, 1875-02-27

t,nxt atep 10 10 buriod alive. Ono night. 1lnving
!ahtod to the full those two tortures, cold anil
hungor,-of which, a. ho BAYS. We complain 10
frequently without knowing what thoy mean.-
lo vcnturcd to asI for anlier at littta hut roar
T. hamlet wlsero there were only two won,on:
Tley gave linn warm food; I,o dried lila drenched
tho bench bear tho kitchen stove. lie was ronsed
by voices, thrn shaken roughly and aakea for f,fa
passport. Tshoro were three men In the room.
With amazing prnsonce OF mind In Ienaitd-
wore any OF them officials? No. but they In
eiAtod OH knowing who he Wan hnd whore ho waa
going, and neclng ttH paaa. IIo told tho,a tho
snine story that to had told the womo1', and
quito worthless. aud would mt hnvo do
coivs1 \ Goserntnont fstnctlonary for moment;
tlloy wore sattBtiod With tho Bieht OF tho stamp.
They oxcuael Themselves. saying that tho women
that, As ho1notmcH lappcuol, thny wers houso-
ilg IN escaped convlet. Thia adventure taught
him seyore lcsson Of prudence. lto nfion
passed. Fifteen or tHonty nights under The snou
hoarlng tho wolves Lorl at distance. In this
savage mods Of life hc loat the count Of lin,c;
10 was afrcady far in tile Ural Afountalnb ho-
foro lie again Tentutcd to sfeep beneath roof.
eaid, in .anawar 10 ILLS inquiries ha to tho road.
"A 1ittlo father on yoii will find guard.
houae, where they will look Ut yons papora aud
g!se you precise di1scsions." Aea.n how narrow
AL EHEhI1t 41V hu{utu HUH Lib IbHu 4nH EIO&HCu
hills and RorgcH, often up to tho oln 10 suow.
aud mado M ,mmenae curyc before taking up
hia march again.
ono moonlight night, in Tho dead allonco OF
tho tco-bonnd wihtor, lso stood on tho ridge Of
eastern slopc. Still on and on. tue way more
dangerous tl.an bofoEe, for now thero wore
large towus upon hls route which he mould only
AVOID by going greatly out Of bis wav. Ono
night In tho woods lo completely lost lIIa bear
{rrA A fnnrrpLE nf +rnA AMI Jt}nr~ liz,
whriol him around h.R stock Of broad was eI-
llaHsted, and ho fell uron the Garth powerlcsA;
thcEo was buzztuG IN his eatn, confuBinn In
h's idoas his sousos foraook him, aud but Tor
ap1sma Of cramp IN his siomnoli, ho had no cun.
sclousness left. Torpor was ecttling upon him
wlion loud roics rccallod him 10 himself IL
was a trappor. who lived bard by, going homo
With his booty. 11o poured somo brandy down
what revived him, savo him food from, Ills htoro.
After como dol1y tic atrangtr urged pioLrowsIsl
70 get up mid walk, Which he did wit,
shs utmost difficulty; leaning upon ths samari-
highway. ulofo email roadside lnu uns IN
sight. Thore bis companion LOFT him, and 10
htaEEoTcd forward with n.,sDeaknblo joy toward
the warmth and shelter. Ho would hayo gouc In, Il
ont for him. for. Ills case was now desperate.
lie only got us fat ss The threshold, and thcro
loll forward and rolled uudct bench.
IIe asked for bot soup, but could not
6"hlIoH, ma aIter y 1e# mthuthh itll lhso \
ewoon-lllts sloop which Neutrality-suspicious. hours.
Restored by n0ursllment, rest, mud dry clothes,
he Bcs forth again a. o1co.
