A CRIMINAL CASE IN RUSSIA.

It is now more that twenty years ago, tltat it Jew natured Abrshutn, tlte son ol .-\ braltatn. instit- his appearance one day in Ntiveuil-or at the olli--t-. of Captain Ispravnitz. the head of the police in the digiris-.1 of Rmltiiiiyset. in the province til Kiev. This Ahraltatiii. the son of Aliialititn. was I tavern-keeper, and. in fact, had the post-liotire et the little village of -‘Cll\t'll0\Ve~I.t|Zy uti liar his tnanageinent. Like all other It-we. not only in Russia btit |9I!I‘.\tiIlt'l't‘, he was strongly averse to airy regular agricultural pursuits. and t-ottst-queiti- Iy. in it country agricultural par (’.T('t”€IlC€, was driven to the alternative ofeking out his pittance iii life by retailing spirits. johhing liorses. and making as miich as he could of wliortisoevcr the ill destiny oftliirst. or hunger, or fatigue might lead to his wayside house.

' eri, therefore, Abraham, the sort of Abra- Istvi, depos-d hi-fore the head of police tlist I"rsucis Salczy Kryiiszloft, Iordvproprietor ofthe

village of Semenowe-I34-z_v. it rich and rospcct:tble~

start, was an iiitposior who bore is false name, sud had acquired ltis wt.-altli and station by the host complicated systeiii of rogiiery, the head ol police gave evident signs of incrediiliiy, Ile ob- served, at the same time. that art l|(‘t!t}ltIIltIn ofso serious an nature required the most irrefragahle

roof: and that the port! was great, whitrli he Ahraliiini, the son ol'Alirah:tin. ln('tlI‘rO‘I in tltiis attacking a powerful and wcaltliy itidivi-Itiril, who snjoyed the reputation ofcivto virtue and cliristian sIi.irit_v. Hut Alirahairi, the suit of Abrztliain, persisted, and gave substance to his accusatioii by the following recital :--

‘ III the year I300. there lived at M air a poor gentleman, who was it widow.-r, nitrl had two sons—-l".ancis Stiltzy l{r_v:tszloft, and .ItI|t‘lllIlI Kryti-:zlol't. Ilcing witliotit any ineiins of c.\'is- tence. the three took service under Major Fngel. receiver of the taxes at i\lozir. Tho faith:-r died at that town on the 26th of May I862. as can he proved from the public register ofdeatlis. The elder son. Francis. entered the tiiilitary servico of RIHIIII. lwc-‘mic captutii in the regttitcnt of dra-

tions of the Zver, and was killed at the li.1ttli:ttt" Ettrlttllflfl in H312. An IIIIIUICII cotniiiuui-:.~ttioit oi‘ this glorious death was made to the atitliorlties tit Mt-zvr. As lit the yiitiiig--r tttin. .Iti.tt-liiiit-—it-- cased in I8]-I of having pnisoitt-vl the L‘oootess Seru-Koznulcslta, atirl, nioreovo-r. of lt:it'ing drowned the young Count It}-linund St-.ro-l{ttmoles- kn, grttnii-ticpliew of t|i:tt I.id_v—lte it-its thrown Intothe prison-l'ortt-ess, and tiir:ii-giied lbtfrllfil ihi: criminal court. lliit in tlic cour.-at: of lite trim‘, his dist-.-I suddenly at Mozir, on the 12th of 1\'oveinber I I9.

0 You see, your honour,‘ rtildt-d the Jew. ' that there can no longer be a faiiiilv of the n.iriie of Krytisloft: ‘Its it dead not-. Cotisi-qiieiitly, the actual proprietor of Seinciiotvc-Lo'.'.y is either a spirit or an iinpostor.’

Struck \HlIl the logic of this -'|l'_f_7tlnIPnI, rind

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the letter all the orders liu gave iiie ; but I knew nothing ct" his projects and designs.

