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17- G1-EASON. i‘r’i‘i‘i'iBo‘3r'riTr?‘i3‘i".‘i’i‘e?
. [wrineu rur The Fug or our union]
Wiiii] TEE $LE’.iRlii"2'.
THE RUSSIAN AND’ THE CIRGASSIAN.
A STORY OF I’iL'SSIA, TURKEY AND CIRCASSIA.
BY AUSTIN C4 BURDICK.
i co'ICl.l'1>xn.]
CHAPTER XXI.
inn oiiir.
0xk:1.Y red red,
for bili In beur
1. perbepe, Rnric bed
lui wrili g, rip-
on ibe low eoneb,
bir red loin, wben
, ibe ouiiri. He did
4,,-in not in e rroin ibe
wbero be suwi1,fo1 be bed no objeer-be
only rwniied rbe reeule ui lbir nierouieni, iinle
dieurning wbue it won, ind lizlle beediug. 1n n
iew uiornenin nioro bii doer Wu pnebed open,
end i izeii eniered, renewed by ibree uien; nth
weuring u nomlolcript run ordieer; bur the ruin
ruent nurie new ebeir (oururei by ibe ligbr or
bir lurnp, be knew ilieiri lo be Rnsiinnu.
" in [Ms ibe rnrin 2" uekod ibe mdi,tn1-ning
mvnu-d.I liir rolloweir.
one or run nuiiiunr, wbo reerned by bir rery
berring ro be e lender, upproiebed the young
rrien, end looked iriio his tune.
' ' e mln,” be stid,wi1hAtriImlphnn:
look.
" You ere eure 1" eugguiiod ibe z-adi, ieeiuing
enxioni ubui ibere rliould be no b nnie or in‘ -
uike npou bir b .
" or rouree 1 uni lure," rolurned ibe iluniku.
"I know him in well on 1 know myself."
‘- Bin wbo our 1-. Whn uieunr iliii !" ul-
ieied ibe yeuib, guzing nine npuu 112$ Tnrkiib
eedi, and iben upon ibe Izureion .
“ wbo die you ! Why, you're Feodor coune
zlurie. will you deny ii -"
“ 1<e rir. r ii u uiirn urn preud o
l.ui-ued ibe eounl, wilb I duib oriudignuiiou.
'- well, 1 rupporo you Me," iiiid ibe lzuiiiuii;
you Iulmalhnll IhoI:ldn'( like ioowu
under prereur nreuiuiuinre
nurie riii-nod pule. ilu gnzed burd upon bir
inIerlo<1mlr,Ind be reoo lied biiii rr roine one
wboni be bid beiore ieen, lbougli wbere ha
could no: deieriuiue.
4‘ You don’: reein lo know nie," reiuined are
uinu, u be noiioed R ‘ 'r roruiiny. " 1)idn'r
E
"Well-my nuuie ii reier Bonzo, end 1 din
upieiu orrbe nieiebuni ibip vologdn luiu
Leer rioru seine 1>eiui-ibiirg,uud iru bound iur
do you know on :-
ae uiirrrurrod ibe
uiiieiou oribe nieiebuni mpuin, rod new ierrorr
uroie beioie biui.
" your In rriid ibeoedi, "uben
are roouer you gut bini uwny ibe bouer."
"aoldl bold I" uroeied our bee. "Iclaim
ibe prnuieuou or ibe Turkish big. 1 in bore,
u nuiei eibiunuf ibeeepirnl, und1 rluiiu uie
ruliuua eere."
'1'be euli looked uneuy. Ho curried iowuidr
one, end ieid:
' pruniired lo ger bini iwey wiiboui
iiouble or diirnrbou
"1 know io-1 knew ii-end 1 will do it.
You need nor fur -' ierurned ibe uphill. Ami
than "mine to Rnric be uddod: "Yard Irnow
W“ I“ I" "1 ‘mired prisoner. -ud ibni u priee
bu been rel upon you, y,,d,..
"1 "W" "M X mm rroiu u Ruuinn priron,
but i we. guiliy oruo eriine."
