The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1886-08-28
A nlttILISr.s WEE.
The Wifely Devotion OF Prsncoss Krapot-
kino-Her Alteration OF the Prince.
Paris Cor. New York Tribune.l


paris Cor. New York Tribuncl
Prince Krapotkine's captivity was in
way softened, and yet its pains intensi-
fed, by the devotion of his heroic little
wife. never saw heroism in so Iowa
bic form as in tho Princess Krapot-
kline. don't know what her age is.
But she might be a girl in her teens, or
25. She has the rosebud freshness Of
youth, the bright, soft eyes of an affec-
tionato and high-brod dog. with splen-
did CLEANS Of human intellect and soul.
The upper part of her face is broad and
the under narrow and refined, although
her mouth when she laughs is wide.
But sho has dazzling set of teeth
to show, and her lips when in repose
are beautifully nodded and fresh as
neWly-blown roses. Her forehead also,
by its breadth, height and vhiteness,
brightens up her face. She seems to
have the simplicity Of little child. No.
body, to look at the pretty face as mant-
ling bushes suifuse it, would think that
she escapes from the irksome weight Of
loneliness by plunging into the study of
chemistry, mathematics, electricity,
botany and other sciences. She has re-
sided in apoor lodging at Clarvaux in
its only hotel since her husband was in
generated in the prison there. Her
voice Is very sweet and her accent
slightly languid. She never seems ex-
cited even when her heart is trimming
over with grief. 1t has been her happy |
privilege within the last year to pay a
daily visit in the parior of the Jail to
Prince krapotkine.
Cne day he came there with not q
tooth in the front of his mouth. They
had fallen out. His gums were so seor-
butte from damp, want of air and oxer-
else that they fell out as he was eating
a pieco of bread. He writes scientinc
articles for Nature and other journals,
and she has been allowed to take them
out of prison alter the governor reads
them. His heart being affected and
blood decomposed, he is dropsical. The
whole world knows the history Of his
cat that was brought into his cell as O
kitten and, on being placed before a
looking glass was astonished to see in it
her own image, and proceeded to ascer-
ain that it was not real prototype.
5laiPyaux was erst Benedictine mon
,sterY. It is in narrow valley and
aw climate. Saint Bernard exhorted
lis disciples to live in wales, so that
hey would he often induced by the mar
owness Of the horizon to look up to
heaven. The situation is a prison in
tself.
believe the marriage of Prince and
'rincess Krapotkine is Nihilist one.
he has always been rather his disciple
han his wife. Her tender admiration
or him and devotion to him arc bound
,ss. Gairvaux is days journey from
'aris, and she has no society there.
sked her one evening whether solitude
eighed upon her. mo. l study so
ard that | do not feel the time passing.
be princes moral elevation is so great =
lat can hardly pity him, although I
see him falling to pieces. What :
eighs on me is the idea that, relatively
} hundreds who are suffering for the
luse of humanity, we are in great com *
TT and not shut out from human SYM VI
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