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U. S. GOVERNMENT.
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PreEMMA—J/11M BUCII.INA , .
Viro PruslOttt-.-.loux C. Ilacczmntoott,
lierretar . y of State—lien, L.t.WTS CO.
Secretary of littorlor—J ACOII TI . IOI , IPSOY.
..9e,trCtary of 'if renatiry—ltowar.t. Cool.
Secretary of Wai—joirg 11. Flom.
Secretary' of SaVy.-18000 Touor.r.
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Attorney liettoral—Jszeth, I. MAIM.
ChlefJustiee of the United Statee—lt. It. TA:ritt
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STATU-GOTERNNIEN . r.
. Governor—JAuzs l'ottocic.• • ' - .
..Secrotory of Stuto—ANDicry O. Curerur. :
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Auditor tionorol,.-Jous Itotru.• .
Tr - insurer—lfs:lox S. )IzGRAW. • • '
Jud,46 of tho Supremo Court—E. Lluvra,, J.. W. Amt
pima, W. ll:Lowtno, O. W. WOotoT tali, .1, C. Kura::
COUNTY OFFICERS
• President Judge-Ron. Jnines.D. Graham. . .
"Aesocintu Judges—ilon. Michael - Cocklltt, Hainuel
Woodburn. - -
District Attorney Win: J. Shearer, ‘: '
Prothonotary' Dindol •IC.'Noell,.. ..... • ... . .
Reenrilcr &e,,John M. Gregg. ' •
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Register7=Willinui Lytle. - • . . .
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High Elluciti—Janub Huainan ! Deputy, J. liamatink.
County Transuio Adam Sethieman,
• Coroner Mitchell MrClonal).
- County - Commissioner
s - - , -CleMue - W-anthatmlsl . lllmt
Hondersen, Andrew Kerr. Clerk to Chnunissioners,
Michael IVlse. :
.Dlieeturs of the Poor—Oearge Brlndlk, John a
Drown, Samuel Tritt. {Superintendent of Poor Hawn
—Joseph Lobed!. A
BOII,OUO II pFFICERB
Chief Burgess— Aoben irvluc Jr.
Assistant Burgess—M.4o Lends]. :
Toms Council—J:li, Parker (President) Join
James Calllo, sr., FranklinZiarilner, Pantile' gar. ,
tin, Peter Nouyer t Samuel W.1it5e1,...1; U, Lathan, Jacob
Buoy.
Clerk to Countll.—Wm. It Wetzel.
Constables--Jobn copetable;, Robert
DlCCartno), Ward Comitable.• • , '
CHURCHES.
First Presbyterian Churob, 'Northwest angle of Cen
tre Square. Rev. Conway 'l'. Wing Pastin..—Services
ever Sunday 31erning at 1.1 o'clock, A. M., Cud 7 o'clock
P. d.
Second Presbyterian Church, eorner'of Sinai TannVer
cod Pont ret st.eeta. Rev. Mr Pastor: Services
commune° nt 1 lo'Clock, A. M., and 7 o'clock P. 31.
.St. John. Church, (Prot. Episcopal) northeast anglo of
Codtre Squani., Itov. Jacob 11. Stores, Rector, - Sorvices
at 11 o'clock A. Al., end 3 o'clock, P. M.. ' , ••
Rliglish Lutheran 'Church, Redford between Main
and Louther streots. 11ev. Jacob Fry, Pasfor. Services
• at 11 o'clock A. 31, and. 7 o'clock I'. M.
German Reformed Church, }Nuttier, _between Iran
over end Pitt streets. 11ev, A: 11. Kilmer, Pastor.—.
Service. nt 1n1,5 o'clock A. At, and
,bldr,,o'clock P. M.
Alethodild, E. Church, (11101 charge, corner of Mein and
Pitt Streets: Rev. -R. D. Chambord, Pastor. 'Services at
11 o'clock A. 31...'and 61 1 1 o'eloolt P. M. . •
hodist - R. - A Iturchrtsecond-chargm) -Rev, Thomas
Daugherty, Pastor. Services hi Collogo Chapel, at 11
o'clock A. M. and 3 o'clock, P. M.
Homan Catholic Church, Pomfret near Lout street.
11ev. Jainee,liarrett, Pastor. Services on d e Yud Sun
day of each month.
ticruntu Luthorau Church corn, of Pomfret and
Bedford streets. Bev. I. P. Naschold, Pastor. ten lee
at 1t A. M.
4dl-11 hen cheeps In the above aro 'necessary the
propor.pooddliodeltriAttested to nc tify .us.
DICKIINEON COLLEGE.
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. Rey. Cherie. Collins,. President and Professor of
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I Rev. Merman M. Johnson, Professor of Plill'Aophy
and English Literature. - ,
Jams W. Marshall. Profennerof Ancient Languages.
Roe. otts.lL Tltf .ny, Prpfessor of Itlathetantles.
William C. tell. on, Professor of Natural Science and
Curator of *he Museum.
Alexander Schein, Professor of Hebrew bad Modern
Languages..
Samuel D. Hillman, Principle of tha Crammer School.
James I', Marshall. Assistant In the Urantmar School,
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BOARD OF SCBOOL DIRECTORS.,
!Leanne Dlelr, Prosideut. 11. Paxton, P. Quigley, E.
Corninan; J. 11, I%lMauls, J. Hamilton, Seeretray.Jithon
W. Kby. Treasurer, John Puller Messenger. Meet on
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ucation Hall. -
CORPORATIONS
CARLISLE DEPOSIT BANC—President Richard Parker,
• Cashier, Woo M . Deetem; Clerks. J. I', Hasler. N. C. Mite
seaman. C. W.- heed, Directors, Itlchard Parker, John Zug
Itugh,Stuttart,Thomss Paxton, It. C. Woodward. Hobert
Moore, John Sanderson ' Henry Logan, Samuel Wherry.
CIDDITULAND VALLEY R OIL ROAD COMPART.—PrOLDIOUL,
Freda. ick Watts: Secretary old Treasurer, Edward M.
Biddle; Sitrunintendent. C. N. Lull.' Passenger troiou
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-A. 111, sind•o,lo ,o'clt ck PfM.' Two Halms ,eiery • day
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2.20 I'. M.