"0110-nu: quire ro bur. 1 kilo. .ii .i,.,,,,
your lening ibe old Pain (‘reel be. i... ..,m
uioie dud soldier: you left. by in. old mm,
You iuuilu': iiuler youinelluu ibe oeoro or in.
nooeuoe. Nuw rbeburineei in lure hem: The
einperorbu elreied u beiry iewurd rer you, n
1 run going to eluiru it. 1 rbull delirer you up
lo the ruiborieiee ii odeuie, And inib iberu yo
I'M! "xv .
Rm-in now eeuiprubonded ibe wbole or ibe
ruyiury. no knew ibui be bid been ieon uud
recognized by Bonm, end Lh.'IIi (or die ieke or
ibe price be bid been wryloid. lie ulio iuw
zhnz ibe eedi bed been bribed lo give iippiireni
legilliiy lo ibe proeeedinge, or iulbur ro eouilue:
iborn cicu or die iiiierrrrenee oribe polite. lie
iiiw lbur Bonw
knew ibui in bir in re
iword bung upon u peg uenr the bend of lbu
uoui-li, end wilb u uuiok bound be eeized end
rew il.
“Stand bu-kl" be eried. "You biire no
right lo drug nie nwuy rrorn beie, rind 1 eleiin
ibe iiglli. of u tree runn. '1'be wlrole neighbor-
bood eliell be reused."
my the iword oi Solymlsn," ulieied ibe cndi,
our oribe oily irbe innkoo bio silunlinn known."
‘ ‘We will look om. ror thn!,".BuIIzo replied,
in ii eouridenr lone. Ami rben lnrriing in Rnric
nddod: "Yam inuii be irnid io druw your
iwerd upon us. wlinr do you txpcct on do
ugiiiiiii ronr urn. 2"
"Only rbree-only ibre
3'
e," inlorrupled the
end, wiib euriierrneir. " You know 1 bus
uoibing in do wiib on; of your nioi-eulener ror.
iber. 1 only brouglir you hen.“
4' nuiyou will conliuctlzl eleir oriliu polite!”
‘d llonro. '
Ah, yer-1 will do ibe
nd thin in rill we wgii. we will do lbe
Now, Caum nurie, you bid liener run.
iuii quieily, or you only iepenl il
“Tnko nie if you eon," woe Feo<lor’I reply,
iluuding upon bi. giiiird. --1 know my rigbu,
ind you rnuyrbe ieoiired rbni 1ibell nor yield
ibern wixhonn in-iigglu. 1 know ibni you bore
no iiulboriry liolinkc rne ironi hem."
"mil we bere ibe power," oi-ied ibe eupuein,
ipringing uuiokly rorwurd ind iirniug u pieiol
uillro uouuvrbeed Move bur u ainglnsu.-p,
or rnuke bur u niorien wirb your iworrl, end you
die. deud ruin. ii in too lure ror you io eeeupe
Ill now."
-- slopl erop 1" nliered ibe eiidi, in elirin.
4411 you are lbei pinel you'ube enpoied end
lure your genie. Yun rliould knoir be-uerrbuu
me
"A
rerz.
Al the Turk Ipoke, be ieired ibe RlIssi:ln'u
Ind lilind il up. This muvcmenl drew Rn-
ono or l.hem,mki1lg r‘idvunulgu or die eiruurn-
und felled bini lo the
The mum woo
nor ilunned by ibe blow, bui berore be oould re.
oorer binnelibiienriiiiue were open biiii,uud
be won bound ind uggod wiibou: even the
“NaIv,”nirl BanI.a,Wilh u lriumphnllt o -
In build. I dolflknow I: [wish
u r
or oonrre 1 nine u going lo lore ii. 1 rbell gee u
good round ruui rnr your body. so ooiue
rluug."
