Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, March 28, 1874, Page 3

L ST UOTAINVND UF HUDBANDIT. Somo‘hhing About the Found- ers of the Oxder. Objections fo the Ritual, and to tho Constitution of tho Na- {lonal Grange. What Has Become of the Monoy Re- . ceived. by That Body? Suggested Change in the Govern= ment of the Order. “?The Boston Crango and Mr, D, W. . ‘Adams. - . Yloow's Porxt, Hamiiton Co,, Towa, * Tothe Bditor of The Chicaga Tribune: Bim: We have now an oficial annonncement "o tho FOUNDERS OF TIIB ORDER, viz.: Willinm Saunders, 0. H, Kolloy, A, B. . Grosls, “Johu Trimble, Jr., J. R. Thompson, I MeDovwell, and W. M. Ireland, Tho first flve aro rosidenta of Washington, D. C., whero thoy aro engagod n vasious offieial and professional ocen- patlons. At lenst two mombers of tho otiginal firm—or founders of the Order, if you pleaso— seem to havo -beon, for somo causo, oliminated by this no# doal, I alludo to Dr. Bryan; who put in somo monoey to pay for printing oxponses at tho start, and to D, 8. Ourtlss, who' con- tributed some brain-work,—both residonta of reninsipeerms Washington.. Thiat romarkiblo string of-pondor-- -ous platitudes, the ‘“Preamblo” to tho National (Grango) Coustitution, was writton by Curtlss, . A, D. Grosh, in the abovo-named oficial list, is & Univorsalist . proacher; snd of his antoco- donts, 8s an organizor of socret orders, no Odd Fallow need ba told. ‘To him tho Pasrons nre principally indobted for the ridiculous mumme- _ries and tedious locturos of their b 4 DEAUTIIUT BECRET WORK," i 88 it i3 complacently called .by its fond suthor. Ijs roverond progonitor hns boon somerhat un- ‘fortunate, if not culpablo, in tho apphication of “his classical lore to thd “‘mmko-up™ of this “Ritual, Tho torpaichoroan featuroin the De- greo of Harveater is one against which the com- ‘mon soneo dnd religious feolings of the virtnons farmer stubbornly snd nsturally rovolf. He don't want danciog in hiv'a, When we connect ‘Torpaichore with those othor ancient goddessos of «quostionable morals,—Coros, Pomons, and Flora, —wo aro excusablo for wisliing that the suthors of the Ritual wore less classicaland sensuous ; and that tho typioal soloctions for tho farmor.wero less Iloathon nnd mora Christian tn charactor, Flora is the typoof the Bixth Dogreo. Bhe was n. Heathen goddoss, whoso festival wns celobrated by the auncients, from tho 23th of April t'l tho 18t ot May, with ‘ extravogant meorriment and lnsciviougnoss.” Was sbo the f‘ruslding gonlusof those banquots, of the privi- eged membors of the Degroo of Flora, which were hold at Washington in January, 1873, and which wero paid for ot of the Pairong’ dues and charter-fees ? Wo do not think that this Heathon oddess is tho most rospoctable and honorablo .ypo for tho Chuistian womon of America to ac- knowledge. It eho 'is, how soon, then, may wa not expect-the institution of another Dogroo, whaso tutelnr _claims for worship_sball apposl ‘with as much forco to thomou 7~ SBlull wo Liave Bacehur for an Eighith Degreo? Tho Ritual is A RIDICULODS FAILURE. 5 It is owing to the magnenimity and kind for- bearanco of the' sntirists of tho day that wo have not been already overwholmed with humor-~ ous burlesqites upon the * Graugois.” Nothing i more to po fonred, and, when tho laugh i onea falrly started, richor fun_ will follow tho “Grange” than ever did tho '‘[Knights of Mala" or the **Oriontal Order 1,001.” Then the epitaph of tho Grango will be, *Died of laugh- ter.” But tho laugh is on the other aido of the mouth when wo consider tho CONETITUTION OF THE NATIONAL GRANGE. The Ritual may oxcite merriment, but this wonderfal instimmont mnust provoke firo, It i chiefly remarkable for cunning. If the Ritual of tho * Geanga” is 0 humbug. the so-called Constitution 1 o froud; ond tho solfieh vchemes of its projoctors' ato certsinly wall cesigned, and thon profits securely guarantecd by this _documont. No ' *Dollar-Stora™ or +Uniop-Furnisbing-Company” prospectus_can excal it. A common impression is proveiling, that the so-callod National Grango ie but a new name for Ling," or ** Construction Companv,” whose members are fattening upon the Lard- carned meney of the farmers; nnd thire 18 good foundation in tho facts that hive tonked ont, o8 wall a8 in the artful devices of tho Coustitution, for such a beliof. By that document, tho mem- bers of tho “'Ring” pnri.ohx.’lku thomsolves in ower, aud absorb ail of the money, withont any egral, or evon moral, nccountability whatever. Thig i now becoming bobter underatood in lown, und honest but simnle-minded membots of the Ovder “ want to know, you know,” what becomos of nil onr monoy. . K. Clarkson, of tha Des Muings Legister, whase Loyalty to the Order no ‘man dare guinsay, in bis 1880 of March 6 DEMANDS LioOT, Tio eutimates thovecoipts of the National Granga for th fagt year at $200,000,~which, I think, is about correct,—~and aske, * Whero is the mon- ey #" {lo wants to know how many bogus rop- rencnintives of the States, with thoir wives, wat n the lust se:siou of that auguat body,—as thoy aid in the piovious oug ; and how much mileago, and per dion, yvas agein paid to them illegaily, ous of tho farmers’ 40-cent corn. Ho also sig- nitieanely inquires if thora was snother ©bacl- pay greb. It of nouso to mako such impertinent in< quucor and demaude. They ara basad upon tha theory that the National Granee is an_honest, T ro i - ato, Woll? what did hol fad—pon- tho young sporlsman {tmsiran s lé':l‘;’"‘i‘l‘l"‘.‘u"; "x:{) e T LADY-RUSTIC. Hl e e o0look ltke? * Sad—pon-= | sntion of Aknlina with young ) % thia Ovdor, oxptosaed or Implied, £0 revolo t ;t’nmm. ey i Lol bo evpke . omitted that important provision. Yot not on), {lio power to_try, but to punteh, wna usurpe and exorcised i this enso, And, while tho powo murmur? iho mombers of Doston Grango woro filla, ho Woukon Slandard of Fob. 5, pub: Adnma resides, anys 1 oing the eonior mombor of the dry goods firm of remidorco in Wakon, hio lin not ownod o or n cow, to our knowledge.” Verily, o prophel i not witbout honor save in his own country. process, ho boeama, in January, 1873, Master of the pretontiona Natlonnl body of Patrons., Iat that aspiring gontleman, that rigidly-righteow Patron, 4 FACE THE MUBIO, Masters of the Stalo Granges Now, L havo i from rolinblo authority that Mr. Adama wa throw stones at tho Boaton Grango? * Ciantes WIITAKER, A WRONGED AND DECEIVED WIFE The Folly of Writing LovesLottors, From the Miasouri Brunswicker, A tired husbaud wont homs from hus worl Jnsf wife to mend & Tont in tho upon tho sofa behind tho evening papor. dived intothe pockets. Trom the inside pockef sho drow forth a -lath ing tho dato, began to rend since you loft mo last Thuraday night. prersed to her thirobbing hieart, sho read on: and hoart.” tho wubappy wife. united in those in tho eyos of Heavon aud oarth “\What mocicoryl der ? Yoison, porhaps. foun man | Lopes and Joys : and tromblo in each othor’s ombraco—" “T'd mako you tromblo, if Ihad you in my ombrace a minuto yonr bronat—" Tho flondess ™ *and your arms stwine in loving preasuro sbout me # TFuries! would escano botwaen thom,” witliin her. ground it into tha carpot. Thon with clencned innds and compressed lips, she strode rapidly bacl and forth across tho roam, ovor and anoo making amove ag if to spring like & fary upon hor lmsband, who, with n paper como betweon him and his fond wifs. Pros- ontly o reaction took place, and tho wrotchod woman sank into s chair and found rolief in that blessed panaces for fomale 11li—a flood of tears. Grown culmer after o whilo, sho pioked up tho rumpled lotter, with an air of minglol dospair aud resignation, looked for tho rignuturs. ' Your ever loving und dovoted, but poor, ap- prehensive—"" letters to Georze. What a fool I—" bad been witnessed by her husbond. wrongad and decoived wife. THE