The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1884-06-21

Eastern cape OF DcuilnS pGIdiIS'
al learned afterward. to my regret,
that they had attempted to carry out
their bold project, but without success.
They eluded their pursuers and sue
ceeded. after many difficulties, in work
ING their way down the Yara, past o
large village near its mouth within sight |
of the sea- They might then have &C.
complished their escape with compare
tive ease, but the rolling waves terrified
them and washed into their boat over
laden with its freight of thirteen exiles,
and when they waded ashore it was
swamped and all their provisions
soaked. One of the fugitives was
Young woman. Some of the exiles,
frightened at the situation, straightway
gave themselves up TO the authorities at
Oceansk, who soon captured the re-
mainder and sent them all into a
crueler captivity than ever. Leon was
sent to Kolayma River. Others were
taken from the settlements and took up
their abode among the Yakutsk."
Another exile whom Melville took an
interest in was Buali, who lived apart
from the others and fulfilled the duties
Che was DOCTOR of the post-surgeon,
who had gone blind from cataract.
DR.. Buali had been very kind in his at
tentions to Danenhower and Leach.
His life held more of sorrow in it than
that of most men. He had been prac-
ticino physician in a small town of Lit
lie Russia, had neither committed any
crime nor belonged to secret society,
and he firmly believed that his only of
tense had been marrying young wom-
an he loved in a neighboring village,
not knowing that he had rival.
The story of his capture and of his
residence in Verkeransk was translated
to me, with tears in his eyes, by Leon,
his friend and companion in misery. 1t
seems that for a week he had been at
tending the little daughter of the chief of
police in his native town, who at length
so far recovered that he erased her
name from his visiting list. But one
morning he was surprised to see the
Cossack of the chief of police, who
came to tell him that his masters child
was worse. would the doctor come
at oncep" Buali, not supposing the
case serious one, replied that he would
call there after breakfast.
But the Cossack insisted that he
should come at once, and so he babe
him wait until he got his overcoat.
Here again the Cossack interposed, say
ing that the chiefs house was but a
short distance away and that breakfast
would be served for him there. Bual
supposed that the child must be serious
ly i'll and fastened off at once; but the
Cossack said they must first go to his
masters Office. Buali was surprised
| hot
wrong, followed the Cossack to the pc.
lice Office. The chief met him in the
vestibule and told him that he was {
prisoner "a batch of exiles," said the
heartless wretch, ''are ready to star
for Siberia tomorrow; you will accom-
pany them" Buali laughed-it was s
good joke; but the chief assured him i
was solemn fact. Tho unhappy doc
tor, completely overwhelmed, gaspeC
out prayer for delay: "Why am ! tC
be deprived Of sny libertyP" "Who il
my accuserp" .'What am [ accused
OFF" No answer. save ''Government
order" He asked permission to go IT.
his house and procure some necessary
articles of clothing. Could he not a
least return to his young wife to bid he
FAREWELL The brutal official denieC
him even this. ''And then" said thu
exile, II waited in anguish; but the,
placed me in solitary confinement Il
await the departure of the detachment
and in twelve hours | was on my wa,
TO Siberia"
Of course, he was half-craZed. Hi
young wife, what would she think o
him? That he had deserted her. ]
thousand fears and suspicious racke'
his mind, and he had outlived an age o
, torture when, hurried on across tn
frontier by rail and steamer, he chances
at certain railway station to recogniz
: from the close carriage where he wa
confined an old friend IN merchant
, He called to him eagerly, and brief
| told him the great wrong that had bee
, done him (for the train only stoppe
/ for few minutes), and intreated hin
to visit his wife and relatives and in
, form them of his fate.
; And here be it said that immediatel
' upon his sentence an exile loses hi
) identity. IVAN Tropoff ceases to b
r WAN Tropoff and becomes mo. 10l.
His estate is administered upon a
t though he were dead, and apportionec
{ with the usual forfeiture TO the State
r among his heirs, so that is almost in
: possible for any one save the authorize
to discover his whereabouts.
= Buali was detained some time {
: Irkutsk, and in the meantime his frien
y the merchant, true to his promise, Ia
i FASTENED to tell the circumstances an
!, conditions of his Punishment to ii
, poor young bride, who, as quickly {
o She could, set out to join him in h
c exile. With woman's wit she manage
to apprise him by letter of her comm.