Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-07-14
A STARTLING ADVENTURE.
How appearances are mover Certain

HOW appearances are Mover Certain.
The most remarkable instance of ap-
pearances being altogether opposed to
facts is contained in a true incident which
befell Prasca Loupowloff the heoric Rus
sian girl WHO travelled on foot from 81
IBERIA to st. Petersburg fol the purpose
of soliciting the pardon CT her exiled
parents from the hands of the Emperor,
upon which noble proof OF daughters
love the tale OF "EllZabeth: OF, The Ex-
lies of Siberia" is founded.
She CHANGED to arrive after nightfall in
a town the name of which she never could
learn exactly, and knocking at the door
of the first door she came to, it was open
ed by an old man Of most forbidding
countenance. He rudely inquired what
she wanted, and when she asked for
nights lodging, shut the door in her face.
An instant after he called her back ana
said she might come in If she pleased.
Prasca felt rather sorry than glad that he
had changed his mind, and the sight OF
his wife, an old woman even more I'M
pleasant looking than himself, did not
| make her feel more comfortable. The
room they were sitting in was large and
gloomy, lighted only by pieces of pine
wood. smelling strongly of turpentine.
, These were stuck into the wall in sever
al places, and gave an uncertain, flicker
u Jag light, that, to the mind of Prasca, had
v something in it awful and unearthly.
Her hosts babe her sit down, and before
y they offered her as much as a crust OF
u bread began to cross-examine her as to
It where she came from, where she was go
ing 10, and what money she had for bel
n journey.
N II have eighty brass kopeks,' she said
J. ssthat were given me at Kamonichieff."
ID And she felt at the moment how will
ingly would she have given the Who'll,
d sum to be out Of their hands.
That can not be- said the old wo
ge man; ''eighty kopcks to go from Siberi
IN to St. Petersburg! You must have gol
ne or notes.
'Indeed, tell you the TRUTH sal
ad the poor girl; "and if you please, 20
may see my purse
Is Upon this they gave her few potatoe
We and told her to lie down in her clothe
Dr.. on a sort of platform over the stow
en- where Russian peasants, who are too poo
he to have beds, often pass the night. ST
te- did so taking precaution, however, to lea1
her bag on the floor, that it might be see
IN she had no fear of being searched. ST
no could not sleep, but lay still, istenir
er, to what was going forward. To her e
ed. treme terror she first heard the old w
be man carfully bolt the door and 1asten tt
ms, bars of the window shutter; then her hu
to band said ia whisper:
No one saw her come in; we can
ght what we please"
n After a few minutes, during which s
he concluded they were examining the CO
uld tents OF her bag. he again said:
the ''This is all NJ nsense. She must ha
of money. Did you not see an oil-skin b
,m- tied round ner neck?'
And presently the old woman climb
ned up the side Of the stove, and Prasca s.
es- her dreadful eyes peering at her as 6
mid lay. Fearing they would murder
she begged for mercy, and showed
little purse with the kopeks and passpt
entreating them to leave the passport on
and take all the rest. To this the
woman made no answer, but felt in
of pockets, pulled of her boots, examined
ice. dress from head to foot, and at last W
to down again without hurting her. Pra
9TH heard nothing more till, some time af
hen, the deep breathing OF her host and host
d to assured her they were both asleep, {
ach- overcome by fatigue she fell asleep a
This When she aweke it was broad daylig
lade and the old woman was up and cook
'yed and the first words she heard were to
/, a. her come and have some stchS with tt
as before she continued her journey. s
the is sort of soup made of salt meat
hsv. sour cabbage, on which the Russian p
{ N ants live almost entirely.