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spent more pains upon him.' There is noth- sians there. Greet them for me, though they
ing for me to do but take off my cap as in do regard me as one of the laggards. Say
the gypsy song, and bow more humbly. So to them that I beg them to wait a little be far, butt two persons have thoroughly under- fore delivering final judgment. You may
stood Bazaroff, understood my intentions; communicate this letter to whom you please.
that is, namely, Dostajewskyand Botkin. I I take your hand warmly, and wish you
shall take care that a copy of miy novel comes everything good. WVork, work, and do not
to yotl; and now, basta' make haste to be through with it.
I shall not pass through Heidelberg, or I "Yours very truly,
should have taken a look at the yourlg Rus- "IVAN TOURGUENIEFF."
Florence Kelley tVischne7vwetsky.
JIMVIY.
NooN glared upon the wide, seared flats times. Dinner being despatched, the last
and the rickety buildings of Plainville. It loiterer was springing to the saddle, when a
was the midday of that brief season-the boy of about sixteen, mounted on a weary
"Saint MIartin's Summer" of the Frenchman looking white pony, rode up to the group.
-which between November and December."The Lord save us!" growled a tall fellends a p)assing brightness to the sky, and low to his neighbor. "Ef thar aint Jimmy
warmth to the air. Not a flake of snow lay Rowell, always late and neverleft. I'll beon the withered grass; no frost had yet bound blessed, ef I wouldn't like to give the little
the soil; only the long howl of the gale, rooster a shakin' jest fer his impidence."
morning and evening, suggested the period "Don't tell him so," returned the other,
of stormns. Even old settlers, those staunch laughing shortly. " Let's ride on, Jake."
champions of the superior days that were, "Not much!" said Jake, facing the new
owned the matchless beauty and serenity of comer with a scowl, meant to be impressive.
the season. Long Jake's scowl was calculated to make
The desolate station bustled that day with an impression. He was a lean, dark-browed
unusual activity. Ponies were fastened, fellow, with a skin hard and brown as leather,
singly or in groups, at the different hitching- deep set, keen black eyes, and a straggling
places. Mren were saddling them, loosening black beard. One cheek was strangely destraps, adjusting buckles, ordering, criticising, formed by a long, repulsive scar, which percharfing one another, in the reckless fashion haps gave rise to the common report that he