The Trinity times., 1855-09-08
THRILLING PICTURE.
tFrom "St. Petersburg its People, etc.


plat d that magnitic ant panorama in the
gent!t moonlight, when the nocturnal still
ness is broken only by the murmurs of the
so't-howing Neva; he to whom the colos-
sal statues, upon their immense ped stalls,
have never appeared, through the twilight
of northern night, ike gigantic phan
toms just risen from their graves--let him
not say that he has seen st. Petersburg.
ST. ct such a night, and go forth to gaze
upon the monuments of by gone greatness.
Spcct Ike theypass before you, their stead
fast eyes fixed upon the book of genuine
and impartial history, to whose pages. i'm
pressed with adamaatine and blood red
types. they point with iron tingers-alike
to the inscription of uldying fame, and to
the record of infamy aud crime
1t was on such a night that | returned
alone from tn country, and paused upon
the hal of til Ttoitzky Bird se. The centre
portion of the brid &c had been removed to
1T vessels pass through. This is always
do lie at night, in order not to imp d. by
ay tlc traffic over the br dge. Got out
oi the carriage, had myself ferried across,
and continued my way ON foot towards the
interior of the city. Passing along the
quay, AID by the Winter Palace, | ramblcd
stood OF the farther side of the canal, in
froAt of that remarkable building, whose
gratlngs, d.tches, bridges, and palisades,
uttray the former tortress-like habltatioL
OF the Emperor Paul
The palace is now occupied by the school
oi engineers Opposite the tacad in the
odtor court, sta Ids the equestrian statue of
i I + tht Great 1t is of bronZc the atti
- 4la 10 o..J h,,
40 Sc Is in an advancing attitud,. The pc
destal IS of marble, adornod with very
uand ,omc bas rcliefs, and bears the simple
.nscr.pt,oI TO the Graad sire, the Grand
soL." Paul |. had 1t erected in the year
1870.
In Northern Russia the SUNNI r night
from the middle of May u1tl the end of
July. are almost as light as day. Thhqual-
ty of this nocturnal light Is particularly
favorable to the aspect OF build ngs a.d
statues, whose beauty 1t seems TO helghten
by sort of enchaht>d d rddaace. | sat
dowd upoL Il beach whonee had froLt
vi.w oI the statae. ella c.is to the LIT,
my att ut Oh was attracted Dy Walled mp
window of th. Emp ror Paul's sleeping
ROOM into VIII ch apLrtm .nt, since h S ,dth,
40 humal foot has entered, nor ray OF ght
D netrat.d. Uften wh.h ples.ig ny, had
looked up at that window, but never WIth
such absorbing int RI do a that momoAt;
l sat gazing aitarIats ly a. ta3 s. GfInd
sirt's" statue, Il Il ~ ia pilct ol III
Ora I'D sols' d ath, AIT Ii at LAST my
thoughts grew co..iltsed, shadows hotor.d
about M, aid fell asleep.
had lot siLm5 r. d iolg, VIII was
reused ny q nolse, as of Footsteps ald nol-
low murnLrs. op IA d my eyes. Ddt could
see nothing, for all was snrJad d Ia pro
fould darkness. Sadd ally th1 pale mool
emert, d from IA I'd the clouds, aid | DIS
tlngutshcd in my INN. date eiclnlty group
Of nve mea, in old ia h.0ned Uniforms, VINO,
with pale couItc.aa.ices and d..c rtash Sea-
lures, whisp r. d CT tly to5 IA r. Almost
as sooI a. dscerLed th,m, ohe OF tn IN
p re lived me silently taklhs my arm, he
| d me away with HIM
We walked softly across the court to the
great ta rcase. IL was lighted up. To our
rix1t hand at the entracc Of the first cor
r.dof, stood a Srenad,cr Oh sentry lie
presented arms, AID let us pass. Now we
tdrd.d into SIDE passage, Ut the extremity
OF wn4cu We found ourselves IN great hall.
At ITS ihler door stood aCossack Oh guard.
Before he could call out, ole Of my com
paniods sprang up0l h.m and drove dag
ger INTO his lett breast without sound
ne sank upon the lioor. The others strodi
across his body to the door it was fastened,
but ii vlolcnt KICK burst II open, and we en-
tered Il lighted chamber, where was man
who a. 1t seem. d, had just awakened IRON
deep sleep, ahd who was stretching forth
his hand to the bell-rope that hung beside
his bed. one Of my conpaLlohs, VINO was
attrvd IN rich Uniform, sprahg forward,
aud with hs bloody dagger cut the rope
above the outstre'cn d hand.
A molnentary pause ehsucd then one OF
the lAtrud rs approach, the man III Inc
| b d. AID n4ld out to hlm, alter low ana
| re pee ,fu oDelsaLce, with IN one manu- an
open document; with TIA. other pen,
wnerewltn 10 sIgn 1t. Thcreupon the man
sprang IRON has bed, attrtd only IN his
u,rt, aid with single bound was III tue
m.ddl. of the room, when he assumed 10
| lofty an attitude, whilst his cOuntenance
| and bearing were 80 imposing and dighl-
ned, that til. others Tor moment tlin'dly
| gave pack. Now cOlnmenc d vehemehl
! disc lssloL, Of when 1, ignOraLt OF the hns-
! s.aa language, unfortunately uhdcrstood
nothing. | coinprehead~d, however. that
some uard cOad. L.ol was sought to De eA-
/ torted from the persoL We had lCuhd IN Dsa'
! for has cOuLtcnancc gre" purple WIN Jury,
and when the nlld1rcr Oi the Coosack
again approached him with paper and pen
! nc d .alt nm d blow IN the lace "hch hadG
/ HIM stagger three PAGES backwards.
| At tue same InOnIvht that this Iappeneu
! heard a tulnult Oi ah unInaslakdDlv Clar'
! acter Ia the guard room below. mute
! rpcctutor OF th,s snBuidr ahair, had re-
! tired luto the cmDrdhurc ot window
whence no8 looked out upoh the court
ward. There / SAW Inc o.lcer Vi tue suafd
/ ,wnom at O..ce recO5hsZed az nun "no
! ald adm tied tns OtIers O'ef u" "i d"
! ,r,d se luto Tue court aud had cOndi hhe
! totn; loot vi the palace sta'fsl NUM- "
M. sentry ald give nm solh; tut
,,uard tnri out." Imin didtyIy exclaimed
IN. mai. Tne U,.icer Dir" h'a s"o'd, are"
an ill.,. uaard under arm, aud rom thdt mo
80 - M. lnsh stood do II rool-o 10 tht
lro1nd. v w.tnOIt moving a mdacle, OF uttef
,,tln uudflnar. so4cn 10 .hc Character vi the
..,,,..i..i rOid ,r und~f aflIh.
/ Meanwhile tn scche III the room aboN1
| took aaotucr turh HecOFeiihS Ifo'h IL"
nom ;ntary stupelacttOd, tns 0hcer "h+
u.,d g...n struck rIsned upod h.s aAtL60 60aie'
ADJ. tnraea me o.OO! 'ocdrceiy ha.
J no ba1d Iaiica up0l the iae u Ia. -.