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A nOTUKIt'M LOVE. \
BY W.
There are luvcs of all kinds
Iu this fair world of our*,
There's love in the twil glit,
Aod love like a dre«ii.
And love 'inoii{ the flowers ;
At young beauty's fair shrine.
Ana a wife s love, as deep
• As the fathomless sea,
> But the love of nil loves
• Is n>y mother's for me.
i Interwoven with (he ye#rs,
i Braided silver aud gold,
i 'Tis us young as the morn,
In its beauty unrolled
Frcbh as (he violet
That's just kissing the sky,
When Flora is weeping
Through ApriiV soft eye,
And though four score and ten
Summers fell at her feet,
Her love had out-lived them
I As immortal as sweet.
i t
Oh, beauty exquisite! , „ „0. ...
Oh. bright spirit ditlne !
Oh, the love that still thrills
Every fibre in ire !
That seems ever a star,
Fnoin a calm, perfect sky,
The oue beacon that guides.
When the storm hurries by,
The bright pole star of hope,
In the inidst ot the sea-
Aye, the lo\% of all loves.
Is my mother's for nie.
There are loves of all kinds
In the lives that we live,
The deep love that absorbs,
And the love that doth give,
The love of a sweet-heart,
Like to nectar diviue,
A 8 stei 'h and a child's,
In the heart's inner shrine,
And a wife's love as pure
As thiidepths of the sea*
But ;be love of all I«VM
Is my mother s for me.
—W—M—
A FATAL NEW YEAR.
i \ ,
A.Hidwialer T«lf of m Rui«iaa Soldier,
I was just eighteen years of age, and
had been serving for two \ ears, as en
sign in Ihe l'aulovsky regiment. The
rcjiiuiom was stationed at (he great
building, still standing oil Ihe other tide
ol the Camp do Mara, opposrte (lie Sum
mer Garden. The Emperor Paul J, had
reigned for three years, an I lived in (he
Ked Palace, which had jtisl been compleN
ed.
One New Year's night whefi I had
been refused a leave, owing (o some boy
ish prank, and was in (he guard •roem
asleep, 1 was aroused by a man whose
breath swept aluig my (ace, and
whispered in my ear: 'Dimitri A'ex
audrovi'ch, arise, and follow me.
1 opened my eyes; a man was standing
before me, who repealed (he invitation
as soon as I was awake,
4 Follow you I' I repeated; 'and where
to?'
'I cannot tell you. Still, you may
know that I came from the Emperor.'
I shuddered. Fro in the Emperot ?
What could he want of me, a poor en
sign, ol good family, but too remo(e from
Ihe throne for my name ever lo have
reached the imperial ears. I remembered
the gloomy flucian proverb, whldh origis
naled in the time of-Ivan the Terrible,
not hesitafe. Their I looked aitenlively at
the man nho had como (• ftakfe ibe.'
Although wrapped -in. hid-pelisse, I
fancied ) couid recognize an old Turkish
slave, first (lie barber, then the ftvorile
of the Emperor. This examination, .how
oycr, wirf nit'loHf, for bp
it might become dangorotu.
•I am ready/ I.suid, after fiye minutes,
as I fastened on my sword.
My discomfit are Awas (lobbied when I
saw my conductor, instead of going lev
Wards Ike hajraofc gate", decencra Wall
staircase leading iulo (he cellarage. He
lighted our road with a species of dark
lantern. Alter several turnings, I found
myself oppose .a,door qpiip strange to
me. During the entire walk we bad not
tn?ta soul; tho building seemed deserted.
I fancied I saw two or ihree shadows flit
past; but I hey disappeared in (he ob
scurity. The door was closed, my
guide rapped upon i( in a particular
way; it flew opon, evidently by (be as
sistance ol some one on the other side.
In truth, when we passed, f 'distinctly
saw a man closo the door and follow us.
Alter proceeding five hundred spaces,
we rcacned an opened grating which my
guide unlocked and closed alter us. I
now remembered (he tradition, tha( a
subterranean gallery connected the Red
Palace with the Grenadiers' barracks,
I saw we were following this gallery,
and must be going to (lie palace. We
arrived at a door like ibe one we had
gone ihro' first. My guide knocked: it
opened, and wo found ourselves opposite
a siaircasc. which we dccended. It led
io(o (he office of some targe building,
which was carefully heated.