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trick Watts; Secretary, Lemuel Todd; Trbasurer,
Dootoni; Directors. F. Watts, itichard l'arker, Leant.
el Todd, Wm. M. Scatem Br. W. W. Dale, Franklin
Gardner. Henry Claes and IL M. Diddle.
CUHRERLAIAD VALLEY Ilass.—Preeklent, John S. Stet..
raft; Cashier. H. A. Sturgeon; Teller, Joe, C. Hoffer.—
DirectoreJohn S. Sterrett, Wm. Her, Molchoir
man, Sigharti Woods, Jelin O. Dunlap, Hold. C. Sterrett,
11. A;l3turgeon, and Captain John Dunlap. '
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CuMberland Star Lodge No. 197, A. Y, H. meets at
- Marlon Hell on the dud and ith Tuesdays of every
Month.
Joimilk=3ll. 4 lii - 2 - 60 A." Y.. 111.
day ofeach mouth; at Merlon Hall. •
, tarlisle•Lodge 10 01 1. 0. of 0. Y. Meets Monday
svantog, at Trouts building , - • • ' • -
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Wlthha thelidfate 18 conts•per.yee. Teeny nut of the
United States 26 cent,.-' Postage onall,trantlent papore
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EW BOOKS J1 . 141) , 14AG..01.115.
JUST RECEIVED AT 'PIPER'S..
be testimony of the Itooke c hy Ito& . '
Msmu ui ire of the CounteSe or likteiMitop:'' • •
Tift Zngllth
'Two ear 11,0, - h. - Eingsley. — .' .•• • •
Walker, libymlng Inationary,";. • r '"' .
IdsSuinesi Nocklynna
, ' - -PLOUGFIS IN . - GREAT Va.:
r - :7 -. rteiy i:on lotigg of Prouty;; Blakeili; W.I.
leyPick:hill. sl4e bill: nOsull;;1#outlo
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- .- . , Illebloin and lltarl'ldu Ilsultikrfrpught
-. . idon..., 4100 slipautlitlif,c9ltlfiton, -v194;
.pteel'', and `tiirrsllsll3 ' 01414'0g:di and 44k.'dom" 111 A r,
'lmo, Gut Irvin ' , tidier': by; straw and 'r fodder Vtittens:
wlttr K' l' A i ii . :ii t s i. rtaiii4s of , tlcyl l o l 9/ 1 *!..,U14 'lt
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. -- - • P,Asoliat4 mbitais - acii, -..- - ,-- , - ,
__ log , ' 7" .4 6, , itinii'liidl,„sgo,it do* 7th du d taint F t'litrvert. ;,.
• may*, '67: "'', -: ' '''' ''' '' '' ' ',Philadelphia.'
sDri.t~ilcu ; l• 5 rtril.
" For thu'•llonJd."
Itr:PLY. I • . 4 1VANT A WIFE:O,
•"T vrant it wife, "want a wite;":' •
You pray In solemn song, .
1. To shire the joys and pains
• Allis for mot I hays stwito,
..(You not flank It_zrrong
• Foroino to sny), shs plagues, my life
.By scolding oil nay ,long.
..‘ r ' Some' ham and sonekront.. •
• . Some tusnlps. beets, and cabbage— • .
You luny, worthless briiie,—ner OUT ' •1 -
8!lo shriekaln niasnaer savage.
Tnko my aiol4 n wif j
AR one avoids the Orb; -
riu floe fitait'c.q. 011115011 ti r's strife•,
Eihould vlxEN.wite
-.IIIY DIAMOND' STUDS:
" Diamonds 'of a masc . ; pralaud'
Sir,' enid r .tho, sh:aziger, Altlai Are
mine.'
IVe wore alone together; face to face.- The
traiewas.ilying on at the rate et . thlrty.miles
an blur.--Ii woe-already . trergittitoirard
niog And we were about bitlf*tray between
Liege and Rrneeele. ' • : ,
. T bliratik hack into the farthest corner of
my little compartment and stared at him.
the
_bale was dark, and lung la long loose
ii.cics..; his eyes Werw.trild;Anebrilliant., . and
lia.wore_an itmple - elotik'ititb•tchigh, far ail.
her. I thouglitthb man must be mad and 1'
turned cold alt -
Did Sou epeak,.airr I fouod
.c‘ouroge to
filly . •
'1 spoke,.eir• Tau swear a set of etude
dinmonde set in' colormf, gold— very s ir/meta
design—ntoneesof on exiellatif water; but
they ore not yours.' : • •
Not Mine, air - • .
The etronger.uodded,
~ •
rhail.purolmeed them 'mita 'wick before.•
They captivated rho from the window of.
jeweler'n chop in Berlin, nod coot Me—
no, I dare not eay what they elm me, foricar
my wife should chance to eee•thie article:.
1 took out my, p_oeket book and handed the
bill to the atruner.
Sir,' 1-said, be.plensed to rend this_little
paper, and convince yourself that' the etude
are mine, and mine;puly.' - •
- fie just•glanced it over and returned 'it to
tae. ,
I he said. shrugging lois shoulders,
thot they tippet's to bp yours by right of
pnrcbaSe4-but-tieverthelese-they-belong-tirm •
by right of inheritance. !I• elm make this
cleat: to 3 ou• very easily if you choose to hear
my story, .and no doubt we shall presently
contrive come by`which to settle the
queation of ownership.'
•My heart sank within me nt the cool, cei
tnitity of his voice anti:countenance.
Shall I go inn!' be ;tidied lighting n eiger.
0,, by all nientii, replied. ' 1 Alan. he
delighted.
Ile emiled oininouely, to himself—then
sighed end ebook his brad, !nosed his fingers
twice•or thrice 'bumph his elfin looks, cross
ed Ids feet deliberately on the oppoello - omit
ions, and fixing , lda eyes upon me, thus be
gan:,
• Though a nntivept Russia and born in St.
