New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-03-20
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Many years ago, sometime during the reign Of the
Gear Nicholas, the vast Russian Empire was ruled
bayonst and the stick. Long before the vast re-
gions between st Petersburg and OdeSsa were
trayersed by railways the old post-road TO Moscow
called Ostashkavo, between Spirovo and ToEiok.
There were two houses of entertainment for travel
ers IN the vilage-one, Wretched little lOg-cabin,
OF which the proprietor was the star0sta, or head
man Of the community. and which was mere cab
aret or dramshop; but at the other end OF the VII
i Iage street there was really comey Clearly tidy
little hostelry, by the sign of The Three Golden
Angels of Kiev. the landlord Of which was one
Fed0r Fedorovicb, who bad pretty little wife and
starosta who kept the dram. shop. and who was an
unconscionablo old hunks, hated Fedor, because his
house was clean, and because he was sober and In
dhstrous and free; for Fedor had been q Crown
peasant, who had served long in the army, and had
made enough money as q sergeant attached to the
eommssariat to start an inn at Ostasbkayo. Un-
fortunately his landlord was the noble absentee
proprietor and that landlords agent was the ayari-
clous starOsta.
lie began his plot for ruining the landlord of The
Three Golden Angels of Kiev by allowing him TO get
behindhand with his rent, and even by lending him
small sums at exorbitsnt interest. In the course OF
couple OF years nearly gil poor Fedors posses-
threatened that the first occurrence of failure of
the interest due to HIM he would seize upor Fedors
chattels send him as prisoner to the debtors jail
at Moscow, and turn his wife and child into the
street. To meet these continuous demands the I'M
happy Fedor was obliged to part with the few arti-
pVoSOooiOh
DE sold bis two horses, bis pigs; and on the morn
ing this story-this very little story-opens, the
poor wretch, had sold his remaining COW and calf,
which had been driven of to the market
at TOHok. Three hours afterward, just
about noon cavalcade of horses and carriages, es
corted ny pulk of Cossacks their lances Rttering
in the noontide sun, came pounding Of body may
use 80 sporting an Sxpress0n) through the village
street and drew up with tremendous CHATTER be-
fore the poor OF The Three Golden Angels. Cos
sacks dsmounted; oourisrs aides-docamp, 0rderlies
hurried to and fro, and amidst Gathering OF sabres
and clinkiDg of spurs, tall, almost colossal figure,
In o long gray great-coat and wearing
o helmet surrounded by golden spike,
alighted from travelling carriage and
ocsTS in nt SoIendid Uniforms and ali Sarohsaded Il
was His Imperial Majesty HicOlai Alexandroyich,
Gar of all the Russlas. KING OF Poland. and Grand
Duke of Courland and Lithuania. 1t had happened
that tho Car felt hungry at an unusually early
hour and that bis Antocratc VIII was 70 breakfast
at 0stashkavo instead of T0job, where the Imperial
repast had been ordered by c0urlarS IN advance.
The miserable Fedor Fedoroyoh felt as man
might be expected to feel who was going, to be
hanged when General Count Coatoy. amlcaoly selz-
about 10 appear in the EmperoTs presence. Of
course Fedor went on bis knees, aud thus awaited
Ia this the man of the house n asked the Gear,
speaking at Eedor, but not looking ut him. IL Is,
your Majesty replied the general aide-de-camp,
still retaining his hold on the innkeeDerscolIsr ana
been dog, TELL him." continued the AutOcrat,
" to prepare breakfast for myself aud suite-eight
Der6OnS-Auu
the rest OF my followers and forage for tho horses
As regards breakfast-omelette there's no fish,
suppose y and veal outlets for eight; breakfast to
be served at o'clock General. take my stop-watch,
aud see that strict military time is adhered to- Let
him begOne." Thus spoke the terrible Nicholas,
whose word was law.