Ruric we. no: wiiboul reuiou, ind be iuw ii
i: rueieiriiee would be uielrne. ll be
u bur. given en riirui
iu ibe ilreei, it niiglii bore uruiled biiu, inn ibki
powerirer edeecuiilly erken ireru bini, -nd bir
iirugi.-lei would uuiouiii in nuibiug. ror ereu
rbould ibey irnm iiriouliou, dis pieienie oilbe
bribed undi would bide ibe iruib iiud prerenl An
invculigllion. so Ruric iuirered biiiiiolno beled
down iuio Khalil-uec,unl‘l wbon once more iwooi
bir oilprorr wdlked upon eiiber ride uibiru. bold.
ing inn by b ’ ' wnl bob‘
the rudi guiug eboeil lo niuke poeee wiib iuiy oi
ebo polio. wbo rnigbr be in ibe wriy. 1n ibio
iniinuerrbe prironer wru led ebrougb the nor.
wrrreoer uuiil ibey reoebed rlie liurbor, end
iiier tollowiug ulorig upon ibe uuey neiirly bull
ii uiilu. bbuy eiine to u beer wbieb wile in ebnrge
of . gle keeper. ll wiir nul re dnrk one [hit
nurie oouldreo dmtha mill in ibe bout wer
biok oownrdr ibe eiry. Anon ebir, nonnu rind
biriwo eoinpuuioniiullowed iboi pi-ironer, end
BOSTON, SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 1854.
ibe booi iii ioun ibored oir. Ruric did iiol
nilie lunch now or linie, nor did be noiioe lire
drroeiiuu in w ob Kl ecwu being pulled, ior
be III wiib bie bend bowed in oorrow ind puin.
Ailengrb,bowerer, be we. rrurrli-d I). up
ooneuiriou, end on g bii bend be round lbui
d 1lonro,luyiug bie build upon
boulder, "hen wouro elongride or
my ib‘ . iirr up, now, end wlieu we gel on
bonrd you rbill bur-e ibnr buudnge uikeu rroru
your month."
or eourre, liurie uould inikn no reply, bur be
eroie A1 in. ruiiinionr, end buying bud ibe Inning
iiigr rukeu rreiri bir errnr be ueendk-d rbe ride
ego irein your uiouib, bui it you uueke u noiin
uu'li repenl it."
'1‘ ie euuui rigriibed ibui be would be quiet,
w nionienin
be gnud iilenzly nbnur birri. 1 b iii '1 erew
bud el oonie on door, end by ibe niuuner in
wbieb i.bey oonrerred rniong ibeinielrro, ii win
erideni dire lbi-y knew ibe ebilriu-ier oi ibe prii.
oner, end wby be bed been brouglil on boird.
-4 cupuiin ileum," . bznrii-, ipeiking ner-
rouuly end wilb pein, “ 1 bire u riueeii lo oik
you end 1 bope you will unrwer rue maly."
1 ahlm':objcct on ion you enylbing 1kuow,"
woe ibe eepeuinb reply.
" Yon wenr up on my iooni in die inn onoe
buroie you round me than!"
.. “tr.
"And we. lbeie no one in my roorn r"
“ I round uoliody rbere bur ibe udi, wliorn 1
H Yes. You ree we let. biiu go up bin to oloiir
wry.
"And did no: no End some one bberoi"
“ Nob that I know of”
"You did no: use u woinun
“ No-no: u lileised wornun bird 1 noon in lbo
nil,
-‘And me eadi-you do uozkriow if be new
one I"
A lfhe did, he uid uoibiug in run ebour ii.
llo wir up ibere ioine lirne poking ubous besore
1 went up. isui wbo win it!’
- 'erer niind. 1r'i nolliing now!" groined
ldui-ie, er be ruined bir held uwuy. -4 rbii ii
ibuend orniyiilriiggle. , e nie-o
iny pliee ulroii I '
Baum neede no reply, bur uiking u luriuern,
irorrl ibe wbeel-boure, be led ibe wily down ibe
iirierbrieb ie iiiinu rooin wbureu loioiold
iiile were ilo .
H I-Icn," be read, u b opened the door, --you
querieri,eud it you bebuve
yunrielryon woni be nieleirod. rni iorry ibu
you're in in bed u bir,bui1o.n'r bolp ii. Somb-
hody'd hlvelo inke you, Mid 1 rriuy n weu do
ii in euy one elm."