Then all,.my doubts ceased. I was be
ing lakeu to the Emperor— -to the Empei
or who sent lo fetch me, an insignificant
subalteran. I romembered the siory of
the young ensign whom be met in the
street, and raised in less (ban a quarter
of an hour t? the rank of a Genaral, But
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GRAHAM, N. C., MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1882.
j I could not ho;»o he summoned me lor
tho some purpose. Whatever it .might
be. wc soon reached, a first door, before
which a nciiiry was walking up and
down. My guide pill his hand on my
nhotildcr, saving: 'Tako care of vonr
self. You will soon bo iu Ihe presence
of the Emperor.'
lie whispered to Ihe sentry who moved
lo one side. Then he opened Ilio door
by some secret spring, as it seemed lo
me. A little man, dressed iu ihe
Prussinn laslNbn, wilh boots coining
half way up lo his lliigh, a oont falling lo
his sp'irg, and wearing a gigantic cocked
hat, turned round at Ihe noise. I
recognized ibe Emperor; it was not
ditlcult to do so, for bo reviewed us ev
ery day. I remembered that, ou Ihe
previous day, his eye had rested on me;
he had called mv Captain from tho ranks
and t'sked him some questions; thou
gave an officer of his suit 6ome short and
decided order. All (his only served to
increase my apprehensions.
•Sire,'my conductor said with a low
l»ow, 'lbis is Ihe young ensign wltb
whom voo desire to speak.
The Emperor drew near inc, and as he
was very short, he stood oil tiptoe to
look at me. Doubtless he recognized
ineas tho person ho wauled, for be
nodded his head, and turning oil his
heel, said. ,go!'
My guide bowed, .went out and left
me alone wilh Ihe Emperor. I assure
you I would sooner have remained alono
wilh a lion in its den. The Emperor at
first, appeared to pay no attention to me;
he walked up and down will) long
strides, slopping before an open window
to take a breath of fresh sir; then, re
turning lo the (able, he took a pinch of
snuff. I had ample lime to examine all
Ihe furniture ami arrangements of the
room, which was Hie one in which Paul
was attdVwarus lolled. one of 'the
windows was a bureau; on it laj an open
P n ' ier - jr i
At leng'h the Emperor appeared to re
member my presence, and came up lo
me. His laco seemed to mo furious as
he slopped iu front of me. 'Dust,' ho
addressed me, 'dust- tbou knowest thou
art only ddst, and (hat lam everythingf
I know not how I found strength to
reply^—'You are tne chosen of tha Lord,
to-decide of the-destiny of men.'
'Hum!'ho growled. And turning his
back oil me he began walking up and
down again, taking siiud furiously till
he reKumcd:
'Thou knowest llial when I command
I mnst be obeyed without resistance, ob
servation or comment.'
'As one should obey God. Yes f sire,
1 know il,'
Ho looked at me fixedly* There was
an expression in his eyes of eo strange a
character T could not endnie his look. I
turned away. lie seemed satisfied wilb
the inflnonce he exercised over mc; he
allributcd my conduct to respect, while
til was disgust. Then he went to the
bureau, took the paper, read it onco
more, folded it, placed it in an envelope,
and sealed it, not wilh the imperial
cypher, hut wilh a ring ho wore on bii
finger. Then he came back lo mo,
Remember that I have chosen thee
among a thousand lo execute my orders,'
ho Baid,'because I thought Ibey would
be well executed by lliee.'
'I shall ever'have before my eyes tbe
obedience I owe my Emperor,' I repli«
ied.
* 'Good, good; remember that thou art
!>nt dusi, and I am everything.'
'I await-ybdr'rtiMesry's orders'*
'Take tbe letter, carry it to tbe gov
ernor of the fortress, accompany him
wherever be may be pleased,to taka
Ihce, be present at what be does, and
come and (ell me '1 lia/e scon.''
I took tbe packet wiili a bow.
'I have seen'—thou underslandest?
—'l havo seen,'' ;
'Yes, sir.'
•Got'
And he opened 'be door by which I
had entered-; »r oondnctor was a walling
me. The Etapcrer closed tbe i^pr
after me, repealing, 11 il iTljjfr
1 stood all-amazement on JUUc^lbriMts
° ,d - nr~ . • "
•ComdP toy conductor said to mj.
We left the jlace by a different route.
A sleigh was awaiting us in the conrt
yard; The gale of ibe palace looking on
Ihe Ponianka bridge was opened, and
•be sledge started at a hard gallop. We
ciossed the place and reached tbe banks
of the Neva. Our horses rushed upon
tbe ice and guided by ibe belfry of Peter
and Paul we traversed (he river, The
night was gloomy, the wind bowled in a
mournful and terrible manner. I bad
scarcely noticed we had reached dry |
ground ere we arrived at the gates of j
the fortress; a soldier risked tbe pass
word, and let us in. Tbe sledge stopped
at tbe governor's door. Tho word giyou
once again we entered bis house as wc
had done the fortress.