Petersburg, I am of Iliodoo descent. My
grist diather.belonged to the province of Hy
- thiriihifdT - biir, — Tritiellii then while yet a
young 'man, estahlished- himself7 —cl ialaghnnt,
and become a worker In the great diamond
mines, commonly known as the mines of Gol
conda.. A grave, silent, unsociable man was
my grandfather, and little beloved by his fel=
miners. The superintendent, however,'
placed great confidence in him; and by and
by, being promoted to the situation of over
seer, be,Married. The only offspring of this
union was Adjni , G lineal, my father. The
Ilindoos,ne you must-be aware, pines a high
value on learning-and even the poorest evince
such respect for education na would do hen
oe,to the working classes of a more enlight
ened community. Of thin feeling no man in
his position partook more largely than my
grandfather. Uniustructed—Limpelf lie was
ardently desirous that hie son should. 'benefit
by advantages, which, generally speaking,
i_wersinecesaible_only_rto:the—wealiby , -;—and-in
Oursuance of this ambitiihi; sent Adjai Ghosal
at the age of eleven year,' to large native
'academy at' Bemires. People wondered' at
ftet; and asked each 'tidier what thing
meant; and where the Treeer;lJound means
,to do IL' , =• Dave you found a 109 o? rupees
lately V . inquired' One.- •Do ;ion -intend- to
make • a diamond merchant •ot little Adjail
, •
asked 'another. But 'my . Wriwidfatherwoe
, , • _
held-his Pelee and after 'l4OOl , marvel
dibd add
.'.foratitten.., And - thee
•elevetteinitrelecerOetiedlini,:tntl my father,
'at Ake age;of tetentri.titoliasattiamotied be r me
Peqatriatiah of
-,li.:kike#l*l4soo,Ti!#.Y,Aft*riidAh?''ol Man.
etvetobed,4oo!,a4aeitC.:aid 'iihneiikviimaoideoe
06a
thou art arriVedla atodi.• thee for
I could not liaii,bertie• to :ditiOritliout"seeing
09% , • •
Meets 8d T hurs•
• • .
Dly fattiltrpassed his imndts in'sdlenoe, and
urnpil Wilma aside, • , • • • _ 7..
'; Fah! Frpopral?(.r, 11ialre
; one which tn~',
'boa 10: mai
BM
=3ll
You know oot fiftieth.) misery . • •• •
Whielftharrlftgedoth . drielose; ,
You deerult nought , init poetry,
- And nbte line of, prose,
At 3 A. 111, •tie "now my ur.ait
I bid you to ;idea l .
The market will be dinned, I fear,
Get up anditul?.TeF.
If tattered cunt or Vostl bring;
, She screams to 70i!Ott , letur.lt,'
" You cruel, gpod•fdruothing
tio take tkein toe talked". '
,
If want,. and Add, ate btil,tontese.
And alookiniefinniillk : aith halos, •
SlmMile intl . ' fonl"Hwill earnest etrese
".Your en. ate 'vold;of : tanls." ..
oZult,
a - PA:OBE irOa-WREM
31Iy taller urged Lids to opentel 4. . — : —.. .--.
It ie to my own ohome to . revenl it to thee,
Adjai ; but I bow my head to the punishment.
My eon, nave sinned. '
My father.became niorWdurioWa thilk
•• Thou Wild not despise my memory, Adjnir
By Bribmn, s no I' said ,my father reieiog
lile hand 'to his head.
Then hearken.' • - • -
The' . old-mine&lifted limeelf - uPorrhis elbow
and r.olleOted. al his fdrength . .. 4 . MYfather
knelt down and listened. ' •
. .
It - happened,' maid my grantiftithler, .jitst
threViitj - d•twentj Years ago, and .I:•titts then
hut a' 'working - Miner. I chanced
.one - day
upon n, vein of- extraordinary .riAtibei. - My
son,- I was tempted; the evil onetoOlc . .Posses.
sion of my • eoul; I secretes' five
Oue watrinealculablY valuable;—larger :than
walnut, and, on far as I couldindge,itif admi
rablewater: The other foUr were abcate , .the
&lie of Peas. Alas, Adjai I t'rOin
, was a' miserable men. • Many nadi - Mcidy.
Ititne I was on the point of oonfatising., the
theft"; 'and was. as frequently detin:red by.
slfame, fear, avarice or ambition.., I married
and a year after my
_marriage thou ert born.
Then I resolved tO•dediente this wealth. to ,
thee, and thee alone ;,to make thee'piitiPefotta
and learned; never, never to profit hit:My own .
person by my sin.' • j: ' • •
. Generous parent!' 'exelaimetl'ilik fatter,
- enthiisiestionily. - ' •
.'When 1 took thee to Benores',.A - 41jal;'_ eon
tintied \my. grntulfstlier, .1 . sold; Onk of the
`.four imiller diamond,;. and niilt.that I ;have
olefrayed the expenses of lily educaGott: I
neverspent one fraction of- 'tkerattai, Oporr
Anyl44o : ;-and-Somo-tew 7 goldetd-ruPees , of--itare-1
.
yet remaining. •. . .. ; :.:401.
. indeed !'said my father who lrosiliste.ning.
with the greatest attention. . . And 'tit rept ,
A ( the gems?' •.. ' - . . ;
.
• 4 pis rest of ins gemkAdj Ai, t.hou oat:ant-re-
store thitn•when_l nm gone'- - • -: '- '..;
Restore:!' echoed my father.' • ...; - •
..Tem, my child... Thou haat -eduontion.... It
will oink() thee her'llappkor than ilia posmosion.
of ill-gotten riches; and I shall die in peace,.
knowing that the reparation' will he
Al for , the fow remaining rupeee. I think; if
then art not over scrupulous in the; matter,-
thou tnightet almost be justified .in keeping
They will; 134 thee to bCgin lye
them
CMIII
owitl my father with a s ouriono
eot•t );if smile flitting about the corner of, hie
mouth. :
At this moment the' old man °hinged color,
and a shudder p . naiad over him.
...I—l have told...thee just in time, Adjai,'
he said falteringly. - Ii feel thoi--thSt I have
not mani . moments to lire. Coma hither' that
may:give thes my blessing;
.'