GEESE AND THE CRANES. It s sunrise,; in the morn BStauds 1 eld of ripencd corn, And {ho rich antvinual rayn Of thoss Snuthiorn Kunsas duge Fill that fiold of ripened corn z represontative, aud accountablo body, which can ba reachod and coutrolled by & constituency in whoao hands nro tho power and coutiol of its nd- mitdntrative uod exceutive hond. It this theory weva correct, theso inquisitorial and indignant domunds of Mr. Clarkson, and of thouvandy movo, would o quile progor, and no doubt whalesome ; but, g 5 A8 17,18 x0T, tuey only displny nwimplicity and credulity which st faemsh, 0 viow of tho yapidly-growing ex'os of Uiis * Patent-doublo-neting-Gravgo- gotes” iuvention, an inexhnustible fund of amusoment (o tho business-mombora of the firm, Wwho seroucly handlo tho proceeds of tho royalty from Dues, Disponsations, and obartols, Gou- {loman,” you can't have your money, snd tho Ordertos. “The worthy Patrinichs of the Grange mo gecurely prolected - agmineb your ro- forme, and thoy diwregard your clamors, You &ro Bworu to socrasy, nnd also to rospect and obay the ¢ Uountltution and By-Loawe of tha Natlons! Grango.” Don't bo disloyal, géutlo- oo, " You paya your momgh, sud tekes your cholca ! ” ‘Lhe farmora need unl%maur, av SOMETHLAG LIKE 17, a6 amonns of ‘organization, As n class, wo can- ot afford to romsin sogregated wiule ail the redb of tho world aro combinud ngainst us, 1t ‘will givo us presont relief from tho oppressions of clas-loglalasion, nud will ocuro us fature povor, But is it not conting us fur moro than nacossaty ? Why should [t bo o oxponsiva; and ity must it bo controlled by theso men, who, from tho very nature of thely puisults; can have 210 honest Fellowship with ne, und who hava nat, and from tholr past noidons caunot linvo, our rospect and contidenco? Thevo I8 but oue ox- X lient for thoso who prefor the Ordor as it fy at divorled of ity ospouses and extortions, nn tuat is o general delogate convention of the riombers, for the purpose of placiug the Order under & 3 TEPRTSENTATIVE SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT, &nd of puthing its J)nwar whoro it propeily be- iongs,—~n the Lands of thospoople, The Pa- triarehul systom s inslsted on by ita foundors, but surely they mistako tho intolligonce and epitit of & million mon oud women of Amarica. Whoy mintook it,'too, when thoy srbitrarily ‘wiped out tho Boston Urange, As a farmer, I do ot profess any symymhv with the momber- ship of that Grange, Porlaps it ought not to Jinvo boon organized of the mntorial that com- posed it 18ut 1t woy, tiovertheloes, legully or Kanizod, by an anthorized agent of * tho found- With nn opalescent hazo And tho flocks of geeso and cranes ‘Piclk thio fatlon golden graivs, Tt fa nonn-timo ; and tho rays OF tho Indian siminor blaza, Aud tho fiold of rinened corr lich more sbattered than . Boemn emorging from tho huzo Toyer geene, it far mor cian Pick tho fallon golden gratns, It §s oventng ; and tho hoza Of tho aliort awtumnal days Tdko a mantlo ¢eems to Test Ou the dark and leaden West 3 Shattercd §s the Geld of raadzo Womeward fly tho geese, tho cranes Lingor, picking golding grains, It fa midnight ; rains and slect On tho Dlackened ludacupo beat, ‘And thero nothiuy now remaiss Of thit fleld of stunding corn, But through durkncs, sleet, ond raing Canta thu orgiug of tho oranes As thoy search through ficids forlorn “Tlguting for tho final graing, . . . . onra tho gratns, and lifa tho field ‘Whera the goliden gradns uro hud ; Aud ow bubits good and bud Represent tho geoks snd eraves Lating up tho golden grufns ; Tow tho habits that ure best ‘sud thoy carly go to reat : Dt throngh sleet ind midnight raing FHeurd the elamors ara of cranes Tighting for {bo fual graina, —St. Lows Republican, A Magician, A Fronchman in Westorn Yutkoy camo near His name was AL making a bad muss of it. Awmber, and the Turks got up & story thut Lo had buried'a pig’s hond, dnscribing on It somo mugia L athered, the Load nnd seave tho rain 'ho object of tis wicked Amber was fo wordu, whoioby, wiion clouds would uTml from tho grouu avay, oroate a famniue and soll his llour st s hlfih |:vica, It waa n desperato gume on his pait, an this world, gaod of Constantluople inlorfered, and the Lueaped. ———— ‘Tho Baznines, * Mme. Bazalno ju now {ustalled in {he prison of ho hay her husband m the Tule of Marguoiita, ery of the Ovdor,” and had, therefors, equal rights with all othor Giranges o constituted.” I know of many othora that have boen organized 1n aitlos, sud composod of tho same objootionable elemants, Yot thoy pgacotuly live, aud harmo- nlously fratornize with thelr rural brethren, Tuo Bastuu Arange was A ghgumtLY DEPRIVED OF IT8 BI0TTS, v Xliéro Lo 20 liw of tho Ul wiuvk thoy had K e boon treated with :considerntion, und thio mul lodging ausigned hov ls comaodious, Ly no permigsion to go over the [sland; and, be- ing subjected to tho same regiine ua the Marelial aho cau onl Alio tuothar, ko it can bo fouud thoro- “Lhore I8 not only 1o law of tho Ordor for rovolking o Charter, but nono for the punishment of unwo:tly membors. The * founders," hny- ing n prudont ey to tuolr own safoty, porhaps, wn orbitrary, the punishmont was no loas un- Just and malicious, Arta the million mombors of the Ordor in tho United States wiling to submit to usurpation and dospotism liko that without & D, W, ADAME, so-called Mnstor of tho Natlonal Grango, eayn not farmors, and thoroforo lio doprived thom of fol- Jowsblp, Lot us take a look at his protensions, not only to memborahip, but to the ofiico he Jished in tho Town of Waulon, Ia., whoro Alr. 4 Mr. Adams 18 not now, and has nob boen slneo ha became o mombor of the Ordor, a farmer within the moaning of the nbovoe Instructions ; but, during that time, his Erentnr intereat hina beon in anothor direction, fic Adams & Hule, and waa plso p nursoryman ab | tho time of becoming n Granger, though wot now, and nover o farmor according to Mr. Gol- dor'g dofinftion, that we know of, During our arse But this fa not all, Mr. Adamswns, by some Thosus-poous, made Master, Lo yonra ago, of the Town Btate Grange, nud, by anathor mvsterious Now and toll us whothor o was_ovor Mnstor of n Subordinato drango. “Tho Conatitytion, spofton namot mo, provides that the Stato Grango " #hall bo ‘¥mpm':medof)|lmlcu anaras:-mm';, English principle, o Sulordinate Granges”: and o National rango shall-ba “campiosed of Maslers and Pasi- nicter Masler of a Sivordinalo Grange. Thav boing true, ho n‘fiu nevor boon logally. ‘ontitlod to | found meaus to cuntract now dobts, though ho .tho-office of -Master, eithor iu the State.or Na-- tional Grango. In ho not n rizhtoous Jow to night, sud, takig off hla cont roquosted e sloovo, then Bnuk Wiln- liko, sho toole up tho_coat ;- womon-like, nho 5 dirceted, in dolicato oliirography, to_hor husband. With darkeniug brow, b quickly took tho ausplcious-looking missivo from thio cuvolove, nnd, withoub notio- *DEan GrongE: L sm lonely, ob, so lonely, ‘YA, ha! that was lodge night, ho told me,” ssid the now thoroughly intorastog womnn, ns ' slio glanced vicionsly over at hor husband, who o appeared to be just falling asleop, * O, how A IAR AND A TROVINCIALIST, ot you slaop, with the weighe of this deon sin upon you? DBut I'll seo whnt moro the brazen huzzy hios tosay, if it kills me.” Wita ouo band T kuow Lam _foolisl, darling, but whon yon are awoy thoro oo to be a barrior botweon o0 and all that_in bright aud lovely, - Tho sun does not shine Lialf o bright ; tho moon s buts whito spot in the sky, and tha atars stare coldly down, when you aro hot with me, lord of mylifo S Was it for this? wea it for this?" moaned * Fortuno nlmed the day whon we may bo ndissoluble bonds that ave sacrod Does he or she considor that his vows mado to me aro not sacrod ?