When out of the town my heart bound
ed. We were once more free ! I trusted to
join the girls in an hour or so, and lost no
time on the road ; but the path was a wind
ing one, and there were numerous cross
roads ; however, I took the. river as my
guide, and in course of time we reached a
cottage, but could hear nothing of our
little party. Further on we met an old
woman, who made us understand that she
had seen two girls whom a Russian was
taking before the authorities, as he feared
they were Bpies. "But they looked both
good and modest, and my heart ached for
them," she added with a sigh. After giv
ing her a tritie, we hastened on, and soon
overtook my weary children. Ivan had
seen some military resting in the cottage
when he peeped through the narrow win
dow, and feared that unpleasant inquiries
might be made, so he concocted this story,
which he was sure would win the heart of
any peasant.
The girls told me that the poor woman
had been very kind ; she had brought them
black bread and cheese in her apron, and
milk from her little dairy, though Ivan had
pretended that he could not allow them to
Btop and rest. My daughters said they
would never forget his kindness and
thoughtfulness ; and, indeed, lie has proved
a most faithful servant. He is now my
gamekeeper at . llis master thought
it would be scarcely prudent for him to re
turn to Vladimir.
A day later I could uot have left the
capital, for I should have been in prison—
for the authorities had heard that 1 was
connected with the English press. Noth
ing could be more absurd ; but so it is in
Russia.
TIIE Paris Charivari represents a Prus
sian general sitting on a marble bench in a public
garded smoking a cigar. A pretty little girl whom
he has been noticing says to him, "General, my
papa likes you very much." "What is your papa's
business, my dear?" "He makes wooden legs.
EVERY DAT LIFE OP GENERAL GRANT
HOW HE RECEIVED HIS COMMISSION AS
GENERAL-
The Washington correspondent of the
Providence Journal relates the. following :
"I have jnst been thinking of an incident
related to me a day or two ago of General
Grant,told me by an officer of his Staff,that
is su perfectly characteristic of the man
that lam induced to repeat it here. It
seems that a few days after his appoint
ment and confirmation as the General of the
United Stateß Army, it was known that his
commission was signed and awaiting liirn
at the White House ; and the next day, in
honor of the great event, all of the head
quarter apeared in full dress to ac
company their chief,as they supposed,while
he formally received his commission. Bat
while they were waiting for him to summon
them to atlend him, a man attired iu a dus
ter, an old pair of gray pantaloons and a
slouched hat was to he seen euteriug the
President's house. Very soon he appeared
with a piece of parchment in his hand, and
walked to the War Department. He stop
ped in the office of the notary public, and
the clerk in informing oid General Thomas,
who was in an adjoining room, of the job
before him, remarked that the visitor was
a rough old felloft. General Thomas re
turned, and the required oath was taken.
The man who took the oath was General
L\ S. Grant. The commission was that of
General United States Army.
"Prosperity has not harmed Gen. Grant.
He loves ( vain display and affectation no
more than he did six years ago. His old
friends are his friends still. Quietly and
happily he lives here with his family. Mor
nings about nine o'clock he can be seen on
his way to his office, oft-timas accompanied
by his little son on horseback, followed by
but one orderly, who is more of an object
of use than of show, lie takes great pleas
ure in his horses, and has collected as fine
a stud as are seen outside the stables of a
professional. His smoking is as inveter
ate as ever. The other day at a dinner ta
ble, a certain gentleman, who is apt to
think, like many others, too, that which he
has, uses, and comes in contact with, in a
little better than his neighbor's, remarked
on the quality of his cigar, that it cost $lO
a hundred, and was the best article in the
city. "I wonder," quickly said a person
who knows Grant, "If it is any better than
General Grant's, which cost $60." The first
gentleman subsided.
A RICH MAN.— Governor Marcy of New
York, used to relate an anecdote illustrat
ing that riches do not depend upon the
amount a man possesses, but upon his u
dition of mind ; some are poor with a huu
j dred thousand dollars, others rich with less
than one-fiftieth of that amount. A rough
backwoodsman called upon the Governor
one morning, and inquired if he was "Bill
Marcy that used to live in Southport."