At that time there lived at Mi-zir a very rich widow. the Connie.-r Sero-Koiitoi.-.|u. She had no cliildreu ; and every one supposed she had left all her property to the l“aIhcr Capneliitis ol :\It-zir. It was even added, that a will to that eIIi‘t:t liiitl been executed by her; and people went so far as to name some of tits most dieting-iislied persons in the town as witnesses of her last dia- ptisitltltts. Ilutnour said. that the will was coit- taint-d in a little box, which the countess always kept under her pillttw.

Major I"u:,'eI contracted slively friendship with the countess, and visited her house daily. ' friendship grew into absolute confidence on the part ofthe lady; and to the great iioitoyittice of the Capuchins. she finally abandoned to the major the management of all her alftirs rind property. Witlt tlte countess lived it your»: orphan of great beauty: her name was tilia Kryitevvieslta. At first sight, I fell desperately in love wiili lter, and was happy in meeting with an equal return of teittleriiess; but the countess was opposed to a niarriage. and said that Julia was too young to think of settling in life.

(lite day the major brought the countess some bottles of Tokay, which he represented as more than it hundred years old. "he countess tasted it. and found it excellent. ‘ Then don't give any away.’ said Major Fogcl ; ‘ but keep it all for your- self. Each of these bottles is it treasure: and I lioph you will itot give a drop to anybody—tiot €\'t'l'| to Julia.’ added he smiling.

Tho countess followed his advice only two strictly. She got into the habit of taking every day. after her dinner, one glass of this exquisite wine ; but front that moment she bctzsine, air it.- valid, ntid her health lialitttially an excellent. tier-.liiwii d:ti' by «lav, till at last the was forctd to keep her bed. The imijor pas.-e-I whole nights by lter side, in rivalry with the Capucliins. Jiiliii. who is now my wife, has told me, that one night when the sick lady had dtimd oil‘, and the atten- dant monk had also subsided intuit profiitiiid .~lt.-ep t'tl:tjor lt‘ttgel gently rait-etl the ctittntt'ss's pillow. took the little box which \\ as utidt-r ii, and ab- stractiitg a large paper. put in its place tino of r-1ual stz: ; then replaced all things in their foririer slItIt's In less than half an hour after, the cottit- tess awoke, and the major liasteiiod to give her the mt’IIIt3Il|I' which the surgeon lsailoff had pre- t§t'.!Il)='tl the EV-'l'llI|{ heloro. lliit scarce-Iy had the coiinte.~s Ialreii the druiiglit, crtt she was seized witlt coiivtilsiuitt-t,iiiid gave up tlicgliost in liorrthlc ag--iiy.

[do tint know whether lllrijor Fogcl sttspccted Julia ofliavin-_r witticssed. trotn the little side- cbambnr in which she slept. the evil action wltvcli he had committed; bttt he said, as ll|ttIl;_'l| to pacify the grief with which the orphan gnzetl on the dead body of her heiiefavtress: ~ I take tipoii m-..- to marry you to Joachim, and to give you it lntirrtztge-portioti.

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with the warnith with which Abratliatii, the stni of Althtltiiiii, cont,-lttdi.-tl his II--prislimi. imil lizilfpei- Itlatlt‘tI by the itpperirtiiice of sincerity tvlttolt pcr- 3 ended the general tone and llII|gIlll‘.!O‘ or his rt.t‘..r.! ti-int, Captain Ispraviiitz ltetliotight him. tliztt tliol sfiliir migltt be vrorlli iiivestigatitig, and (Ii'3p:llcll—l ed an otlieer to Sitmcnowe-Lazy to coiiimeiicc the research. —

To this olllr-er, the lortl-proprietor slit-wed his‘ Emily doctitnents, antl. among others. the register: efhis birth, with the n.tme of Frntttrtt S.-tlczyl Krynszlolt tiptin it. born at Mozir tho 223d of Nrp-1

II’fl|llt‘l' I777. This date t’_\‘lClly t.tIlit-d \\'lth tltt-.| are which the c.tpt:ii-i ttf tlngootts, tvliu wasl Killed at llorotliiio, would, if still living. I|Sl\'t‘ tit- tsincil. But in spite of the coincidence, the offi-‘or lhotiglit it is his ditty to conduct the lortl~propri-l (tor to llailoiiinyset, \'~Ilf.'I'0 he was th-onn into prison, rind made the subject of tin itttliciiitr-nt.

