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the false in their narratives. 1t may be
true that all are true-one happening to
see the sunny side of the hill, the other
not. In lrkoutsk, MI. Hill saw many 1
political exiles, who had been condemned |
to labor for life in the mines Of Nertchinsk,
but into these abodes of the worst crimi- |
mails they never descend. The labor which
they performed for some time consisted
for the most part, in various occupations,
which were not vigorously enforced, the
chief of which was grinding corn in hand
mills. They were nevertheless confined
in prison, which was at first window
less, and gloomy and wretched, though it
did not long so remain.
1t happened, and reflects lasting honor
on the women of Russia, that the wives
Of nearly all those who were SO fortunate
as to have them, followed the fortunes Of
their husbands. Their first act after their
arrival was to petition the imperial gov
eminent That there might be windows
pierced in the prison, and that few COM
forts which their husbands were then with
out might be conceded and the prayer
of their petition was granted. For the
remaining portion of two years these ex-
lies continued daily employed at the work
above mentioned under a supcrintendence
so mild that no more labor was extracted
from them than they themselves found it
expedient to perform, and which was in
deed necessary, in the words Of one Of the
principal among them, ''to relieve the
WEAKNESS oftime and give them appetites. p"
At the end of this period they were re-
leased from prison, and permitted to live
in the villages in the vicinity, where most
of them resided for three years. After
this, third step in the amolioration OF
their condition was made, and giving them
permission to choose any village with
the same government, in which they pre-
fer to settle as colonists. They generally
chose such as were not far distant from
the capital, and they are now engaged i'll
the cultivation OF the land. But finally
at the end of five years, they were allow
ed to settle in this or any other town, a.
they thought proper
Mr.. Kill was in the habit of visiting il
the houses of the exilcs, and there he me
officers, merchants, and mining proprie
tors. and in fact the gentry Of the place
or persons belonging to glasses. Nor di,
the police appear to lay an intcrdict upol
the greatest familiarity with them. Once
; however, the friends of the exilcs all sud
t denly abandoned them, and that was whcl
/ Il new Governor was on the point Of ar
= riving; but no sooner was the Govcrno
| known to be man of indulgence thai
| back they all came and renewed their for
, mer friendship. In Russia, much NOR
. it appears depends on the character Of in
| divilual magistrates than on the laws
= The law there is less absolute than the in
| rlivilual.
s After reading NIr. Hills "Travcl's i
e Siberia one is not Mortified with the ide
!. Of Siberian exile. 1t seems very tolera
: bic. Life there has its cnioymcnts and it
a rchnements. There are balls and concert
c --aud though the eNilcs do not usual
0 attend them, it is rather from o5cdienc
e to rule Of etiquette amongst themsclvc
: than any other preventive cause. Thel
o may be special seventies practiccd upo
e special individuals, and indeed there mu;
= be, in order to reconcile the apparent
: conflicting narratives that circulate in I'll
= press-5ut assuredly, if Mr.. Hills d(
e scription of Siberian exile be correct i
s. the main, it is by no means the monst,
J. grievance that we have been in the hab
" Of regarding it.
il In Tomsk. in Eastern Siberia, Mr.. Hi
L met the Albino who was exhibited in Lol
'c don about twenty-five OF thirty years ag
= His parents made show nj him. L
u had white hair and red eyes, and a vel
y fair complexion. He is now wine-mc
,f chant in Tomsk, and became Russia
IL subject in order to save himself from II
Y in in some unfortunate commercial tran
action He is very wonderful ma
y and speaks six languages with great a
f. curacy and Huency. He goes by Il
re name Of Albinos, and shines in the tow
e. council Of Tomsk, being a great reade
a and posscssessed of great knowledge. I
re is one of the very few exceptions of Il
- glishmen transferring their allegiance
at the Russian Autocrat. But perhaps he
g better used in Russia, where they do II
of make show, but town councillor
IN him. lie is voluntary exile. On
q think of a native of Holborn parish,
4 London, voluntarily condemning himst
p to exile to Siberia, so far away, that t
re exiles from Russia generally take tv
" years to accomplish thejourney, and abo
IN one fifth of them die on the way.
a. A person came to Mr.. L. one day al
SO said, l have something against you, al
OF | am come to tell you of it, DO wa
ct in, sir. he replied; you are my be
k, friend. If | could but engage all n
,g friends to be faithful with me. should
Il, sure to prosper: but if you please, we w
nd both pray in the first place, and ask t
n, blessing of God on our interview Aft
ne they rose from their knees, and had be
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