111Y4eir fither,''iild'Adjei Ghosn'T; — " - iiiii•
hlre forgotten p 3 tell me where the diamonds
are bidelen . :'• - : ' •
• True;'-.gasped the dying man. ',You will
.fintitlionv,my:eon—ynn will fitul,them 7 but
thou • wilt besure to restore them :As soon
i
asium : deetl. ' •
'Hew can' -. restore them,' slid my father
impolientlY; 'iunlereyou tell me wheie to find
them l'' .. •
, True—very true, my Adjoi. Look, •then,
indlin roll o' 7 :melting which I use for--!,--Pil
low-Mfdethere wilt find the aim; emull
er.getne and thilorge one. See—nee the vu=
perintondent- r Adjui—my—lny—' "
A rapid convulsion, a moan, a beniy
.ing back of the outstretched
,bands, and my
grundfutber wits dead. . • ,
The:stranger broke off abruptly in his Mc
tory, and laid bia hand upon my sleeve. '
'And now,' sir,' said be, .what do you sup
pose myfother did ?'
Went into
mourning, perhaps,' Unit! I,
•
deeply. interested. '
..Nonsense, air. :Ho went- to the roll of
matting.' •
And found the diamones r
• Not.oidy found them, air' said. the stran
ger, laying hip finger-on his: nose, • not only
found them ; but—can't you guess r
..!-154411, really,'' enid .L
is—if I should not . .,be offending you b Z the
-supposition, I• should gum that. ho kept
-them !'
kept then, sir '.
-that's sttiff 'We Siiran
ger, rubbing hinds triumphantly;' and
in my opinion lie was quite right, too. Well,
nortinne. _ As soon my . venerable
antiestor hail been consigned to the grave, my
father left Balaghnnt , for Illaloutta; and em
barking there on lionrd a Ilussian'vessel,
ed for,St. Petersburg. Arrived in that city,'
he consigned' the gems to a' skillful artist, by
whom they awe but and polished. Sir, when
out and 'ptdialted, it was found that the ler
ger stone weighed neCless than one hundred
and ninety-three carats! My father knew that
his fortune was mails, andepplied for an au.
thence of the Empress Catharine 11. The
audience was granted, end the diamond
Amin ; but the Empress was tnwilling to eo
cede to.my father's terms; and be, believing
that in time he Should obtain his price , Buff
erect the matter to drop, Vooli a beautiful
mansion overlooiting the Save, naturalize d
liiiintifftut a Russian suljeot, under the name.
or Peter 'Petroffaki; anti patiently bided Lie
time. •Thue nearly it twelvemonth passed;
and my father, who had long since parted
r With the last of his ;golden rupees,: began - uT
feel nervous:. The event proved however that
he done wisely;. for, one morning .he re,
oelied.s , summons to the palace of Count . Qr+
andsold his:diamond . 11O• that nobleman.
thousand one jinn . ..
'dredand sixty-iix.pounds; thirteen shillings
'altd --four-pence: Ci , unf grlotf. was ,
'Cath
aiine'e favorite, end het on her 'birthday,
he presented thittreipti eoMa law day:'
after a bad made the puroheati.',L .
Is it imeeible;'.l.exelaiMed, alitiost;bienth.
lege with astordshment'le, it poesihli . that
tbeee are all facts - - ; ,
. . .
Facia r echoed, tho etrangr. Indignantly:
4 ,,Turti 10. the 'Ortiolo on tliantopda in am en
' and . iionvtnoi hot:stilt ',Paola .
itr; t
ada:rniitheocelitri of.
• ; foUr.iiirilim,' kuimbly ; pray.
veiiip'e . ll4 - eifidj , and rempiNed silent;
!
.CARLISLE, PA., W.ED.NES. ii!)1 JUNE 10,
.1857.
--;-• !Jr:. what year did you iey'this happened I":
' In the year 1772,' hail:piled, falling beck
Insensibly into hie earratiVai ' '.Ally - father
ntw found hiinself in a pct el1(ail to aoteumnd
immense comma:pint ibiltte4io; so-•h• •em '
barked a portion of his vietittOni.befer tkede
.and became in progress of;' e\:tioe. of the.
11'00i:et among the merchant: l eincei of Bus.'
sinwrPoring rniii4'years lie; evoteehinistelf
7
utterly in — st p
tbureuit of rialida ; rcirliird; r
mustFfictifese—ivelitny, father!raineik 'TAW. :.At:
last,..when he bad obtained Ws 'repntatioit of
being at the IMMO time. R MlALinfiire,aild an
irreclaintalde 'old bachelor,. be: married;, mar
ried at sixty' Years of age, kit thiity eight
years froM the' tithe when 116,)efi Bainbaw..
The'Oje‘at of his choice wla4Uili vtidevr, .in
every way suitable as regarded intitiey: end
.station ; an 'excellent woman,' i end the best . of
mothers! I respect her memory.' • ..
..-
- Here the stranger paused, and wiped bin
eyes witb . o :very fine cambrie bandkeichiet,
. _ . . ..
whichtilled the' carriage with an' overpower
„. .
kat perfume of patchouli,. Preiently, conquer.,
ing hie emotion, be resumed: • . ' . • .
' But fur my birth, which took pl.:ea:aid:lli
two years from the date of meather"tt iyea:'
ding, the newly created , famit r y,:of Petreffalti .
must have become extinct. . Ak It was,,: there
fore, my appearance ITainailelfh 44
_gent rejoicing.. .1 won christened- after: my
father,. Petce Petroffskii_l47,haelt;m:lfelllavvi
called me—Peter the iecand X d ienietebir
little. of my boyfl'imd, exoeptipg;tltat`•l bad
ways plenty of ronbles in pocket-, o pony, and.
a_meunted servant to•ettend mrs„,te and-irotri
solMol; .nd plentmti , ndnlgenee from ell' my
teachers'. No beitilWicsacleiei played ■o
any prenlm — er — wins7i - o — reriiiiliren as
myself; blit money miters s Multitude Cfeins
especially at-Bt.Petersburk," . • .•••
Ile Itueed_for a Moment, and a question
which had long suggested itself In tify: • mind
now rose to my lips..
hare not told me,' said. What
your father dud' -with -the thren.:SMaller.
monde.' - ' •
' replied the siraogsrt coming
to that presently' -.
So
.1 bowed and wilted in silence.
. •' - From school :I - went to .eoll4ge; and, •Its
my
_lather's 'pouition• excluded me from • the
• college of, nobles, I travelled- into Geri:llloY
--and-studied fur fiTeliears-ot-thOniversityof-
Ileidlebarg. .'.
