Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-01-23

message, walked straight on until he came
to room which he had noticed was the
place of rendezvous for those officers and
cadets who seemed to have so much to say
to one another, and who said 1t all in foreign
languages. He stood outside the door for
a few moments, and listened.
"What are you doing theres" caied a
young lieutenant, who suddenly started out
from room on the other side of the passage. |
What are you doing there, blockhcad?
"The door of the room where the officers
held their meetings was at the same time
thrown open.
"sI found this fellow standing outside
your door. listening, colonel, and the lieu
tenant.
What have you to say, scoundrel? !?
cried the colonel. Such impertinence was
never heard Of. What are you doing? What
is your duty here2'
"'The duty owe to the emperor an
swered Ferrari.
"tWhat do you mean?'
"sI mean that not only listened, but
heard.
"' Heard, fool? Heard what?'
"sJ'ai tout entendu Ich habe allies
gehort. Ispeak German as well as French
I am an Italian by birth, and lived some
time in England. Iknow all your languages.
was doing sentry duty here an hour ago,
and heard quite enough then to guess what
was going on. Now am certain
''Come in here,' said the colonel, in
French.
"sWhy answered Ferrari, in the same
language. 4 have only to shout to the SELL
tinel, who is in my regiment, that you wish
TO kill the emperor, to make him rive the
alarm. In less than five minutes you would
all be massacred by your own soldiers.
"sWhat nonsense, said the colodel. rs
that in the least to the point2 l though you
were man of intelligence; and a man of
intelligence, having somehow strayed into
the ranks of the Russian army, cannot GER
tainly refuse to listen to his officers when
they wish to take him into their confidence.
"I am perfectly willing to hear all you
have to say, replied Ferrari.
swell to make long story short, Ferrari
proved that he knew something of the con-
spiracy that was going on, and made the
c0nspirators believe that he knew great
deal more than he really did,"
''Ah that was bad" interrupted Natha-
lie.
''That was nothing to what he did after
wards" continued the general. "The Off
GERS naturally would not trust their most
important secrets to man whom they had
found listening outside door. Ferrari tried
to persuade them that he was great liberal
that he fully sympathized with them in al
!, their views and objects, and so on; bu'
while they enrolled him as member O
their society, and endeavored to make use O
him for the purpose of gaining the non
commissioned officers to their side, they
still kept him at distance. He was an
noyed by the reserve with which they treatet
him; and at last decided to try whether III
: could not gain more by divulglng the con
spiracy than by aiding the conspirators
: One morning he went down to the emper
: : or's palace at Peterhof, waited at the gate
until Alexander came out, and at the risk o
being severely punished, spoke to him.
"'I entreat your imperial majesty III
: said, in Italian, to listen to faithful sol
dier, whose only wish is to save your impe
: rial majestys lfe.' The emperor was mucl
!. astonished at being addressed in Italian b,
= private soldier, and was equally struck b.
y the substance of his speech. He toll
Ferrari in his own language to follow him
: and went hurredy back to his private cab
= met After an interview which lasted som
time the trcacnerous Italian was sent bac
. to st Petersburg in close carriage, accom-
:, panied by member of the household, VIII
~ had instructions to take him to the office {
the minister of police. Then, after bein
subjected to severe questioning, he wa
= ordered to G, back the Military School, col
y tinuc his relations with the officers, and n
=. port day by day the progress of the consp
~ racy.
as .sThis was not what Ferrari had bargaine
u for. He had expected to receive promotio
NC and honorable reward; instead of which !
'u got nothing but present of money and Il
~ doubtful honor of being employed as sp
10 "on making his appearance a. 'he MI
lib tary School, he found that he had been SEE
coming OUT Oh 'he minister o,'... .ts ="
Ia accused of treachery, and one of the officel
= in his indignation, drew pistol and fired
sht at Ferrari's head.
my brother, who was present, told J
'ry that Ferrari showed great presence OF min
les The pistol flashen in the pan. Ferrari VIC
ed, up to the officer who had attempted his II
TO and without trying to disarm him,an wit
out touching him, asked him cooliy wheti
wv he was in his senses9 He declared to n
rk' and to all present, that il he had gone
10 the office of the minister OF the ponce,
MS was because he had been taken there.
eV- gave what appeared to be very frank
prs on,,pf of hiQ ntion and ended Inv ~