During tho flsHt part OF his journey hc had
rnAHal ~ 4 commercial tta7eler after leaving
ttbs: hc ~ssa workman seeking employment III
tho Government oHtAb'lshmen enla but now ho
aafunicd tho character Of = pilgrim to tho con-
won't Of Soloyots. OIL holy island In tho Whto
Sea, near ArehanGel. For each change. Of rart
ls hal to change hla manners, lnoda Of epooch,
II r011 11n ntw Ih1 TAI u1.ak>t
nnd coasatent in biz aceouh. of liirnself. It was
nlid-Aprll he had baou 1ourncying q. foot for
two mouths. Eastot waa approaching, wlieti
tllese pio,.s Journeys Wers frequent, and not far
OF men and womon-1ohonto,ets, a. they aro
calloa.-on their way to Solovolak. There woro
moro than olo IN tho TORN waiting for the frozen
Dwina to opou, That tl,oy might proeeea by water
uas forced 10 conform TO tl;o ipnumcrai,le OBJ
sorvancc. Of tho qrook ritual-pTayets. cahtscles.
gcuu!lexions, prosirattons, crossings, md box-
ings. Us manifold As in his own, bus different.
llls inner couecolaness aaffore1 from this hynod-
iisy, but Il waz necessary to hts part; Thev
wore detained 1t Vel.ki. Oustlog mortal month";
during which theso acts Of devotion want on With
almost unabatcd goal among The ooholonaeit. AZ
longtt the river was FREQ, and thoy set o1tt Their
vessel WAS o hugo hulk which lookod like loat-
Ing barn; II was 1nauned by twenty or thirty
rowera, and to rcplonish ils purse i listIe tho
fugitive took an oar. Tho agent who had chargo
Of tho expedition, required tbeit passpor.a;
among tho uu,nbor tto isroEu1atity OF .plottov-
tions wont OH during the yoyaRs, which laalod a
fortnight. Gus morning. THO carly sunshine
glittorod Oh tue g1ded domca Of Arch
s sns' m tho .so sssss '99a tosr% fsrao s 's5s S
uutnarected, With ths small sum he Ind earned
by rowing.
He had reached hla eoal; = thousand ,nslcs Of
doatl!y suffering and danger lay behind him; ho
WAS ou ths shorca Of tho White sc,, With vos-
boar him anav to Freedom. Yet hs was careful
not to commit limsolf by any impsuionco or In
CONSISTENCY. lie went with The pilgrims 10 their
vast crowded logging -housc. and for sovoral days
Archsngai; ont when thoy embarked again for
tho holy island hs stayad behind un-
dor the psetext of fatigue, but 5ea'-
" TO 20, uuobaerved to tue haTbos. Tl.eto
isy l, tls ship. from e,sty ra.: Of tho rnrld yi
on eyery wharf u 1lusaiRn sontinol mounted
guard day and night, challenging avery ono who
pasaod, and On tho deck Of each ship thorn was
sons ss9ss II H. san s ,sas ,s 81
Siberian .peasant 30 far AZ to speak 70 q
group Of sailors, first tn French and then
in German thoy understood neither; tho ldIorA
OH tho qusys began to gather toanl ~ Idle curl
10y coldness Of tho Natcr, ho tried saim1aing In
the bay 10 approach sono vessel for The caancs
Of getting speeoh Of the Captain or oraw uusoau
BY tho aenttncl. In vain be teaortcd to every
dcvias which desperation could snggest. After
ttreo days 10 Nas foroo1 to look tho tortihlo
truth in tho face there wAa no oaeaps possible
from Arclangel
Daf7Iad and lopalezs, ha turned bis bastt On
tho town, not Knowing whsso TO 30. 10 retrace
tia Rsepa woull BE- u,adncss. Flo followed tho
shore OF the Wh.ts Sen to Omega, natural li-
rectiou for pilgrims returning from solovctsk to
take. Ills 'onely way lay throuRl. land Of
swamp and sant. with aparrc growth Of atuuted
pines tho tn!dniEht sun strearaod anrons tho
silent atretollos tie hugo waves Of tho Whito
Ysa, laahcd by long storm, plunged .foamtn:
upon tle desolats bench. Days and nights
OF walking brought hicn To OneRa; thero
vas no way Of getting to soa from thors. and A.
tar q short h.lt he rasnmod h!s journey south
knowing whittier Or rhorefors hs wens Tha
harl.hipa Of hts ezIstouce At midsummer vpro
fewer than At rpidwDter, hut tho dangers waro
greater, tho absence of deiEnite goal, Of JiA-
ttnos hopo which had aupportod him batofe, nt,-
nerved him physicaliv. lie had reaclhd the poNs
when bs dreaded fatigue mora than risk. In
spite Of his familiarity with The mnutta OF Rus