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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1872-11-15, Page 2E‘ HURON txposIToit. MARRIED IN A SNOW -STORM. gene.The entire horizon was cov- ered, with thick, yellow clouds, dis- About the year 1811, mortice:able charging not flakes, but masses of in Russian history,there lied upon Snow, at last it became itupossible to his estate of t'liemaradof, a rich distinguish between 'earth and sky; landed proprietor, Gabrilovitch by In vain Vlacliiiiir beat about for the name, noted for ,his affability and way, hie hoz1se went on at random, hospitality. His house was .always now leaping over the banks of open to his friends and neighbor's, snow, now sijiking into ditches, and who used to congregate:there every threatening every moment to over - evening, the older ones to enjoy a tnrn theeleigh. The hest pportable 1 game of cards with the host and his thought Of having lost tho road had -wife Petretwita, the younger ones in become a certainty. The forest of . the hope of Winning . the fever. 'of tTadrino was nowhere to be discover. Marie, a beautiful girl of seenteeri,' ed, and after two hours the jaded the only daughter and heiress of apirnaloeemed ready to drop to the •GabriloYitch. . ground. At length a kind of dark Marie read French novels, which line :accent% visible in the distaoce. naturally rendered her very send- Vlacliniir urged his horse forward, mental and romantic. Under these and reached the skirt of a for- -circumstancee love was not long in. est. He now hoped to reach: his toming. The object of her affections destination soon, as it was easier to was a Russian cadet, with scarcely a pursue his way in. the forest, into penny in his pocket, who resided in which the snow had : not yet pene- the neighborhood, and was then at trated. Vladimir took fresh come home on leave of absence. As a age, however there were no signs matter of course he returned her Jadrino: By degrees the etorm love with equal ardor. Marie's abated, and the Moon shone bright - parents had strictly forbidden her ly. He finally reached the opposite thinking of such a anion, and they skirt of the forest Still no Jaclrino ; treated the lover, wherever they met but a group of four or five bowies him, with just as much friendliness met his view. His knock at the j ets they would have shown to an ex- door of the nearest as answered by collector of taxes. The amorous an olcl man. pair meantime carried ou a :corres- 'What do you wait r pondence, and met clandestinely be 'Where hes Ja rino I' asked neath the shade of the pine grove, Vladimir. or behind the old chapel. A3 will 'About ten wersts distant. readily be supposed, they here vowed At this reply Vladimir felt as it eternal fidelity to each other, com- - his sentence of death was being an- plainecl of the severity of fete, and nou need- to him. devised beautiful plans for the fu- 'Can you procure We a. horse to tare. After some time they natur- take me thither r he asked. ally came to think that should their 'We have no horse.' . . parents persist in opposing tha ' Or at least a pride.- I' will pay union, it might in the end be con- any price. , summated secretly, and without 'Very well, My son can accona- their consent The young gentle- pany the gentleman.' - Man was the first to propose this, After a little while, which seem - and the young ladysoon saw the ex- ed an eternity to Vladimir, a young pecliency of it. fellow made his appearance, holding a thick staffin .his hand, andthey took their way across the sitow cove ered plain. 'What o'clock is it I' asked Vlad- imir. . ! ' It is already past midnight'. And in very:truth the sun, began to gild the east when the arrived fit Jairino. .The echureh door as locked. Vladimir paid and dismissed his guide, and then instantly' has- tened to the minister's dwelling. What he there learned will appear from the sequel. At Nemaradof the night had pass- ed quietly. In the morning the master of the house and hie wife arose as usual, and proceeded to the dining room, Gabriel Gl-aliiilovitcli in his woolen jacket and nightcap, Petrowne in her morning gown. After they had breakfast, Gabriel sent up one of the girls to inquire how4larie was. She returned with the message that her youpg mistress had had a sleepless night, but that she was feeling better now, and ...would come down presently. Marie soon after entered the room, • looking exceedingly pale, yet with- ont the leastperceptible agitation. ' ' How do you feel this morning, love ?'• inquired her father. 'Better,' was the answer. . The day passed as usual, but in- stead ;of the looked -for improye- . ment, a serious: change for the worst, took place in Marie's eondition. The family physician wes summon- ed from 'the . near est' town, who found het in a state of most violent fever. For fourteen days she lay at the point of death. t , _Nothing transpired of the noctur- nal flight, for the maid took good care to keep Silence on her own ac- count, and the others who knew of it never betrayed themselves with a syllable, en ,when under the in- fluence of brendy, so greatly did they dread Gabriel's anger. Marie, however, spoke so incess- that her naother could not remain in antly of Vladimir when delirious doubt as to the cause of her illness. Having advised with a few- friends, her parents resolved toI let Marie marry -the young soidier; laeeipg that one cannot escape one's fate, and be- side that, riches do not always lead to happiness. 