The fact ufa tieal liy l:lltIltlWlI(‘I bi-ing BUIIIl(’II'l ly torn from his home, Iflc3l’CCft'|lPtI in the public; jail, and tlireatened with a iiitpiisitioii uliicltl should prove Iiitn an iiiipostor, both it: rattle ztrtrll title, was enflicicrit to arouse the zittcntiot. of they public. ‘ti one could imagine what pos.~ihlu cause the feigned I"raiici.t Solez‘: I\'rytis7.loti coultl have had for sssumirtg .'flI extittt-.i nitine. tlt:it had even no connection Hill] the property. \\'ii|. the most minute precision ivcre the: facts of the t'.|§c entered into by the autttorttitrs. More tli:iu llirce fiiiiitlrt-d witnesses were ht-iiitl, and more than ‘I-vo litinilictl rL‘.'isIcrs, civil nntl iiiiliiarv. oxa- liined. Oflicr-rs and stiltlicrs who had. ecrvt-rl with the real I-'rsnt‘.is Salrzy Krvnszloft were brought from the army oftltii Critic isits, and even

run! lhc distant gztrrisons of Siberia, to prove his death at the battle of Btllfldlnfl.

It all sides, the proofs of the deitth of the two brothers Krynszltoft seemed catiiblitthetl beyond a doubt. The lord-proprietor was therefore an int- postor. and. so smgti. innit be cit-pottctt tittime tit.- public tribunal of justice, and puizislictl accnrtlittg to his deserts.

Pressed on all OIIIPI by the evi-‘once ttrrime facts. the pretcmlt-d Simon Pure gr 1...; mup, ,. fall confession. lle atlinittt-.d that he was nut entitled to the name he bore : but that he was en- titled to that of Joachim Kfytlflllttll, who was supposed to have died in prison in the vear law, is tlrrnly ssssveratstl; and this View tt't‘tlte qtt... too he ecttlrnedby the fdllosittg recital :-

Mtvr the death of ray father. I was in the ser- CIceooflejsr.l'-reel. The major took ltinvllv it. as. sedfl sccsbenariie his secretary, hie stttttitttm. ad ssrvsat. but never his eosldaet. I ftiltllletl in

\Vlicn the decesse of the Countess Sero-I(o-I

the cure was spec .

rnr the r-.ount—a horse whioli appeared vory docile. and showed me htniiielt‘ that every part of tin: horse-gear was in pt-rfcct order. . trio acctiiiipany the count, who wished to take a ride ittto the country. beyond the walls ofthe town. WIIBILIIIO horse,

rear; the Iltltlle-ullllts broke. and the count, al- though a good horsetnan. fell and dis'ocsted his arm. He tnitgltt hart; ht-en lii led. t'or ilio road was scattered over with pieces ofroclt and pointed a

tleponr-nt liy remarking. that there is a general cannot change their t-uniiiry. nor even their dwel- or death.

other agrir-iiltural,populaIion in I'}tirope.]

..condition prevented me from verttiirittg.

‘...-umately, the wounds were not serious, and

Oil another occasion. the rmjor bought a horse l'itt-. inztjor had II.§I(I-lIt'II with his own satlillc, c then bride But scarcely had we got

which Iiad appeared so dtzcilc, began to kick and

tones. Again, lititi-over. the count escaped with it few bleetltngs an-I a little forcvtl reported. Still I thought there was nothing lint fatality in all this- Said I to myself: ‘There are persons who cannot change countries, witltout exposing tlieuist.-Ives to perils and trititilations ofali kinds. Cuuiit Ed tnund is one of that sort.‘

[Let me here interrupt the narrative of iriy

beliefin Russia to the effect, that t-crtain persons

ling place, without incurring iiiisfortuue, sickness. And this ht:liel' attaches the Iitisstriti peaszteitry tiiore strongly to locality.‘ tliati any

