The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-06-29

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FREQ board 2 n prisoner retorts.
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me Condition e the political GrIs,onor., ws ~
The political prisoners got IS copecks per dry.
rode In WAGONS and had separate room tor
the political prisoners should DO Kept quite
apart from the others. But on the journey, that
order could not Hlwsys " r. executed sS;u EyerX
tics for the prisoners to exchange sentences.
SUNNI. or .S%s sa and o
his follow sentenced tn hard l9bor for long
psr ID. Ssr a n eS FoHSs sa. 70
shirt and eight r0ubles lS4). am told that In
our party twenty exchanges took place. Yet
ono another, Ny new role and that OF my sub.
ssa aaS
he was q peasant. hardly able to sign his name.
But II could drag his irons. he, too. could sup
hi; command had studied medislhS. 10 called
hin. ny substitute did It we'll. '' " '''''
Toward the end OF October We reached tho
T't S Mhs Son s e s
demned TO hard labor arr distributed among
| final examination, and each went his own way,
On tho second day we oxiIes. or settlers were
practical iy free. MY companions went to y
liquor shop to celebrate the happy event. l
resolved to mako the best possible use OF my
sold some Of my things and realized about IS
Hs Turing Hsa week had to travel 40 70
reach the residence Of trusted friend. Profit
ing by the lessons 9f the old runnwnys. ! made
We're We va" alter I"f me. Il was in Noyamter snow
covered the ground. Whenoyor hid myself IN
S Ward pq into them us pefhars
my prosecutors. My friend secreted me In his
thy Sr m" Snh lse acquaintance
| edge needed for becoming 4 successful tramp.
Always tramping. rs the sun does. westward to
| Russia. The villagers treat them we'll as long
| rs they do not iujuro property or otherwise
misbehave. Otherwise they hunt them like
| wild beasts. Yet. II n runaway Is badly handled
by villagers without just cause. tho runaways
pledge themselves to have revenge. Incendi:
erism u msted out for the whole village and
death for the individuals. / am told that In
tho rkutsk province there WIS u native who
| made It his business to hunt fugitves. II
you kill a squirrel" he used to say. you earn
you arc sure Of earning fifty coEncks at least.
for his dress costs that sum-" That brute was
In turn killed by runaways
professional runaway Delofr. who for
twenty-five years has tremped Siberia east
ward and westward from the Ural Mountains
to the island of Saghalien, told me that for
many years 1t was impossible to escape from
Saghalien, because the Guilaks. the natives.
used to kill every fugitive they saw At last a
party of runawavs. thirty strong and well
armed. banded together for their Freedom and
| revenge. They ransacked several Guilak set
Elements and killed everybody In them. After
that the Guilaks ceased to hunt runaways.
When my health was restored started back
to Russia In the most dgnifed manner.
went by the official ppst road. changing one
trolka after another. My pass, was all right
Gently dead. In May. 1881. reached Geneva.