1 The patient recovered. ' During her illness -Vladimir had not once shown his face in the house, and it was resolved to 'apprise him of his rmexpected good fortune. But to the astonishment of the proud pro- prietor of Nernaradof, the cadet de-- clared that he Should never again cross the threshold of his house, begging them at the same time to ferget utterly„so veretehedla ereature as he, to whom death alone would give repose. A few days afterward they learn -- ed that Vladimir had again return- ed t� the army. It was in the year 1812. No one uttered his name in Marie's presence, and she herself never made mention of him in any way. Two or three months had elapsed, when one day she found his nanie among the list of officers who had distinguished themeelYes at the battle of Borodino and been niortally wounded. She fainted away and had a relapse, from which she recov- ered but slowly. ' Not long after her father died, bequeathing the whole property to The approach. Of winter put an endTto these stolen interviews but, their letters increased in frequency and war utth. In each ofthem Nickolovitch conjured his be- loved to leave the paternal roof, and consent to a clandestine marriage. " We will disappear for a short while," he wrote, 'come back, and cast ourselves at the feet ef our par - ens, who, touched by such constan- cy, will, exclaim, come to our arms, dear children 1'' Marie Was long irresolute; at length it was, agreed, however, that she should not appear at supper on a day ap- pointed, but ,ahouldentire to her room under the pretext of iadispo- sition. Her maidbad been let into the secret Both were to escape by a back door, in frout ef which they Would find a sleigh ready to convey them a distance of 'five wrests, to the ,chapel of Jadrino where Vlad- imir and the priest would await - them. • Having made till her prepara- tions, and written a long apologeti- cal letter to her parents, Marie re- tired betimes to her room. _ She had been complaining all day of -a head- ache, and this was certainly no mere pretext, for the nervous excitement had in truth indisposed her. Her father and mother. nursed her ten- derly-, asking her again and again: How do you feel now Marie? Are ou better?" This loving solicitude cut the girl to the heart, and -with he approach of evening her excite - eta increased. At supper she ate othitig, but rose betimes and bade er parents good -night. The latter issed and blessed her, as was their ont, while Marie could scarcely epress her sobs. Having reached er room, she threw herself into a hair and wept aloud. Her maid nally succeeded in comforting and heering her up. Later in the evening a snow -storm rose. The wind howled about the ouse, causing the winclowsto rat - le. The inmates - had hardly gone rest, when the young girl, wrap - leg herself in her clothes and furs, nd followed by the servant with a ortma.nteau, left the paternal roof, sleigh drawn by three horses re- eived thena-and away they went at furious speed. Vladimir had also been *active hroughout the day.. In the morn - ng hehad called 'upon the minis- er eat Jadrino to arrange for the renamay, and then he went to look p the required witnesses. The first cquaintance te whom he applied as an officer on half -pay, who ex- ressed himself quite ready to serve kn. Such an adventure, he said, arried hirn back to the days of his wn youth. He determined Vladi- ir to remain with him. There ac- ordingly appeared at dinner Sur- eyor. Schmidt, with his spurs and oustache, and Ispravnick's son, a ad of 17, who had just enlisted WI the Uhlans. Both promised ladimir their assistance, and after cordial embrace the happy lover rte: from his three friends to com- et° his preparations at home. Having despatched a trusty ser - t with e sleigh for Marie, he got to a one-hoise sleigh himself, and k the road leading, to Jadrino. °ay had he set off when the ,erm burst forth with violence, and n every trace of the way was ":"-- , her. But riches vere not able to comfort her; she wept with her mother, and promised never to leave her. They sold Nemaradof and re- moved to another estate. Suitors thronged around the wealthy and amiable heiress, but none 9f them received the slightest encourage- ment from her. -Often did her. 'mother press her fro choose a hus- band—She would merelY -shake her head in silence.. Vladimir was no more; he 'died 'at MosCoW on the .evening before the entrance of the • .French. Marie seemed to hold his memory sacred ; she . carefully pre- served the books they had read to- gether, his sketches, the letters he had written to her—in brief, every- thing that could serve to keep alive the remembrance of the ill-fated youlh. About this time, the war, fought with such glory to the allies, of whom Russia -was also one 7came to an end.