_What aro they zoing to do wich me, any wav, I won- Oh, falso, falec, perfld- On, wiclod, hllish, dosigning wan- ton!" Sl tha sufforing woman road tho lotter, though cnch word burnod to sues o thousund “*When ivo need meot na, mora_clandestinely “when my hicad may bopfliowed in safety upon “and our lips emother er' tender words that * Ob; the cirenic sho-deyil 1" Dissod tho wom- on, a3 sho tricd to keop down tho bojling raro Sbo crusbed the letter i hor hands; thon fhrew it upon tho floor and sprang wpon it with hier hools, s though i wero o snake, sud over hin faco, wns nphavonily sound asleop, dreame | poifiial obsorvor cxnnot du awny with their ox- ing, perhaps, of tho wicked tomptress that Lad | isting good qualities, the chief of which is indo- emoothod out tho_ creasos, and " What's this! Flut—flut—fering birdie. A-d-a —Adg, Why bless me! this is ono of my own old A sound from tho €ofs, first like oscaping stenm, and then like a carrattling o'or tho stony stroot, nesurad her that hor ridiculous sctions Burning with shame, the foolisk woman fle to her room, and locked' herself in, sud sho is almost ns mis- orablo now_as when sho folt that sho was o hows o stato of dopravily thatis raroly ever, seen in at, just as the T'urka were sbout to luvaetlgfnln the mutior, sfter tho-manner of tho d witchoraft doctora, the Iflln[,'mpllt;i: wiol But sho tako a walk on the torrace of the bullding. Tho oldost son of tho pisouer bns boon with him sinve the merlval of tho latter, wrhile tho otlior wuu aud tlio daughler came with HFrom the Rusaian of Alexcnder Serpueviieh Poushiin, ‘Tho posncssions of Ivan Potrovitch Borestoft Tay in one of our romoto Provinces, Ho lad gorved in tho Guards in e youth, but hod re- Hrod carly in tho yoar 1707 and mottled on bis r { proporty, which he mnever ngnin quittod. 1o lind marrled s lady of noblebirth, but in indigont elroumatances, who died in ehild-bed during his absonco whon on a visit to one of his distont onlatos, Tlo soon found conwolation in bis house occupations. Ilaving built a houso ac- cording to dosfgn of his own, and ostablished 5 cloth manufactory, ho put hls monoy matters in order, and began to considor himself tha clover~ ost man In the placo,~—an vpinion whioh wns - | novor dlsputed by his neighbors, who used to visit him accompanied by ‘thelr familios and thoir doga. Ilo wore on weok days nplush jnckat, and on holldays a surtout of homospuu ; Do kopt hia own accounts, and road nothing but the Senato News. o 1o wwas gonarally likod, though poople thought Ium proud, It was only his nonrost neighbor, Grigory Ivanovitch Muromsky, wio COULD NOT GRT ON WITIL 1I3, ¢ ITe wos & thorough Russian country gentlomun. Having aquanderad_at Moscow tho greatest past of bis fortuno, nud having become s widowor at about the same time, ho rotired to ono of Lils ro- malning estates, whoro ho continuod bls oxtrava- gatces, though thoy now took a difforont courae, % | Helaid one an English gardon, upon which Lo wasted almost all that romalnod of his income. Iiia stablo-boys were dressed as English jockeys. 1ils dsughier's govornoss was an Euglishwoman. s ngricultural labors woro conducted on the f f Int ** Russian bread fa not begotten of for- oign culturo,” and, notwithstanding n consider- ablo decronse in his oxpenditure, tho incomp of Grigory Ivanoviteh did not increnge. ITo had i3 3 lived iu tho country, Novertholons, nobody con- srdored him o foo), for he wns tho firat of the Innd-owners in the Provinco who thought .of mortgaging lis pronnrt{’nt tho Court of Trus- tocs,—n transnction which ot that portod was s | considered vory hazardons, Amongst those who censured him was Borestoff, who exptogsed him- goll in tho strongost torms. Iatrad to ionova- tions fornied n promiuent tralk in hia cliaracter, t | Ho could mot sposk with _equanimity of bis noighbor's Anglomania, and sought overy ulppml.uml.y to eriticiso Linl. If hio chianced to whow » guest ovor his promiscs, and if Lis howschold arrangomenta olicited npprobation, t | Lo wns suro to kay, with s malicious smilo: “ONI yos; my place iu not like my noighbors, Grigory Lyanovitch’s, How could we squander vaftor tho English fashion? Wo aro thankful if wo can manage to keep off hnnger in the Rus- alan way!" _Theso and such like saicnsms came to Grigory Tvanowitel’s knowledge, oxaggerated and ombellished according to the talo-bearer’a zenl. The Anglomane stood criticism as badly 8 our awn journalists do, Ile rageq, and called his calumuintor This was tho footmg, they wore upon when Beresto’s son arrivpd, Ho had beon brought up at the —— Uanivordity, and lutendod encesing thonrmy ; buthia_father wonld not give his cousont. 'For the Civil Sorvico tho yonug man Lud no tnste. Nelthor would givein, nud the young Aleksoy in the mcaywhila led the lifo of o privato gentlenian, having, ‘howover, allowed his muctache* to grow reudy for suy omer- gency. £ Alnkeey wns roally a good follow, sud it would havo Liton o pity indeed wore hiy woll-propor- tioned Hguwo nover ko bo Beon in & wnitorm, aud wore ho, instead of showing off an horeobacls, to spend bin youth bending ovor oftico papors. ‘Tho neighbors” who saw lum lead on tho huntin ‘flulh. yeckloss of tho way ho_followed, all agreod in saying that ho would nover 'turn out n croditable head of a depariment, All tho young ladies watched bim, and somotimes would {afio w furtive look abhlm;: but Alckecy tool: littlo notica of thom, snd_they attributed his indiferonco to omo love-nfTair.” Tha copy of the uddress on one of his letters was nctually boing banded abont nmongst thom: ** To Aku- tina Petrovna Kourotchkin, Moscow, opposile the “Altlesey Aonastery, in the houscof the coppersmith Savelieff, and you aro lumbly requested to for- ward s letier o A N. 1" Suck of my readora as may not have lived in &n'l:nunlry, cannot imagiue how captivating are cs0 TROVINGIAT YOUNMO LADIES, Brought up breathing tho purest_air undor_tho Ehado of their orchmrd trocs, they only draw their knowledge of life and of the world from booka. . Bolitude, frcedom, lovo of reading, dovelop in thom emly foolings nnd passions which are unknowa to our worldiy beautios, The vory,sound of & carringo- Doll is-an event totkem ; n Gojoarn in tho negh- Voring town is considered an apoch jn their ex- Iatanco, nd tho vieib of o guent loavos bobind 1t long aid oceasionally everlasting reminiscencos: Evorybody is of courso at liborty to jeor at sowo of thair pecutiaritios ; but the ridicule of n sn- pondouco of _character (individualiy), withe out winoh, fn Jean Y¥aul's opiuion, no human groatnces oxists. Women mey possibly recatve bottor education fn the capitals, buc ia- tercouras with the world soon’ aseimilates cliar- actors and rondos their souls as uniform an their bond-dresses. This is sard veither in jndgmont nor in roproach ; hosrevar, nola nostra mauet, a8 Ling writton an old commontator. - 1t is eany to imagino tho impression producsd by Aloksoy on onr young ladies, It was ho who fivat appeared boforo {hem gloomy and discu- chanied 3 who fitet spoka to thom of wasted joys, and. of e withered youth; ho also wore a mourning ring with a dorth’s ead. All this was romething quita wew in tho Provineo, and tha girls wore losing their songes. But Lisn (or Zelsy,zs Grigory Tvanoviteh gon- orally cnlld her), the daughier of my Auglo- mauo, was . MORE TAKEN UP WITI It ihan was anybody clee. Their fathers did not visit, und sho hud not even soen Aleksey whon he had alrendy become the subjoct of conversa- tion of all hor young neighbors. Bhe was 17, Hor black eyos lit up hor dark and vecy ngreon- blo face, She was on only, and congequontly 5 spoilt, chitd. Ior high spirits and hor constant Lumor enraptured hor fathor, aud distrac.ed hor foverness, Mikn Jackson, » conceitod spinster of 40, who paiuted hov faco and eyobrows, read + Pameln ™ twico & yoor, received tio sum of 2,000 roublen, and who folt bored to deathin that barbarous Russia, Lina wos waited upon by Nastis, who, though a little older, was quite na giddy ns Lor mistross, Lisn was vory foud of hor, coufiding to her ail Tioy seevots, and arrangiug with hor all her littlo vlang; in o word, Nastin was 2 much more im- portant porsouago on_the Anoesulf cala:o than conld bo any one confidanta in a Frouch tragedy, May I go out to-day?" nsred Nustin upon one ocessivn, whilst dressing hor misstrosy. * Cortuinty~-whero to?" §l Lo Tugilovo, to tho Dorostole. 