Prisoner

An officer by the name of Jilin served in the army in the Caucasus.

One day he received a letter from home. It was from his mother, who wrote, 'I am getting old now, and I want to see my beloved son before I die.

Come and say good-bye to me, and when you have buried me, with God's grace, you can return to the Army.

I have found a nice girl for you to marry; she is clever and pretty, and has some property of her own.

If you like her perhaps you will marry and settle down for good.'