♦Byi he E*n|tcror's orders.' This com
mand «ion aroused Ihe governor, who
fame to n* trying 'o hide hia alarm be
neath a smile. Wilb a man like Paul
there wss no more security for Ihe
gaolers than for the captives, for the
hangmen than for the victims. My
guide made Ilio governor a sign thai lie
had lo do wilh me, Ihen he regarded ine
with more attention; slill lie hrsilated
before addresMug mc—my youth,doubt
less surprised him. To put bTm at Ids
ease, I gave liiin without a word (lie
I Emperor's order. He took it to a light,
f examined the eoal, and on recognizing it
1 as Ihe signal cl a secret order, lie bowed,
made an almost imperceptible sign oflhe'
cross, opened it. He read. the order,
then turning lo mo, said.*
'You are lo see?''
'I am lo see.'
'What are you to see?'
I 'You know.'
'But do you know ?'
•No*'
He remained for a moment in thought.
You came in a sledge?' be asked me.
'Yes.'
,'llow many persons nrjll it hold?'
•Three .* ,
'Does this gentleman go with us?' be
asked, pointing lo my conductor.
I hesitated, not knowing what lo say.
'No,' tho latter replied, 'I will wait.'
Very good. Get ready a socond
sledge, choose four soldier*, let one take
a lever, another a hammer, aud the last
two halchets.'
The man to whom the governor spoke,
went out diroclly, Then turning to ine,
he ndded—'Come aud you shall see.'
We left the room with a turnkey be»
hind us, and on till we found our
selves oppoafcyviie govcrno,.
pointed to a door. The gaoler opened
it, and went in, and lighted a lautorn.
We followed. We went down ten steps,
passed a row ot dungeons, then down
ten more, but did not slop. At iaS't we
dccended fivo more, and at length stop
ped. Tbe doors was numbered, ihe gov*
ernor stopped at one marked No. I}-. He
gave a sient signal; it seemed in this
abode ol (he dead as if ho bad lost all
power of speech. There was this lime
a frost of at least twenty degrees outside.
At the depth where we found onrsolvos,
it was mingled wilb a damp which penes
(rated to the bono; my marrow was
frozen, and yet I wiped the perspiration
from my brow. The door opened/ we
went down six steep and slippery steps,
and found ourselves in a dungeon ot six
square feet. I fancied by 'ibe light of
the lantern, that I saw a form moving in
it. The governor remained on Ibe step,
and said to (he prisoner: 'Arise and
dress yourself.'
' 4 i ' it j
I had a curiosity to kuow lo whom this
[order was addressed.
Turn on tbo light,' I said to Ibe gaoler.
I then saw a thin and pallid old man
rise up, He had evidently been immured
| in this dungeon iu tbe same clothes lie
had on when arrested, bui they bad (alien
off him by piece meal, and he was only
dressed id a ragged pelisse. Through
the rags bis naked, -bony, shiverUig
person could be seen. Perhaps hia body
had been covered by splendid garments;
perhaps the ribbous or the most iioble
orders bad once crossed bis panting
chest. At present he was only a living
skeleton that bad lost rank, dignity; even
name, and ha was called No. 11. He ros*,
aud wrapped himself iu iho garments
of bis pelisse without uttering a com
plaint; his body wa° bowed dopu*,con
quered by prison-damp, time, it might
bo hunger. His eye was haughty, al
most menacing.
•It ia good,' said the governor, 'come,'
He was the first lo go out.
The prisoner threw a parting glance
on his ce(|, bis stone bench, bis waters
jug and rotten straw. Me uttered • sigh,
yet it was impossible (hat lie could regret
anything of this. He followed Ihe gov
ernor, and passed before mc. I never
shall forget (he glance he turned upon
me in passing, and the reproach that was
concentrated in it. ,
'So youug,' it seemed to say, 'and al~
ready obeying tyranny 1'
1 turned away! that glance had pierced
my heart like a dagger. How lonit was
it since be entered il? Peihaps be did
nOt know liimselt. He must have ceased '
for a lon*, time measuring days and
nights. On reaching ihe governor's
door, we found two sledges in wailing.
The prisoner was ordered into the one
that had brought us, aud we followed
him, the governor by his side, I iu front.
Tbe other sledge was Occupied bv the
lour soldiers,
v- Where were we going? I kne
What were we going to do? I was
equally ignorant. I had only lo seo, the
action itself did not concern meat all.
We started. Through my position the
old man's knees were between mine; I
felt tlitro tremble. The governor was
wrapt In bis furs; I was buttoned up in
my military frock, and yet the cold
reached ns. The prisoner was almost
r.aked, but ihe governor bad offered
him no coverings. For a moment I
thought of taking off my coat and offering
|i to hino; ilia governoi* guessed inv iu-»
(cm i n, *
•It is not "worlli wlille'' lie sultl.
Soon we reached the NI*VH again, and
.our sledge lu k ilio direction ol Cron
flald. The wind caine ofl Ihe Baltlß,
and l»!ear Inrioiuiv; tho sioct cut our
faces; though our eyes had grown ao-i
customed lo ihe darkness, wu could uol
see len ynids helcre us.
