Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-13

with him. The guests took their seats, and
some OF them stared at the Cossack's hors
d'Guvres, and at last began to ask one an
other what they could be.
One thought they were poems in honor of
the emperor, whose names day they had
met to celebrate. Another was of opinion
that they muat be bills of fare. They could
not contain sweetmeats? No one would
wrap up swcetmcats in printed paper!
"What have VIC here. General ?" said the
governor of the town, at last
6 really do not know" answered Doura-
of, who was Of course as much puzzled as
one.
The governor took up one of the printed
apers, unfolied it, and read, "Organiza-
tion Of Humanity" Dourakof at the same
time unfolded one of my addresses, aud ex-
claimed aloud, Man and the Soil"
"Who has dared to place these infamous
things on the table ?" roared Dourakof
In the mean while the guests at the other
end had attacked the other plate, and were
eagerly dcvouring my journal.
"Who has dared to do 1t ?" roared Doura-
koff again. "There is a conspiracy in the
town. That such thing should happen
on the Emperor's names day, above ALL"
The Cossack marched up to the general,
halted, saluted and said
at was !, general, who bought the sar
dimes. Your excellcncy deigned to order
me to do so.'
"Who is speaking of sardines p replied
the general. "Go away"
The Cossack saluted and went away.
"Who placed these papers ON the table ?"
cried Dourakolf, once more; and once more
the Cossack advanced, saluted, and said
" 1t was /, general"
"What did you place on the table, block
head ?" inquired Dourakoff.
"The sardines," answered the Cossack.
"The sardines that your excellcncy deigns
to hold in his hand, and which he was gra-
ciously pleased to read just now."
"Oh!" said the general. ''you mean to
say that these papers were in the sardnc
box, and that you thought they were fish ?"
II am in fault, your excellency but
make bold to say that every kind of fish
that swims in the Dnieper is familiar to me,
and that know other kinds which inhabit
the Don. Your excellency delgned to order
me to buy box of sardines, and to place
the contents on two plates. Your excel
lcncy has portion Of the contents before
him."
$50 to the man," said the general, "who
sold them to you, and bring him with you.
Let him remain in the guard-housc until |
am ready to question him."
When breakfast was over the general and
the civil governor subjected the tradcsman
to an examination, with the view of dis
covering where his literary sardines came
from.
''And did they discover your channel p
asked Fcrrari
NO." answered Siegfried; ''that was I'M
possible. But do not know how the affair
ended. / heard what took place at the
breakfast from an officer who was present,
and who actually sat next Dourakof AS
for the sardines, believe they were grilled
without pepper and salt; that is to say, they
were thrown into the fire and burned.
dare say numbers of sardine boxes have been
opened since then, and found to contain
sardines and nothing clsc."
"We ought to publish an account of the
affair in 'The Tongue Jankowski, he add
cd. "What do you say?"
81 say" answered Jankowski, ''that you
ought to start new paper and call it 'rhe
Sardine,' to indicate the secret and surrepti
tious nature of its circulation.
"Ah." said Siegfried, "wc are joking
about very serious matters. When did you
leave Warsaw ?" he added, turning to Fer
rari.
II left Warsaw six years ago." rcplict
Fcrrari.
"six years agol And where have yor
been since them"
sin London"
.'But how is it we never saw you?"
Ferrari said lie had often wished to call
but that he had never ventured to do SO, no
knowing whether Siegfried might not fec
the same prejudice against him that his nam
inspired other persons with.
3" My dear friend!" said Siegfried, "yo
do me u great injustice if you think me capa
bic of such thing Some Of my country
men-and you, too" he added, looking q
Jankowski-''a ''are most unreasonable. The
wish to be free, as same one said, and the
will not be just. You, Jankowski, are a
aristocrat-"
"No, indeed" protested Jankowski.
eyes you are. All you Poles are, o
heart. Even the revolutionists of the c,
trcmc party dream, not of true democracy
but of vast democratic nobility. You can
help it. 1t is some fault in the blood. Blu
/ was going to say, five Russian democrat
we ought also to take care, if we wish to /
+ logical, that we do not make his parentag
, ground for thinking badly of him. Belle,
me, judge of you not by your name, b'
by what our common friend, Jankowski,h hi
told me about you.r
You are exceeding kind" said Ftrrar
0 sit is for me to prove what am when IL
/ opportunity presents ITSELF"
"That is well. But never mind. Tell n
: what you have been doing in London
"I have been studing English, Engli'
e literature, and English affairs"
: "Very good If you could only teat
r the English how to abolish proletarianisr
: and its natural child, pauperism, you wou
o make England great country"
it "Their laborers are indeed very wretched
n "They are not much better cared for thu
serfs. The law, it is true, is open to thei
, and so also is the workhouse. But the pr
prietors themselves are well off-and agric,
!, ture flourishes as sn art, t,and the English a
a convinced that their agricultural system is I
l. finest in the whole world. So you do Il
IN know what is going on in Poland ?" he .
Y, ded. "Iave you any relations therea"
it "Yes; have some relation at Warsa