Tire oounlniide no reply, rnr be knew ibe
line he leid down upon ibe inili. 11. ibongbi
of Myrrhn, Ind he thought of Irhnl. hi: nwn flla
niigbr be-bui be thought or ldyrrli. molt.
CHAPTER xxli.
k urreoyniir.
week inure. -ud Feodor nurio wur in u
Ruuilu priuonl lie bid been hmllghl lo odeieu
rind delirered up w ibe Rllssiln uuibo
uner . iligbi zxnmin u-ior be denied unru-
ing-bi bid been phlxd in e dungeon, dieie lo
iwiiieebe arr. opporruniry tor. piiiige lo si.
Pcvcrublkl-g. ' roll no low end duuip, bur
yer bebid plenly or iieebeir rrorn iwo iper.
rniee ueer ibe lop or one or ibe wnils, io ebel ibe
pliee wur noiio nub iby in ii mighlmhcrwisc
bnre been. 1r win on ibe ibird dey oi bir con-
ilnerneue, ind oewiirdi ibe rniddlo or die eibio
numw piieige rber led
ullerwudi ibe bollr upon ibe ounide urbir door
ri-ere w-iibdrnwn. 1: wu uoi ibe omen ior ibe
bringing oi bir reed, end be vrn yer wondering
wber lbeiuirneion could wben die door
opened end ibe iuilur looked in. rued In
riiiy biiuieli die: in wee eeeure, ind rben bi
iiepped but d , b wbo iollow.
ed birn. nui-ie looked up ind iiiii . ioour nluu
eiiier ibe ceil end ibeu die juilor rlored ibe door
Iuld went III .
--couur Rnric," ipoke die rriiiri wbo bud rbui
guined eriunnrelo ibe celL -41 did nul ibink io
line you he1v.".o
Rllric rirreed rip, ror bi ieeognired ibe voim,
ind irben be bid nod man eleiely, be 5:11 ibe
bold, rrnrik iueiuru or 1r-nu rbe rorr.
“Ib’Ini" lmieu-d ibe young in.ri,ir.iruing bin
ii-urd end exuiiiding born bir bindr.
'- I'M, roiui-iird ibe leH', gnring umully
piieoneri tree. H You." be idded. wilb
lnlo in
r they rinoriun. " 1 burn mm! In riiii you in
rimu onre inure."
"And biiro you eonie lo iiee niei" whispered
Rllri
b ibnreuoidiur power nawe nui bow
onine you burn 1"
"1 we. ieingeiud by iorne iluriiuu ienrneu,
And ibey eeired uie rer ibe row. '
Md ..
" Bin Irhln were lzuiiiun -eeineu doing in Cir-
tlltil !"
-4 ii III in Conluminnpia ibii1 wii remg-
nixed.”
"in coniiuriiiuuplel wbui were you doing
uiuie 9--
“Alu, zviin, ‘ii: i ud, red ulol" rnurrriured
ilurie, riukiog bunk upon bir low puller end
bowing bir bond in bi. brudi.
1ruu in down by ibe yonLh'l ride, nod bir
rioul frame lreinbled vinllnul .
"mil in ibe rules" be Inked, luyirig one
u l'(lxri4'I Irm ind guziug unxiourly
--1ou bore been in siunuyl '
"And you round Albee-end biyrrbei"
“Yes-yen. 0 God, bore uieiey 1"
--speek, ipeek eried iren. “Ten rue
wbni bin beiipened. 0, klurie, you bure our-"
“Ilold," inierrnpled ibe yeuib. “Tun bcli
bn reroniug bor iioin ibe
Colsldu, end or bir oonduoilng bur borne; ind
iben be lold oi Aiken-ol bir iiekneui, end or
bir kindneir. Tbeu in u lower leue, be rold
bow be bid lured the genile Myrrhs, eud bow
ibe bud ieiuruiid bir lure, end or ibeir pligbied
rowr. mu be laid oi ibe coming or ibe Hum-
kuiru niirnuderr.o‘ ibe ornue-ibe Illa-the
burning dwellings-ibe ieding u uy or siurnyro
people-ibe iullor orre-are doeib of Albee.-
ind orbii own bill in die uieieue. Then be rold
or bir reoorery rroiu die riiliiequern -riebui-ei,
end o1'ibe me wbiai bod bebillen Myrrhs. no
riopped bere, ier bii eiuoriunr were we pawcr
rul. uni be bid in giro wry lo ibe oobe din
irrnggled ior nlmrlursi ‘
" 60 o " guped 1rin,gruepirig ibe
wuul by die Inn. " Tell rue or Myi-ibe."
