, 1875-02-27

| sNbuCfAt OI LHRk h1CIlnN Qk tn0 country. ono or
TIN nleh whoEc names arc most associated with
I Tho Kniferngs Of rotan,l: Eo tried BY intinlda-
tion aud pcrHrarion to Induce tho prisoner to re-
veal hss rroItote and the names Of his asso.
ciatca. plotruwski l4eld firm. but the princo on
withdrawing or.lercd Ills Chains 10 he struck OFT.
Tho relief Vas inotrnhle llo could do notl,lng
btt stretch Ills arms to cn1oJ tho scn%e Of thcif
| FREQ .possesston and l,o felt his natural 0nesgy
not boon ahIe to sake oil ha boots hipcn leaving
| kauaeni1z. and bis legs we're bruised and sore
bnt, he walked to aud fro In bis cell all tny, cit.
toyinE tho very rain this knvo him ~ proof
without any other incslcnt, wben late GUS hight
llo WAS surprised by light III hia cell an aide.
| dc.catup snl four soldiers entored and ordered
linn 10 riEe hnd follow them. lie thought that
10 was At.nmoucd to hss execution. llo crossed
Il,o cat courtyard OF tile prisou nupported BY
tho soldiers the snow cteaked under foot; tho
night WAS very dark, and ths aharp freBll air nj
| most took sway his breath, yet it vas infinitely
welcomc to him aftcr tho hoayy atmosphere OF
his coll. aud ho 'nhsled 1t With keen pleasure.
| thinking that eaclt Whit was almnat tie last.
| lio was lo1 into large. fnintly-ll2htod room.
where. oficora Of various grMias wern smoking
around large tablo It was only tho connlttoo
| OF Investigation, for hitherto hta examinations
hM: not boon strictly in order.
This wa4 but the first Of noreH OF aEttngs Which
wore prolonged through neatly half D yoar. Dur.
| Ing tl1ia tmo hin treatment improved; llB cell
was kept ccan lie hsd no cause to complain OF
| lta food ho was allowed to walk for MI hour
daily In the corridor, which. though cold and
| oamp n some degrees satisfied his neod Of eyer
| clso. ua was alwnya guarded by two santnels,
| to whom he was foiIidden to speak llc learnad
in soae way. however, that aaveral Of hts oo-no-
| cuseh woto his follow.rrFonors they weto con-
fined In another ralt OF tho fortress, and ho but
once cstgtt q glimpse Of one. Of thom, 70
nc,gGbors on tbo corridor wsrs cun,snou crims-
nalB. Tbs PRESIDENT Of tho commltco ofoteo
linn the use Of library, but ho only aakcd for
| Bible, with which" he stys+ ~ was NJ long
wasch uf the kcntinpl at hs door. which troyo him
! almost frantic. lilo sensation OF being Rpled
At avery Instant, in egerY action. OF mootng
this roionticss, irreHpolasiye Eaze on waking, Of
| eIoouu,er1ps it at each ninute Of tue day, waR
| maddcNtng. From dayl,reak Ito longod fot ths
night, Which should dol,Ycr him from the
sight. Sosn.times, beHido himself, he would
suddenly pu hls own face ctnso TO tha
Iotco thom 10 divert thpr gsxo FOR u moment,
| Iaughtng like sayags when he succeeded, llo
WAS in this faverish condition When calloh to h1
| last examination. IIo parrclred At ouco, from
tho s01oInnity Of al p.eaeut, that the crlHs hal
como. His aentenco WAS pronounced, death,
COMMITTED by rrit,cO DlbikoH'a ultorcession to
hard lab"r Tor ltfs III aiberia I1e was dosrnlod
from tho mobility. to WHICH otdor, like half the
dsmued to maka tho journey in chains. Without
being taken back to his cell, he was at
once Put Into i1ons thu eAme rusty. gall
Ing onos he llad worn already. and placed IN q
kibis%a. or travsliog-earriaso, betwosn two
armed guards. .rho gates Of the fortress closed
behind him, aud before him oponcd the road 10
Stborn.
Ills destination was about 1000 miles Instant.
