, 1870-04-20
THELAsT EsCAPEFR0M SIBERIA

From Chambers Jptt,.sot.
Who does not remember the pleasure w7ta
which, al c1fld, he read the history OF E91d-
18th, or The EfiIss Of Siberia, her courageous
devotion, and her ultimAta SUCCESS. such liter
atute hlB htteriy become too common among
tho unfortunate rolca. Her most devoted and
bravest bons havo bocn expatriated to tho land
OF eternal snow, and tho ad1eu OF their Bor-
rowing friends sounds ever in their cara, q ne
plus nous rerotr. Once OF twice in century,
general amnesty, As it is called, brings back
a few to their own country; and, cyca more
rarely, bold and energetic exile finds means
to cscape his horrible doom. and resIpears
among hiA former aoqu.intanccs, Like ghost
from another world They write tho ssoy Of
those Wild and bowling wildnetuoss; and otlers
vino die thero Send tie Journals they h1re kept
10 loving friends, who publiah them In paIis
or Brussels, where tho E1cHs is frce.
Such work is thatof N. Ruin Hot-ows6. al
most the only example Of Aman aeutenced 70
On foot, homade the long and petilous journey
over the Ural chain Of mountains to ArchauGcl,
| Petersburg, and Iiga, without passport or
help, and hut Little money, oonfiding his secret
| to no one, thAt they might not be involved In
his terrible fate, II discovered
after omigrating from Poland, returned to his
| oppressed country with impossible plans, un-
/ rejecting appeala, and crude ideas, only To
suffer as victim Of Russian policy. The end
Of his journey WAS kAminletl, in Podolia,
where he gave himself out ~ . FtsnehHan who
languages, and received tic usual permit from
the authorities without exciting any sus-
I picipp. He was eoou introduced mo the best
society; and The better to shield hi connec-
tons, he chose the houses OF Russian EN-.
ployes, where he suffered tortuzes faom the
remaris he heard made upon bis nsulte]
oountrymen. 4is security rested mucL upor
lis not being supposed to understand tht
! Polish language, and, during the nins months
that he remained, he obtained such oomnani
over Aimsslf, that the police had not ths
slightest suspicion Of his being pde; ht
, through tho spies in paris. ..
Early one winters morning he wAa rolXhl,
shaken out Of slunbar by the Director oi po
lice, and carried before the Governor OF til
! province, who had come specially on this el
Enud, His position was represented to him .
one OF the greatest dAnGer, aud he was ret
! oumcndcd 10 make full confession. I'll
, for many daya be refused to do, until i lAre
number OF those who were his accom-
!, plicea wero brought before him; and the
J, loudly, and in his native tongue: " Yes, am
d Pole, and have returned because could NJ
!, bear e1ile from my native land my longe
hero l. viahod 10 live inofensiva and quis
Il conhllnG my secret to few co1ntr5mcn; !:
have nothing more to say. Ihs uoyernnt yer ~
=
4 Guilty was over; and an i,niacaiste order VI
a made out for tho culpntS departure to his
HIS HuiIcrings wero GiSltlul, and were Il
Is Iessencd when they stopped It hut, whe
= some rusty chains wero brought out, tho rln
d Of which were thrust over Ills ankles; ~
- tbe bars from turning In the sockets, 90 u
!" the pain Was insuppo1tablu. Ho was ru.l'
II carried and thrown into tho carriage, and III
y arrived in an almoat inHensiblo condition at I
n terrible fortress OF kiof.
