The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1881-09-15
MISS KELLOGG IN ST. PETERSBURG.

The Everlasting Dread Of the Nihilists In
trudes Behind the scanes ut the Opera.
Brunswick Letter in Boston Saturday Gazette.
Since she went to Europe this last time
Miss Kellogg has had 9 great many inter-
esting experiences. She has sung in LOn-
don, Vienna and st. Petersburg, and she
has listened to others sing IN the fameua
capitals of Europe. She has compared
notes with Nilsson and Patti, and profted
by all that she has seen and heard. Her
Russian experiences were the most enter
taiDing. She was il st. Petersburga month
before the czar was murdered. She only had
one glimpse Of his Imperial Majesty during
her visit, and that came near sending her to
Siberia While waiting to see him come
out Of his palace she left her carriage and
walked up and down to keep warm. in
sta1tly guard seized her and refused to
allow her to go back. She demonstrated i'll
English, French and Italian, but he was OBJ
durate in Russian. When he saw her car
rage he consented to allow her to enter it,
but explained, with the most Ineligible
gestures, that she might drive past that sa-
cred entrance, but that she must not walk
past it One night at the opera the Ameri.
can minister and his wife thought they
would go behind the scenes and congratu-
late their countrywoman on her success
They were met at the stage door by q qua d
over six feet tall, who told them that 10
one but those employed on the stage
i were allowed to cross the threshold. The
minister explained who he was and why he
wanted to go ON. The guard raised his
shoulders and shook his head. He Was,
| however, good enough to give his reasons.
There was no personal objection to the
American minister calling on the American
prima donna in her quarters Behind tie
footlights, but if he did SO others might
want to, and in that way q nihilist mil b
get there, and as the car was in tho habit
! Of going on the stage there could be no nj
/ hilist allowed around. The car was not
4 on during Miss Kellogg's engagement. The
i court was in mourning and none Of the
royal family attended the opera. The vigor-
Gus rules were unrelaxed, however. A guard
Of picked men, with fierce eyebrows and
4 piratical boards, were posted in senior
Gle around the stage, and all the employees
q wore numbers in brass letters
strapped to their arms. SO that there
was no mixing any mistake about them.
4 With all these great pre- cautions the poor OLD
man was blown up after all. Miss Kellogg
d tells amusing stories of how her letters anG
papers were opened before she received
Z them The opening Of the letters was very
4
{ them unless his suspicious Lad beer
aroused. The papers were opened more
: boldly, and everything that offended th'
governmental eye was cut out. The Heroic
J was the only American paper allowed Il
I come into Russia unopened. Perhaps tn
! rumor of Mr.. Benefits engagement to |
), Russian princess was the open sesame
) Hartmann 81 STORY had not been printed then
l I am afraid tie Herald will be covered wit
black marks now.
y It is hard to Cutwit q woman. colore
man in Texas left his two babies in charg
3 of his sister. She, finding that their fathe
i showed no disposition of returning for b
s offspring. sent them to him by express
i G. O, D., and their fugitive father had
r draw to the tune of $1G.50. He got h
{. babies, and still he was not happy. II
d sister was, however.
9 what rascal's got my knife?" exclaime
Henderson. "Oh, I've got it mvself,"
9 added, after another search of his pocket
: And the boys said, "Thats right, Fende
son, own up like little man" Fendersc
Q couldn't for the life of him tell what tn,
s were driving At.
III Henry St Martin. II years old, was drow
ed at, Faribault on Friday, by going over
al dam in his boat.