, 1874-11-07

Dcf Of tho GuGrsl carried at ills saddle bow n
dogs head aud broom. Az Tho punishment Of
their property, ~ largo part Of which, Was given
to tho Euarda themselves, tteBo Wore always
piugularly nueccHBful In discovering tho daairec-
ton Of weelthy nobIos, tliHcosorng It ntlen.
Of their oT, reasonable sentiments.
Feeling unHafe still, Ivan. built for himself
q new palace. outside tho wa!la Of the kven'-
lin, making It au imrregnablc cystic. Then
finding that even This did not ln'l his el,nkeI.
aFnr or by alspoascsslug tho 1a0o0 rich
nobles whoao ostntes lhy nearest tho palace.
mud giving their property to hls personal iol-
lowers, 80 that tho hoal which wore tho
crown might tio oaay In tho conviction that
there woio no possible o1.oln'oB near On tho
other alde Of tho ,mpregnnolo walls which slli1t
him In. Dut even then ho could not nloep
eaellv, and so he repaired again to llis fofest
stronghold as ;A'S,5anroyss where no ,9sl. gr
no converted the palace into monastery. mado
himBolt abbot and hin rascnlly followers
monks. lie vigorously enforced monastic
obaorvanees, Of tho soyaroat sort. and no doubt
apont mont Of his timo at prayers, allow
ing l,imenlt no recreation except daily sight OF
tho torture Of tho prioonsrs who were confined
iu the dungeons Of the fortress. His guards
mont, n,ld they wandered from street to street
nuol, disloynl people Us thoy encountered.
They woro moderate in their intlulg-
enses howGgof roS,,sIa IN imitation Of tcs
to thotr credit, TINT, at thia timo, thoy raroly
evor killed moro than twenty ponple In one
tley, whiia nomottnos the number was as low ~
five.
Dus quiet lisa Of this kind could not always
content tho Cxsr. Naturally, he grow tired of
individual killings, and beyen TO loag for
some more exciting sport. When ono dav a
quarrel nroac betwonn somo OF hia guards
and few Of ths neop!e ot Torjek, IYan saw
wore ,nus.nons Eebels, and Ct courec It becana
lis duty to nut tAo,n all TO doath, which no
atfsiglasway did.
IN to this titne, tho goniua Of Ivan seems to
part OF his history already zko.ehcd may be re-
Eardcd as nero preliminary 10 big real careor.
Ills extraordinary capacity for ruling III EN-
piro on tho principles taught him fy tho
prince Gluisly Was DOW about to sho"
Sorod o 4 feeIing Himself ace1ioved by ths authori-
stes Of that city, who hea iacsrcesasea hlnn Tor
lin,e wrote lotter oGoring to place tho city
| under Polish psotestion. T!Aa lester he signed,
not with bis own name, hut With that OF the
a s Rms sne & tPsssd Rsssa 't te soas %ha%
was addressed. lie eocreted II in the church
Of 1T. Sophia. Then going to Acaan1rovnky
he tnld Ivan that treason was contemplated by
I NnVHCfbD1UD8s
lar vo,,id to found behind tho stAruo Of tie
| VIRGIN in tho church. lynn eopt messenger to
| And the letter, ard rpon hia retnrn tho Csar
began his march upon tho doomed CITY,, Hap
| peuing to pass through the Town Of Khnr on
to death, win tic purpose, doubtless, OF
| training hia troone in the at Of Nhulesn}c
massacIe, before requiring thezn to practise
! II uuon the poopIo Of Noveorod, Finding this
systeln q drill a. agreeable paatle. he repeated
in order that the other towns alone his route
{ might hayo no reaaon to complain Of partiality,
he bestowed upon ali Of them Nks manifesto.
ton Of bis imporlai regard.
| Ii ia not nv putppss to de8cxibe in detnil the
e1aborato aud Ingenious cruelty practiced in tx
massacre Of The Noygorodians. The story /,
| aickeninu, ivan firat heard mass. and thon be.
gan the butcllesy, which lasted for mapy days
| pag conducted wilh Tho utmost delihcratjon nud
mops ingenious cruelty, aud ouded Ia tite
slanrhrnr Of D1. 600 people. Ivan had nolectei
| CERTAIN prpminont cifixous. to rho number ol
ecyorti f1un;irad. whom be reserved for p1,pli,
and partlculorly cruel oxecution at Woscov
sunmonlpg tho small and vretched remnant ot
their praye5s ror tho oontinuance and prosperity
nr his rnien. ana. with cracious words Of fsre.
we'll, took lia departure from the murdered city
trhe oxecntion ia MogcpT Of the reseryol yic.
thna. nnoe. In,,oen. Tho haf Of Iysn'a enor1ni
I lies nav not to told hero at ali, and even th,
| l;atornns rontant themanIVes With The bnrea
ont,1nrs nf Tnnnv narts Of liza carear. Ue thoupl,
};1nsclf in ammo se,sc i}eitv and hlnsnhetnona
1y nasertaA thaf hia thTono waa eurroaudeo b1
| arrj,augala nrecjnoly AZ Gods ia. idoutfvint
himsalf yit,, the AIinighty he ciaimel eyemp
| lion from tho o1soryaf1co OF Gods lawu, and. 3
dot;nncn of tbe fnndamentai nrinoiplea at III,
| 1;raol, Church. of Vhsh he was tbo hoaa. h
I marian seven wivaa. Rnloy;,,r that be miph
VIII cnusi ,nsnnm;ty jnsn't tio moral eense o
nthar i,ntiona ha .ct,,a'lv sonplt to ADA En-
M e,.nda ' n,1oan =" FEzshnt';; IN ft,e iiat nf hi
snnmaoa Ani he wna IA 4ar salt in hi
est;mata Of h;a nnver to do AZ Le
pleagei. that tie Y!raiu Queen. head OF th
Sn0iinh fjhnrch wh;ie sho ,so,1ll not her
lin. and 6elccted for his eighth consors Mar
| UustiuEg, the daughter Of tho Earl Of Hunting
ton. She came near bringing about 1narriag
between the two, in facs of the fact that the tw
churches Of which Ivan and ahe wers respective
| ly head werc agreed in conden,nsng poiy9nny q
heiuous crime.
For ono only Of all his crimes Ivan showed 70
gret, il not rsmorse. His Oldest and tayorit
son, when tho City at palot was beslegea by th
Poles, asnca tlms he might DO intrustcd wit
TIN eornma,,j of n bo,1y Of troops with which t.