. Peter,' said my 1:1 . 4er, as welitied, 'fi- .
what a priceless life is yours. Above.
.
ell-thing., my darling ,on, be oareful.:not to
injure your health by aver aPpli -- tion.' .•
..__
'Never was good advice more .rapoloualy
' follOicad... My studies at Ileidl . burg ware
• pleasant rather than profound, a ,consisted
.chiefly In rowing drinitlng awd ji ling'.;! Py 1
dint of strict attention - to Mete ii' ' 'al ifttn.:,
ed for myself the rank ora ! moss mead,' and
indeed] may say that I grade: . Vlti-13ai'a
rian beer, and took out my Ile
of
sabre
outs. • At length I inched the a ,of twenty.'
• one, sad returned to St -PeterebUrrjust In
time for my birth-day. On this occiatifon' my
--fathqr-threw hii housn_open_foryi_isucoteeiOn.
of dinner pantie., balls and suppers: ; On: the
morning of the actual day ha called me Into_
Lie study, 'signifying that fis,hail a tretliing'
to saty . and something. to gire_tei ui - e, -A - cautll
-morrocco case of triangular form ,witirlying
•on bit dealt. From the lamina I' enierml; the
room I felt convinced that this was L intendp.l
I fear, WA:lndere&
for Me, and m
xndly . affray from t'ae wise and affeipioniire
diecourie which my father Omitting. haidt.corn
placently, iu hie peat arm chair) was pleased
to'beetow upon tue. 'Ho sai)l ,, tr-'gritat;
about the extent of his trade,Mitithesetiefac
lion it wee to hare brought up n eon who
should succeed him in it :_informed me that
from thie.day I was to fill the positivrif-ju
filar pnrtner, with a munificent rharetin.thd
yearly profits: and finellY taking 19*43,iti0;••
mew CRSO bade4llenaceit that as-iiik, mirneat
of his parental love. I, opeded it, and beheld
a superb set. of 'diamond' etuda..Esoli stone
-
`was brillin‘fthe pirest Water, and tabour
the sire of an dinary:pea. Their vnlue,,
feel convinced, couhr4V.be less 'then .three ,
hundred guinea - Wed yoOttoglipb money. Fur
acime momenta I was iipe',"eihleits with , delight
and netoniehmeni, and could scarcely stain
ottlianke.. flieniny rater
and told me the hiitory ! whip!): I have
jusi related to you. I had neviireard, ar6 , -
thing . of this before. I knew only_ liecoin
mon story current in the city, that my 'father:
bad been it groat Eastern merebankbefore lie
settled in Russia, and that ho bad sold avvini...
derful diamond to the Emprese ,Catliarine
many years agy„,,,, If, therefore, I, bad been
amazed before, I woe now still more se,
listened to the narrative 'like a man in a
dream.' ~ •
. .
And now, my dery boy,' said. my father,
hi conclusion, these diamonds. ne I dere 1911:X
'Sou have already guessed. are the 'three re
maining stonea•which I took.fromyour grand:
father's pillow• of matting just sixty years
ago.' •
! ; From ibis - flints I lead an.enriable life, I
owned the.hawdeomeet droshicy, the finest
horses, and the smallest tiger° in St. Petere-
burr.. My pleasure yficht was the . oompletest
that ley alongside the, Tiny% of. the /!IcTs• My
• stall at the opera wite.next to that of. young
Count Rikampisylift'the great leader of .fash
ion- and - telly, .'and close nntler - Jhe ' boi of
. Prince Ruffantuff, who was at the-time one
:or our most infltiential.noblee„ and generallis:
. :111mo of the Ratielen . „ army.: It vas not long,
.'beferelikampsikoff and-I became the warmest
friends in the world:, , nnd before. Mx months
were . oi,et - 0 ink known far , and 'agar Att,,kbp
faskeet, .tbe , :.r;oliest. and the, nimit,rsokless
scapegrace ititiont town...
*lt ivae at this ..period, imir, that .I first' be
held the peeriens Ratrings:', - . ~,, f
The stranger,' paused, eel( iteipapeoted me
to be atirprised, tint , finding that Lonly.con.,
tinued_ tt(lieten' witt;',.; i3Luntenniice imli
.tiveof polite attention be - leolcedat,his 'Watch'
ran his ..fingers through hie bait ; ' , hemmed.
• like or tbrice t , and. thea, , Wetit.:t n 'Milli- hie
. ~
story,
. .
",•You will so)cino•pirhopo;,—, 'woe :,tbp
peerless Icatrkiia Y. 43ir,.OkO:PrAii,W*Pit5$:01Ooni.'
iog opOo;ri rook; tirgitobow
1 ) 01 9t 1 4 of
ifiriath; the
'4WEAT GEROI.
al attention,
, ~.
Katrina, - sir, was the only, child of.. Prince
Rutlnntar, whose name I 'have alremil men
tinned. .Strange' that the fairest, the most
'thereat' of beings should come of so stern a
parentage rite Katrina . - was ~the gentlest of
women, , and the most loving, so. Was Ivan .
Rutfantufi' the fiercest of 'soldiers • and the
eirerest of fathers.. ,Ile carrirtl the disoip:.
line:of the camp , into.the . p . rivaoy home
itnemide'himself. dreaded is much. by hie
tioucebelds - as by_hia tropic . Lnever saw so
loibidding eeiantenanoe. or one- more ei•
•
..c
presslye ef_pride optdefiencir Gasing_upPri
the delicate creature netts:l . :beside hirri in his
box. 'one . wondered bow nature could have
played ea strange a turn, and bought in vain
kir the faintest trace of apparent consanguinity I
between them. "Prindelven was a giant in .
stature; Kntrinti:was almost childlike in: the
gracoful.slightness of her oproputions. Prince
Ivan was proud and cruel,-Katrimi was toeing,'
ihnocent-4orh' for' nil puiposes'of tenderness
nod womanly compassien. What marvel, then,
'that fioved her? Loved, her, sir, as •only few
can love—n-loved her with all the force, and
eel! abandonment,and lineal - on of which man's
nature ie capable: I bad Nivel. been 113 'ear
liest before' twos in
o carnet pow —hopelessly
in_earnest, n 4 Is well knew; tint
,'itself
eirmy - lovo - witlyfrestr - tdorgyi — awil — Obiairoles
only served to make me more determined.—
Cor_a_loog,tiine_Lloyed ber,with, my.eyea.and
heart alone,. as a .devotee worohips a saint
upon an alter- I could but gaze nkon . her'
(Com afar I had never even listened to the
sound of her dear voice, thoughli would Wave
dledouly to hear PT , , pronounce my name.
