Elisabeth : or, The exiles of Siberia : a tale, founded upon facts . ng Smoloff presented Elizabeth to his father;and she, in all the effusions of her grateful heart,acknowledged the blessings she owed to his as-sistance. Elizabeth would not consent to lether parents be informed of her approach. Shelearned at Tobols^k that they were well ; and thisinformation was further confirmed at agreeably to surprise them, she pro-ceeded, with a palpitating heart, to their cottage»attended only by Smoloff. AVhat varying emo-tions agitated her as she crossed the forest, drewnear the banks of
Elisabeth : or, The exiles of Siberia : a tale, founded upon facts . ng Smoloff presented Elizabeth to his father;and she, in all the effusions of her grateful heart,acknowledged the blessings she owed to his as-sistance. Elizabeth would not consent to lether parents be informed of her approach. Shelearned at Tobols^k that they were well ; and thisinformation was further confirmed at agreeably to surprise them, she pro-ceeded, with a palpitating heart, to their cottage»attended only by Smoloff. AVhat varying emo-tions agitated her as she crossed the forest, drewnear the banks of the lake, and recognised everytree, and every rock, adjacent to the habitation ofher parents! At last she caught sight of the pa-ternal roof; she rushed forward ; but the violenceof her feelings obliged her to stop. Alas! be-hold the state of human nature ! we seek for hap-piness in excess of joy; which excess, more vio-lent in its effects than that of misery, we are notable to bear. Elizabeth, leaning upon the armof Smoloff, faintly uttered, If I should find my. ?.^tS^^Te^l^ ITve return of ^^lixaTletll to lier parents. BY JOHN SHAHIK TlCCADILLV: .II. VK 1 ELIZABETH. 173 raotlier ill. The fear of such a calamity mode-rated the happiness which had overwhelmed her,and recovered ail her strength. Again she ran:she reached tlie threshold: she heard the soundof well known voices, and called to her parentsin an ecstasy which almost deprived her of door was opened, and her father the cry he uttered her mother rushed out, andElizaljcth, unable to support herself, fell intotheir extended arms. It is Elizabeth, ex-claimed SmoloCF, she is the bearer of your par-don : she has triumphed over every obstacle, andhas attained, from the generosity of the Emperor,even more than she had expected. These wordsadded not to the joy of the delighted parents:every sensation was absorbed in that all powerfulone of happiness in again beholding their was
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