- The v-ctorious regiments it returned home, nd large crowds of people flocked together to greet theni. Officers who had gone forth as beardless youths came back with grave faces of warriors, their gallant breasts covered with badges. A lieutenant of hussars, Wurmin by name, with an interestingly pale fate, and decorated with the cross of St. George, having obtained leave of absence for several moritlis,look up his residence upon his estate, which adjoined Marie's present abode. The young girl received him with far more favor than she had hither to shown to any of her visitors. They resembled each other in many respects ; both were handatme, in- telligent, teciturn and reserved. There was something mysterious - about Wurmin which roused the curiosity and interest of Marie. His affection for her vc as soon unmistake- able,' he showed her every conceit -- able attention; but why did, he never -speak of leve though his dark, ardent eyes would rest upon her's half dreamily, half with an ex- pression that seemed to announce an got it into his head that by cr a, small river, the, banks of were perfectly well known t he should find a shorter route. missed the right crossing, ho and. got into a region towhi was an entire stranger. ' The continued to rage ; at leugt descried a- light in .the dis We made for it, and stopped 1 a Aura, from the brightly ated windows of which the shone. i The door was open, sleighs were in front of it, a saw several persons in the vest one of them called to ale way! this way?' I got out Walked toward the vestibule. '"Great heavens!" he said late you come Your into has fainted, and we were on very point of driving home agai bewildered ancl.half ed, I resolved to let the adverc take its course. And, indee had little time for reflection. friends tugged me into the int of the church, whichT was p lighted by two or three lamps. female, was sitting upon a ben° the shadow, while another stob side her and • chafed her temple "At last!" cried. the 11 "God be praised that you corne.! My poor mistress like havedied.' An aged priest emerged f behind the altar, and asked: " we begin V ' " &girl reverend father!' ossing w hich o him, He wever, eh the storm h we tance. efOre !light three - ad I. ibule. This and how nded the urns- ture d, I My erior eorly A h in 4.be- re. tter, Itaye d to torn Can cried unadvisedly. ' 'They- assisted the half uncon- scious girl to rise; 'she appeare4 to be very pretty. In a fit of unpar- donable and now quite incompre- hensible levity, I readily stepped with her to the altar. Her Maid and the three gentlemen present were so much busied with he ' ! as i sides. the light in this part of he . scarcely to throw a lock at me. church was diw, and my head was muffled in the hood of my cloak. 'In a few minutes. the nupial remony was over, and the priest,. cording to custom, desired the ewly-married pair to embrace. ' My young wife tamed her pele charming little face toward me, and was about to rest her head upon my shoulder with a, sweet kmile, hen suc:deply she stared tv... me ias if turned into stone'tottered, and with the cry of 'It is not he!' fell to the floor. - • • • . 1 'All the furies of hell lashed inc outJ of church. Before any one could think of staying me I had raped into my sleigh, seisced the reins, and was soon beyond the reach of pursuit.', ' The Lieutenant wee silent. Marie also gazed in silence o the ground. 'And have you never discoter- ed what became of the poor girl 1' he finally asked.' 'Never. I know neither the me of the village wItere I was arried, nor do I recollect the acne of the station where I stop- ed. At the time, my culpably rivolous prank seemed to me a atter of so little moment, that as °on as there was no longei any pur- elit to fear, I went to steep in the leigh, and did not awakeatill we ar- rived at another station.. The ser, vant want I had with me was kil- led in battle; all 'my efforts to find out the postillion who drove us proved unavailing, and so every' clue for indeed lost by which I Might gain find the scene of that folly, cavity.' r which I' have now to suffer so ) Marie turned her face toward rolo rinrt and took both his hands. • The e t htheran I have been so blind! Marie was i indeed you?' awoke in his breast, a -veil suddenly ped front his eyes. . 'Marie! God of heaven, how can eytegsazedng kdiinna - '1 am your wife !'. was the only a swer of thezirl, who sank faint- ing into his arms. --.From the Rus- sian of Alexando Pushkin,. ce early and positive declaration? -Al- ac ready the neighbors spoke of their marriage as a) settled mattea • and Mother Petrowna was more than happy at the thought of her daugh- ter's finding a worthy husband at last. One morning, when the latter was sitting in the parlor, Wurmin entered and asked for Marie. 