Night after night, during tote whole , opera
'Eason Fiat and. Watched her from mk stall.
iheatd no more. of the music than if I find
been in fliberia; . I grew thin and .pile and
abstrmited: I fell, into a listless dreaming
n.. , 'ed at n do,. when spoken, t.,
attreo . all I wandered like tt;igliest in and — tmi l
of the tutieons end gaming rooms where I bad,
oriole been no eager in the pursuit of pleasure.
M.tast kkOirip'sikoff cnme to my roome one
Morning and remonstrated with me upon' my
unatiountable deepondenoy: . * . •
.You•dou't do justice to me, my deaf fel•
low,' he saitt,,ttiirling bin Moustoohies. • I
. .
?Inv° infroduced you, set you going, made you,
;tn 'point of foot, .the fashion; and 1 trifteit.
rather-ankindly-that-you-thould-reflect:so-da.-
'iliscrodit upon my jUdgnient. You
might as well bent La - Trappe, as far as your
conversational powers goat proient•;_ And as
. for your looks, why hang it, you know the
least a men can do for society is to look pleas
'ant. ''"pre you in debt, and does the dear pa
pa draw his puree strings too closely?' •
••I shook my head. had•no debts but such
as I could really liquidate, and my father woe
ne liboral.to me as I coutd reasonsibty.,tlEEive:
It' ens not that. •
'Not that!' exclaimed Skampaikoff! '
then you must be in lave. Why, man, you
blush ! The thing's as oleax as the sunlight ;
and Peter, the magnificent Peter, ' - is in love
Now, by all the saints, this'is too. ridiculous!'
.Who's the girl P'
Ths - PrineesilTatrina7ranswerid with a
groan.
Skampsiknff started and whistled dismally.
The PrineessKatrima V . he.repeated.
I laid thy head'ilown upon the table, •and
burst into tears. ,
I know that I am atool,' I said, eobbing
I know that I have no chatioe—no,h . ope—no
:resource-but-ezilit_or_death_t and
,y_et'l.• love
her, 0„I love her im,tl I um dying—dying—
dying day tiy, day!' .
_____
My friend'wns:Moved.
.obeer up, Petroffaki,' he said, laying his
hend•upou 'my shoulder. ' , Cheer up; for I
think I knotv'of a plan by, which to gain 'you
oh Interview with her;—and that once - dune,
Why yOu-must accomplish the rest for. your
self: - You' wkll throw yourself at her feet. -
;nu will propose an elopement, or • a secr e t
marriage. She will not have the heart Wye
fuse you. : We will sot rolays of horses for
you on the read to the nearest seaport; yeti'
Will embark on hoard a sithooner,ready hired
for the purpose: and, once off Mid away, who
. hitc; fellow 4 Come, come, I see nothing but
eueoess for you ; and if you will but look a
.'4itle.more livelY, I'll set out at' once to see
-,.
nlowt the ways - tmit-thennv."' - - ---,:-
: ,-I:f'elt 'tts if night had turned to day on hear
in. These words- ' ' . . .
..
.::"kampsikoff,' I said', 'you have saved my
.... S .
life - ! - ; : -- 11
That evening, to my surprise, I. saw bill
enter Prince Rufrantutra hoc in company with
it'notdeman of hie acquaintance, and wan pre
ileuted in due form both to Ivan and his daugh
leille did Mit remain there very lung, bet
contrived to enter Intopenversatien with Ka•
Irina. Just before be-10, the box, be nodded
'to me and waved bin instantly
poised her glass. They exchanged, a few sen
tences. She looked again, and I. felt en if the
whole tbeatre . weretursting round. In a few
momenta ho had made his bow, taken, hie
leave, and returned to bin atoll at my side. •
.The ball' ia rolling,' he 'eaid, rubbing his
bands_ gaily ; t • the ;hall. is and the
same al4gunLjake_se,w_reo_reecguice._,lo,.
and naturally asked me who • you , were. • A
(anew,' acad.', 'with the best heart and the
handsomest 'muds in Si Petersbusg..' 4 :Of bor.]
asst', asked the. fair • Itataina..f,: i tgoit said • I
•of diamonde.'" : Whereupon she looked,egaits.'
• Not but that he ban horses*:',kadde4, •o,
plenty of, them:;, Ile'a a noble ,my
moat intimate friend; but he artrem bepv l
py.',, . She * earni,yed wl ~more.. Interest
than ever:. .Thett's,netbing like teliing ; 4„WO-
Man.that aman's unhappy:
•-, She's sure.te
hot in love With; you directly:, • He, i l,loks
said the ,fair Katripii.- 77 ! What •is the
'cause of his Mimi' eMileii-entl,eheek MY.
head„, eaidt , m
wor eaeingly.
!you are Very last Oenthis
rite world_ 'to
„
•whom'lPM]bi,cezifide that aceret.'„
~With ;this
4:teOk iny'limPti;.44 . tyy thinkyen ,ought,te be
very mush 0 0.40 ttP . lnev . -
was vpryrnuch obliged to
oialli'vien' , l. - I•.' that: attention
wandered vm:tintattOy7,that. evening
,Aetn"'the:
eteSe' 4o ,lo3 4 o•` ,ctee:Pi,t*te° our eyes clef
Tbe Shereter:tedT—the Second time
vbw•binshed • nod Ythinight inytielf-the happl
eacisliew.l4 world,;
fai tee's.
N,
beautiful aspect. 13 - o - Mehow" or another
(whether through the. hints dropped by'. my
friend, or her own attentive study of iny . .olo- .
quint glances, I know riot) the fair - Kitrina
became' aware of my passion, and was not ao
cruel ae to discourage Sometimes, when
they stood near me in the crush room,, shir
.woOligp•ber handkerchief or 'her fan, 'that
I. might have the ippoylonity_of_handing_lt_to
her. • &pollutes ehe left. a • floifee froni her .
bouqaefliing upon the front of her bot, that
I rnight'uo round and_tak.e_lt_wheir_ohol.awk
het 'father Worilone.-_,ALlist_she -accorded
me an interview.' • , * •
, .
