, 1881-05-02
THE RUSSIAN STunr,,.
faoW LILO Fnres In Ex.,.

booKS OF the "lsiirtl Scctiml" arr m v.., ID D. u
rs follows: TItey had becone 40 "a o.e!San,
but Of wlnt or in what degree ,ha,ll hSasle'trl*
atten'ptnt proof. Thcy"ilad not u,s ronsaa "a'es
comrades proved gntlty OF rrrct.Isa tI.oeseeas
den pamphlets; they llad tHen 's .ims,e1bls e1bls
nate +" to Scl'oot inspectors, OF I,oL oL"s,'Nnil s,l
moro thhtl tho permitted u,,anin,. IN" 'tssI'et
marks for Latin. OtilcInl rpnnrts " ~. ol ot
only ,0tN cases comu nuder tha a, nsy 'ay ht'
lIo1'ed cateEory' but snd ami weII.,oun'eaet ,1ee
rumora say TINT 0,00 suc! arres,s ,o"" vaaasa II,
soine three years ago OIL The occasto" lin" 1s p'.'s
political trInl OF tile "lt1" In % n ". VI 'a
w moment, ont " the ollcIal ~ 1s nsp plst r.
number allowed to continue ihaee ~ Sni ,,a ollku
career, no grounds. legui or ,ie".a',s ".',sehlY el
found to forbid tliclr dotur .!seaI s@ t!at
Commissioners work sinwJy. nias,taMsua Musslao
answers cDt11e tatll 40 hut stnsr hnttpas. ny
Petersburg, ArkunRcl, or Eastern 1SSiSas S;SaSsNl ~
anI yet lIally nln9i,g the remaining lft's lSf u;
GeMR gns a., o. i,te n1ewsI'appIs are Eeeatos
writing home earefuly.wor,le,l ,etIrf. l' as
cheeriess region nf ArEalgrl- fH, wsia la ~
Nl10llRltlc9 say, "tiOtl ,,a.!n KIssia Ina h.. y
l,eyI! matte Arkangel .|lerc are .lopri,,ss Wy "
.0 OF tfloso lautstlcd ones men anil lsessa wonSa
a!i yoill,g: NJ! poor, most Of them sen. si,a,
what they are acst1sed Vtctoriyao, itrd;ee!. ttrae!
With his friend D., for INSTANCE. ai .t,nls
stroll along tho Boulevard they srpara.s .'st j
Is arrested TINT worry evening, ntn, Whsn w.. w.
tor, astounett and liorror-siricl;rn, has,sM. .,,
+, inquire tho CAUSE, e finds eytrybny Ir srsa
BIS own father, Ms i,ll,c til tie ttaTk n III
himself; all questions ants trtlttons nn s tn
subject receive. vague nll1ninistrattye s'o sn,
swers gil frlcntls alll relatives are systrm,t. ~
icnily discouraged and silcnced eapsfly ,hsr
wait and watch for the numerous noIbis.5I is5
ttfnls that come on without iutc,nts,on
Hoping to SEQ tho missing .Hne's name u, IN
list OF criminals OF seu Ills face once mar IN
let It be even III the .prisoncrs' dock; l,ut !;
my trlnl, .cn rollte for Arkaneel.
Arrived there, the routine Is tie sam.
WliAtever the crime alleged, tie hee or ST
tho prisoner Is taken to the poilce waTj~1
dreary log building, containing twu sections
olle for men tile other for women. Thu sot
itary table and chair, tho four walls and eyea
the ceiling, are covered with the nalnss
iesty alld cleyer carieaturcs bear witness 10 tis
strnngtt and confidence ~ themselves Will
which they began their life in exile. In Iii,
dreary abode n week or ten days Is speu,
wfll'D tic Governor Of ArkallKcl, after drt
reflection, marks out for tllls dangerous le;.
