New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1879-10-01

to accompany me. It is by order Of
the superior authorities" elf it be,
as you say, by order Of higher officers"
answered the professor, "fulfill the in
structions with which you have been
commissionedv' The two gentlemen,
who reside together, dressed as quickly
as possible, were then placed in the
center Of the gendarme party, who,
guarding the brothers in, their midst,
marched off with them.
Naturally, Prof. Faminzin, as well az
his brother, was under tie impression
that they would Immediately be car
ried before the authorities of the So
called Third Section, who are the
principal police functionaries Of the
capital. This, however, was not the
case. for the procession halted in the
DemiGou lereulok, in front vi the pris.
on wherein criminals convicted and
condemned to Siberian Punishment are
confined previous to their deportation.
Here the prisoners, for such they now
considered themselves, were directed
to enter, and were then separated, each
being marched off by himself to dis.
tant part of the Jail. The professor
was interned in q foul, musty wall cup.
board dignified by the name of a cell,
four PAGES in length and two broad-a
place Of incarceration in which surely
no other country, even semi civilized,
ever confined man entitled to the ap.
pellation of "Exceliency," and who
had, moreover, been accused of no
crime, no offense, or even imprudence.
The walls of the cell were damp and
chill, the bed unclean and tenanted al
ready by guests es noxious and nasty
as they were unbidden and unwelcome.
"At least" cried the now unhappy
professor, "let me have q dry cell.'
/" Your Excellency,' - responded the inn
perturbable and still extremely courte-
ons chief, II regret the fact beyond
measure, but all the other cells in the
prison are quite crowded." Unable to
accommodate himRen to the resting.
place provided, the unfortunate Famin-
zin passed the remainder Of the night
In his clothes, and. it is scarcely neces-
sary to add, without indulging in any
sleep. Long and weary were the
hours, slowly and heavily logged the
4AAos ~. S1o W0"4y AAAoU0 VI tAAo AVee
come abode.
At length about eleven o'clock tho
following morning, his prosecutors re-
appeared. Be good enough to strip"
was now the order addressed to the
prisoner; 1--WE must search your per-
son thoroughly" Against this indig-
nifty, however, the professor protested
most energetically, and, fortunately
for the learned gentleman, the Chief Of
Police, who had taken him into charge
the previous evening. entered the cell
Just then. The officer was, as before,
extremely courteous, regretted very,
very much, was sorry to an.inexpressi-
BILE extent, etc., but insisted upon the
personal examination. The professor,
however, refused, In the most decided
manner to yield on this point, and the
officer, not wishing or caring to en-.
ploy force for the purpose, yielded to
the prisoners objections. Faminzin
was, however, compelled to deliver up
to the authorities everything upon his
person, including . small volume on
:" Organic Chemistry, = which he had
brought with him the previous night to
help him to while away the lonely and
wearisome hours he too surely antici.
pated. He begged them to leave him
the book, 40 the confinement was unen.
durable without some means of pass
ing the time. But In vain. The vol.
ume was regarded as an important and
noteworthy find, and the Insignificant
tome was dragged off in triumph by
tho n{Rcoru A. d;nnn,p annthor r1noc.