row rnernenn, nurie uonlinued. no rold
ibe: n-unipired Khzne; ind wben be b
be bowed bii beed egwiii end vmpL
Imrled iobii reel end look iwo oribiee iprlrk
rurni ieroir ibe oell, nnll ilien oeuie end
down egnin.
“And do you drink liyrrbu has been carried
book In suliiu bouee 2" be uiked, in I roiee oi
piinrul eulinne
"1 reir obo bin," wiir Ruric‘I rorpouie.
'- 1i ruuri be-end yer 1 cnnnm rbiuk rule
would burelieeu ro r-ruel."
"File ieenir to bold urilbingiu iroie bur
cruelly for lIm,"ndnm urr .
o,illyrrii.l lllyrrbiil 1-bouiuireei, rwoen
eriebild l" grrinned lyiiu, mu-ring bir due. with
bir bind mil robbing or ibougb ruruibeirr
would breik.
. “Yon lured biyrrbi well," riid ibe youib,
iioi having dreurued ibur ibe Icrfeould bore been
bred.
my on ibe upple oi inyeyo-or ebe rrry
beuyeu orniy roul '
A new iurpiiiou wnr iirekeued in RI:
mind.
"Myrrh: ohm: rpoko ofyou." he nid, in
low undid lone. .
“Did she! did Ihal And what did the
u’ ..r
u wood you were noble, geueieur, uld kind-
und lhnl ibe loved you.
“ 0, line did 1" mnnlmiwl Ilia Ierf. And then
ruining bir had be glwd inio BoIIIpIIIion'l
ioee " Rubric," be eoniiuued. -A wby rbould nor
I love berl o, ibe wui uiy own child!"
"You lured ber ii i obild," wbiipered ibe
count.
“Ay-I did-ior ibe wrr oriuy ewu iieeb ind
blood-ibe ebild oriny lore, ibe duugbrer or my
boaom "
" nus Albee-"
-- He wee bor ginudiuiben-ibe rirber erblyr.
rb rngel uiolber." '
" ui lliyrrbu due. no: know min." -uid Ruric,
in ll'nIIAmtnL
4- vol, yes, ibe lruewr ber puroniige."
"Bin ibe rold nie ibii Albee."
'- 1 nndcl1Inntl,"inIenupirrl iriu. " sbe wer
noioubliruo ior lbei. 1 vi-ill explui Ye-an
ego1wenioo<,irrnui.eoiindubnnie. xwuin
widower ibeu-I bed phmd n young end ebild-
leer wire in ibe gr. 1 rougbr . bonie
u rroru ibe buunu oi ruy oeunlrynren. 1
round . ibeller berieuib the roof or ibe buniur
Aiboc. no Iml ii ebild-e duugbieo-uiined
TERMS, '5’ 3i'r'eie“rii'i’i'i"n"
N“ 17.
biyri-bu, und ibe beunue niy wire sbe bred‘
wiib nie rwelre yun, end during ibui iirue 1
wen u biipny ruin. we bed one child-mhughr
lei-.-e perreee rype or in ruoiber, end ibe, run,
we. hAIn4'd Myrrbu. Alwr rriy wire died 1 ren.
iured olrc io Aior, rind ibere 1 met ibe counr
lnhn oebnin. broiu bin. 1 iamzd ioineiruug
weni io llui-in; bur, ulur,1 one risillhcm no
more i"
The count wu pnukd now, end for ibe iinio
be iurgoi pure eibir grid.
