Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-08-10

tning that happens IN Russia. Tn.
other evening while smoking . cizar
with one Of my old friends, who kmd
seen, real and travelled q great daal.
was told Of an incident thas occnF-
red some forty years ago AZ Noveorod.
quite as sinister as that which recent
" occurred &C Sinarrou.
The colonel Of q certain Rnmiah
regiment, ferOcionsly tyrannieal and
| may say merciless towards hia sol-
diers. was IN the habit Of treating this
human Hock like pack Of brutss.
ne disciplined with the knoul; snis-
sencing men to whlppings for having
one button insnthciently polished: |:
whipping . non commissioned oficer foE
ona aseln on ,Ass elQalE n.ElkinB rA1aa
rsns ot borcaino ~ The faes &c saIa-
hng 100 slowly; sending poor wSetches
% Siberia Tor giving too free an an
swer. In short, during the lapse Of
years this colonel made himself 90 de.
tested ey his men that he reaped
irightful vengeance from seeds Of ha-
tired ne had sown.
One morning during parade he sud-
denly saw file OF from the regimsnta
company OF soldiers bearing. instead
OF muskets, those rods which cat deep
~ into the nesR at everi blow.
NeVerthels's, ne had given no Or
ders There was no soldier TO ehas-
use;
Who Is that Tor ne demanded.
a grenadier advanced from the
ranks, and replied, with terrible cool
ness;
~ nor thee
Inc entire regiment, non-coIsmia-
stoned ofhcers and soldiers, were IN
Ine plot ihe wnoie reglmene was
present at tins terrible spectacle. The
colonel was seized, hls uniform torn
on ne was tied down in wheelbar-
TOW ana wnee.eG up ana down before
tne RANKS OF .he grenadiers. armed
win Tocs, al Oh whom struck and In
suited y, hlm. /.
Inc ohcers VINO attempted TO aid
1neIr colonel were immediately seized
anu Oayone.s pointed az their thrcats.
oo,ne we're saKen away; others garro-
te1' Only one solder attempted to
take part with them. Then 9 ser.
geant' still pallld from the effects Of
ms last whipping WITH the knout. put
ms mnsket TO the soldier ; temple and
oiew ms brains out.
ANA all the regiment saw its colo
ne, pas under the rods.
mnen IL was all over they opened
k.n-oven; Inc colonel was iiung
INTO ~ ~, oieeoing togetner vita the
olicSFs VINO hau ooeyeo MN: And
when the furnace was well fed, the
soldiers heated u slowly, slowly-tn'
I'll at last that hldeous' heavy and re-
voting smell OF burning flesh arose
~ the AR. winch the savages OF the
hussian frontier inhaled some days
ago .. jewish cemetery At SEnar'
gon.
An imperial courier bore to the
Gar the news OF the n9tlny. Mich.
oias iiseeneos became waite, Due said
notnlng except 70 order ioiE battes
ries OF artillery 70 Novgorod: Ten
days after . white-haired and gray.
moustached MAJOR general, accomPans
LED oy . single aioe-de-eamp, Knocked
at the door OF the barracks which the
soldiers never left since the murder
OF their chiefs; -.
Inc general gazed coidly upon those
Pa.e mem al neatly ana iauitiessiy
uniIo.meo' VINO gave nam the militia
~ saiute'
Not one reproach-not one useless
word. he only said TO them
AT Q o'clock Tomorrow morning
the regiment will assemble in un-
dress uniform and without arms ct the
Tartar camp, upon the little square.
Order OF the Gar.
NOT one voice replied. But the
next day upon the narrow square, ali
IN ranks, without arms, In their long
gray coats, their sergeants at their
usual posts, all the mutinous soldiers
were there in lines regular as IL adj
jnsted to string, with . double line
OF lance-bearing Cossacks before and
behind. Then all at once from eve-
ry far splre, all the great bells began
TO toll The Cossack horsemen with.
drew. Only the unarmed infantry
remained upon the square waiting,
Then there came . low roll Of drums.
and with 1t from all alleys leading
into the square came volleys Of graae
IT Then EN- nothing % was heard awhile but