, 1874-11-07

HGQRlHtGu nlk l9lt AUE tuGl[ QOIlQ6,
IVAN THE TIs1slsIBLI1.
Tho NVlclketicst N1nn tho World Ever
preciae1y at what tiIno tho faithful and aIcc-
ttonate subjects Of Ills 1fatoaty Ivan ~. t1as
Of all Lilo nssiag, conferred upon nm ina pes
namo. 1.-The Terrible" history no9fecta to inform
ill., but wc aro left In no uncertainty O. TO INC
ontire appropriateness Of the title, Elich ls now
insoatat,!y iinketl with lin baptiBfnai nnmc. he
Inherited the throne at the aXo OF YEAR,: ana
| his faithful guprdans, who annbbcd aud scared
hitn, In lie Gopo tint they might no far wcakoti
| Ills intellect ~ to SECURE a permanent control
over him, aud through him govern Nusaia NJ
| sometimes, and football nt others, and, under
! tloir byBtom OF training, the development Of
those qualitios Of miud md heart for which ho
] ia celebrated wnH remarkably rapid. 1lo Was
tho terrible before ho was old enough 10 hnyo
played reasonably. good game Of marbles, or TO
have become tolcrably expert IN tho art Of mum
bling TIC poE. Indeed, 1t wound Reem thnt tho
young grnl.tl Prince waa wholly insenaible to tho
which ordinary youth delight, Ana, being
OF an ingeulouy turn OF n,lld, hc IN
vented othsra better suited to bis tastes
md clnractor. Ono Of tloao paHtlmcs, =
ylsel by tho youthful genius ,-Goneiasad In Tho
dropping OF cats, dogs, and othor domestic ant.
mails from tho top OF tho pance to tho paselnont
bSlow, and sentimental hlstol1a1n have conalsnett
these Interesting experiments upou the law OF
grayitation into cruelty. Another Of tho young
Czar's a.nnseuontB was 10 turn half-fam1anea =
pot benrs loose upon phasi1g pedestrians, nna IL
Is tho part Of charity to SUPPOSE TINT hp hnfposo
in this wns to ssuaytthe psychological anu phsa-
ablo WY 10 had Of accomplishing Tue
| same thing waa by throwing. or, ~ youthful
Americans phrase it. ''.hylug" etonca at pae-
aers BY, co,,ccaling himself meanwhile bohina .
by riding over elderly people. ertpplea, aud chtl-
lrou, liz short, ls boyiBli sports were Ill Of an
original aNa highly interesting sort,
Up to tho aee Of - lyen Mas under! under the tute.
| VAS chief. and it WAS this princa who domt-
nocrel over the boy aud ,nnde d foot-atoo1 mud d
football. Of his body. At thet ago Ivan asecrtal
| hia Independence III worry positive aud emphatic
wny, which eyen tho prinee slaui,ky could not not
,nisapprehona. The young oSar a,,;,ra vas out out
oet othsr eprinees sss'DsS md boyasas, smons whom
was Prince Qluisky, d rival Of ahuisky's, who
was pfejudiooa ngainss TINT e1ssalen:: gentle
tnnil. Al hts suggeAtiou, Ivan aidreas bis guar
dian shuishy ID language whieh tho latte.
deemed inaolout. Rhnfsky replied angerly. and
1 Ivan requested luis dogs u re1nonatrnte with the
Prince, which they cid BY seasfng him limb from
Having thun nileneea the lio,ation Of ehuiBky
tho young Prince became the ward Of the no lea6
| excellent 1luiBky, and waa carefully taught
that the only why In which ha could efoctu
ally asHert authority ras BY punishment. q
lect, too, that the shortost, simplest, aud
altogether tho best wny TO get rid Of diang1eea.
bio people, was to put them to death, ant
throughout his ife Ivan never forgot this la1aol
worthless unleka II WAS used, and tho only way
in which 1t could bo renl!y naea was by oppres.
sion. For throo years 10 paiua were Apared tc
sench him this system Of athica and politics
and the young Prince, III his anxiety to perfec
himself in tho art Of governing, diligently pfao'
! ticed nn these preceptH.
When no vas 7 yeass OF sge he wa
rant Of the trusAs Of political econom]
and the principles Of goyesnmental scienct
nlarmed and fired tue city ono night. When 1yau
awohe he WIS terrified, being Of an abuormaitJ
nervous temperament. and the apparitsun Of ;
warning monk, togother With the influence ol
abandon tho simple and straightforward meth
ods Of government in which he hae
been bred, aud for thirteen yca1s, undc
the dictation OF Alexis AdascheI md th
monk Sylvester, Ivan devoted himHclf to tht
commonplace cmploymcnts Of developing Rus
eia politically and socially. He din1nihae1 BIZ
Ministers aud put others in their places. Il
reorganixad tic army reviacd the codo in tn
interect Of abstract justice; oqualizsd asseas
snt" isl suedaSa asston ha rt9 y; established .ha % toT
laid the, foundation. for the future great
ness Of his Empire; began the worl
which was completed 80 grand!y rndor Potter th
Great; introduced printing into Ausaia; aldes
ot her clergy; brought artists from. Western
Europe. and in a hundled ways undo himBel
famous by doing those thnSs which historian
love to chronicle.
3Ieanwh.le, his genius fcr governing upo
tho Gluieha. syptcnl lay do.1uRnt. It was no
dead, but slept, aud after ita nap OF ulirtee
years it awoke one Aay, refreshed. Anaststia
the beautiful Queen whose influence had boel
supreme for 70 long time, tlied. aud Ivan wa
FREQ again. Ho recalled an old Hial.op who ha
boen bnnishcd for Ills crimes, and consulted hu
lB to his future condo.
"Ir yo'l wish 10 be truly R Sovereign" sai
| this eminent prolute, ~ mover suci n eouneellc
visor sAan yourself never receive nlsiea sror
| any HAN. Commahd, baL nesor ohoy; m
you will ho . terror to tne boyartlR. homcnl
ber that ho rho iB permitted to Legin by ndyisin
is certain to end by ruling his GOV vsreign."
uero was adrice Of q sort suited to Ivan
taste nud education and for reply he kissed til
good Biahop's hand. saying:
My own father could not have spoken NOR
wiaely."
.rhat the Gar spoke sincerely. hia fai.lnulncs
in following tho BisAop's preeeprs abundant
attegts.
. His Ministers and advlaera being nlauifestl
wiser than he, and therefore not at all til
proper kind Ut people to hayo eoont, In Btraight
way bauiBhed them. 1Ie then began dlgen
! search for their parklsana, Hotne Of whom II
put to deptb, conde'pning others to iu
prisonu3cnt and torture. lie next turuc
! his attentlon to his Own household, which Il
was resolved upon ruling absolutely. at least,
ot welt one m o. Se rl,ness r. ade r1sa ni11se
the pleasures OF the place, anl for tho sako 9
. domestic harmony, Ivan had him nouiardo