At last we Slopped in (lie midst of a
furious slorin. Wo must hive been
.thotil a league and 8 hair rrom Si. Ceierss
burg. The governor got oQ ilio sirdge,
and went up to ihe other. Tlie soldiers
had already got oft, each holding the
tools he had been ordered to bring.
'Cut a hole in the ice,' tho goVeruor raid
to them.
1 could not restrain a cry ol terror. I
began lo comprehend.
•Ahl'theokl man muttered, with an
. accent resembling the laugh of n skeleton,
'then the Empress docs remember me. I
fancied she had forgotten me.'
Ol what Empress was he talking?
Three hvl passed away iu succession,
Anne; EtiZ'ibeih, and Cothoriue. It was
evident lie beliered he was slill living
under one or them, atul did not know
even the name of the uiau who ordered
his death.
What was Ihe obscnrtly of the night
compared with (hat of his tomb I
The four soldiers had set to work.
Tliev broke ibe ice with tlnir hammers,
cut it with their axes, and raised the
blocks wiili ihe lever. All at once they
started back; the ice was broken; the
waler was rMnjr.
•Come down!' the governor said to
ihe old man. The order was useless, for
lie had already done so. Kneeling ou
the ire he was praying lerveutly.
The governor gave an order 111 n low
to the soldier; (J>eu lie came back
to toy stdc.t or I had left the sledge. In
a moment the prisoner rOfte.
'I atn ready,' li« said.
The fonr soldiers rushed upon him. I
turned my eyes away; but though I did
not see, I heard.
I beard the noise of a body bnr'od Into
the abyss. In soite of myself 1 turned
round. The old mail ha 1 disappeared,
I lorgot that I had no light to give orders,
but 1 shouted lo the driver—'Away,
away I'
'Stop!' cried tli* governor. The
sledge, which bad already moved, «top>
ped again.
'Alf is not finished,' tho governor said
to me in French.
'What have we to do?' I asked.
'Waitl' he replied.
We waited half an bonr.
'The ice has set, your excellency,' one
of the soldiers said.
* Art thou sure?* *' • -
He struck the spot where the ho!e had
so lately yawtied; the waler bad become
solid again.
'Wo can go said the governor.
The horces started at a gallop, and hi
less than ten minutes we had reached
llie foriress. Then I rejoined my con
ductor.
•To the Red Palace I' be said to the
driver.
Five minutes after the Emperor'i door
opened ngain to let mo pass. (le was up
and tnlly dressed, just as I bad seen hiin
the first lime, lie stopped before me,
'Weil?' be asked.
'Thou hast seen, seen?*
'Lock at me, sire,' I said to bim, «and
you will not donbt.'
I was standing before a ir.irror, 1
looked at niystelf, but 1 was so pulf, my
features were so altered, that I' scarce
rceognteed myself. The Emperor look
ed at ine, and went to take a second pa
per from the bureau where ttra first had
lain. j ' ! •'
'I give thee,' be sai l, 'm estsle of five
hundred peasants, between Toriiza and
l'creslofl. Start ibis nlghi, and never
come back to Br. Fetettbrirg. If th6u
wpeakest, thou knowest uow I punish.
Uo.'
1 wenf, I never retnrtied fo Bt. Pe
•ersbvtg, aud this Ib I lie first lime 1 have
told ibe story to a living soul. '
Pimpking.
Don't you kno* Pimpkins? Tbea
yon don't know (he d«rlingest/
moat fa*billable and moat fastidious 1
young sell admirer that ever lisped and
langnuhed in a drawing room.
kius wa^at closii g
party lart spring. Ona of the company
was a blooming damsel from, tha oountry
fr.ah, ro*»y cheeked, bright faeed
girl, over whom the impressible bachelors
were in ecstasies. PimpKns Saw am!
admired, Pimpkins determied to make
an in'prestion. He stared at her through
hia quizzing-gifas until. he had stwred
her nut of countenance. Then he a|i
proHobed her. Pha wa* engaged in
knitting a pair of over socks for one
Mr. Bonny castle's children. "Aw J"
said Pimpkins, "knitting, 'pon b >nab !
T«Ooly industwious. Now, do yon
know, I like to see a young lady induu
■ twiou*. It's a good sign. I like to en-*
couwage industry. Aw would
jon chawge lo knit roe a pair like that?"
"Socks or stockings do you want, Mr.
Pimpkins ?"
"Ah ! deuced if I exactly understand ;
but—aw !—I want them to come over
calf, you know.''
"In that Q.«se," replied the blooming
dam»el, smiling a sweet, innocent smile,
"I should have to estimate. I never
knit a pair to cover one s whole body/"
Pimpkins was observed at the side
board shortly afterwards trying to eat
half meited ice with a fork.
i - ,
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