Tic incldHnts Of tho journey mcro TOW, and
much Of The same cllnrnctar. Ch1rlty aud sytn-
pathy we're shown hin by pcopla OF avery ciaaa.
travellers Of Distinction, especially latItos, pur-
suod Linn with Offers OF assistance and nonoy,
which he would hot accept TIE only gifts
which ho did not refuse wera tho food a.sa lihls
to. change ho'ses, shorevor there WAS
llalE the good people piled lin with tca, b, andy,
and simple dainties whiclt !'o gratefully acc:pt-
cd. At ono station man in tho unifnrn Of tho
wrapped in ailE haudkorclliof, aayng sac
copt this from my satn.:" piotEors1t, ro.!.l ed
BY tho 4isl,s Of tho uniform. shook his head.
Tho other flushed: You arc a polc, and DO not
nnlorhtnnd our cnstoan. This ta my blrtLdhy,
nhat 7 l,avc With ths unfortunate. Pray accept
1t iu tho name of mr. patron saint" lio could
not rcatst 20 Christian M appeal. Tho parcel
contained broad, hals, ami some money; tho last
ho handed over to tlle ,guardn. who, in any Case.
wontd not haso lot him keep Il: he broke tho
brCal with Its donor. IIfa guards wefo alnoss
tho olly persona With whom be bad to do who
showed Themselves tns.ns!blo 10 hia pain and
borrow. Thoy wero t'vioa bosueon thor foars
Of not arriving on tho day flxcd, in Which case
they would 10 togse1 and OF hls dying
Of fatigue on tho rottg, when thoy would
fare alill worse. Tho nrrro'lcnaon Of hia suicide
czoss Il zach OF thon hed him by M arm lost ho
B4ou.l drown limnoif, and all his mont waH
gwen to him mtnec1 10 ba eaton With spoon,
aB llo was not to 10 trusted Tor at instant with
lsnsfc. !rhus they travelled night and day for
three weeks, only stopping 10 change horbes
aud tako their meals; yet l,o etteenod lii,naef
lucky not to hays 6cou Eout with gang OF con-
v,cts, chaiMal 10 soma ntroclons n1nofnctor, or
to have beou o.dered to mako the jour-
Aanguzsko. At last they reached omak,
tho Headquarters Of Prince Gortehakoi'.
then aosernor.u uoncral Of Western Rlboria uy
pomh informally IN tic mold Of his tra,IsportA-
depeudsd solely on this man, ho might ba sent
- work In ono OF tho 0oyoYnmeut manu- faotoriaa,
OF to tho mines. tho last, worst dread OF SIbe.
sinu exi!s. WhiIo Awaiting tho decsipo hs WAS III
ot him with great frIenllinss aud, in tue course
Of their conversation, which TUNED chiefly on
Siberia. showed hfm map Of the country, Tho
prisoner dsvourcd 1t with h!d nycs. trlod to Gil.
Questions about roads and saser-couruos. and be-
trayol 70 much agitation that ths young follow
not!ood 1t, AMI sxolaiMsd. "Ahl don't think Of
esaaua. loo many Of your countrymou have
evory side. famlshoa, desperate, have baon ab1o
to put an end to thomsolyos bofoto being rataleu.
for. It they are sen comes tho knont aud i,io oi
mlsery beyond words. In 1lcayen's hame, givo
up tllnt thought" Ths Commaudant Of tho
fortroe. paid him. d sho.s official visit, and sx-
claimed repeatedly "1lo. Had! how aud! to
come bnok wheu YOU nero FREQ In foreign cot,u-
tryl" The chief Of police. . hard, dsy, ynituro-
lilo man, asked why he Ind daroA 10 return With
out tho Cars permission. ~ could not boar
my l,on.oBIckncsa," replied tho prisoner.
20 natiye country!" sAd tho H.,asiau lu
. softoned voice, "how acar thou art /"
After rations Official interylowa be waa taken 10
tho Goyernor-Co ones Al's ante-cllanlbcz, who're lie
found = number Of clarks, mos. Of whom wore
bis oxilsd conpa!riots and raoelvod lin warmly.
Wl!o he way talking with them door opened,
and uortchakoH atood on tito threshold, DO Ak
ol l.i4 oyas On the prisoner for somo moments,
and Withdrew without word. An hous OF In.
sss .nIo'y o os"s 1a sho1 10 ~ ooS1
TO the d,Atillerisa Of Observation-Disclosures, rome
2G0 ,nilcs farther Moth.
EkntoriuinHti-Zavod is miserable vi1lnge Of a
couplo OF hundred small houses on Tho River
Irtish iu the midst Of wido plain. Its inhabit-
Ausa aEo all IN soma Nay conucoted with tho
Government listislsry they ara tha descendants