1t ls tho Saint's-day of thoir cook’s wifu, nud sho cumo yesterday to invite us to dinner, 1Ia that it ? " goid Lisa: ho masters ave ot oumity, and the servants ontertnin euch other " * And what bave Ltho masters gob w0 do with t?" replicd Nastin; * benides T bolong to you, and not to your father, sud you and young Berestoff haye not yot munnged to fall out: lot the old pooplo fight it out if it pleases thom," + Do endenvor, Nastia, to KEE ALEKSEY BERESTOIF, and toll me what Lo 18 like, sud what Lind of a person Lo is, ‘Nustin promilsed :'and Lisa spoat tho day im- pationtly nwaiting hor roturn, Iu the oveaing Nastia appoarad. = “Well, Lisuvoli Grigorievns,” sho enid,on en- foring the room, *Luaw young Herostolf, and lookud at him to my heart’s contont; wo wero all duy togethor." - “ How was that ?—tell mo, tell me overything as it ocenrred 1" “1f yon_ploase, thon; wo went, I, Anisin, Egoroyia, Nenils, Duulin—-" All right, 1 kuow ; woul, aftor that 2" Allow mo, I want to tell you ovorytbing as it oceurrod. Wo arrived just in time for dibver. I'he roum was full of ‘pooplo. “There were tho . | Rolbiusky, tho Zubaroveky, the olerh's wife with Lor daughitors, the Krupiusky——" “Wolll and Beroutotl' " Plonko to wait, Bo wosat down to dinuer, tho olork's wifo gt the post of houor, I next to her—thy dnughters sulked ; but much I caro abont thom——" * Denr o, Nostis, how tiresomo thou always art with thy endless purticuturs!” “at you aro ko very impationt! Well, then, we got up from table—and wo had uat thora throo hours, und the dinuer was sploudid ; we I | had for sweets, blup, red nud etriped blung mango, Om leaving the tablo, we woul Into the o Eurunn to linvo n gamo ot catcliplay, und thers lig Yo g star Joned . el 1 WONDERFULLY GUOD-LODKING,— handsome, ono msy say. Lreot, tuil, with such dsowo, * llly? ixd T alwoyh thought thet b s d in 16 tewo that ho e good-lookdug 2" | oatoh ond ldes na.'" aud their' | mora lvely than ho ia, to jgxl‘n m the game with us,” plot 4 Vory possiblo, ¢ Bay what thou wilt, Nastia, it {s a story,” bim, » He would apeud tha wholo dny with us," will 1dok at o one truth tosuy, ho offended no one—iio s 8o in: L\\\‘\};m\t." gny of lilin at hono?” **''hoy by hio 18 o capltol gontlemnn—no good, unning oftor the glrls” too muoh, Lut, down 1 timo," “Lisn. with o sigh, “+Why, whote Is the diffoulty? weot hitm. mouning, with bis gun," ko hig ‘aequaintanco, toll thea whue? 1 shall DILESH AB A PEASANT QIkn]" _bound Berostoft will uot pasy you by.” “Ana 1 can 80 woll iniitato tho pensantn, - » glonons ldeal” avout vo mature hor plaay, “aud tho vory noxi lien, blue nankeon, and brawa buttons, cut ou tomn bofuro lior lovkiug'glass thab sho had nove prickod hor tonder foot, aud th eand and shono she found unbearable, whom slio gave an order for o *” PAIR OF UARI SIIOES, according to tne measuro aohvered. Day hn uwalie, Lho swholo honso slopt. swaiting the shephord av tho gate. receiving into tho llelds. * 8y courtiors awab thelr soveroigu ; the lear sl tho morning Jroshuess, the dow, the' aligh Lreeze, and tlie suging 'of birds, flled . Lis’s hionrt witn chifdish dulight ; the 1oar of encoun: s to wait for Aloksey. Uor heart beat fi frolics constitute their prihicipal charm? lo wolcomo tho vyoung . girl, Mer beeame less buoyant. Bho foll little Dy littl dug. Lisa screamod with alarm. oi——ntid A YCUNG EPORTSMAN apnenrod from-bonind somo bushos, + " Do not buafraid, wy dear," sad ho to Lisa “ my dog docs not Lit." such an opportunity,: a wicked oue, sho might fly again. young pousant gal. “I nhail cscort thoo, i thou nrt afvmd,” knid b by thee, wilt thou not # dom in for the fice, and tho road is puslic.” ** \Whera dost thou como from? " mishrooms,” & oord, suppose ?" young master's valot."” Aleksey wished to sssimilate thair positions, *Lhou ART TELLING A STORY,” \What maken thoo think 807 * Bvorything,” Alokeoy faucicd Liva moro aud more, and, nof her, but Lisu jumped aside, and sssumed sud: denly such a sovore snd freozivg look, L Turther attompts, mafpleasl, not forget sourselr.” » ] Alekooy, with 8 lauga. “Caa it be my friona ino way civilization travels " corvected Lorsolf. immodintely. And what dost_thon fanoy ?" said sl beard mout things. Iloweve “it s not m ¢ mushrooms, unothor. Yaro tuco woll." freo bor fingors from Aloksoy's gvusp. como und sed thy fathor, Vasily tho bl kemith. “What noxt #” replied Heavon's sako do noi come. 1t wul go badl with mg if they flud out ut home tixit I have mo to death,” “But T must seo theo again, without 10, “Well, tuon, MAYEE I BUALL COME AGAIN to gather mushiruoius somo day.” Whon " “Well, say to-morrow." not, “Lo-nortow, thion, about thiy tias, ob ¥ WYen, yeu," *+I'hou wilt not decslyo mo " 1 shall nob." # Bwear thet thon wilt not." 1 Walt, thon, by 1foly Frilay;, T aball como.™ of tho Woud, semmpered aorcas. tho fiolda, #lod tablo was laid, brealtusg roady, uto'asumed the shapo of n wano-glass, w proisod her for taliug un carly wall, sovorul instances of human longoviey, hreak in winter us in suinmon, Liua did not listou to Lim, Sho was i ental 8 olroumstauoes roviewing afl thy nnmnfixu tneotiny Daor, ol I linvo nover mot with auy one Ho took it Into hishond o Join i tho gamo with you! Impossi- And what s more, ho would s Judoed, It j8 not, 1 oonld hardly got rid of + ITow la I, thou, ;".9“"’“ sy e i8 In love, and 1 do nol know; aa to myno’f ho looked oven too much at mo a4 aldo at Tanis, and the olork's dangbtor, snd at Pasba Kolbiusky also; aud, Now you surprice mol Aud what do thoy go ohoerful.” Ove thing only {s amss—ho likes in opinio, A {8 10 groat Bam; Lo Wil nober +¢ Jow. mnch X should Jike too soo him 1" maid "Tugilevo is nok veiy far trom wa—thren versts only: take n wall of b rida it that dircotion; you aro suro to He goos out dully, ourlyin tho "N, that would not do. ' Tlo might fancy that Lam tunaing obwee himi Bewdos, our fathers 2ro not o good termy, so-that anyhow I oaunoy But,—Naatia ! shail 1 ©Yhy, cortanlys pit on & conrso slurt, and ‘sarafan* sud.go boldly to Tugilevo, Til bo they spenk lioro, -Oly, Nasua | doar Noutial whut And Lun loid, Lorgolf down to sloep, fully in- tondiug to earry out her lwely project. Huo sob moroing sent to -the mavket for somno Cowrwe -a shirt sud sarafan, with tho holp of Nastis, and put alt tho fomale servants to work, ao’ that' avory.bitg wos rondy when ovening camo, Lisa Ariou o hier now tluory, and was vuliged to cou- “yob-seen-iioisolsto” suoh™ advailaye, " Bl 1o~ nearsed lier part, bowod, low whon walking, sud shoolk hor héad severnl timee,juimitation ot plas- tor-of-Lariv cats, spoaking tho pousnnt dinlcos, und coveriog her face. with her sleove wuen to cross tho yard burefooted, but tho thorns Nastia came to har aid hore also: she measured Lisa's foot, and hwrried off to tho fiolds to the shepherd "W'ropluni, s0 downed on the morrow, nad Liss was alrendy Nustla was ‘Uhe horn soanded, and tho vidage hierds wote diiven past hhor mnster's houso, 'Crophit, on Booing Naotin, gove nor o pawr of amall pacti-colored bark sloos, u rocompousé a half-rouble, Liss quietly proceedod to atlira hardolf ns a peaasnt, and, baving in . whispor given Nastin sows di- revtions respocting Mish Jackson, sipped through tho back gate sud ran seross the licouen-gmrden "o sky woa lighting up Ju_tho Ecst, and tho goldon tiors of ciouds nppeared to