But sntltlenly at otrciiitistaitt-e occured vrhicli ttire the vt-il frtnn my eyes. One day this tiilj-rt. taking me aside, informed me in a myt~l0lII|l|'l rnaitner. that the count was tnitltiiig love to Julia, and intended to seduce her. This deceitful coin- inniiicatioti did not give me tlte slightest uneasi- ness; I knew the liottour and tlelic-try tilticli dis- tingtiislied Count Iidintiittl. and I felt more ofilic virtue of Julia. But the cootlnct of the ln7|_i~Il' turned my t-tispicioos upon him. and I sought to clear up certain doubts. [commenced by oxa-

who lived on the border of the mttteluu that he had seen the iiiaj-ir_st dawn otrlny j,.,‘u.“ the fatal boat with the roost minute ttiit-niiott.

Soinsuoe ltttd gone in all haste to tho He arrived. though in measured terms of indignation suspicions which formerly In-set riic,aiitl wh revived in consequence 0|-wgllfll Itl(IIl’|'op3g.|,|. inisfoziune; but theinajor, uiireatr.-iined by the mo. tteratioii of my language, assumed the appearance of despair, aissailed me with t\ tliousaod cane, "Id iiialedit-tious, and had the inanaclc-I like a criniiital and sent to I't-iitliz: tlii-ticc I was removed in Mozir, iiicarcerattul. and treated in all respect. “ the tritirtlerer of the young Count Itltlinuiid Sero- Koinoleska.

'l'lie inquiry proceeded. I was amazed gt “,1. audacity to wickedness-—at such perversity of linuian nature. I declared my iiittocencg, '| in, volteil every means for my deft.-iice; but a dcafesr was turned to all my cries. I learned that I W3. to be condemned to the utmost severity of tit. knout. The tlioiiglit that I, it gcnt'eman‘s nor. should perish in such a iiiaoiierl it made inc lliud. lIt‘f. I hesceched, and at last the jailer gitvcino some paper, and pen and inlt. lrtddressed a pit. tition to the ' l\*l:irslt:tI of Nobility‘ at Mozir-_ In this petition I 0Xpt\tlt'(I the nlioto alfair in its his deous fidelity. The stmpatliisimz jailer, who began even himself to think ttie iottoccttt, tinder. took to place my stipplication in the proper li:indit_ lle sticct-cdt-tl. and three days after I le.iriit-d that a fresh iitqiiiry was to he set on foot.

One ni-_'ltt vrlwit. with eyes tlilittcd rind brain hosted with fcvr-rit-h excitement. I was §l’:|l|pllt' mertliiliy at the hope of acquittal, the door of my diiiigcoit opened, and my iicciiscr appeared.

t Led by the iittiichiiii-nt \\'liI('lI l IHl‘l|lt‘Ily felt for you.’ said lie in a uittllletl voice, ‘ Iconic ts aallo ytill.

I S.1vcmeI'I oxclaimetl ; ‘ it is vt-ry late.’

Itldgd.

mining the gun which ltiitl Iiurst in firing. It was

still in the house. and I livtwiine corivtnr-cd tlrit:

holes had been do-signedly itiaile in the barrel in several places. I also succeeded in fI8t"B|’|dIlllIt.: that the horse which all htit Ittllvtl llic _vouti-_-

count, had been lioitglit with the pitrfect IiIltt\$'lC-IKE’

that in town it was ocilt-; while in the opt.-ii

r-.nnttrt' it hr-c.tine fierce and tinco;nro|l:tltlc. l‘V¢l| In the hands ofthe mint experioncetl grooms.

I it-otiltl gl.-.tlly have spoken out.ln.t niy servile

\\'tlIiltI have believed me: are iiien who have no social position over belit-veil! I was silt-nt then both to the young count and the rest of iity itc- iiattttaiices. \\'i.- now wcnl—tlie major, the count. and mi‘-

r~t»ll'~— to the country tettroineiit of the tIt’t‘t}.|8t;.tI NDIIIIIEB! at Pyiislti. situated on tlte botdt-r of some. after all,

hunt! marsliies. ldtictiuragi-tl by the major, who never Ct’S|St3tI telling IH that we were young,

I

I0 tllldl I

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gl"'"ll"?|’. he who was killed at the battle ol Iltlltlo tdiiro.'

