Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1855-03-29

IN the ear or the Emperor AZ a masked ball,
let fall some indiscreet Suggestions She was
followed home by a spy summoned next day
to Count Orlofs Office presently let quietly
down into a cellar, where she was birched by
some person unseen. This lady whose story
we have heard before. the Eneiishwoman
often met her sister she knew well :: and she
had the anecdote from an intimate friend of
the family tll aet.S ss.i - .si.salt
The knot, the emblem Of Russian barbar-
ism. falls not only ON the slave or the crinli-
nal. A poor student of more than ordinary
talents had, BY great perseverance, twice
merited prize; but he was regarded with
jealous hostality by certain professor, whom
he was too poor to bribe. Twice cheated,
the poor fellow made third effort, though
barely able to sustain himself in his humble
lodging until the period of examination came.
His future hung upon the result !; for, upon
his passing the ordeal with credit, depended
his access to employment that would get him
bread. He strained every nerve. and suceee-
ded well. All the professors testified their
appreciation except one whose voice was ne
cessary to complete the votes He rose, and
withheld his suffrage upon false grounds, that
cast dishonor on the young mans character. !.
1t was his old enemy; and the poor boy-a
widows son-with starvation before him.
and his hopes all to the winds, rushed forward
by sudden impulse ofdespair, and struck his
prosecutor, He was arrested, tried and con-
demned. by the Emperor himself. to receive-
a thousand lashes with the knout All the
students and professors were ordered to be
present at the execution of the sentence Long
before it was complete, of course, the youth
was dead but the full number was completed
Many students, who were made spectators of
the scene, lay on the ground in swoon From
another eyewitness, the Englishwoman heard
of the presence of line of carriages, filed
with Russian ladies. at similar scene the
victims. being slaves who had rebelled pecause
a master introduced upon his ground a box in
which to thrash them by machinery and had
seized him and given him taste of his own
instrument of torture. Need we say more to
prove that the true Russian civilization is
thing to come.
Our countryman, visiting monastery, was
invited to eat ices in the garden She saw
how the spoons were cleaned behind the BUSH
and wiped. Such ice-eating. with
the spoon Licking in the background, is typi-
cal of the sort of elegance and polish Russia
has.
One day the Englishwoman saw an officer
boldly pocket some of his neighbor's money
while playing at cards Another slipped up
his sleeve some concert tickets belonging to
her friend She and her friend both saw him
do it. One day young officer called while
they were at dinner; was shown into one of
the drawing rooms, and departed with a lady's
watch. Nothing was said to the police, out
of respect to his uncle, who is of rank La
dies going to party viii sometimes steal the
papers of kid gloves and the air-pins left on
the toilet tables to supply those who happen
to come unprovided Our countrywoman
went to visit an old lady; and, as all the draw
ing-rooms were thrown open for the reception
of visitors. thought it no sin to walk from one
room to another for the purpose of examining
some pictures. The old lady rose and followed
her, watching her movements so closely that
she returned to her seat greatly amazed
/" You must not be surprised at it, my dear, !"
said friend, after she got home again t.for
really you do not know how many things are
lost in such parties from the too great admi-
ration of the visitors &c ss go
The officers just mentioned were men hold
ing .employments under government So
much has been made notorious during the
present war, of the extent to which the RUS
sian government suffers from the peculation
and falsehood of officials in all grades, that
one Illustration in this place will be sufficient
and we will choose one that illustrates at the
same time another topic. The railway at
Warsaw is dropped, because the money needed
for it is absorbed by war; the only Russian
railway line is that between the two capitals,
St. Petersburg and Moscow When il was
nearly finished, the Car ordered it to be ready
for his own use on q certain day. Itwas not
l..< al.
road, since the Car must be obeyed. rails
were laid down upon whatever contriyance
could be patched up for the occasion The
Imperial neck was risked by the Russian sys-
tenn. While this railway was in course of
construction, the fortunes made by engineers
and government officials on the line of road
was quite astonishing men of straw rapidly
acquired estates Government suffered and
the serfs. Our countryWoman living once
IN a>province through which the railway runs,
went by train to a picnic At the station.
four hundred workmen were assembled, who
asked eagerly whether the governor was of
the party No, they were told but his wife
was Her, then, they begged to see. To
her they pleaded with their miserable tale, for
interference in their behalf For six weeks
they had been paid no wages, thSlr rations
we're bad, and fever like plague had bro
ken out among them. of which their cpmpan-
ions persisted by scores, to be buried, like SO
many dogs, in niorasses along the line. Their
looks cenfrlneG their tale. The criminal em-
ployers were u-on the spot, and acted igno-
rance and sympathy, making at the same time
humane speeches and promises, which the
poor men received by exchanging looks Of
profound despair with each other.
Then there is the system of espial. In addi-