The stranger bUriedhlS feCts` in his hands,
and sighed . heavily.
'Exousit Me, sir,' be said, in a broken baice. -
'My--My.eMotiohe on' recalling this portion
of my history are !to overwhelming, that (with
your P'esmission) I must smoke a cigar.'
I have, be It known; a particular aversion
to the , odor of tobaCco._ To epeak_plainly, it
disagreetfwittt me._ However, in this instance,
I waived my objections; the stritoger lit hie
liavanal and presently the story of my - dia-,
imowd studs weal on. .
Thome only wbo have laid the at;an-
,ger, can picture the condition of, my mind
:during the holly. that. preceded than eventful
nterview. eould think of nothing; but Ka- .
tripe.— 'Tope the nativerselrits all Katrina,
and_there wee.onlinothingneas beyond. Dunk
came at lost—the dusk of a Winter's evening,
whgmthe tinkling belle of the droshky bermes.
'aid the guttural 'Ynkh, yukh l' of the dri=
r eefs, rose from the streets and public tper*
where.the unerring, thickly_ on the ground,
'and on the tinre' brinehei of the thee and
and' uponthe reefti and bitlceitide - of palace&
Theft ditek'turned'rapidly , to night, and the
frosty etoreedmo'out; and I lernpped "myself
In lily chink of fure,:and went out atone 'on
silently
.i traversed the few
horongbfares that-separated Our- dwellings ;
•
and'; lidin along by the wallet the back pt
I.!rinco Iron's gardens, stationed myself in -- a -
Acep angle of shadow, - and waited patiently:
Presentli a small aide door opened, 'andel? old
' rrotitatt, closely- muffied,-looked•out. •
! What art, thou doing there!' she asked' in
tremendous tone. •
'.Welting for the sun to shine,' I replied, in
L the - rverdsof - thorsignal - rihich -- we have - prisri'7
ously . agreed upon. ; .
The-woman extended her bond to me; led
me In, closed the door, 'and toi . guided me in
utter through a long passage. Pres.
ently I saw a thread - of brilliant light,--when a'
door was thrown suddenly open, and I found
myself in a brilliantly lighted apartment.
:Here
,qty condtiotress desired me to wait, and
hobbled oat of the room. A quarter of an
.Irourrelatived thus. Letilinte.l the aetionda by
"a time pieoe 'of a console table; hut erery
•
miauto seemed toThe the length of au hour:
At last the door opened. I turned; I_ tell at
her feet; It woe Kutt:ina I
FOr some momenta neither - of us spoke. I
do not-now recollect' which Eliot broke the de
haloes silence; but.l believe it was myself.
The remembrance of whit was' said has alto
gether passed away, from me. It seems to me
new-iike itdream, or the dream of a dream,
so bright,•se far away; so unsubstantial.
there.was tauten' °lege at hand. I placed
her in it; 'I knelt dowubefore her; I bent my
4 headupon her knees, and covered her little
hands with kisses. And so we told each oth
' er the stnry of our love—a broken; faltering
quer.-
. dons - leers, and kisses; but the sweetest that is
told, (once only during life) by human, lips.
Sifddenly, while I was yct kneeling at her
feet; While my arm clasped her waist, and ono
of her dear hands was resting on my head,. we
hisuld voices close at hand.
&Her highness,' said one, 4 is in her bou
- doknverlooking the terrace.' '
replied another, at whioh we both
sluddered. 'You need not announce me.'
Otieil.Kstrina; with trembling lips
t ie,my father!'
The heavy itnpe came nearer. • I apralg
my foot! I encircled, her with my arm,, for
ahe wan about to fall, and before I could draw
Another breath the door flew apen,.and he en
tered, • -
. ,
----For.a-briefinetunt-sutprOeneemed to usurp
everi.otner.leeling in Prince ivan's breiist.
Then the stern *urea - 461nd beneath the
swarthy sliiii,•and a terrible expression glared
and never stirring a foot from the threshold
where he bad paused upon opening the do'itr,
ph/eked a pistol from his belt. ' Without a
word, without a pause, he pointed the weapon
At my head. • •
There wacan exploeion, a piercing 'shriek,
and—and titilna—katrino, my heloied--my
adored ; bad flunglerself between uw,end re
ceived the deadly charge '
• I caught her ae she fell, senseless and blee
ding; I uttered wild words of hatred, of•love,•
of deepair,.rf nursing ;44 threw myself upon
the ground beside her, •and I strove - to stay
the purple stream that gushed from bar borom.
Alas ! ,it was in vain ! Before the smoke had
cleared away, befor,lvan himself well knew
the deed he had committed, all was over, and
the beautiful Katrina had paned away to that
heaven for-4or whioti—' •
r :Tho stranger's voice faltered ;:'and, letting,
down tho ulidow next to hitn, - . ,heeatted out
for a feerminutes theovsiting When
he diver in his heailagain,,,T; Okred
pocket thiik of brandy. file emptied' it at d
draught, returns 4 it tome with a Ling drawn.
sigh, tire* ,
_artAyithe Anitopas_olger...incLrn;i
mimed-
4 You. 111 forgive e, sir, if ores_
'this' pore narrative. .It la of a na•
'tore, so agonisingltp,my feelings; lh,!ktl must
content, mgeelf . with, merely, stating aleir lead.
ing fOota:itad passing:on,to subsequent events.
Print) ivatt trook , wiith'iamorse 'and: horior, ,
therEmparor4l 'leave to retire • !Vole
=
Moseevr.,: -, I received an. intimation' froig' the
.
.gotertirnent Mit Ushou:d do well travel'fca.
tieit eight or_ttil
9 1 7 1 .0 f to
ocoodel greatly- io - ,thet' . l3or:.).oty or 'lo'. potonic
partJ4W4l!.,,Ut
" ; end oared little'what becitrite of ole.,':l,:w4: a ti
lotto f
!the most reakle9e dissipation.. , Billiards, 'race
home, dinner parties; betting and
,follithr of
every description; soon brought upon me the .