‘ 'l'ht-to is still time.’ rejoined the tnrij-tr; ‘hot the tnomcots are pro-cioits—~von rnugt rm; to" thciii iti vain words. Again. I Irish to spare you an tnfttirtoiia piinisltnient and tho tortuns of the kit-nit. Are you willing

‘ Am I willing! () say. i-av!’ r-tit-tl I, fitlefllling in the ioviiictlile love of lift: ivliii-li till-tCll"l tti ltuttitii lI(lllll‘t'. that I had lit-lore rite this author of ,:|II tnv tiiisforiiti-s. and tliztt I was about to owe lift-. lronttnr, Illtvllys to—:t itinrtl.-ror!

The tirtjnr then told me I most ftiiszn sickness, and rtftoittnrtls death. ‘ Uri your resiirii-t-titan,’ added In‘. ' you innst tiiltc tlio iiaiiie of _\oiir t-ltler

t

' Tlizit will he an inipoztum,’ t;.i.| |_ ‘ No. no !‘ riitswr.-retl tho major, 0 \\'

Ill it not, lie the name of tour father and your

ffaitiiily ' The pltiy cii:ictrtl——.intI it only tli-ponds

iiitdioii you irlio-tlier you enact it well or not-votir

tli.tt pleasure ou-,-ht lolie our principal uccitp:itiori.lbrother's name asetimctl, I will provide for um". .

the t:-itiiit and myselfolii.-ii bo.itt:tl over the iitarsli-'.

cs Ill purs it ofdticlt's. which were very .‘sIl|IIltI‘|ltI there. I r -wed, and the count shirt. Nothing

mnlpglra had been vefified, {ho hula bnx l8\l(.‘I' Cl‘0S!‘t.‘tI'lIlU (Well tenor OI (Ill? success. fllltl I cttttiuiiiiog hvr will waitopcnctl. Ilut totlii- gre.'ttlll‘'!’"| '0 lltlllltt "ml the fatality which liorercd astonislitiiniit of every one, atidpartictilarly of tho : liver .1". carrot’! lwml W3! 9"l"_"l! l!‘""3- ""'" inoitlts, tlic will-signed by the countess. anal the result or my t.‘.\1lllllfI3II0ll with regitrtl to the witiics.-cd by four Russian functionaries of M--zir‘.lH"8' lfilllel “ml the Viclfltli IWFB VH1‘ 3.‘!-"'l""".\l .__m;..|.; 3 gerwral bequflgt of an mu ,.r.,p._-n3- "f‘(‘Il.JCL'l.I troiit my iriciitory. and I tio longer liar- the deceased to Major Fogel. on con-.lition that ll‘. . l’°“""l " “l““l"“' “I "‘~"PlL'l“"- within three years, any heir to tliocoitittvss should -. 0"" fl-|_.\'o ll"? l""l‘”' l“"l‘“l C"""‘ E‘lm""‘l I" he found, all the suliject-ntaitt-r ot ltcr wiil sltotilullpriv rt visit to a nobleman whose t-.hstte:tti was on go to that heir. with the excoptioti of iiiie-fourth ' the other title of the rnsrsltes. ‘ You will s:-ti part, which should belong to Major Fogel. The . lllemil 53"] her ‘ {I09 "I "'0 "I'M "l"lI"lll"*"" UN‘ prop!-f;y uf the couutegg Wu. val.“-J at two thug. : nutrients III IIIB IIll(ItIIt9 !Igt‘l. I.ItfEltIt'tl Illll lIllI‘.'lC- "ml ruubl¢_s‘_ ‘lion. and the beauty of its sittiati-iii. tho iii:tnor- Five momh. had wnweh, “wand flaw um ' Iioiisi:,_trliit:li I not sure you will atltltirc. ptt.~st's_scs death of the coiiritcss. when there arrived at IT“. M the "'"s‘ c'""l’le“’ l'l’"""'.” m. l'"‘.3”. Mozirtlte young Count Eilinund Serti-Komhleskri. “M W". c”'"":l' I" “X T0 d"'"'""""“.''' ,''l 'l'” L_“md_m,phm, M-‘he deceased. The “gm M mi’ yoiiiig count. aiirl ho acceded to the IIIIJ-if s pro. ymmn um" m ‘he wccessiu" was 3 “Mel m "0 position. Unlike most men of his years. the W” and MW" pug” knew i‘ as we“ as Wm He young count loved study nearly as lIl|lI'lI as plea received the last and only lit-ir of the countess ""83 “ml l"' l“"""l"‘ltl° "I “I "”"l l‘“"“""°

