Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-01-01

eN Cea0NATlsS Eys
The Preparations thar ~,
Made for Crswains Ate...ss
III. ~ Asscsw.
lScHNE-7he Imperial Paloo. :, :
eom: Perso"a0es-ne Car. "a ~.
Of Police. -
The Minister-Sire. l taxa n,
self to assure you that your ~ ~
safe throughout the msn,orrhIs ~"
to dawn upon us.
Czar-Memorable d,yi r,.-,.
day! It's a memorable day s@n.
we'll dispense with. lS,shs
MInister-I assure Your Ma;a.., /
no prec luton has been ue-IscssX ~
the hrst place, there will be nos.l n
the streets.
Czar-Nobody in the street.l !.
bless me, that will be rather dui -
corouation!
Minister-Nobody but tina nos-
mean. l have detailed lO,00l M
IN assorted DISCUSSES of p.assnss -
llks and the like, will surround - ~
cort Your Maiesty's carriage. SS-S,
air with joyour cries.
Gar but are you certain tn -
are no Nihilists among themf
Mnister-l have provided "a ~
Eacn man Is instructed, the -
tnat he notices suspicious mavu1u1
on the part of his neignbor, to bloV ?
that neighbours brains.
Czar-But, l say, | luay he his N :
OF tne lying balls, You know.
Minlster-Then, your Maiestv. I Z
suppress the reviewers aud ssrye =
daggers Instead.
tzar-An improvement-a great r
proyenent. And how a,oa. ,bs ~
dows along the Route Of the ,,rocooir
Minister They have been sem % -
will be duly locked, and tbs curloI
will to- drawn.
Czar-Bus the fellows might mt =
through the glass, you knos. n
wouldn't stand At mlsht 4 it,
have no respect for anything.
Mllister-f Then / will have al r
windows boarded up.
Chat'li bs expensive, von't1
Ii might no better to drive all the inhl1
itants down mo their cellars and r
them there for twenty-tour hours.
Mlnis'er-Ah excelient idea, and e
that lefiects great credit On y0uy ~
esty's imperial ingenuity. But | "a
permit myself to observe that, il =
fined to the cellars, TIL, popul alton Va
have opportunities for tunuelinR--
Czar-By Saint Sergins. | I'M
thought of that Still we might -
detective in each cellar to giv0 n
alarm.
Minister-But If there should hapvG
be household Of Nihilists, sul|idI
watchman would be strAnslsd befoe-
Czir-Right, right! | fear ~ ~
abandon tue idea and fall back Z
boarding up the windows. IA 70 u
church.
Minister-It has been rigidly inPooD
ed, aud the walls have bsen sonndDL
Czar-Ihe pictures behind vhi4
Nj ~
Minister-I have had them ~
down and the org,n pipes remoVo1
The VIII ,le building Is ~ bare = e
hand. There in not cover for 81, 4
alone n conspir ,tor.
Cztr-Stiil 1t is pity to omit ths =
s cat portion of the ore ronv.
Minlstcr-w snail have band -
one of your Msjosty's most faithll
regi meuts.
Czar-Bs sure that there arc - q
ploslves Ia the brasses. and s~e thAs :
Nihili>t conc-,tls himself IN the dfums
Min,ster--I will p,St one Of my -
thisst men inside Of il, y'ur maj
Az for the list of invited sassfs. =.
e over til I n per on n 3 . So
attention 10 tns delivery VI tue invi'
tions.
Cz.r-It seems to me thvt there "
90 ii deal Of risk ab''nt that. a y
might X astray, or Que mixlt % e
got. Z.
Minister Ye-es; there's no deny
that. Still. | don't sse how--0ut - =
sse. IL it absolutely pscssSsFy tss :
should b- any spectator pressnts
tZtr-Certti nly mot.
Minist-r--In that case | think y -
imp.rt An additional Character Q!
deur u the ceremony were It psfIes
without the pr.ssics vi crsvo u
strre and distract. Suppose ~
It u tete-a- tete b-tveon your
mud DIVINE Providence
Car That il by no nrans 4 - ~
and II has something inaJssfso = n
tocratic about il. You may cars, n
list Of Invitations. The vaults =
have, suppose - 49,
Min'st~r-- rney havs bern 49, 49,
sire, aud the only mine We fvuno ~
has be~n carefully removed, .
there II not the slightest gronno s's =
prehen-ion IN that Scare.
Cz,r-And my carriages nsve
Minlsisr-It has, sirr--f'Mr H.
II from, with y three-fopt taoA'uH
solid teak. All b. On seen 70, -.
Czsr-But h la On: 20 have -
looked the greatest danger III ILL.,
crown. rhsy might hsvra csFs.' \.
br u ., ,riny- gun. ar something IL ~
blew my Amounted hs d I'll. -
Mlni-t. r-Y"ur NJ sfy nceo
Fetr. | will carry tue cr''sn " n
nx under NV arm. and ave -
psiri,reh with my own lands .,c.
CARTS well. All our nnss
then. are .,ads- finu .'lr'. r.
~ ,einry. and will 10 ward your ~
Uni lnsai care. G..,d night. ~;
s-- yon IA the ms1s,asls. hxn ~
,tss. NOV. 1T n., re, en-" " w.
Ter sn IN set tn @p an eys %
~ tomorrow M 1n n ISL
itobe Drmoeam.