I expostulations' of my' . But I 7asettre. '
lees or everything—of healtiv,lortune, mph': •
tion-all. When my father refused any long. ••
er to supply my wilful extraingances, I in
curr:ed innumerable debts; and, giving no heed'
Vii - the - woustiquenoetr, - ' - apent'ailid7dralik and •
gambled stilt- At length, by some untiodounta.
ble chance, a rumor let about that mi father ,
had - disinherited-me. From — lbis moment7l - 7
would - find - nomore credit. The eclat by which.
my . follies bad been attended seemed to Vanish:
away. friends dropped off, one by - one; •
and, except by a few blacklegs, and two or
three gird natured chums, 'I found myself 4.; •
eerted by everyone. And still snob was lily r -
infatuation, instead of reforming-instead of -7 .
meriting my father's aid and .forgivensus--1'
only sank lower and icier, and continued' to
tread the down Ward-path vice: - - -
An eient, however, in:warred which . alto:
gether changed the - tendenotes'of my denser, •
I bad been.dining with some wild ,felloWs at ‘.
•the Matson -Doree: After'dinner, , Whoti ,iv s e
were all very nearly intoxiOated,lwe
usual foe cards and, dice. I Mimi lost the con- • •
sents-ofmy-purserthen-I staked my ca'briolet
had lost it, My favorite horse and loeV:
my watch, !Maid and seals, and lost them. Oa
this; somewhat startled,_ I' paused. . .
I'll-play xi() more to night,' I said dogged:
• .Pshaw cried Any .antagonist, Throw
again ; next time you'll be mire io ' •
Butl shook thy headitact - sose frotu the ts=
a beggar already," said I, with a forced
De Lanny shrugged his shoulders. , you
please,' he replied somewhat contemptuously:
' I only wants i - ea to here your retenge.'
I turupd . Lback irresolutely..
Will you play for my hoUse and furniture?
I naked.:
!,Willingly.'
So I eat dawn again,.and in ',la few throWi
'more found myself htinfcbria,,,,Tbiatinle.l wan
feckless. I poureid•Outa bumper of wine and .
toseed it off at a draught: ,• •
It I bad a wife,' I cried* madly, I would
etake_hor next ;._butl_have-nothlng. left-now
gentlemen—notblugbut life and — liberty, and
myself, As (his is ;no slave — country, you
won't Pray,- I - suppose, for the latter 2'
. Not - I,' said DeLaneey intuiting - his gains
into hie hat.. .1 supposkyou have no objec.
ton to make out that little affair of the hou!O r
cabriolet, &0., in writing have you?'
" There wet an easy, satiated,' mimetic' tri
umph in hichone that irritated me more than
the lees of.all the rest. I made no reply . ; but
tearing • leaf. from my pocket-book, wrote
hastily, and half threw the paper at him.
Take it, air,' I said, bitterly ; and I wish
you joy of your property.'
He surveyed' the acknowledgment cooly,
pui it in his fme, and said with a sneering
emits, e
Does it- not-seem -a pity- now—that - Totl= - .-
should-hare attrolutelely nothing left where
by to retrieve these things? Another throw,
another billet of a hundred francs, and per,
Imps they , would be yours again. By the way, '
you forgot your, diamond studs all this limo..
Will you try once more ?'
And he-threw th.eilioe as he spoke. They
turned up sixes.
'You might have thrown that, Patreffai.'.
he mild. pointing to them.
I sae sorely tempted; but Iresieted.,
..• No, no,' I said,. not my diamond 'etude.—
They aro an heir loom; and—and I shall
write to. to my fattier to-morrow.'
Like a penitentgood- little boy said Do
Lancey, with an Implitient gesture. ' 'Non
sense, man, thrO'w for the studs. - I feel con
vinced you'll
'Say, rather, you feel oonvineeldithaf
win, Delancey. Have you .not stripped me
of enouglralready ?'
Iksofent he'orled. • 'Do You think I va
lue the paltry winninge 1' .
I think - you graspall jou can get.' '
•
'Liar!' •
.• The; word had aoarceli passed hie lips,
- when - 1 - Bung u gldie of nine
nno4l;t;r moment all was oonfuiion. !Blows
were exchanged. the table was overturned, • _
the light extinguished. I received a seises •
; - woundrUpon - thti - temple - from - falling-sigairist '------
tbe open door, and faintcd. '
- When I came to myself I was stretched up.
on a sofa in an adjoining:_ room, -with a sur..
geon bending 'Overlie. The morning sun wait
stroaming l in at my windows. My compan
, •
iond; rer? i
gone -- no one knew whither.
".What' is the 'matter V I asked faintly.
'Am I dying? •
The surgeou shook his head. . • '
You are severely hurt,' be said ; 'but with
care and quiet you will recover, Had I not
better communicate, with your friends V .
. .IV.rite to my father,' I murmured, 'you
will find—his address in my pooket
The surgeon took op pea and paper and •
'Wrote - immediately,--partly4ronr-my-diotation--:— . --
and partly from his opinion of my -condition.
He then said. that I must not be moved, 'and
must, abOve all things, avoid excitement. tke
he uttered these words and roserto take. his
,111,tie.; , e, sudden idea; or rather, a 'sudden pre.
sentiment,' struck Me.
put'my hand to my bosom. The diainond
aluda teem lone. ,
. . .
more.. ; The, "
I shook 'produced upon me bad that very, effect ;
which the surgeon bad betin' t eo aniio4a fo
t#614.,: I toei 'sled on
being restored to life, passed into i state' of
deltriena heir. .
If/either IoY upon
o;e:threat - old of the Afore, • and when ' •
length recovered it was to'find nay:dear. father
ttpd amithiaiiiit my side. They hid : hastened -1 •
over with autieWand - forgiveitesi, and to their
topder , oareel owed iv second existence; " A's'
',loon as my , health , was tolerably::estaktiehed, ' ".
my tither went , bask ter a few r►4t+ka to Russia; ;
.! 140° 0e4,5 1 bk0, )!? 1 0 1 o L tio. T10 1 144 1 08.p.i04
inone l voind,relintied;oo4 o av!i4oo4 4 ?-4: - .
Tan. oedilititiaiwAhllfintlnnisueelee
this
After.this I remember,
MEI
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