fortiiiie. and, believe trio. it will not be a li;itl one.

'Iliero: is an old provo.bwliicli -‘Iva: ' .-I tlrotvii: ing iti:iri will catch at tho i:.lgt.- -if .1.|’:lZttt!' I “-3. that titttit. | mm, [‘ll|IlIt‘(I, I fr-ianed sicktit.-ss. A doctor was called in. ttlio, smiling. orrlert-d inc sonm pt.riu..g_ [ naked for a priest; he canto to ctotf.-st; rm-_ ma d9°i""9'lr I0 ll!" did the doctor, that I \V'llIll great danger. The doctor. tliu priest. tliejttlcr. were all in tho srcrr-t. In short. they did not long leave me to cont.tr=rl'eit tlu:ttlt ltt'ltIft3 tlicy put me in llI_\' r-oflin, and r::irriotl me to it chapel, \\'Il"Ill‘D the major (I'.'lI\L‘H.'tI Inc in the iiiglit-time. Next day, I had the plcasiirt: of lieltttltling. ti-urn Major l“"i!'?l'3 Wlmluit_ my nun lttiriril perftiriitod with the usual funcritl ceieiiioiiies.

"l'ltt-re you ate. frtto at last,’ suit! the major, 1‘"l'-'”"~'|"t.' Illti; ‘but I hrivc Mill ttty pioiiiisu to lilllil-' Siiiutiliir iitysitrry ofthte Illllll:|l| limit! "'4" ||t_-mt “lit-so cttpidity h.ttl twice It-tl liinito coiiimit iiitiidur, wt-pt its lit: rtIl'55t'l| me to Li.

I ClIn~‘(*llIt‘tI to v-vterviliiiig.

=.-' '2

TI"! folli-Hing day. the major gave me fifty ll"'||~*=||Nl |’iIlilt'-S. arid iitarrit-d the to .Iitli:t, the

Mm 3 “ma, demmmmiun "“~m,MbHP; my_ l‘t'|ltlel€.'tI‘ltllel8'slIDg tti ltititcvcryiliitig that borotltc his ‘induces was all but p.iteriial. Ile \\t3lt‘Hlllf3tI ‘"l'e°‘ "I l‘'"‘''‘‘“" " "'""l‘”'y' . Illlil to his own Itou~'e, sortountlt-il him with lll~' I" T" l'“3"”"' "'0' “"3 "'“”l"”" "' ‘W’ :""'".""l iitost tlelicztte an-l coiitiniit-d solicitude. iit.d ro- '.l""' "9 ‘l'“"ld l“"’_" °"'“" ‘l"f" ""“""l3_‘l“5 “"l‘l vi-led him with ufft.-ctiunatc atteittiou everytliiiig his "WI"; "'9 ‘"‘'l"‘' "W ¢“""'l-' It" ""9 3'-"'5" gut-stdesiied. ‘"5 “'‘‘“l‘l

