The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-09-30

safer without him. There ,ros o,e dif-
oulty, however. L had very little money
scarcely enough To keen NO in fooI
until should reach the fron6ey Rrt for
tune again favored me. Amerrbsnt bonnd
for Perm, required a convevancs and a
guide, and as professed To know the conn
try he employed me. 1t would take too
long to tell you all the incidents of the
journey We arrived ut Perm not with
ont some difficulty, TO be srre for / was
very uncertain of the r0ute. and / was
well paid for my services. From Perm
L proceeded alone, and although / was
without passports or papers of any kind.
managed to complete my Journey.
al shall never forget the dav 1 ar
rived in St Petersburg 1t was still
winter, and was penniless. hungry and
IN rags, but | was happy. had formed
the intention of pr sentiag myself at
the Swiss consulate, aud claiming the
protection of the Swiss. ts,avrr7auaentss
WAS on my Way tiIitas a'vkes Z sill@-'t
costed by two policemen. Not satisfied
with my replies to their questions, they
arrested me. An attempt had been made
the day before TO assasinate a high offic-
ial, and all suspicious characters were
being taken into custody. What there
was in my appearance to excite suspicion
l know not, for there were thousands in
st. Petersburg rs ragged aud dirty as l.
The thought of returning to prison, per
haps to Siberia, maddeued me. l re-
= sisted but was overpOwered, and IN a few
minutes was once more in a dungeon.
For a time | gave way to despair. I
fancied myself again in the mines, dying
a lingering death. The thought was so
terrible that had not been chained to
the floor I should have contrived to XIII
myself
al had been in prison five days, and
had had time for reflection. | was con-
vinced that nobody had recognized NE,
and that my arrest had no connection
whatever with my escape from Siberia
This gave me hope, and with hope came
the determination TO make another effort
for liberty l should have appealed to
the Swiss consul, but [ knew that no
message L might dictate or write would
be conveyed to him. At last an idea
struck me, aud / acted upon it.
Among my pupils in former days had
been a neice of Prince Gortschakotf. She
was beautiful creature, young, accom-
plished, and with a heart of gold. We
had become very good friends, consider
! ing the difference in station between a
princess and music teacher. 1 knew
! that If l could communicate with her she
would assist me, but how could l COM
municate with her? I had no money to
bribe the lll attendant, and without bri-
| berry l had nothing 20 expect. However,
l concluded to appeal 10 him, and at the
next opportunity 1 asked him If he knew
the princess. Yes, he replied, she
is visiting the prison to-day
1 t,. I .1,1-,
Do they, then. admit visitors.
'''It Is against the rules. said he but
when n women and a princess resolves to
see the prison, who can prevent her?
She Will have her own way, rules or no
rules
- Do You think she viii come laeros'- '-
"'Who knows? If she wishes to come
she will come
"At this moment heard the voice Of
prison official explaining that this was
the department of the suspected
go She is here, said the attendant,
and at that moment she appeared at the
door, which had not been closed.
"' Princess l cried, viii you not
save me?'
'''Who are you?' she asked, evi-
IDENTIFY not recognizing me through my
involuntary disguise Of rags, dirt and
chains.
"'Have you forgotten your old music
teacher. Do You not know me?'
"'My God Is it possible No,
Professor, have not forgotten you, and
I will help you. What must L do to
procure your release ?
Tell the Swiss Consul that l. the
son of former President of the Swiss
Republic, am imprisoned on suspicion.
He will do the rest.
al Will go to him instantly she
said, and hurriedly left the prison.
"In few days I was set at liberty,
and having, with the aid Of friends, pro-
| cured suitable garments, L called to
thank the Princess for her kindness. 1t
was then, fer the first time, that learned
the cause of my banishment.
"'You owe me no thanks, said she.
1T is / who am the cause of all your
misfortunes.'
""You, Princess ? replied, in aston
ishment how is that possibleY
"She explained. Her uncle had had
in view her marriage with a nobleman
who was highly obnoxious to her. 1t
was thought that her opposition to the
alliance was due 10 q preferences for
somebody else, and 1t was tinally dlcld-
| ed that /, her music teacher, must be
| the obstacle. Prince Gortschakotf, In
order to get rid of me, procured my
arrest and deportation. She had been
! surprised at my sudden disappearance
and had instituted inquiries, but had
learned nothing until quite recently, and
then only by accident. A masked ball
| had been given at the residence OF a
| lady of high rank, and while seated In
an alcove the Princess had overheard
conversation regarding herself She
was about to interrupt it when one of
the speakers coupled my name with hers,
and her curiosity overcoming her scrup-
les. she listened. Armed with the knowl-
edge thus acquired, she had accused her
uncle of tine outrage. He admitted it,
and defended it as a matter of necessity
She urged him to secure my pardon, but
he refused. What was the use of so
much trouble over music teacher Of
course, she could do nothing, but it was
the thought of my unhappy fate that
led her to visit the prison"
." Had she really formed an attach
ment for You ?" asked the writer.
''What foolish question" said the
professor. "This is not a love story.
You forget that she was a Princess. -
"No, remember that she was a wo-
man"
w Gil, Il lldNc llulouCO. And. now.
is not land in which such thinps can
happen land of slaves. tell Won nv
young friend, that my case is not an ex-
ceptional one. Thousands and thou
sands have suffered more whose ofFanses
were less grave than my supposititious
one. 1t is the same to-day. No man is
safe in Russia Without cause. without
warning, without trial, anybody NAV be
torn from his family and sent to Siberia
to die by inches. 1t is terrible y
"And you think all this NAV be
changed by killing an Emperor or
two ?"
''Who knows? 1t is not impossible.
If by terrorism the Russian peop'e can
obtain q constitution, it viii have cost
less than the Great Charter Of England.
If terrorism fail, there viii be a revolu-
ton"