The Labor enquirer., 1886-02-27
CHATOORlNE.
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night and be in danger of meeting Gour-
kotf's police patrols. Thievery was so
general that Chatoorine was afraid of
getting bad reputation on account Of
his honesty ! he therefore determined to
steal little things and thus advert all
suspicion. The thievery of the servants
should be excused, however. Who
would believe that servant In &n i'm
perial palace would work for the small
salary of 15 roubles per month? Such
was, however, the case,
Chatoorine having entered the palace
under an assumed name and forged
passport, as peasant of the government
of Olenetz, endeavored to disguise his
manner also. He wondered at all things
and inquired into all affairs. They disci-
plined him and taught him how to talk,
how to answer and how to keep himself.
His manners were laughed at, and over
his assumed habit of raising his hand to
his ear the polished" servants amused
themselves. mo, dear, no! you can
really master your polish as to prevent
a flea from holding on but your man
ners are imperfect" they told him.
They endeavored to throw dust on the
UNFRAMED" peasant, as they thought
him, and from their numberless tales
Chatoorine became acquainted with the
customs of the upper floors of the palace.
AS to the building itself. Chatoorine cer-
tainly soon made himself acquainted
with it. From curiosity he gazed at the
cars apartments, looked at the enor-
nous riches, saw the room where heaps
of gold, silver and precious stones lay,
looked at it all in amazement-"howw was
it that it was not stolen long ago?" 80
disorderly was the control.
Having found out the position of the
rooms Chatoorine discovered that
the basement occupied by the carpen-
ters, him self included, was in vertical
line with the czar's dining room; the
joining room being occupied by the
court qua riding patrol. That just suited
Chatoorine's plans; but at that time he
could do nothing, as the arrival of the
czar was expected soon and work had
begun on that account. Chatoorine, as
one of the best carpenters, worked in all
the apartm ents of the czar and also in
the very dining room the exploding of
which he was planning. He could
neither leave the palace nor do his
"own" work then time was too short.
Thus the plans of the executive COM
mittee to prepare the palace, as last re-
sort, for a sure success if others failed,
could not be accomplished. AT Odessa,
Alexandrovka and Moscow the work
WAS done. awaiting the cars return
from Lyvadia; everywhere except in
the palace. ..a~5. ~.
The middle of November approached.
The czar left Lyvadia overland. Odessa
was, therefore, not on the route. At
Alexandrovka knock out" occurred.
At Moscow, the explosion of the czar's
train (November 10, 1879. old style)
proved a failure. Silently the Winter
Palace met its high guest. All Reyolu-
tionarv forces, therefore, have since been
concentrated on the palace. The czar's
palace has since been more and more
mined. Unpleasantness, however. oc-
Cured. Kwiathovske changed Novem-
her 16 1880 at st. Petersburg was then
arrested and the plan of the palace found
on him. The dining room was marked
with cross, and this fact drew con-
siderable attention and came near put
ting the whole affair at q great risk.
Chatoorine's position was particularly
endangered.
The police got on their legs. reetric-
tons began. and more than anything