, 1879-04-19

OZAR AND SKEPTIO,
| 1t wns In 1900 Government Dispatcher nj.
frmel that D!ebtselafs army had achieved d
grcut success, aIl tsut Slllstria was iu thel1
hands.
1Iut official news Is not always implicitly be-
loved wien ni1sl wcrn unofficial ncws.rio,lgcrs
arc gagged. -
Holy 1sussla forcycrl The troops arc IN Sills'
tria."
| "bcfora It, BntuslIttn, you mean to say."
"Bcfore 1t! inside III say what meau."
"lnside ut outside 1t; Under correctnn stil).'
"corrcction you ,nny well say; repeat II,
inslac."
| "A.d repeat II, out"
~ have strt the dtspatch.h
What, t(lu Goycrnncut ycrsfonW
"Thc Government, to 10 sure.n
"Sots,tlIE less sure, asst,ru your
"Whatl Lcsa sure than the Government
! stoly7'
''All stories NAV he told Two ways.''
"lut one way IL true, the other fnlso.n
"Prectse1y, mud tnistrust the lattcr.''
"Dut thn real truth Is, thu troops arc lu.''
"Tlr rcal truth Ia, the troops arc ous''
"In, suy.n
"Ont, I say.'
And su on, nd Int!nttum.
In private saloons, lii clubs, in catcs, Mt tablo
d'hotcs, on 'Chaugc, url Oil tho Perspective
Neysko might sucl wraugltngs have been heard.
In tho Gastfnloi.Dvor. tstl In tile volit shops,
there was more uuun!nty; the "black pc,.
pie's" wish NUS less loubttulty fAtler to their
thought: Will, their una,test!onng. as wcll rs
unaslestlonnt'lo patrotir prejudice. lioly Russia
must hare wol ainl Dirbttseh rlt,st, for certain,
to holding Sillstrla for tho Gosaudar, for our
Lord Tho Gar.
lheru wus French gentleman, Monsieur Do
Ia Jobarderc, sasali cali HINT wllose nIstrust
ably,. grown With his growth. RussEau iural.tls,
Mrihefm Lies, or whatever may llavo hceis. tn
1870, tile accredited urcans 6f tho Imperial
Hogcrnn1cnt, were to his mind SO manv tniscr-
nblc, Em!tuilons of hls nasiye .houiiear, thu
fetblcncss of shoae Inventions. however, Us
compared With those Of that grcat Gaic organ of
mcndacty, consisted mot in the nbsencc Of tflcil-
iacfous.sess. Nunsl1pr De In Jobardtre was. lltn,
self, very inuel, epli, "tres rf7xta n In vcrtain
sorinl circles III 1t. Petersburg, to bprrow III,
ttnngo from his own ycrrueular; md thus It
cao to pass that, being gifted, as IS not unustlat
Htnol!Est his fclluw-eUuntrsnsrn, with con-
stdcsatlr lloYnf words, 10 was cnabicd to spill
apotlces pagc Of these samo disputed uoycru-
1uCfit dispatches.
"Holi' 1t to yourself for saId, my good
friends" le would Insist: ''yonr Government
Wishes to throw yuu the powder In the oycs. 1t
is one cunard, euu cnck; huw you saya this
urrnt nrws OF s!t!strIa- Tint puor sir OF O
DIebtscli, he kick hIa hccl, wat7 outside still;
a.ld the TURK l,f safe ana s''ue tsae' US one rat
Now, III In Jobardiero had hts entrecs In
"saloons diplomatic" he would himself have
said; and WIS altogether mnn who, chnttcs-
box as hu waB, tni1llt yet be suppnsed 10 have
ncccBs to ccrtntn channels OF authentic infornla
llon, at which tlc. vulgar Of St. Petersburg
3n!Elt not casily hlaku tller thirst for intnrtmn-
tion. His c0nstnnt nhl confident alllrtnatlons
OF tic ialaelo.d 0f thu victorious Intelligence
wore not without certain effect w'thfu thu
laps beyond II.
Ssouscur Du Ia Jobardtcro was n prer!se nml
sonlowat ornate drrsser; 10 was chilly person.
ugn lit spite Ut bccal,bc Of tits tongtsll rcsencu III
tic Northern Cnp!tat; ac WIS also sutnew,lat Ut
gastronotne. particular ns 10 f!Ie qlsnntity aml
regularity Ut ls 1ncuss; le was moreover,
sound s!cepcr.
yer mud n Government courier, fafcd tu break
his slunlhrr On certan night; nor w,s 1le
ruuscl trotn then, until tint rude functionnry's
rudo la.nl llaa ala.cu hls shoulder for third
time. Theroliron tlo started up to sitting pos
t,irc nl.,i unctDscd hs eyrB, wt,tci, eloae nyaiu
With sudden blink. ut tile glAru of tho ]untcrb,
whicl, the fetdjapcr's Other ta'll almost thrust
"Look sharp, slrl sald that official. "ana
"Co,uc aiong, in,9ecsli You arc pcas.ntIng,
my E9od fc!!ow," ," auoth tlo Sleepy frenrl,n'au,
mMsl .as y h,o you .;,, %o,,t," Fsto1tea ths
aru positive" alu he transferred ills p.w from,
tho shoulder to tic tIlroat-oanl ot Monsieur
DE- la Jobaslcres nieht7lress::
Lais1az done, ErAla brutal" exclaimed TINT
worthy; lot nlu ut least yet Oh my pAntanons,b ~
nI, he ilsertod Ills feet into tho slippcrs by ttlu
bedside.
hut, by "fatatty," " as he always said. "my
CessAeis OF domestic, trat. !utrovltcil. has!
cloll:cs out With hl,ll to brush before Should
rise sot great morning tlc next day.n
LIT mo r!us NY domestic, at lcaat,' he ID
quired u thu stolid fuldjaKcs,
"ltlNy bells AHtl rcslSt HutilprittcsfH he
gromlca. "oon.s. come, sir, ,ono Of that"
"Aud again hls rough, rrd, hairy paw. was
busy IN proximity WITH .hs white thfoat Of thu
fnltkin: Ercilr'ltnan.
"l3ut II ls i!nhuard u; II 10 M (atanay, bur-
barsa, an tndeccnry.h
The seowl .larAcncd upon tho fcldjagcrs uu-
preposacaslng cunntenalre; 1t was moro tl!an
alike !a yatn,
"Happlly that lusc not my presence Of mind
IN this terrible crisis, ,lld draplng myself Justify
III .to sheets aM' 0latiket, nld ctdersdown quilt,
tcld}agcr dow,.sturs, gcttlcinel; my faithl yes.
duwn'etn!rs 10 thu portc-cocllere. There what fDu
vel A tolega, ktbttkA. lnruntass, what DO
knuwl aoNG carriage VI misfortune at thu door,
with lts 0wu d0or Opcll, etl'
It was eycn to Thu Night was very dark nH1
foggy; tho fAYs fran thn carr!age-lamps, addcl
u thu Glrau, Ut te teldagcs's la!,tesl gave but
dim i.nt' utter all; but shcIl ~ It was, tts
stintlat!Ons were tul.tcted iroln Tho steel seui,.
bards, SPURS, and horseblts Of mounted Cos
suck uu cllcr side; mn! dark amidst tho dark
ness thu open carrtaEe-door yawuod after tbs
fashion tuu,b.
HtJhl nv rxu,nnle.u onre moro tltl Dn In
jtlbatatefu utisinut, to feM0HstEate. turnEE