myuit.tho suu tering n funutior fuco soemed to givo bor wings. On renclung the liuts ol her fazher’s propeity sho slackened nor paco. 1t was liere thal sho ust, who know not why; but do . nob_the very up pro- Lionstous which aro associnted with our ,vnuxi 1fu1 ise Lnd now_penewated inio ,the dousest part of the wood, ts dull repenting mbwmur scomed iuto' & sweot roverie. Bho thought~—but is ik yostiblo to dotiio_acenrutoly tho thoughts of '» young lady of 17 who is slono 1 a wood! 365 o'cloek on a spring morumg? Bho walked. thuy pousivoly along uroad shudowed on bods sides by tall troes, when she was euddonly startled’ by tho bark of n sportsmru’s beautiful A. vuico wus heurd at the same moment, Z'out bec, Svogar, Liva lind ahvoudy found timo to recover from Tior fright, and_know bow to tako advausago of Alekaoy (my roador bug siroady recognizod Lim) was in the meantimo eyeiug uarrowly tho “Who bnudors (hoo 7" answered Lisn ; fneo- “Trom Prilulchinos 1 am the dnughter of Vasily, tho biacksmith, and £ am fjoing to gathar Tisn wea carrylng n bark baskot suspéended by “ And thou, sir? thou .ark from Tugilevo, I “Lom, indood,” snid Aloksey, “I am the But Lisa looked a¢ him and butst oab in o laugh. oaid sho; *but 1c ik uot » tuol thou haet got lioy rl"ot. I can seo thut thou art the master thy- *#If you winh that wo should romain frionds { asked hencaforth,? enid_sho, with importauco, *you 0 taught thoo 80 much wisdom 2* enld Nustinicn, your young mistrossh mald ? la hat Lioy tolt Lhat sho had overdone her part, and * thinkeal thou thut I hisve nevor beou in w gon— tlmann's houto? No fear; I buve seen aznd ‘she_coutinued, ng Lo thoo ‘thas I shull find o, B, must go one way, and L Lot go,sir; 1t s time for mo to bu” runmng Bome,” | 1) \'/zllll wy fricud Akuliva, 1 shatl cetlnl’uly. i Lisa quekiy: *tor ] Dbeen takiug s walk In tho woods with n geutle- man; my lutber, Vasily the blscksmith, will et “Deor Akulinn, I'wonld Kies thios, but daro Tho young pooplo Hopurnad. Lisa wont 616 into the garden, ond ran headlong towards tav furm whore Nastiv was awaitiug lier. ‘Chere: slo chapged her dress, gavo disconnected nus swors b0 too quosdons or hor impationt conti- daute, nnd procooded o tho drawing-room. Tho and_ My Jack- sou, alrondy painted and lnced in, ntil Loy tig- o tiug thin ulices of vrend and butter, llar'flmur Willioro is nothsg healiilon, sald Lo, *F than | to rigo with the dawn,” Aud b thercupo: ntdliml aken from Yuglieh Jourvals, romarling (hat 1 ono of thoze'who had hived over » century hs dbeon audicted to spirits, and thut thoy all xoso st duy= | lnusliy st ending | hoad, and Lian ran off tosunke veadv, 5 aud tlis bublre ¢ jobyor- | AL} and hor CONROIENCE BEUAN TO S)ITL HER, It wee in vain that sho tried to porsuade hor- Bolf that tho nnture of thoeit intorview had not oxcoodod {ho bounds of proprioty, that hor Trolio eonld havo no conegicnce whatovor,—hot consclonce spoko loudoy thaw Lier. yeason. Tho promiso sho had mado for tho noxy day torment~ ed hor moro thnn anything, and sho was all but doterinined not to keop hor #olomn onth, Dub might not Alokoy, aftor valnly oxpecting lor, gol]nm the villago, whit find Vasily the plack= #mitl'n dnughtor, the ron): Akuling, i fat, pock- motked girl, and thus obtain a olue to hor thoughtlews nrtifico? 'This iden horrifled Lisn, and shie mndo up her mind to nppear in the wood - | a8 Aluling, the noxt morniug. “Ag to Alcksey, ho was enciantod ; ho spont £h8 whole duy thinking of his now requalntauco ; tho image of tho darlc benuty -liauntod his imag- , | ination evon b night. It was berely dawn, and 1o was nlrondy drouscd. Ifo did not wait to lond Bis guu, but wont into tho flelds necompanied by ‘bis Tnithul Sbogar, and hmvriad to tho trysting- plnco, Nonrly inlf nn hour was spout in inaup- porlable expootation ; at Inak e caught a glimpso of o bluo aqrafan in' the bushes, nud rushed to wolcomo his donr Akubnn, Sbo smiled at his onraptured show of gralitudo; hut Aloksey at onco noticod that hor favo boro bracas of srdions aud nuxiaty, o inslsted upon knowivg tho, omno, Likn avowed that che considored her conduet_jmprudent, thut sho ropeniod, that sho did not wish Lo fail in hor ],))I'Umi“fi thin time, butb thnt this meoting was to Lo thoir last, aud abo begged him o DNEAR OFF¥ AN ACQUAINTANCE which coulil bo productive of. 10 goud, All this wna, of cvurso, snid 1n the provincinl dinlact, hut the idens and foohings, 8o wncommon in o simple conatey g, strilc Aloksoy with astonishment, Mo exhausted n!l his eloguenco Iu endeavoring to doter Atulinn from hor docislon ; he assured Jior o thoe purity of his intontious, promiscd nover Lo give hot caugo for ropentanco, to sub- t | mit to biov Sn al) thingy, sud imploved Ler not to doprive him of tho one joy—that of scoing her alono, wora .1t but_evory othor day, but bwico o week, Ile spoke in tho Inn(:unim of truo pag- sion, and was at that momont really iu love, Lasn lstoncd in sitones. ¢ Promike me,” aaid aho at last, * that tnou wilt nover seek me in tho villago—nover inquirc niter mo. Promiso |ma.not to. look. for--uthor-maotings but thoso which 1 shall mysolf nssign.” ® Alekuoy was nbout to swear by Holy Friday, but sho stopped bim with o smile, “I do not roquiro onhy,” sald Liua, #thywordis wu- ficient,” L r mugling, il - of whie —olleitod — Nas~ | “"Atior thnt they walked abont in the wood in tiw'd completo - approbutton. Lhere as A P irf oo dmwg_},k: o ondnavored | friondly convoréstion, until Lise safd: **I¢ iy time,” Thoy patted, and Alcksey, wWhen loft alang, could uot uaderstaud how asimplo country girl hind contrived in two meotings to possoss such Influonca over him. Hi ntercowrso with Akuline contnined all the charms ot noval- - ty, and although tho rostrlotions imposed by tho sitango malden toomed Lurdensome, the iden of a | brealung his word novor entered his head. Tho fact was, that in spito of his ominous ring, his ‘mysterious correspondonce, aud.his gloomy' dis- onchnntment, Aleksey was o good and ardont youth, with ‘s pure Loatt, capablo of iunocent onjoymonts. Ware I to follow my inclinations, I would hero cortainly givo ‘a dotalled secount of how tho young peoplo mat, of thioir growing attuchmont wnd confldence in each olhar, and of thelr occu-~ ations and disoourso ; but L am nware that the greatest portion of my roaders would not. sharo- this pleaswre with meo, _As & ruie these dotails ar0 nausenting, and I shall therefora piss thom over nud romark brielly, that'two mouths Liad searcely gouo by boforo my Aloksey waa i 1OPELESSLY IN LOVE, and Liss, though miore resorved than he, not % |-more wndifforent. _They wore both bappy 1n the - | preeent, and caved but littlo for tho fature. ‘Wl thunight of inseparable -ties hnd orossed their minds moro thau once; but thoy had nevor hinted at 1t to esch: othor. Tho reason is ob- » | vious: howovar much attaced to s dear Alin- lina Aleksoy might have been, Lo conld not for~ got the distanco which sopnrated him from o poor country gitl. Lisa, on lier part, know ot the enmity which oxisted betwoon thoir fathors, and derod not hope for a ‘mutual reconciliation. 