'She is in the garden,' answered her mother. You will find my daughter there if you would like to see her.' • a - 'The young officer hastily walked out into the garden. ,Petrowna crossed herself, mur- muring :• God be.. praised ! To -day, I trust his visit will have some le - suit.' Wurnain found his beloved, clad in white, sitiing under a tree by the side of the ponce a book upon her lap, like a heroine of romance. The usual sal utations over, • Wurmin, who was strangely agitated, told her how he had .long yearned to pour out his heart before her, and begged that she would listen to him a few moments. She closed her book, and nodded in ,token of assent. I love you,' Paid Wurrnin, love you passionately.' _ Marie cast down her eyes; 'Ilave been imprudent enoogh to see yon, to hear you—daily. It is now too late to escape my fate. The thought of your lovely tace, of your sweet voice, will henceforth constitute the joy and the anguish of my existence. But I have abduty to perform toward you; I must re- veal to you a secret which has placed an insurmountable barrier betweeu us,' That barrier,' murmured Marie, existed al ways—I could never have become yours?' I: know,' replied Wermin, in a suppressed voice, 'that you have loved before; t but death --three long years of mourning—dearest' Marie, do not deprive me of my last comfort, of the blissfui thought that you might become mine if—' 'Cease, I conjure yotil You 'rend my heart l' Yes, you will grant me the comfort of knowing that you would have become mine; but, most wretched of men that I 9.D1—I am already. married !' Marie gazed up at him with a. look of astonishment. Yes, married for four years,". continued the lieutenant, and I do not know either who my wife where she is, or whether 1 shail ever meet her.' 'Explain yourself more clearly,' said the girl. I love you Marie, and will con- fide in you. You shall know all, and you will not judge too severely an act of youthful levity. It was in the year 1812. I happened to • be on my way to Wilna, with the intention of joining my regiment. Late in the evening I reached a station, and had already ordered that horses should be instantly put to again, when a fierce snow -storm suddenly arose. My landlord and the postillion urgently advised me to postpone my departure ; but I was determined to go in spite of the rough weather. The postillion had -W ju 11 Correct Way to Sweep a Carpet. Thee are three ways to sweep a carpet—one right and two wtong ways. One wrong way is to hold the broom nearly in front of the operator, with the handle inclined backward toward him, then press down as a forward thrust is given, thus heave the heaviest dirt half way across the room, while the light 'particles are sent whirling about, covering, as they settle, every article of furniture. Another wrong way to sweep a carpet is to move the broom forward with a heavy, drawing stroke, by which the material to be removed is pressed into the carpet rathew than worked gently along on the surface. If either of these wrongs ways is adopted, the broom will wear out the carpet more than it is worn by the occupants of the dwelling. When a sweeper collects a dust -pan full of the nap of the carpet every time it is swept, a new one will soon be required. The right way to sweep is to in- cline the handle a little forward, then give a light drawing stroke, allowing the broom to hardly touch the carpet. I Not one-half the weight the broom should be allowed to press on the carpet as the dirt is moved forward. Let. the dirt be moved and rolled along very lightly. If a generous supply of tea -grounds, small bits of wet paper, Or clean and wet sawdust can be spread over the carpet, befcre the sweeping is com- menced, all the fine dirt will ad- here to the wet material. A. little ,stiaart women, who is a terror to dirt,' will frequently hurl it about the room as if it were impelled by 'a whirlwindeind when the task is end- ed her dust -pan will contaio scarcely enough to. pay for the sweeping. But by using a good broom having a long elastic brush, touching the carpet very lightly, itwill scarcely tequire the strength of a child to sweep a large parlor in a few min- utes. Scarcely one housekeeper in fifty . understands how to sweep a carpet correctly.—Rwrai florae. 8PECIAL NOTICES. BREAKFAST. —EPPWS 0000.i. —GRATE- FUL AND COMFORTING. ---11' By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern the operations of ;_digestion and nutrition, and by a careful application of the fine properties of well -selected coeoa, Mr. Epps has provided our breakfast ta- bles with a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy doctors' Service Gazette. Made simply .with Boiling Water or Milk. Each packet is labelled--JAmEs- EPPS & 00.1. lioniceopathic Chemists, London." MANUFACTURE OF COCOA.