FedOr FedoroVich downstairs even TO the threshold
OF the kitchen. He had relaxed his hold Oh his
collar, and held him quite in caresslng manner 6y
the left ear. "Son OF o NANCY cur" he smngly
observed, you've plenty OF time TO COOK succn-
lent breakfast; his Imperial Majesty Is particularly
fond Of veal sutlets Bat GaSpse inc q bt Of
veal IN the whole Villages the last calf VIC possessed
was driven of 10 ToTJok this morning. You'll
Of he cutlet,5 pursued Count Coatov, But there's
no Yealr wbined Fedor Fedoroylch. Let there be
gia9sns sause 20 tho outlet SonrTsd .h Ss ann
cant get any veal n sobbed Fedor, fairly breaking
down. "And servo lemon cut in slices with the
and let IL be very fresh veal p Fedor Fedoroylch
sauk on his knees: Mercy mercyP he cried,
clasping his hands in application for the love Of
The Three Golden Angels Of Kiev, mercy! Oh, little
father take mutton. beef; pork q can get some at
the starosta's" DO said to hmselD " Oh, spare me
the veal. for veal bGye none OmeLet1eS ana
aide-de-camp, "at o'clock to the minute by his
Imperial Mojssty's stop-wstch." which he held IN
his hand. Five minutes late one hundred blows
Of the stick; ten minutes late, two hundred; failure
In any essential particular especially as regards the
veal outlets, the knout, branding on both cheeks,
Sitting Of the nostrlls and immediate deporta ~
wheelbarrow for the term Of your natural NE ana
let the veal be very tender" 80 greeting the Kneel-
ing Fedor with friendly KICK. the genera ,t
should be ready. :,
must draw veil over FedOrs feelingsi must
not saw what he thought; can only briefly naTrate
what he did. At O'clock precisely, military time
by the Emperors stop-watch, breakfast was served.
0moiottes dish Of Cucum69T some small nd Pra Ina
persl Majesty declared that the veal outlets Win
piquante sauce the very best that ne had ever
lasted since he had dismissed Bous.lfailie, tne
Frelch cook at the Winter Palace, for drinking too
much dry heidseck in the forenoon. Ihsse cut
let's" said the Gar are fully equal to the pToudest
achievements In veal Of BOustiiaille, ana nave
great mind 70 send the landlord Of tho inn to the
White Palace ut Moscow, and appoint Linn one OF my
assistantchefs. Let him be sent for that may re-
Once mere in the most amicable manner FedOr
Fodorovich was conducted by the general aide;de-
camp into the Imperial presence An excs ~ en-
breakfast his Majesty cOndescended 70 say the
veal outlets in particular most toothsome. Let MIN
be paid one hundred imperals Tan Imperial 10 ten
ronbes that will cover snonio say snS M%O.e
for his punctuality and good cookery" Inc oog
Is in luck" murmured the general alde-de-camp, as
horologe. which he had fondly hoped to keep for
himself for when sOVereigns ever part with any
thing that is valuable they rarely get II BACK again
honest man. Plump on his knees he, went; and
again raising his hands in supplicstlon ne elaculat.
lord and master Il cannot take the money 9tnougn
Heaven knows l need It sOrely enough l cannot
The waist At INV wife Let mo have five hundred
blows of the stick; lot nue. have the knout this very
moment; let me DO branded on both cheeks let my
Siberia and chain me to the wheelbarrow-for
deserve it alp as the dog, mad r ex-
claimed his Imperial Majesty Of All the kuS %as
SON Of measly pig p asked the general aide-de
camp, pointing his Interrogation with a Kick.
onIv an iynnostsr and cheat The outlets were not
made OF YeS there was no veal in the house; there
is no veal 10 the villages and the ade-dsSs@P SAID
cnrrad IN NV wifa that the flesh OF four chickens,
carefully minced and arranged in the form OF cut,
lets, with little sham shankbones carefully eggeo
and Predetermined, and accommodated Win
ninuants sauce might serve at pinch in lieu OF the
veal outlets demanded by your Majesty, when xeal