l".'r°'"'""lel—lT’ To ywng C"'"_'l_ l"‘l‘““'"l I" The count and I took the same little hoot llmmng C"'m".’ “he”: he "sullud l"9d‘.l'"d r"" always used on our ntpiaiic exctirsions. \\'ltett lwncn ‘he nem.fic_'l'e "f ‘be dfllh M hm r"”'" Ill the middle of the inarsli, our frail btrlt lteom and mother, Iltittltiug that the titles and other mum, Wm. M" | | , , , I *_ rlocutiiertts Ito had I)l'lIIl‘.‘llI with him would llltlrt‘ "~ N" “W I '0 I '"'l‘" r‘ ‘T’ '"“' d than stiflicc to prove his idetttity. M:ijor Fogel pointed out to litm this deficiency in the family papers, but. added at the same time : ' As to my- self, my IIPIII’ friend, I am convinced that you are really and truly the legitimate heir ofthc Coun- tess St-ro-Koinoleslra, but law requires great furinalitirs. and it is necessary for its to submit to them.’ The eotint at once acltnitted the justice of this remark: and a confidential servant was item to Crst-ovv to find the documents, without which the affair could not he brought to a termi- nation.

he could not swim. ‘ Ila i:ot stir. iiiy lottl,’I said : ‘ them is still hot e!’ He did not lived nty counsel, Ihrcw ltiiiiself al:nut..sinl caused the boat. to fill so quickly. that in ii few itiiittttcs we were under water. ‘ Cling to the boat !’ I cried ; ' I sin 0010192 I0 you.’ I tried to catch hold nl him by the hair, but his terror prevented him from hearing I99. lml ll! lhltrtrled for the land. I soon saw litin twenty or thirty stroltcs frorn inc, battling with the waters: he appeared, and disappeared Ilsin: then finally sank to rise no more. With . . . In tlfort. I trained the shore, attd called for aid. During the time which was ahsolotsly nr-cesitsry for the acconplislitriettt of the mo-ut«.ngor's jour- ney. the major sonaltt all possible means of ariiusieg Count Iitlutatid. I was his daily coin- panion. Once when we were going out shooting. the rrisjcr save tee a l'n\vlittu- iece. s said: ° Load it er-ll. for Count I".<t:atin will use it.’ I loatled it as you esoslly do a rttwtinco ices. sed yet the tram-I burst at the tint fire. so the coast received eeeiitosioti on his cheek sed his aria.

at the end of air hour tort» unfortunate young count.

was stiipitled: scarcely comprehended nature of the misfortune I list! witnessed jrberaiss. less osciterl than iiirsslf. sxsrsisod that ,l:t.:. lid to than great surprise, found tltu its t

was piercscl is several places with a hitter. and that the holes had bees cleverl

jby sriiiabs of black sarrsaiii brvsd. ’A gardener

join us on the other suit: of,

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llJl'II for the shore. The cnttnt grew nervon.---.

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Sonic lisheriiisri arrived, swept the waters. and’ -slit -no the corpse of tits ..t still int... at Tobolslr.

A \\’Q‘t.'I( iilti.-r,I it--t out with tiiy tiifo for lltssatroltiii, uhrre I li\'t'd !t'\‘9r=Il yoziis. Ilaving lortrnt-tl tho tleath of lll='_l"f I“!-L't'l. I (‘llllltI not resist the «Ii-.~irt: of re- 'VIs=ii|It! the bottle of my cltiltlliooil. I r-.-tnrnrd tti lllfi. dtsttivt of II ivlonivst-I. iintl htitiglit sortie do- lltillfllt wlicreon I iitter.ilt'd to curl ttty tlays.

Vtartl itftlic «lvi-c:teetl c:-ittttt-as ‘

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Sllf‘ll was the tlr.-position of the flt"t‘lf!I‘tI. It \\‘.:\I duly tlutietl by the tlt.-pozmtit. ttliii swore, '\tlllt the llstlzll (‘?n=mtinlt‘!. llfitl Ito I)'|tI lIit‘l'tin _toltl the whole truth. and nothing litit tltetrnzlit -.ltili:t. the wife. t-.uiifirine«.l the stuteiiients t-f liter

li-tsliarttl. Ily a piece of good look, the gardetivr {who had seen Major Fogol at the boat oti tltc ,'fl|t Willi: of the day on which t,‘tnini I‘ltIllltlfl|I was ‘drowned, still survived, and was met Wit It ‘I’_t-rtdia; and the retired ofliuer who had sold the