After many months miserable detention
ar This prison, which We pass over to dwell nj
=, particularly OIL bid escspo, Le vsas sentenc
- 10 death, which wAa comInuted to hard lat
le in Siberia for Iifo; degraded from his rank
II a noble, and ordered to make tho Journey
cr Chains As soon as this w1s read 70 him,
- wes taken 10 kibitka, or chaiss, with TIL
~ A. horses. Which stood at tAc door; irons vi
III llrt OH, and Lo waa placed between two AIu
f. eoltliers; the gates OF tho fortress were sh
ut | 4nG tho road to SiberiA wAs before b
I'd Many more Afflicted ones than hlmgsR "
"a passed; none but the nobility have tho pr
~ 80 lego Of riding; tho commonhlty arr een'
IL conyoyB Of from ono to three hundred, I
4 10 will To their destination occupies from
to two yes1s, Two arc chninel together, I
he one cannot move in his sleep without nwak
ing tho other, and causing great pain. Ab
at- ten thouRaEd arc scat every yesr--yet
~, people on tiY road arc compassionate
ea srml,at1,uiug; the women givo cales, dr
y. tisl,, or fruih4 An crnp1oyo camo mp to
I'iot1pnski. and timidly offered him sn
rs 1mlsct, saying Accept that from ny salt
Tho convict not understandings he said -
Ter arc lole, anu do not know our customs
-. il my fcte-tiAy, whcu it il above al it il d
ne TO assist tho unfortunate Pray. accept
sc tlen, in tho narle OF my saint tftor wiior
" am called" The packet contained bread, e
" Sieht aid day tho journey continued, ,
WI Tho utmost 1apidity, for about month, vi
in tho middle OF tho night, they stopped At
7os fortress Of Omsk, where be was placed +
ued few hours with young officer who had
mitted some breach Of discipline They tai
plcasuro Of meeting with an educated c
eek ranion. A map Of siberia WIS in tho 70
,nr Which NotrpwsG 1amincd with fevcrish in
'Ds est s1Ah!" said his companion, faro
in- n.edita;ing flight? Pray, do not think Of
o. i; scs WsS Iup
aud wild with acspair, have rcsozted to suit
hps to save themselves from the consequence
i, n, the kno,,t and life Of misery"
At midday he was brought before p
To-, Gortechako3Y, and tho critical moment Of
W. fate arrived he might either be sent to 8
s cf the government factories in tho neigh
hood, Of to tic hell Of conyicts, the mines
". derground. An honr passed IN cruel snsr.
,ub- wIIIst this was debated At length ono OF
rces connri1 announced TO him that he was tc
nta sent to the distillery Of Ekate1ininsli,
1ess ..,,,;, ,o,w.tn1,tad him an hia 1eitinat
tiles and his departure wzs immediate. On
ma t1y morning he reached = vast plain near
40 River lrtieh, on which wzctchcd $1llaSS
:. about 200 wooden huts Was
80 around factory. When Introduce
mtg, writing jumped up and threw himself
the his arms he also was 4 rolo from Crs
7icsl a welEkno1n poet, and sent away for iii
ror measure OF rrccaution. Soon they
~ Joined by another political criminal;
a spoke rapidly and with e1tEsmo emotion,
the most submissive and patient nannel
onM the only meAns Of escaping from naenia
the rloymcnt, and being promoted TO the e
~ otIoe. Not long was ho permitted to To-
convict, branded on his forehead and ch
On the superintendent OF the others came ~
a to dczed him to take broom and sweep
le Of a nass Of dirt that some Enasona had
-ent. murderer WAS bis companion; and
'n,r. - he went on until nishtfal, when bis
.. friends were permitted to visit
nase in the presence Of the soldiers and con
long frehtful c1imca. Thus day utter day p
,phy on, in sweeping. carrying wood and y
!, amid snow and frost SD, painful mem
~ On which it il useless to dwoi1 he barn
'otAo scenc Of drunkenness and dehAuchel
Q, rs night, and hia companions tho worst Of
story kind. His good conduct brought him
mir year and half to the office, where he tec
- ten francs month, and tho work was
A1ac' During this time, he saw and cs1nycz.ed
many farmers aud travellers from = disi
sork, and gained every information
lliAm the reads rivers. DC, With view M
;tty," escape he was ever me@taung. me I.
!. G. unite Hith tAe no!a.as .. ~ ~ L%n5-a,
work eessAus s!Is;cts md en,nfuon sayirc !
three thn Tartam il: I'm killing a squirrel 30
J last but ore skin, whilst : convict hAs tllre
Days coat. his shirt, and us s.1n: IT.
: e1- alo%l! ano pa' - Er4 II ,,i =
ming ,so1s 1sa1s ,oa 1a. s m essenH convict VII
h1vc Eann sartenrea far making false money
lt2ins possessed IN excellent stamp Of tho
which arms !; this Fouoweh ponsM 1n
il is 1fancs- 1ne sneet ~ ~ ~ P.ss,ort =
QlA2AlEA la %A0 oA+HNS $500 - fN, -,