The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1884-07-31
Russian Police.

w RUSSIAN Police. 81 y III
I'd Those familiar with; the Rnasianfesss
pionage and remorseless despotism Of
the Russian police find therein one
cause forst the growthsof nihilism. The
wife ola former English embassado at
81: Petersburg was told by the head Of
The polieeg that he skne8iepatypne who
went in and out 81 hesrr i Ro aisi and that
each day he received . report Of what
there was said and done. You are
Welcome to know ell, as far as am.
con- erned, replied the lady, vi With .
laugh '1fer You can't 9asnd ma II; ST,
The chief looked atsher with a3smile
and then mhde "a remark which; she
never forgot. DO you suppose he
he said, ut would be necessary for me
accterP q Not as aF II III there was q aues-I
ton ID to that person ii society, EndI;
shrugged my SHOULD ers, this intimat ting
that he:ora hss was ,susp ected; sttat per-
son would; be ruined ','. s.
The English lady knew: of: a lady who!
was living in otel. One day slaie re-
ceived o friendiyshint: thst she Had bet
ter be on herguard as to what she said.
or did in: her as she was watched:
The wallis Of her apart ment .looksds alI
right, but on tapping them she found;
one place which was hollow. i5.55
Ok She discovered on further examine
ZION, that the winter supply Of wood
was piled up IN the hotel yard against
the wall of HEIRLOOM. In; that wnli there
was space where man could stand and
see every thing that went On ii tie ro66min,
= the occupant Mt would nat be aWarepf
his presence. q.
81 The English lady also relates the fol-
lowing incident. as illustrating how far
the hands of the secret police reach
WI they choose TO stretch their!
arms ( IS
In the summer Of 1850, when we we're
living at the Forestier's, we were lust
starting one lovely evening for d rowsoinn
the Neva, whensa carriage drove up with
two Indies in III, who turned ont to be
Princess r. and her cousin.
VS. VS. The latter, q charming Pole, had but
tlatel arrived at ST. Petersburgy having
been ordered To come there for political
reasons. She was living at Parisiwhen
one day the Russian Charge d flares
walked into Her room, and 10 heE ereat
.surprise and consts formation informed Her
that she WaS To CO. to st. PeSersbb rg IN
stantly She happ ened toll in delicate
health and: quite unfit to travel in the
middle Of winter, so with difficulty she
was allowed TO postpone her departure
TIL; the navigation opened, and then she
arrived, having never been in Russia be-
fore. The first visit she paid Was to q
country woman Of her eWn who eY:.
chained u lJssE /; sss
Ii Why, Whist are you doing here2 are
they going to send You to Siberia q, ''s
This was not pronfising and she
begged inyain to be brought face to face
with her saccusers, Tor to be told what
sshe had done. sShe was merely told she
must remain at ST. Petersburg, or run
The e. risk Of having ~ her property CON
I oHS|d MIN efa alI i1vHs dEo Spaftys!!
sa at the islands to visit gypsy camp and
YA1ciSf sut5I music. 81. Lug sIrluCeSS COUSIN
arrived, looking as pale as death, so i
went up. TO her and inquired whether
she was I'll.
She said no, only worried and could
she speak 4 few words To me private ly,
11soiRe ds6y hier to the hJpsy eanp,
and then she informed ME she had heard
that her only Bon, Is boy Of seven or
eight years old, was dang roualy ~ at
Vienna. gsss y
She had applied That morning for
leave to go to see him, Int had been
refused, and she was-so unhappy she
lknew not what TO: do.
"a did my best to- comic her, and from
that time We be6amg very. iitfmata,
and saw d great deal Of her.
SheWns kept about SIX months at ST.
!! Petersburg E. whilst lar papsis were be-
sssg AT tlie end Of tliatS time thst head ( sof
the police told her thatas there. was no
proof against her, she was at liberty To-
depart ;ao To- her intense delight she
iva was able to return to her family
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