The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1873-11-18

company JuSC yeJ III send you round
word il you are anxious"
had no idea who he was, nor did care.
His insinuating way annoyed me, and l
forgot that I was in Russia He frowned
little over the words, and then, as he rose
to go, he asked
"Then the gentleman wont go to-mor-
row?"
"Not if know what am about" re-
piled and he bowed himself out.
That evening, when Morrow came over,
related the incident, and he began to
sweat before l was half through.
"You will have to go,' he said; i" the
caller was a police official and you have
been saying something against the govern
ment. What is worse, you insulted him."
Suppose don't go?''
81 don't know what would be the conse-
quence," he replied. Your position here
as a representative of the American gov
ernment saves you from arrest and sent
tencc, but they will dog and annoy you
until your patience is exhausted, and you
WIN iodNo NioHouduJ III OIuer 10 secure
peace"
Ten years more of experience would have
been good thing for me just then, but as
did not have it, l replied that would
cure them of seeking to annoy me, and
soon forgot Morrow's advice. He was not
sick, but had indications of typhoid fever,
and during the next week stuck by his
house and left all the business to me. The
very next morning after the call of the
police official another man from the same
department was admitted. He sat down
and waited until I had sealed up some
letters, and then he asked, with pleasant
smile
"Did the gentleman intend leaving
Cronsdadt tomorrow
"No, I did not. Why do you ask ?' 1
replied, not yet understanding what he was
coming at.
was SO Informed by police Official"
he said with very low bow
Will you do me a great favor?" l
asked, now seeing the drift, and as mad as
a hornet
"With pleasure, he replied.
"Then tell that police official and all
other police officials to go to Texas p
"Where is Texas ?" he innocently asked.
Perhaps you win understand better if
| give you another name" replied. And
l mentioned a certain mythical location
which gave him a sudden start.
All ah o ~ he exclaimed, putting on
his hat and he left the room without
another word.
tbs natural enough that when Ameri-
cans are abroad they should regard their
own as the most powerful nation in the
world. They think that the mere pronun-
citation of the word american" ought to
make everybody stand back, including
princes and kings. thought SO then
The American flag hung at the door, steel
engraving of the reigning president was
on the wall, and felt that Uncle Sam
would speedily avenge any insult thrown
at me, his representative abroad. Feeling
thus, cid not repent of what had said,
not even when Morrow lamented, and his
wife seemed strangely anxious.
That evening, in whispered words, the
lady gave me such information about the
spy system as has been given above She
had resided in the country nearly four
years, and knew, partly from experience,
of what she asserted. During the first
month Of her arrival she paid no heed to
what her tongue said about the strange
manners, and was waited on one day and
frightened nearly to death by police Off
cial, who asked her such questions as had
been asked. One Of her female servants, the
one who had played the part of informer,
left her service day or two after the visit,
and being arrested for theft, discredit was
thrown upon her former statement, and
Mrs. Morrow was not annoyed again. 1t
was worse than a hermit's life, the one they
led there. Where one has to weigh every
word and guard every look, it is about as
well to see no faces and hear no voices.
The counsel and his wife were frequently
invited out and went, but they never took
any pleasure in going.
"Siberia" is word which a Russian
scarcely ever mentions above whisper.
The knout or capital punishment has no
such terror for him as sentence to that
sterile dreaiy country. When prisoner
goes to Siberia, he Or she goes for life.
There are rare instances where royal
pardon has been granted, or an escape
effected but there is no foundation to build
hope ON. IL is not quite SO bad as slavery,
after one gets there, but its main features