An Incident in the Life of one of Napoleon's Generals-By C. E. M., 389 A few Thoughts about Spring-By Helen Irving, 405 Annie Lee--By Rule Ruby, 427 Christmas--By Helen Irving, 273 Catharine of Russia-From the French--By Anne T. Wilburs, 411 Incidents in Gellert's Life-From the German-By Mrs. St. Simon, Jephthah's Daughter-By Rev. S. D. Burchard, D.D., 261 Lines, on visiting Greenfield Hill, Ct.-By Mrs. A. B. Whelpley, Music: The Flag of the Free-Words and Music by Asahel Abbott, 81 Mental Impressions Imperishable-By Rev. Carlos Smith, 133 Music: Mary's Smile-Words by Lina Morriss. Music by L. B—d. Arr'd by A. Abbott 153 168 Music: Hymn to Solitude-Words by D. Thompson. Music by A. Abbott, Music: Song of the Exile-Words by G. F. Hoffmann. Music by Lyman Heath, 297 399 Only a Governess-By Lela Linwood, October-By Celia, On the Treatment of Domestics--By Mrs. A. B. Whelpley, Polycarp on the Kingdom of Truth--From the German--By Mrs. St. Simon, 189 212 215 179 417 425 Song-Our Home by the Sea--By Estelle Livingston, 22 76 Sonnet-By Helen Irving, Stanzas, Sabbath among the Alps-By Elizabeth G. Barber, Song--Oh! Ask No More-By E. L. E., Sonnet-From the Italian of Boccaccio-By Clarence Cook, Socrates' Dream-From the German of Krummacher-By D. W. Nooney, The Marriage of the Grand Duchess Olga of Russia-By Rev. Robert Baird, D.D., 137 202 204 306 341 393 11 23 The Sprig of Moss--From the French-By Anne T. Wilbur, 397 The Lily By Park Moody, 400 The Sick-Room Vigil-By Elizabeth G. Barber, 419 The Name of God-From the German of Krummacher-By D. W. Nooney, 424 Woman, the Creature of God, and the Manufacturer of Society--By C. W. Tolles, 205 353 Youth-By Celia, 408 THE MARRIAGE OF THE GRAND DUCHESS Olga of Russia. BY REV. ROBERT BAIRD, D. D. SEE ENGRAVING. In the summer of 1846, I visited Russia for the third time— having previously extended my travels in the North of Europe to that country in the summer of 1837, and again in the autumn of 1840. And most certainly if the object of my third visit had been to see the splendors of the Court of the modern Scythia, I could not have chosen a more opportune occasion. But this was far from being the case. I went for the double purpose of endeavoring to give another impulse to the Temperance movement, and of making arrangements for the employment of colporteurs to distribute the Sacred Scriptures and religious Tracts* at the great fairs, which are held at more than twenty places annually in that vast Empire. On this tour I was accompanied by the Rev. Dr. B******, of Newark, N. J., the Rev. Mr. R****, of the same State, and Mr. B****, a young advocate, of the city of New-York. On our way through Denmark and Sweden, we had heard that the marriage of the Grand Duchess Olga, the second daughter of the Emperor, to the Crown Prince of Wurtemburg, was to take place sometime in July; probably, it was said, about the middle of it. But inasmuch as it was our intention to remain only a week in St. Petersburg, and then go down to Moscow-whence it was our purpose to prosecute our journey to Odessa and Constantinople we hoped to be far away from the scene of these festivities before the Russian July would commence; for the old style still rules the Russian calendar. And this we might well expect to be able to do, inasmuch as we reached St. Petersburg on the 23d of June, according to the *These Tracts are such as the Censorship of Russia allow and approve of. More than one hundred and fifty of such publications have been issued at St. Petersburg, with the sanction of the government. |