8 mirth | Jjagids s, Ler vanity wassceretly stimulated by the 0 | faneiful hopo of at Inst seeing the owner of Tugilevo at tho faot of the Prilutobina black- smith's daughter. ‘Aa fmportant event suddenly threatened to intercupt their matual relational Ou'a clear co!d moring (ons of thoso ta which our Russion autumn abounds) Lvan fetrovitel Berestoff went out for & 2ide, taking with hiny threo couples of sporting dogy, a groom, and | soveral atablo boys, provided with ratiles. Grigory Ivanovitea Aluromaky, tempted by th. Lrigntiess of the \mmh,nr‘ ordered bis short- { tailod maro to be snddled, snd st about 3 {tho samo hour rola ont at a trot vonnd his Anglicised domain, On noaring thio wood he noticed bis neighbor, who sat bis horso proudly -in au overcost lined with fox-fur, on the look out for o bato which tho boys waro T, sit,” smd aito, foigning to be panly shy | Lnuting ozt of tho thuckob with their shoals and : and partly frightened, ** I awm atvaid ; luok, shels rattles. I¥ad Grigory Ivouovitch beon uble to foresee this enconnter, ho would cortainly have turned back ; but he had come upon Borestoll quite unoxpectedly, aud wos now witlin_ pistol- f | siot of Lim. ‘Thoro was no Lelp for it; “taou will tot mo walk | Mwomslty, lise s woll-bred Europeau, rode up to his onomy, nnd politoly addvossed bim. Iavestoff repliod with somothing of the zoal & ehamed boar displnys when ordored by his keop- ment o lare lopt ont of tho thicket and ran O im0 tho flolds. Borestor and tho room shouted with ull thcir wieht ; thoy loossd tho dugs, and followed at full spodd. Murom- giy's horse, winccustomed to tho chuso, started aud ran pwhy with him, Muromuky, who con- widered bimself a good horeemnn, 100soncd the reins, end.was secrotly congratulating Limsoll | upon'such” au opportunity for frecing himaelf . | trom sn undesirable companion. Bub having gono as far s a wavine Which iv ot hithorto Boticed, his horso sirddonly aworved and UNSEATED I19 JUDER. Having fallon ratler houvily on tha frozen ground, Lio_lny cursing bis short-tailed mare, Which, as if_comiug to hor_senses, stoppod 80 suon a5 sho Lcame nware of tha remavul of her busden, Ivau Potrowiteh rodo up to Lim, fuquising whethior ha wora Lurk. he groom, “Well, how is it possitle not to Jistingmisiy | beving “in tho meuntime mecured tho the sorvant from the mustor? Thy drous ir- | peccaut horse, led it by the bridle. forent, Hhou speakent dufferently, and thou oven | Ho sssisted ‘Muromeky into lus saddls, callest tho dog 'in an outlanaish way." . and Berestoff invited” bim to his houso. | Dinromulsy could not yofuse, fooking that ho was beiug nccustomed {0 sland npon corethony with i undor b obligution, aud it s thus that Boto- ouny couutry girls, ho was about to ombrace stoff roturncd home full of lonors, lmviu§ huuted down n haro, snd loading his wounde adnost like o prisonor of war. & i advorsary; Aloksey wua rmused; it kept bam from aoy | ‘b0 1w noiehbors breakfasted togolhier, con- y vorsiug In quits . friondly way, Muro: iorestoi? for Lin droshky, ucknowled that ho was unablo to vide homie after his fall, Borestoft saw him hinwelt over the threshold, and Muvromsky would nat take his leave until ke Lad oxacted the promso that be and Aleksey Ivavovitels would dine at Prilutchino the very noxt day. In this manner an ol aud deeply- Jooted onmity seomed sbout Lo be brought to an il through tho shyness of & short-tailed mare, Lisu rushed out to meet Grigory Ivanoviteh. wWhat doeg this menu, papa?” asked she in sarprisn ¢ “what mulies you lemo? Whero s your horso, und whoso drosily 1 this? " “hat 18 what, thon wilt nover guess, my dour," rapliod Qrigory Ivauovitel, and ho 'then rolnted to Lier waat had ocourred. Lisn oould Lisa wag about to withdraw, not h?l{uvnhhuruoahli mugoryf I\'nulovnnh, l;‘;llllx- loks ed Lo & out giving her tiwo to vecoyvor from hor surprise, o orolsad s el Tt te liyuamey e ned ner that both tho Boresioffs wore to “Alulina]” nnswered Lisa, ondenvoring_to 1| dinio wich thom ou tho morrow, \What nra you saying? " oxolnimed sho, turn- ing pale t “&ue Toiastofls, futhor aud won, dine with us to-morrow! No, papa, you iy plese yoursalf, but NOTHING WILT, NANE M3 SIIO MYBLLY “ Ayt thon ong of thy seuscs?” rophed hor fatbor. ** How long is it since thou hast becomo o shy 7 or dost thow nurso au hereditary latred liko a boroine of vomunce? Come, don't e y o silly." "yl\'o, papa, nothing on earth, no troasure in the workd, will persuade me to appear betoro the Boreatofts " £ Grigory Ivanovitol shrugged s ahoulders, nuflknu\\'ingl)mtuuthln‘f wus to bo_ gained by busradicting hor, cenred tho discussion, and ro- tired to rest ufter bis oventful vide, Lisevets Grigoriovns wont inty hor own room, aud called Nustia, T uferrad long to- Wuat would ‘Rlekeoy think wore ho to recognize his Akubua in a woll-oducated youne lady 2 What opiuion would Jo form "of lhor ‘conduct, of har rinoiplcs,of Ler good songe ? Ou thd other haud, Eim was ansious to seo what impression suok nu umexpocied moating would produce, Suddeuly » thoughit crossed hor mind. Sho lnstoned {0 _communicate it to Nastin ; both- exulted nb the iden, and they 1made up thoir winds to carcy ouk tho plau without fail, Qrlgory Lvmnoviteh Inquired of bis daughter the following doy ue broaklast whether she aull intonded to concenl herdolf from tho Borestons, “Pupy,” aaswered Lisa, “I shuil rocelve them it you wish iz, but upon ono condition— Ly, WIHATZVER HY APPEANANCE wrhatever I miny do, you will not weoid me, nor rhow any signs of surprhie or disploasire, Bomo new froule !" kall Urigory Ivauovitoh, tz‘ “*Woll, all right, L coneunt; do what thou wilt, my black-oyod littlo rogie.” With theso words lio kissed Lar. Iy AbQ o'oluvk previivly, & Lowe: - conuotte would have beon not benting, ot to maite his bow to the public. Af that mo- drawn by alx horsos, drove up to the duor, round the greon lown in front of 1. o old Jlurl.)a!ufl alihted wich tho atd of two of Muromsly's llv- oviod servanta, Mis son had followed litm on Loisaback, and losmtlmr thoy ontored tho dining- voom, wheto tha olutly was airondy laid, = Mu= romky recolved hia guests In_ tho most friondly mannor, snd having proposed a turn in the gar- don botoro dinnor, and n look at tho pavi lod tho ‘woy along thn carofully swopk and graveled walki. Tho old Berootoll wos montally Immenting tho labos aud time lost on Atich unprofitable fanclos, but con- widoratoly kopt his thonghts to himaell, ls son did not patticipate cither in tha disspprooation of tho practieal Iandownor, or f tho anthusiasm of the valn Anglommne; bo was imprilontly awniting the appontanco of hin host's daughtor, of whota o had foard miueb, and though Lis lionrt was, oe wo know, nlreuly full, yosth and ‘benuty still influencod his imngination, Upon their yoturn to the drawing-raom, the thrao soated themselves; and whilo tho old gontleman rovivod rominiscencas of past dayg, ond reeapitulsted nuecdotos linv- ing ~roforonca to their morvioos, Aloknoy i musing upon what part ho hind heat entet i tho prosonce of Lisn, 1o decided that cold in- diferonce s undor nll circumstances tho bost snited, Tho door was opened ; Do turned his _hiead wilh so muoh nonchalunce, such cold onre- Teeanes, that, to leart of the most lnvelorata 2l luck would havo it_that Instoad of Lisa ibero antored old -Miss Jnckeon, who, plned and Inced fu, .mado o alight curtsoy ‘with lowarod cyou, and Aloksoy’s manly military bow wau lout Aipon her, 110 hnd no tima to propare for n new clfort, for the door was ngein opened, and this tlme Lian walked in. = All orosn ¢ hor fathor wan about to intraduce Lits guants, when lio nlgdllnnl‘\: shiocliod Limsolf aud bit iu . Lika, bis dor i, was PAINTED TO 1ER TYEDROWS, and rouged o an oxtout which outdid Mims Jnolwon herself : falso curls, muoh lighter than Tior own liair, wero Arcanged aftor the model of. & Louls XIV. wig ; sleovay, a Vimbceile, stuci out lie Madamo do Pompadout’s boopa ; her walst was continoted into the shapo of tho lot- tor X, and those of hor mother's diamonds which had oscaped boing pawned sparlled on hor flogors, hor ncok, nud in hor ocars. Aloksoy could rot possibly have rocoguizod hin Akuliun under (Ll idiculous and gosioous disguigo.. 