, 1877-08-18

long time cxpcvta,tt n attempt to break into
the hou.c W., oecnricd. Al length lame thr
1,,.sct My servant replied in 1lussaE Tint It
was a Chrt-tian lI,lisc, anil nrtlnictl BY gentle
nrn accompanying tic army. TIN .oftlirrs no
further ATTEMPTED to gain an entrance. Frsl np-
parcntly won't away. i',It presently krtrKng
WAS hrnrl trlow. anil Tho penpc oi the
house said they wcrc breaking into tho cellar,
which, as In nlo.L YHlgari*n houses, has its
opening direct into the street.
"f'rcscntiy tIIerr was a Wild tu,nnft about
The t!oor and hammertng for alm1ttanrc.
which quickly brought yiIlicrs and tny servant
tlnwn to tic door. And now ca'nn the comic
iufid iess enough, o. Tic provcrb thui sIi,xo.tsn
goo,1s ncyct protpcr had come humc to the
Russian soldiers with more than ordinary
swiitness. A. Vi'ltcrs npened The door there
wildly, With bottles IN tl,cir latl1s, A htrangc
backtcss about their lips, and a curious snlcll
rcrva,lin4 the group which wns certainly nut
tic lo,i1uct Of any potable h.,d known L, my
tlcstitutc Of experiences in tlis department of
practical knowledge
''Thc nNner Of The house had In l,fa cellar
number ol tottlcs tult of ytru used for the p,i
riication Of WOO, In the manufacture snil dycing
Of WOODEN sufIs, which, II appears. is the fnnn's
business. These tho Itussian sol,licra, who, al
though they did nit inradc tIic D,se, tus,k the
ItAerty u breaking lntD the cellar promptly aH
ncxcd. aud having extracted the cnEks hegan To
| drink. fhe drink did not exactly meet their
views; on the. contrary, they must have had
east-trnn mouths ana fhroat., and tic vltrIol
must hare been greatly Diluted. nr tlcy would
lave paid witt, thcir lives tic penalty Of their
| lawlcts conduit. AZ It was they hatl Jared
| pretty ba,liv. Their lips ami mouths wtrc burnt
| black, their clothes, hatdr. hnh boots were
burnt, mud they wcrc half mad with ragc and
pain:
| lIoptc must l,c Turkish huusc and tho cellar
Turkish cellar, that the pronrictor hal pur-
,,oscv stored quantity Of t1cyll'e drink in wine
/ btttics, wflcrcwithat u pHIson his Russian cnc-
mics, al,t1 thut thy were tho vtctims. They IN.
sisted OH regarding my servant as the Turkish
forcIng lin TO drink what they believed he hat
brcwca. With Wild cries aud threats they
forced bottles into Ills hands anu bworc that
he should drink. Now. Andrcas Is ALWAYS a
eobcr man; nc drinks only when he Is thirsty !;
he has will Of hts PVT, ow1,, and would no ,iynDt
still more recalcttrant would hc gac.tionicss hu
Ii thu profIcrc,l fluid wcrc vitriol. lie, It M.
pears, objected to the beverage iii tho most en-
phatc manner. Tic initiated the unwilling
iiors. in TINT tboy could not makr him drink,
but in the struggle hy rot l,ts hands and clothes
very nluvh burnt with the yitriol.
| ''yiltcre tntcrfcrcd physically in protection
| OF one who Is A4 much cutnfaie rs a servant.
and for tlsc second time In thie singular night he
was IN the hands OF the PhiltStinca. Still they
They would not deal eondignly With Fttlcss,
although tl,cv proicsscd to believe lin a Turk
i nnli spy. They whtrlcd him up to solitary
tnilcr-ulcer, who wRs addressed as the patrol,
and who appcnrcd to be scrunc'y supcrtntendfn9
!. the operations which l hare attempted to de-
| scribe. The patrol recognized Tho correspondent
badge on Vi!licrs arm, and ordered tho soldiers
| to unllaM1 hin,, wtcreupoh tho ytctlns Of the
yiir!ol retired. probuhy iu search Of lcss fiery
fluid as an alternative"