s'taEe sonn , il9al place Of exile, s9Iue mse
Shenkoursk,. rtncga, or 3tezeu. lie Is ihes
told tllat his "loculnents'' y are ready, anda
gelltlarme enters, saying that It Is fine II
start. Tho prisoner Jumps Into tue ioltins
post WaEoE.. two genunrn.es. jump IN atei
hin. tito tr0tka bell nb0So the lnrsc's nect
beglns to. ring-altd rings Oh for days nd
along arctic roads inconccivab'y lreaF mi
| lonely, nnt!l tho weary convoy ut length Il.
rlYos ut its destination, trhu little iowah
| small and black, consists Ofl0g huts, tvo al-
| paved streets, a wooden church pa1uled
green, anu tho only lire stock visihletta6r
twelve rawboncd horses, q herd oI steky
cows, md thlrty or forty reindeer Ihe pop
ulat!on rnreIy exceeds 1000, aInIconststsoilh lhs
Ispravnil1, ten Rubalteril officers, the Afb![rt
4 OF the Peace, the Grown Forester, priest 4
| faw s!lopkeeperB. thirty or forty exits a
| chnln-gnng ct "G0d-fGrgotten Russ!au e.
OtlS, aid ncroWd Ut Finnish begRafs. oA aH
arrival the prisoner Is driven straight 70 20
police ward, where !lc Is inspected BY ts
1sprnvntts, n police officer, who Is absolute
lord aud lnnster OF the district. This !eptr'
sentative 0f tho Government requires OF hia ~
| tn answer tile following questions, LII
| name? How old! Married OF single? Where
from? Address of purents, or relations o.
| friends? Answers to all Of which are eff
tered IN the books. 4 solemn written ,I PFoIs o..
| lSD Is LlltII oNMElEu IL llllu tlIAt az haH ~
give lessons OF my kind or try 70 teach \ aai
one; TINT every letter Ito writes VII -
through tie 1spravnlk's haslls, aug thai y y
viii ft,lIow no Otcupatton except shoeuak
inr, cprpentoring, or field labor. lie ls thel
told ho Is freol hut at tile same time IS ~ :.
emily warned tint, sl.onll he atte,mpt Y
mass tha limits Of tll, town, he shall be slo
down like Il dog rntller than be allaWea Z
escare, and should he bo taken aise sha, ,.
sent oft to SIbertn Without further ioflpal''
tllnn that Of the Ispraynik's nersonil pl.lsli
Tho poor fUl!ow takes up bis little e1,'. 1'!i'.
anu, fully realizing that lle tas now b!.9':
nj lis mat 1tfp. hO walks out Into the ehreF
less street, a GROUP OF exlles,, all p3ie a. a.
c,u,niutatl. nrn tlnrt, to greet illnl, taIa !|ll
IN snn,n ~ their miserable lodgings. aM II
vnriahiy ,jotnailtI nt,ws from lone. The URN
comIr 4axes OH them ms Que In dream: :se'
ara moIumciioiy m[,tl others nerynllsly itI1la ~
bic, mud tho remainder hnyB cyl!iefl,i sta, 1
10 ind sOlacc In drink. they Ilse Q es e,u
m,i,lillcs Of twos ind tllrees. have i9eSj ,s1ot
scanty provision Of clothes, ,no1ey. NY 's 'i,
All ~ @ .Iisti;,St,, % nf Sax. ratik, or aEe. fle %
hIa H. H. XVII, nct r. slxtset @ s!,illugs nols
3a w ,r,,,nnnf n.o ~ a. t,s;r n,ai,l;enaDces s's
an,,,,,.,,,ars .,,iw ta,, niti,nngjl many Of the
srn I'm nrriaI mi sc"t into exile with yosealil
Families. Dnijy gcnttaTme slslM 'osa sn[
inici,rs insnscta tho premises 'Sllen ~ ~.
how III ploascs. and now and. then nv msss Il
sums ,nyaturlOlls entry IN Ills Mo*vnul y v,1l
Should 1ny OF their number caet5 5.a,s "al NJ
"nnnTa n iincr tn st,,,lu p,ssing exile oase q T.
E!tNMtNa ~ "t s.s T.. ~, n,iiro ward, II y ll'
~ M iiEei~ NJ 1,nt marked agai!tst hl@ .iaS ~
~ the'{ r. - Hot ~. ~ -, onun aid SEQ trleE