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    MADAME SWETCHINE. 311

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    Tim Biography Of A Hussian Lady Of High ...

    that of her young adopted another . At tlie same time she began to occupy herself in works of active charity . The wife of with Alexander the

    press I ., who -mother had now in carry succeeded ing out to benevolent the throne ideas , combined ; and institutions em for - affording educationor material reliefwere multilied under their

    patronage was soon made . Madame to take , Swetckine a chief part contributed in , its direction to this p movement ; a dozen , little _, and

    man notes hi have gh in been office preserved in the department , addressed to of Alexandre Public Instruction Tourguenief , which , a

    show her interesting herself about various objects of charity , men , womenand children . The last is dated on " Saturday morning /'

    , vice and and says ive " My me dear an idea Tourguenief liow to , lace do render out safel me a a little great irl ser of - y g

    nine shoul or d be ten g years lad of age to be , wlio at ease depends . p Could on me I , not and get ab her out whom into the I very g

    House of Industry , by paying for her board ? I know nobody but you to whom I can at this nioment apply ; " followed on Friday the little by

    a reminder , and the remark that she is only afraid that well girl may offI not onl be mean so well a safe off as refuge she wishes and an , in education any new suitable place . to " her By

    , y , condition in life , and one which will insure her being able to earn her own bread . The simpler , and the more devoted to handicrafts

    she can be kept , the more content I shall be . When you write to meyou will be so good as to tell xne what you hope to find for her ,

    , and that will make my mind easy . While Madame Swetchine was thus occupying herself in new

    young interests much distinguished sister , another to Prince tie member to St Gregory . Petersburg of the Gazarin Russian h arose , a youthful aristocracy in the marri , brilliant and age one of , and her in

    prevailed high court between favor , and the up two to households the year 1811 . Five the little closest nep famil , hews y union came

    one by one to tease their aunt Sophie away from her books and her charitiesand all her life long she clung to them with a mother ' s

    affection . , In 1811 General Swetchine re-entered active service against the French , and his wife retired to their country estates .

    While there she missed Madame de Stael , who , pursued by the enmitof Napoleonquitted Vienna as a fugitivetraversed Poland ,

    and y arrived at St . , Petersburgh by way of Kiew , and Moscow . But even here she did not feel safeand Stockholm formed the furthest

    , point in her " Dix amides cVexil" When Madame Swetchine returned to St . Petersburgh she found only the brilliant memory of this

    ap Swetchine p The arition sentiment ' . s mind Their that meetin of duty patriotism g was was reserve always naturall d for so later dwelt strong year there s in in also Madame France . The .

    epoch in which she , dwelt , and her own mature y conviction , disposed her to the doctrine that one's native country has a right to demand

    form every . sacrifice The Emperor , and as Alexander a Russian this foug princi ht at p the le assumed head of a his monarchical army , and

    Madame Swetchine. 311

    MADAME SWETCHINE . 311

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  • English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), July 1, 1860, page 311, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01071860/page/23/