"Yes," said Mr Marcy, who was quite cur
ious to know who his visitor might be. "I
told 'em so but they wouldn't believe it—
but you don't know me, do you?" "Your
face is familiar, but 1 can't call you by
name." "My name is Jack Smith, and we
used to go to school together thirty years
ago, in the little schol-house in Southport.
Well, times have changed, and you have
got rich siuce theu, I suppose." The Gov
ernor shook his head, but the lumberman
broke in, "Oh, yes you are, no use deny
iug it, for you've been in office a long time,
and have got lots of money, and I'm glad
of it." "I suppose," said the Governor,
"fortune Las smiled upon you since you
left Southport." "Oh, yes, I can't com
plain,! must say I've got along right smart.
You see shortly after you left Southport,
we moved into Vermont, and I reckon we
cleared up more land than any other family
iu the whole State." "And so you have
made a good thing of it. Aow much do
consider yourself worth ?" "Well," re
plied the satisfied man, straightening him
self up, I dou't exactly know how much I'm
worth, but I think if all my debts were
paid, I should be worth three hundred dol
lars, clear cash." He was the richer man
of the two, although the Governor could
no doubt have counted his thousands.
AMBER.— Amber, so extensively employed
as mouthpieces for meerschaum pipes and
cigar holders, is believed te be a fossilized
vegetable gum or resin. Anciently a fab
ulous origin was attributed to it. As it
was found on the sea shore after a storm,it
was said to be the solidified ters of the
sisters of Phocton, or of sea nymphs. It is
of a yellowish color, frequently streaked
with milky white, the yellow color being
semi-transparent. Those speciineus which
have a clouded milky appearance are the
most highly valued, as the clear yellow can
be imitated by recent and cheaper gums.
It is singularly electrical, when rubbed,
developing negative to such a degree in
manufacturing it into the forms in which it
is sold the workmen are sometimes affected
with nervous tremors, aud they are obliged
frequently to change the pieces they han
dle.
It is found on the Baltic coast of Prussia,
either washed ashore after a gale, or entan
gled in masses of seaweed. Mines of it
are also wrought in Prussia It is found in
this country at Amboy, N\ J. ; at Gay
Head, Martha's Vineyard ; and at Cape Sa
ble, in Maryland. Leaves of fossil plants
and tropical insects are sometimes found
imbedded in it, a fact that has given rise to
some pretty poetical conceits. In the East
it is highly valued, and has been used as a
form of concentrated wealth, as are dia
monds aud other precious stoucs. When
heated,, it exhales au agreable odor, and
for this, among other reasons, is in great
request as mouthpieces for pipes.—Scien
tific American.
QUEEN VICTORIA.— The London;correspond
ent of the Presbyterian tells the following
anecdote of the Queen of England : Priuce
Albert was a kiud, prudent, and affection
ate husband. But his prospects were on a
razor's edge at one time. About a year
and a half after their marriage, Albert be
came very fond of playing cards, and stak
ing sums of money ou the result. Vic
toria remonstrated at his folly aud prodi
gality in vaiu. At length, one day, when
a number of uoblemeu, hungry, aud of the
genus laud slyrrk, had Prince Albert at a
table, Victoria sent a very polite message
for her husband to come to her room. The
Prince paid no attention to the request. A
more urgent desire was answered : " Beg
the Queen to excuse me a short time, and I
will be there " A third time an officer came
w ith "the Queen of England requires the
presence of Prince Albert." Instantly he
hastened to obey. For uot a subject, how
ever exalted his rank, dare disobey such a
summons without beiug guilty of treason.
When her eldest sou was married, and
had been several weeks on the continent,
he sent a letter, saying that he expected to
be home in a few daya, and requested that
he might have a room. She wrote back
that when she desired him to visit Windsor
Palace she would send for him. He uor
anyone else in the realm, dare disobey
such an injunction.
How to make a hole in your income—
pay a large rent.
NUMBER 24.