, 1880-04-11

leG Tue orQcr TALL. PQlhen believed tl8 favor
his festN my % Lord, isten iistt9H to ss me-. il L /
necessary to prevent great evil; It is neo
essary to put an end to the outrages Of you,
august father. To-day he seizes your liberty:
to,morrow perhaps, he will demand
"Palheng'
my Lord, remember Alexis petrowich p
:. Taihe1, you calu1nniate my father"
,ools' No. ny my LORD, 10 it IS not his heart that !
contradictions, SO many orders 9 impossible 70
| execute, so many useless punishments, can
only originate under the influence Of a ter
rlble malady. Those who surround the EN-
peIor per, =. are unanimous IN this opinion,
agree herewith. NY Lord, your father Is
| My Godv'
"Iherefore, my Lord, we must save him
you,nit IS the nobility, it is the Senate, T It IS
the Empire,-and I am but their Interpreter.
- IS ,, necessary for the Emperor to abdicate
n,s,I "Palhsa !! ,s'4 exclaimed Alexander starting
must drag the crown from his head and the
| sceptre from his hands, 1t Is you who are
crazy, K;,,1 Pal1en! LII; ri }Nseyer,wneyerp eyer, ne
20 % bee1e eve It foa coneerns nsa seen ssee ts S
prison?' Not at all. Believe me, the life Of
| your uighness is in DANGER"
~, "Save my brother,--save the Empress |
fA5 1a It heT asae stasq Asxanfs5 sa Rhen
not the command for them as it IS for you !?
Once arrested. once in prison. who knows
whether conrtiers, in too much haste, under
belief that they are serving the Emperor, may
tow:lrds England, my Lord; the same events
are passing there. Although power less ex-
tended renders the danger less, the Prince OF
Wales Is ready to take direction of the Gov
ernnent; and, nevertheless, the arrangement
malay: Besides, my Lord. in M ACCEPTING fLsf that
which l offer, perhaps you may save not only
your life, and that of the Grand Duke Con-
your father"
"What do you mean ?"
- mean that the reign Of Paul is burden
some; that the Senate and the nobility have
determined to put an end to it BY any possi-
BILE means. You refuse an abdlcation: per
hags toRogrsw you will have to pardon an
80 Pal f4,, !" s cried Alexander, "can not
impossible, my Lordl Positive COM
fafnsF %fnas prevent your Hishness going to your
~ SARd 3yssnn say the life of my father is
Russia has only hope in you, my Lord:
and. II we must choose between Judgment
wnlcn VIII destroy us and crime which will
palhen made a motion to leave.
"talhen!" cried Alexander, selling his
hand, while with the other he drew from his
bosom a crucifix WHICH he wore suspended
toa @ Gha!n of gold Palllen, swear me by
not be endangered, and that you viii yield
up yours il necessary to defend him. Swear
this to ME, Or will not allow you to depart"
"My Lord" answered Palhen, ~ have
Bdday{ told you al that my duty demands of me-
you. will 60 and reflect on tie VOW you de-
lnand Of me-"
Utterlng: these words, Pa1hen respectfully
inclined Himself, and departed, placing his
70 the Grand Dnke Constantine and to the
Empress Marie, to communicate the orders
Of the Emperor, but with less precautions.
1t was o'clock in the evening and conse
quently quite dark, rs the first days Of SPRING
the residence Of Count de Taiitzin, where he
found the conspirators at table, and where
his presence was greeted with q hundred
different questions. " have no time to say
ea1pm eoys W and n a 5safa & half fFssptRs m oar hf w I'll
bring you reinforce1nents-" The interrupted
falhen proceeded to the prisons. As: he
was Governor Of St. Petersburg, all doors
UpElleA uclUlE Hlius 11l0ot " lu S;lN Hill
lieved their hour Of exile to. Siberia had ar
rived, or that they were to be transferred to
prison more severe. The manner in which
Palhen ordered them to hold themselves in
opinion. The prisoners obeyed. At the
doors Il company Of guards were awaiting
them, and they were soon driven off at
gallop.
for7 1nlc
drawn up in the court Of q magnificent
hotel. The prisoners, invited to descend,
obeyed. The gate was closed behind them,
and, the soldiers remaining without, there
was no one with them but Pallen. who re-
quested them to follow him.
Without tcomprellending what all this meant,
the prisoners did as they were requested,
and, on arriving in q chamber adjoining that
in which tue cOtsplrators Were united. Pal-
hen raised mantle thrown on table, and
stupefied prisoners, obcying the order, placed
ut their sides the swords which had been ig-
ANONYMOUSLY taken from them III the morli-
ing, they began to suspect that something
strange as unexpected was about to happen;
when Palhen opened the door, and the new
comers saw at the table, glass i'll hand. friends
who saluted them will "Vive Alexander"
and from whom. ten minutes before, they be-
Immediately precipitated themselves into the
festive hall. In n few words they were in
formed Of the state of affairs; and, still filled
with shame aud rage at the treatment they
had received in the morning, the regfcldal
Ut 10y Not one refused to assume the role
assigned him in this terrible tragedy.
At II O'Clock the conspirators, numbering
about sixty, left the Hotel Tnlitzin, and,
The sf Paiace st. Michel. The principal leaders
were Benlngsen, Flaton Loubon, the former
fayorit Of Catherine; Deprcradowitsch, Col