Butte record., 1855-10-13

pie would say, if you burnt candles by
daylight, that corpse was in the room:
| thought of this myself.
When the emperor came to Taeanrog
on his return from the Crimea, where
everything had given him satisfaction,
be went to his room, and said to Ariel
mof: ''Do you remember your refusing
to bring in the candles, and what said
on the occasion' Who knows but very
likely the saying may come true:"
At dinner one day, at Bakshiserai,
the emperor, who hated physic, and
never spoke of it, especially at table,
took It into lis head to ask Wyiie, his
physician, if he had any strong antidote
against fever.
"Ies, sire,' said W,lie.
"Good, let it be brought in.n
The medicine chest was brought, and
the emperor, who was in perfect health,
took a pinch or two IF the specific,
though It had a s'ronq, disagreeabla
smell
Whercver he stopped at town it was
his custom to 20 straight to the priocipal
church to say his prayers When the
Empress arrived at Tagauroe, the en-
peror led her, as if under ihe in,ulse of
a psescntiment, into the Greek monas.
terry Instead Of the High Chuch. And
this monastery is the same in uh ch his
body was laid in state, on tae twenty.
third Of December. On his arrival lie
expressed his anxiety 10 visit the Cri-
mca at once. This anxiety, however,
SCENE 10 decrease as the time of his
departure drew near Tie expedition
indeed, was n'arly put off till the next
spriue; but Wor,nzoff's arrival altered
tais idea Once H. ordered Di bitsch
To draw cut plan f the journey, and
brins i. to him. Di Iitsch soon pre-
pared n as he W ordered. but The
emperor ID, This is too long route
make a shorter one" Next day Die
bitzch brought one which he thought
would Please,
"Twenty da,s!' said ths emperor;
you have a'tcrod notbine->horten il
shorten it!' Aud at last with difficulty,
he consented 10 route reduced to
little more than fortnight.
All the time the emperor's illness
last d, the dogs in Taganrog, as many
people remarked, lowled in a strange
and friehtful manner. Some hal estab-
lisbed themselves under the windows Of
the imperial cabinet, and mad. more
hideous noises lhan he rest. Prince
Wolkousky told me he had had hun
drcd and fifty of them killed in three
days.
After these preparatory statements,
which are all of very sinister augury, +.
we get to the cmperor's visit to the
Crimea
On the first of November, eighteen
hundred and twenty-five, the emperor
began his journey, a d was gay and
talkative for the first few days.
lie was evidntly happy and content
ed with everything. On the sixth he
left Simpheropol on horseback, and rode
fye-and-thirty versts to Yoursouf, on
the south coast The carriages were
ordered to wait for him two days in
Baidar. The maitre d'hotel was sent
off with the carriages, and this, in DR..
Wy lies opinion, was one of the chief
causes of the emperor's illness, because
during his absence, the food was of an
inferior quality, or, at least, ill-prepared
On his arrival at Yoursouff' on the sixth,
he dined late on the following day he
went TO Alupka, belonging to Prince
Woronzoff; he visited the garden of
Nikita on his way, and walked a great
deal; then he went 10 Orienda, which
he had bought Of Bezborodka; and, from
that place, went alone to Princess Gal
itzin. Diebitsch has told me that the
0hol colony Of the Princess, was, at
that very time, afflicted with lever. He
spent the night in Tartar hut He
dined very late on bis arrival at Alupke,
and had eaten fruit on the journey He
ross early, and walked some time before
leaving Alupka, ard then rode at least
forty vtrsts During this ride he was in
bad humor, and very much discontented
with his horse. Il was necessary TO
mount avery steep hill to get to Mar
de4hoff ; estate in the interior, and
without tasting food he came to Baidar.
He was il ! proiuse perspiration and
greatly tirod; then at la4t, he got into