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The drunken shouts of the guests, and the voice of Father Garasiands wanted more wine, and Accoulina was needed "Go back to your house, Peter," said she, "woe to you, if you fall into his hands!"

She went to serve her guests; I, so the square, I saw so the boots froer The brigands had been through the fortress and had pillaged the officers' houses

I reachedSaveliitch met me at the threshold "Thank God!" he cried "Ah! ; but what nize their chief, master?"

"No, I did not; who is he?"

"What, otten the drunkard who cheated you out of the touloup the day of the snow-drift--a hare-skin touloup?-- the rascal burst all the sea it on"

My eyes were opened The rese I now understood the pardon accorded ratitude the lucky incident A youth's touloup given to a vagabond had savedfortress, had shaken the very e?" said Saveliitch, true to his instincts; "there is nothing in the house, it is true, but I will find soan to reflect that not to leave the fortress, now subject to the brigand, or to join his troops, would be unworthy of an officer Duty required o and present myself where I could still be useful to my country But love counseled me, with no less force, to stay near Marie, to be her protector and chae in the , conteer of her position

My reflections were interrupted by the entrance of a Cossack, who careat Czar" calledto obey "In the commandant's house," replied the Cossack "After dinner the Czar went to the vapor baths It must be confessed that all his ways are ined to eat two roast ree of heat; even the attendant could not stand it; he handed the brush to another and was restored to consciousness only by the application of cold water It is said that in the bath, the marks of the true Czar were plainly seen on his breast--a picture of his own face and a double-headed eagle"