1is fathor kissed hor Lund, sud ho, thongn’ voxod, followed bis exowplo, o fancicd that tho small whito flugors tremblod as he toached thom, and he a¥ (Lo samo lima no- ticod hor small foot, which was coquetishly shoo- strung and dosiguedly thrust out. his somiowhat reconeilod him to the rest of hor attire. As to thto white and rongo wo must svow Lhat i tho innocency of his heart ho at firat did not notico, and nover aftorwards suspectod such s thing, Grigory Ivanovitch recollceted bis promino, sud ondosvorad 1ot to Ehow ovon & symptom of na- tonishmont ; but his deugltor's Joko_appoarod 80 ludicrous, that ko could scarcoly rofrain from: laughing. It did not, howover, exeito tho risi- blo facuitlos of tho prim Lnglishwoman, Sho conjeotured that the paints wore produced from hor'drawors, and n deop blush of voxation was visiblo through the “nctificial whiténoss of her faco. . Bho cnst angry glancea at tho young of- fouder, who, putting off all exslanutions v a ‘moro sulinblo occusion, did aa if she saw them not. . . ‘T'hoy eat down to.dinner. Alckeoy continued absont aud thoughtiul. LIBA LOOKED PRIZ, apoko through hor teeth in a drawling voice, and ouly in Freuch, Her fulhor waa walching her incossantly, not comprehendiug hor object, but finding it all very smusing. Tho Lnglish- womun was wrathfal. aud silont. Ivaa Dotro- vitch slono was thoroughly at his aso; bo ato for two, dranlk profusoly, epjoyed ltis own morri- mobt, convorsing more frecly and laughing with more zost from hour tohour. At Inst they rose ; tho guosts took their leave, and Grigory Ivunovitoh gave freo veut to hiz laughter and his questiontuge. Wt put 16 into thy head to_malo fools of thom " o juquired of Lisz, * But shall I tell theo what? \hite paint really suits thee. did not wish to pry into. the seorots of o lady's tolletto, but wera £ in thy placs I wonld always mxu"pm‘l‘b—-ol course not immoderatoly, bub just alittle,”. Lisa was delighted at tho success of hor schome. She emuraced ber father, promiaod to oconmder his advice, and ran off to pacify the irritsted liss Jaciaon, whom she with dificulty provailed npon to open tus door, and to lisen Lo Der justification, Lisa was ashamed Lo appoar with such & dark comploxion before » sirany shio dared not ask—she folt suro Lhat doar, Dlisa Jackeon would forglve hor, otc., eto, ' MG Saghon, being uatisiedthat Lisbad not mesntto Tidiculo her, was appessed, kiseed her, and in token of yegoncilistion prasonted hee with a S3ALL, TOT OF ENQLISH PALYT, : which-Lika nccopted mith » sliowat siuicere grati- tudé. S By reador will.guons that Lisa waa no slow in socling tho mewtiig-piace in the woad' od the Tollowing morninz. : *)ioi wontess to ourmaster's 1sat night, eir,” said #ho to Alcksey ismeduatoly. * What doat thou think of 0.ar young mistrews " 2 A“.‘lcl(nuy roplied thut Lo hed not taken notico ofhor. * What a pity!" eaid Lisa, “And why ¢ wos bis question, #Becnuso I wanled to kuow whether what they sny s truo.” i And what o they uny 2" g what they say true, that T am like hor 2" “3Vhat: nonsowss! Why, sle is s porfect fright compared to theo.” O, me! what s shamo to talk liko that! Our young mistiess ix 5o fair, dreasos s boauti- fuily, Low 1 it possivlo to couaparo me to bet " ‘Aleksoy sworo that she wae prettier than all tho faif ludics pul togethior } and, anxioun to re- asguro hor, lio begau to doscribe hor mistress in such ridiculous colora that it made Lisa laugh Lewnstily, = * But," said sho, with » sigh, “howover ab- surd_our mistresy may be, stid T am ou nolet- tered dunce comparad to hor," »0al" said Aloksoy, ** much thero isto be unhappy abouc! Why, if thou wishest it, I wilt tench theo to read.” “\hy should I not indeed try? " meid Lisa. + All right my dedr, lot us begin at once, " Thioy sav down. Alolwey drew out Lis pockot~ book and pencil, sud Akulina_fsarned the alplia- Vot with sarprising faciity. Alekeoy could not putiiciently wouder at_ber aniness. The noxt moramg sho wished to learn {0 writo. 'Yha pen- cil wouid not at firat obey her, kut in n tew mo- ments sho formed her lot! pretty fuirl “What. & wondorl” Alcksey would mny; “why, wo leorn moro quickly thau if wo had follovied Lancastor's system.” ™ And in truth, at hov third lesson, Liss was able to spell, ** Natalia, the Doyar's daughter,” 'intormixad wiur ber reading romsrks which truly surprised Alckso) aud sho fitle:l 8 sloot of ‘paper wish extr from ths oo story. - % A waels elupsed, 2ud they I BEOAN TO COURISROND. A hollow in an old onk served astheir post-ofilae. Nustia woa fulfilling the duties of postunn on the sly. Aleksey used to deposit his Lali-text opistics, and find the lucrogiyphics of his e~ lovad ono written ou coutmon bins paper, Aku- Jius waa rapidly scquiring o more ologant wodo of oxpressing lioyself, and her mind was evi- dently boing dovoloped and instractéd. > "'ho reconuilintion botweon Ivan Potroviteh Borostoll and Grigory Ivauovitek Dluromsky, had in tho anonutime progressed .to intimacy, and at lest ripened into friondship under the Tollowings ewreumstunces : Muromsky often mused onthe ruct thatull Ivan Yetrovitoh's proporty would nt hiy death pass to Aleskoy Ivauovitch, thut Alewkoy Ivanoviteh would {hus bscome ono of the richest lsndownors i the Province, and, wuch being tho case, there could ba no renson why Lo should not maryy Liga, old Boros- toif, ou Lis prt, although Rware of bis noik bor's poeuliatities (or, as o tormod thein, kin- gitbly tollies), did not for all that ignoro his many Yool gualitios, For instanco: fis raro obili= ties; Grgory Ivanovitch was moarly ro- luted to Comunt Prousky, a well-kuown and iufluontisl mun; the Couut might Do of gervico to Alokseys and Duromsky (so thought Ivan Petroviteh) would suroly bo glad of tho opportunily of lmvint; Lfa deughter so comforfavly kettted. ho ol peoplo thought ovor tbo project #o frequently in their own minds, that they nt last oxchunged thow views, embratod euch otlier, promwed to mako muters utraight, ond wot to msturing their pieas, onoh after his own foasbion, Muromsky forousy o diticulty; ho would have to porsundo his Delsy to bevowo LTI ACQUAINTED WITH ALLRSEY, whom ko and uot met uinee the wenioruble din- per. 1o faucio thoy did mot smuch cave or ouch othor; ot loast Alokssy hud uover usuiu entlod ut Prilutehino, und. Lius withdrow wheu- ever Ivan Potsovilell wonld hovor them with W ‘visiw, - Well,” thought Grigory Ivano- vitoh, *1f I oould got Alexsoy to como horo avery day, Lisn must end by falling in love with lit. ‘Chat s in the course of nuture, Tino wiil do tho roat, " Tvan Potrovitel was less unodsy about the guccens of his placs, 1le callod by von into hiy Study thut sanio ovouing, Kt hin pine, wnd ofcor 3 patge, wald, * Mollinke {6 i u fong timo, Alyosiad, sinca thot st laat talkod of ontering tho nr O lins tho Hussar's uuiform lout its attraotions ¢ " +'No, my fathor, " nnv‘vnml Alehm?' rovors ently, #Iuoo it W ot youy s tiint I should Judis'thd Kusvars § #in iy ditly 0 olivy yot " “Tat's right," anawered Ivan Potrovitoh; X ee thou ark an obediont son : that s & consola~ tion, I on my patt do not wish to stand in thy way ¢ Tdo not wish to hurry tico to ontor tho Ol sorvice at onga; in tho meanwhilo, I should lika theo to marty. L “\how, my father ?” inquired tho nstonl hed Aloknoy, ; Blisevetn Grigorlovna Mitromaty,” nuawored Ivau Potrovitel, " What s brido [ elt#” : “Fathor, I have not as yet thought of mare, 0. Ilon hast rot thought [—tliat s why I havo thought for thee.” “Ay you plensoj but I do nob like Lisa Muromaky." B Holsou wilt Jike her by-and-by. Habib will Lring tho liking with 16" #+ 33t I focl Hicapablo of making hor bappy.” “11er hnppiuo:s neod not troublo thee, What g this tho ‘way Lo respectest thy fathor's wishes? Very woll." 6 “ As you pleaso, but Ido not wish to marry, ana I shall not marry."” T, "ip i *hou shale arry, or 1 BIALL DISINHERIT TOLE, and 8 to the entaten, by T nball sol or’ Aquander them away, and shall not loavo theo tho firncsion of a kopack. I give theo threodaya to thunk it over, and do not thou dare to coma to mo in tho meanwhilo.” Aleknoy know that wlon hia fathor toolra thlng Into hin lLioad, nob Gvon & nall, ns Taran Blotinine§ Lias{t, wonld duive it out ; but Aloksoy took aftor nia fathor, and was quite s diftlentt - to oyorcomo. Ho ratirod to his room and medi~ totold upon the limits toa Yln\'unt's will, upon Tlienvota Grigoriovnn, upon Ina fatuor's solomn thcar. to make n beggar of Lim, and finaliy Lo thoughi ot Akulina.” o felt for. the finst tima cloarly til howas passionatoly in lovo with har; the romantic idea of marrving & country girl, aud _emrning his own llving, lushed ncross his mind, and the more he dwolt upon such & proj~ . qot, the moro reusonnble it appested, Tho meat- ings in the wood bnd not beon continuod for somo timo ou nccount of wob woather, Ho wroto & distracted lettor to Akuling, in an easily logiblo hand, informing hor of "the ovil whick threatencd thom, and offoring his hand. 1Io nt once doposiied the lotter in tuclr post-olice; aud rotired to roat porfoctly at onse, Tiem in bl declsion, Aloksoy rodo over.to . & Muromslty's carly on tho' following morning, to * Anform him frankly of his Intontions.