—` I We will now give an_account a the process adopt- ed by Messrs. James Epps & Co., man- ufacturers of dietetic articles, at -their works in the Euston Road, London"— Cassell's Household Guide. - FROM PENNSYLVANIA. LANCASTER. Pa., July 31, 1871. MR. JAMES I. FELtows—Sir I am pleased to inform you that my health is improving under the use of your Hypo - phosphites. Excessive tax of' the body had so eNhansted my body that I could neither work nor enjoy myself, and it was with dIfficulty that 1 could skep at all. I tried rest, and active exercise, various medicinal remedies, and the most popular physicians, and- accidentally heard of your syrup in New York.. purchased three bottles at Caswell & Hazard's, and until 1 used that nothing relieved me. Now I can eat well, sleep well, work well and feel well, and have good reason to consider your syrup a mon surprising and capital restorer of the mind and. nervous system, and ad- vise all who have much brain work p take it. You are at liberty to use this as you may. ,Yours very truly, JEROME SHENK, lnsuranceAgent• Thomas' Ficlectric 911, WORTH TEN TIMES ITS wEIGHT IN GOLD, DO IrOU KNOW ANYTHING or n ? IF NOT, IT rs TIME YOU DID. There are but few preparations of medicine which have withstood the impartial judgment of the people for any great length of time. One of these is THOMAS' ELECTRIC OIL, purely a prepar- ation of six of some of the best oils that are known, each one possessing virtues of its own. Scientific physicians know that medicines may be formed of several ingredients in certain foxed proportions of greater power, and producing effects -which could never result from the use of any one of them, or in different cambinations. 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THIS invaluable medicine is -unfailing-in the -1- cure of all those painful and dangerous diseases to which the female constitution is subject. It moderates all excess and removes all obstructions, and a speedy cure may be relied on. To married ladies, it is peculiarly suited. It wall in a short time, bring on the monthly period with regularity. These Pills should not be taken by Females during the first three' months of Pregnacy, as they are sure to bring on Miscarriage, but at any other time they are safe. In all cases of Nervous and Spinal Affections, pains in the baek and linibs, fatigue on slight ex- ertion, palpitation or the heart, hysterics, and whites, those piLl will effect a cure when all other means have failed; and although _a powerful remedy, do not contain iron, calomel, anthnony, or anything hurtful to the constitution. Full directions in the pamphlet around each package, which should be carefully preserved. 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Not all at once the morning s The gold above the gray ; 'Tis thonsa.nd little yellow That make the day the (31 Not from the snow -drift May In purples, reds and green Spring's whole bright retinue To makeher queen of quee- "Upon the orchard ramn. must f And soak from branch to ro And blossoras bloom and fad Before the fruit is fruit. The fa,rnaer needs must sow And wait the wheaten brea Then cradle, thresh, and go tl Before the bread is bread. Swift heels may get the early But spite of all the din, It is the patient holding out That mak-es the winner wit Make this your motto, then 'Twill help to smooth the And steady up both hand an "Rome wasn't built in a <1.1 -*est .The Taking of the We heard DO -Mine within' I _ Nor SAW a stranger's fact! And yet a trembling and a , Crept over us apace. * 1 As on his mother's breast ri Nestling his flaxen head - Ms" little hands in her's 'en In quick _surprise he saidl Say, mother, what is du He pointed to the dim ; Sure something in the vaca Was beckoning to him. .• Between the going out of And coming in of day, , 11 -is spirit, like a 'meteor ll 8 tole suddenly away. -7-Thomas AfacKellar. GAIETIES. If a toper and a quart I were left together, whid drunk first'? —A little four-year ol vett to Providence the and in the depot was ac Quaker lady, who ask old art time, little giri up in the faee of the 4C -4u replied fI am not art little Jimmie: —Tracts designed t special requirements of are putting up stoves wi good run east now. —To the anxious emit shalk we keep our boys we would respectfully total Abstinence from len —It iz a grate deal ea a philosopher after a na biz dinner, than it iz wh knowoswt heitrig. einhesiz agoing _jiB —Voltaire was askef thought was the age of tl don't know he said ; bo the world as an Old t()( conceals her age. —The few lines receie death of several individ past week, are respectful We don't like tide kink We receive a great deal we -don't seem to hardee Now if the authors of f starrzas would Only troti their feelings and n so to the bitterness of would be much better fo for those depending t They would find the brighter ; they would *ea: The and nobler thentselves,, -in time, and we don'i , too much to etepect--mi spell. Biggest ---jB-eehl. World. The following is rf Francisco Commercid Los Angelos County, IA slope of tile Saa Fernat mountains, and in tht viciuity of the Leanaill Company's ujl region, most wondeeful collect honey in existence. located in a rift, whicl the rock to the -depth 160 feet. The orifice long and seventeen fee passages. This rift wa to be the abiding place bees, that is represente out in nearly a solid foot in diameter.' Ce have endeavored to immense store of honey these bees, but weri driven back, and one r *life in the effort. - Otle the expense of .niuch money, built g scafTuld in the hope of reach whence they could rix the reek, and extract ed sweets, but finally work. Within four y have added not less tie of depth to their trees), twined ley actual meat; it is flame -I -it -that at time time there cannot eight or ten tons oil rock. .A. Man named