"Why ibonld blyrrbi bui-e been rerbidderi ta
ipeek or you n bee turner i" be as .
"sbe wnu nor to 'ddk-n do re. 1 only in
queried iliui ibe would nrlinowledg Albee u
ber purerri, ind ii ieerneilie inieily mrried ii
My mun vu rery ‘nip
suiruyl, wilb neilber. rilber nor nioilier, muld
bire been gireii iwiry '11 in ' by ibe urdeu,
tor Iihlt iribe deerini of ibe priuee. But more
iuuy burn been oiber rewioiir."
--lllyrrliu knew nie, end oullod nie by unrne,
wbeu 1 bold ber lber you bid ienr rue."
“Ya-when xwee then: lurrl ipokeeryeu.
sbe knew you by ibe drroripiien 1 gene."
Ag: xirn gol up In!‘ peood ibe neoronbe
ll 11 '
a
or
r-
rell, u nrie Irlilclml, be oould nor belp
wondering irbu nunncr or inru be win. no
b eeuied weeping-be lud oeered robbing,
end we only banks or ernolion now vieilile, were
'i house ebill be roru down rbouibii
reri ureered, rurpping in ibe rniddle of
wenr in riuirk rueeeii
nnlillha wbole grenleiry ibook wiib Lhc eon.
euirion.
" wbul doesi: nioeni" eiked Ruric.
'- Herb 1'' roiui-ued me. 1- Er. ibeie ge ibe
bellr By ruy ronl, Rnric, ibe wiiprrur ii Lat.’
Tbuii uuiinpei-i.l eulul
“Nicholu in odeeeus
Inolhcr, end unonber, rid yel inoiber. nn ibuy
ion-booru Aha boo
uttered Ibo count,
" Tbril rny euro in bopnleii," niurinured our
beio, in ederpondeniione. -1 bed bnped ie
rnike niy eoeipe beiween bore And siinl 1-oieie
burg, bur ll oinnol be new."
-- Do nor deepuir ya,” mid inn. -wbile
lbein ii lire ibere in bone nor 1 nor: go now.
iiuoplo courngu, eourige, Ruri 1 rbull iee
‘ I my bore eorrio induenre wii.b
run
ind peered ouL kurie bourd him ipeok wiib ibe
junor, uid dieu ibe door in cloned uud belied
u
now I belper baide binieelr, end ror ryeu binleelr
be bid n liu-in bope no knew no w one
on of rbii bope oould reel fun euuinty,
bur lbere rrur ionieibing in die inunuer or Inn
ibe eernbui inipiied bini.
CIIAPTER XXIII.
Alofllll nlncoi-nu.
men on the morning rollowing i.be viii
iron io ibe priron, Rnric win uro rein e
reoiny rluiuber by ibe enuunn of ibe jiilor. -
“Yon rleep well din morning," iiid ibe
rieilor, ll be enieiod die eell, end round nerie
jui: wuking up.
"neeniirol did nor deep in ibe nigln," re.
ruined bbrrouui, rubbing bir eyee.
“AM Well- eye oowr for you. Tb.
euiperer ii eieii. uld in: ion: for you.
You an judge best wbeibor ibe newrbe good or
eril."
Rune -t rim -win. uud ieiuuiued cor iouue
urinal.-or bir uegpg' ...n 9' pr.
ieeirinuee lo ibe eoidierr wbo were ion: or run.
run biui. II we. u dork pieiuie be be preeeuied
lo ibe inuuonlad einperor.
w You will lei in. wueb end ibeyrl" boieid,
you urry, .
So Ilnric followed lbs jnilor out, uni] no yr‘.
eonduroed or e iniull rooiu wbere ibere were .
Tu nimplu dNa‘iII(; runieriule; bur ibe eouiii
nine in perseriu bir ioilei in e rery
peeiuble ininuer, end wbou be bud bnirbed, be
x
1
vnleonduruad nntinlolheyudvmgn mun,