+ Ho-hopeG « to oxcilo bis sympnthy, aod to gain him over. * Is Grigory lvanovitch at homo #" asked ho, fumug up hiy horso ak the gato of tho Louso a¥ Prilutchine, 7 *No, sir,” roplled the sorvant: '* Grigory Ivanovitch loft quite carly this morning.” * How provolting [ thought Alekssy. ‘Iz Elisavota Grigorievua al Lowma 2" 4 * Yon, sir.! ] And Aleksey, jumping oft his horae, gove the sorvant the bridle, aud walked in, without vewg announced., 7 3 * All wilk'ba doclded,” setd ho to himaalf, aghe approsohed the drawing-room, *Ishalioxplam % it nlt to hewseit.! [ i Ho entored—and romained petrifiod!- Liss—~ | no, Alaling, -~ b DEAR DARK-IAIRED ARULINA, B notin hor sarafun, but inn white morning. drosa, Bat by the window, roading Lis lotter; s | did not hear im entor the room. Alsksoy woe unable to suppress a joyful exclamation.” Liss . staricd, looked up, ntterod s ery, and was about W to run vut. e rushed to hold hor back, . & Alling, Aknline " g 4 Liee atrugglod o Ireo hersolt, ! *'Mais lnwssoz moi done, mousieur—mais etes- vous fou?” sho kepb 1opoating, and turniug oway from hin. ‘ “Akuling, my friond Akulina " roitorated ho, Kinsing hor hauds, g i Mins Jackeon, who was wituossing the scons, | Xnew not what to think, At thst moment tha it door opoued, and Grigosy Ivauovitel outored. k “ Abin{ " snid Murorskty ; why you appenr 40 Dava settled the matter alrepdy.” My reader will pparo me the unnccossary task of daseribing the dononement—SL Paul's. *Formerly i Russla tho military only weta allowed to weaz muktuches, . 2 {The notional femalo dress, 4Pet name for Alaksey, 2 A character in Vou-Nisen's comedy # Nedasod® RARE. JUSTICE. A crsb and a tnrtle lived nnder s myrile, . Juat in the pond at the foot of the hil, The crab was the hack—abarp, snappy and black, “Tho tnrila waa mastor—4at, pokey, and still, iy R TR RS T S Tha turtls gave orders from off the pond’s borders o Coab 414 e roArketing ay by Bimaclt, i And worms fat as butter and all full of spiutter Ho braught for his master ta lsy on the shaif, They Nyed thore togother through all the. fue wealaer, And :I‘mn came the sutumn with whirlwind and galo | The pond ‘graw an ocesn, end {n tho sommotion. ¢ The turtie imagined biu victusls were malo. 4 Ty pnlnw in my liver,” snid Lo with & skdvors.. . #Tne worma aro like alavings, tho suails keve “Ba meat, 'm mengeo and hollow ; T wason Apobas . ‘Go qoickly sud got me some food T t They argued together, The crab anid the weathor Was miuol 160 suvorw for iy delicato frume ; “he wind," s his mostor, % will blow 'you thg taalert Then kicked the orab out with ;o scruples er ‘shawe, i Ten sprawls | ho s Janded, well watered and sanded; One groun! and he stacts for the inu just abead § o's nobody's chioken te miud for n kicking ‘He'il have Lis revengs on the burtle nstead. A splendid old turtls lives under the miyrtle,” ‘He crics to the landlord who camo to the door, 4@q get bt fur diuner befors Lo grows tisiuuer, Go quick! T will show you tho wuy to the shore.” The crap went the faster, and resched Lifs old master 3 Tt timo to fufurm bim of what lie had dane. - @@n ] whippity-whoof, sir, you'll muko o line soup, 8l 1 wateh wallo they fix you, Olil that will bo fun® The landlord looked gently, but vory intontly, All over tho crab who hud acted ni guide ; Than auid § * You aro tender and dafuty and glender; You'll da for my suppor, woll buttored aud fried Tue orab erled fn terror, percelving bis ereor s J g Iundiord wolked off with both muster nud mon They bojied the fut turtlo from uder the myrtle, ‘Aud friod the Inlso erab in 2 hot butturod pan, —1t. W Ksterbrooks in the Independent. phasidliasnias Drinking Freais of the Inhabitant: oi Buhomey. Fram the Londan Touer. Court life st_Abomoy 16 suything but eusy, and lenst of oll during tho annual ** Customs,” which, with ittlo intermission, last for months. Somo people may think thut it ia an cosy th g to it undor nn umbrolla ike tho ** Groat Mog: Baba," for wixteen hours aba tretch, the monot- ony of Gourt routine beiny; rolioved ' by drinking yuin and muscatel, the_incessant firing of guns, tuo furious dances of hundeeds of Africans, and oconsiounl pas do dotix with tho King, the ren- orul hilarity boing consummated by the sight of gevoral victins tirown from o platform, tied up in bualots, wwhowe heads wero stowly haolod oft by tmpromiptu oxccutionors, all tho greut nobles competing lo discharge that Lorrd duty, On such occasions the Xing, after o danco to rouss Lty opirits, driuke spirits or wino aut of tho skull of a petty lang whom ko liad slnin with his own hand, whilo tho wholo infuriated orowd domand, tohe led against the hated Abbeokuts, that it moy be broken and: dostroyed utforly.” Suoh Coutre coromonics, prolonged for days and wedks and moutls, might pall on the most ardent ap- potile_for tho “sensatiounl. Nr, Skoitclly at~ tonded thom sll,—indaod, it would have boon the zrentest breach of afl?ueuu to_havo declined nom, od the rulo thatit is the duty of travelers togconll that i to bhe' weeu, but'he confossas over and over agnin his roliof When darknesa full on tha oxeiled scono, and the' King sont him bhig Whass vn,” for withont ram 1 gallons and deownjohus 1o action iu daily lifa Is completo in Abomey. —————— i Au 01d Norwoginn VosselwEXtraor. | dinary inscoverys H The Musonm of tho University of Christiania , 't now pouscenes & remarkablo roliv of tho Aga of fron: auo of tho vessels used by tho Vidngs for their piatical cruikos and desconin, on the const of Prance und England, Wa learn it tho Sagas that whilo Paganism Insted, the mado 6t vl 1n use, at leust for porsous of uoto, cons sltod in Lauling o ship out of the wator, putting tha dond body in, and thon covering tho wholo with oarth, so au Lo form n tumulus. Tha yosaol cludod o wan thus tronted, aud waa recontly diseovered.. It has u kool of u winglo piece 43 fost long, but attached to tho hull by pegs only, tho ribs boing q\ultn indopondet “of .it. Vo uhip hus n brendth of 18 fct, and & depth of & feat ; ko that she must bo vety fiat, loop and % prow havo hoth tho samo shapo, und are voiy I i much damaged, Tho side plunks, from ten to . oleven in uumbor on ouch, aro un inch thick ; the noils bave o round head outside and o square onw Ineide, ‘Tho guunolo ara, |§Nlu; tho ribs, thurty in numbor, b ntorvals of 3 foet 7 inoh sto compoted of' threa pleces, spliced togothior ko oud-to-end, pattly with iron flmtonlu[;n and part- “i Iy with oaK. Tho vessol wus propolied by oara . * it g9 well'ns with satle, 'T'ao boucs of w mun aud i of a horeo wora tound fnnide 3 nlso a fow tools, i Dt 50 eaten up with rust that they could hurdly e bo distinguished, ‘U'wo glass boads, tho hilt ofa sword, the remains of & cont of mail, a lancos i Toad, part of o shiold, uud a portion of & r:lr of 4 skatow &to the privoipul aitdolos fuuud