The New York herald., 1879-09-08
THE POETRY OF NIHILIsM.

A FURTHER BATCH OF POETIC wAILINos FROM
RUSSIAN NIHILIsT IN LONDON. -R
LONDON. August 20. 1879.
I sent you time ago batch of nihlst
poems since then a number of others have come
into my hands. The gentleman M. Dimitri) to
whom was indebted for the first lot left London
st. Petersburg about the middle Of May. proms-
ing in tho course of q few weeks to favor me with
another collection. The matter had almost slipped
my memory when happening. few days ago. to be
in Camden town. the headquarters of Russian
nihilism in the English metropolis. I met German
whom had several times in company
with M. Dimitri. He handed . small
packet bearing my name. saying that he
had received it two days before from St. Petersburg.
It contained number Of fresh nihilistic effusions
and few lines dated from Demuth's Hotel. They
stated that Ostrogof the author Of the poems. had
got into difficulty and would hardly be likely to
come of with less than banishment to Siberia-per-
haps for life number Of his poems. the note went
on to say which being printed secret press.
had been seized by the authorities and destroyed.
The note concluded as follows:-"You may never
hear of me again. 1 act with the best friends OF
You viii hear strange things OF us yet-stranaer than
any that you have yet heard II there is God He 10
then we are still for the people. but Alone Let the
verses Of Ostrogof be remembrance Of US and your
But few words by way of introduction to the
ensuing poems necessary. The nrst specimens
entitled orhe Golden Age" of which I'M NJ. Dimitri
spoke to me in high terms more than once, causing
mo to ask to see something Of IT, Part Of what ws1
should suppose) that It impossible to make any.
thing OF It. have called the first morcesu-
A NrHIIIsr's VIEW RELIGION.
Ths SlSs' Ssss 10 Se aSis Christian child ' young
.aS
Win JOY ii lace: ' ss they SsIlH sing siosa s
!; ,.a;;:, and perish
Trsa:Dsrsns % mist. list ia. Of the snssashs % sy:
:Ssii ;i ssii n M - :.ds::: q ss: .As.:A
III H. S,a'h :ss family nass
truth live
On those Who in their ! erocd. arc hosven's owns
ri sss a:. s :s
;Ss; ss.s:' x:' s:s HI.
And IN the ns.nss ooa s than
!hsis :soash:is.: ::Ssas:. si gsr;e; may
Religion now. ms.hinl., Is all . farce;
Or read Sr, "y now ,as the :rs.sh ., .Isr''
sss"': L,
..s s'
o,,y ,s%G. .",Ss on Ia e ;a,n..n s.,
In these our dsys-ihese pions la.,or dsys'
Qni.e o,hcr mean is our belief
IN, sow ,h., road IN, "A. so,vss, Aha linz.
Sss.s
token. ss.SS Doth S,'' ''
that s' s Gn Tssss .rssss ssHd 81 on .
The following satircai hit is entitled "The Single
Saturnian Ago:"-
Hence .. ss ss NO: only S, tnsy ss;y not
riSs ss%i "ea snersS Ss had ss .ss sissG supply
Demand, and 50 forth. arc forever ruled.
How could they ,hrver How could they fan 70 de
In those the primal laws sf wealth and povsrf
s ss.i Ss. NO OF BRITISH assSs as. a"a ~
Their earrisS ns.urs.s W sScss things Scs 70 have
And Keep by mean, % Of hIngcrs strong eSmpalson
Through years OF sadness With no higher Inn pulsio. %
And % like be iss assS .r Ss dssp Sa
Mo To build "a fabric % whose grcs, destiny
Marks ,So% ON FOLK zoo simple 60" g i've; soss
S:ss S;s.S
The God they know was some M ps poor psns ihins
Not fashioned like Csar
ss Z.
script from which copy. some. however. nssd -
name. like the following .....t.
You know mo not. crar Aicxsndss,
nv sss sshss @s',nss Mss uns m.%s o aSs sSs ScSp
Who moodily bent TO his fate +'"s
MY mother pi0us ana ioVuR-.
She loved you, Sire next TO her 0od;
But slnc perished OF hunger ana winter.
And we laid hsr with Joy meath the sod. s.tf.
She Is better there. Cxar Alexander 4,
We all Of us better we're there, +t
For bare husband of JOY 10 G. ....tt
II yet shall of JOY be more barn.
II.
Ny brother. grest cssr Alexander-- s.f
Tho eldest so gentle and good
Sent away with your chain breaking armies,
Lies cold In Danubisn mud .ANs
Nv zadki, my second, where Is he tD
You know whore no labors and dreama
Ay. dreams OF vengeance and freedom ilIll
Alongside siberian streamsi
The best OF our Rnssisnd. and brsvsst,
Thcy all OF them thither sent;
Wonder not " they come back aud rend roc
As and your house have
Ny love she Is fair as the morning.
Her trosses golden and bright;
But oftcn-too oftcn'-her eyclids
Are wet with the dcws of the night.
She wocps = she tolls and labors
And comfort hor as I will,
She SMILES at me only thro' tear drops
Aud says she must suffer still.
DO you know what 10 u to suffer
Aud your love suffer and wecpf
Double watch aud guard. Csar Aiexander,
The vengeance Of lovers will keop
suppose the "love IL here again the Fatherlsnd,
Russia. have other moroccan that hardly have Q
meaning 20 forcgners aud are, bestdes very cruds--
more than ordinarily crude. .l f4.'... .t.Is