The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-11-24

gallon The read was smooth as polished
floor, the cold siingng in half an hour we
wero at Tara Tho peasant left me in the
street and drove of. ] approached the win
dow Of the inn, and shouted in loud voice.
after the Russian fashion:
faro there boqsesr
"Wbere TO gor' responded q sleepy voice
from Tho interior
1T tho fair at Irbitr
"Therc are horses
"a parf'
ayes, pair
"How much the vers;r
Eight kopeks.'
81 cannot give 50 much. sig kopeks"
'Too iittle-blt-you can have them
Ia a few minutes the horses were reahy
and harncssed to the slcdsc
"Where do you come from said the land
lord as took my place in the sledge'
From Tomss: I ar the clerk OF the
Messrs. N. ny master has gone on 70
the fair, and am very late; he will he angry,
and IL you reach there in time, VIII give
you a pourboire."
"Tho peasant whistled 10 his horses, and
thcy set or al full speed. Suddenly the sky
clouded over. the snow began 10 fall. the
wind rose, We we're in a whirlwind OF hght,
fine snow. Ny peasant lost his way ana
then lost heart, and confessed That be hah
done 50. viii not attempt TO describe the
terrible agony Of that night passed IN
fledce. not twelve miles from Ekatrlninski-
Z3vod, IN the ini lst Of tempest Of snow.
At last day began - break.
Let MS return t. Tara, said; 81 viii en-
gage SOHO one who knows the road. and }on
SHALL he gwen up 10 the police for having
made nc lose I'D much time"
But by daylight my conductor recovered
Himself. and foun1 fhc ro1d. From that mo-
mont hc made every effort 20 make up ior
the time already lost, and drove with light
ming speed. BntI was not satisfied. What
fugitive ever IS soi a horrible thought
haunted mc remembered the tate oi our
moor Col. Wvso.hi. who after having been
DELAYED for "a mig 10 in the forest by hi' guide
was delivered ig the morning 70 iAe gen.
darmcs. Was ] 20 he SO treatCdt and
crasnoi my poniard Vain fears. WJns'
srspicionsl NJ peasant drove lac T. an nm
where drank some 'ca and changed horses
In tins way ! drove on oil through that day
and far into th3 night, where, at my lasl
hating place the village OF SoidatsSaa'
was. while drinking team crowded canaIe'
robbed Of forty rIbleS in paper about eightN
/ francs and of the envelope in which theA
we're contained, which, alasl also contained
/ q list of the villages through which had q
pass ON my journey TO Archansel, and ais
my passport
Ono thing sustained me in the face Of thi
terrible loss and that was the utter impossi
/ bility Of doing anything but 90 on. con
unued nay Journey, therefore, and on TIM
/ ,hird DAY Of my flight found myself at IN
I gates of lrbit and thousand kllometer
( from Ekaterimiuski -Zovod HALT aud SHOW
/ Your passportf' exclaimed the guard at TN
/ city gato Fortunately for me. tie added II
whisper. Give me ten kopei.s aud he OF
with YOU
| FASTENED 20 comply with his demand
and soon after found myself in crowde
lnn of the poorest class and among s"arr
Of rcasants from an parts Of Siberia an
uounced that / had left my passport wit
the authorities. and tho next morning afte
breakfast / slipped out, avowcdly to get
and show il o. the landlord, INIT really fo
th. purpose Of leaving lrbit, which dih q
once. and uucha longod. by tue norther
gate. During the night, while APPARENT
asleep. had reviewed my resources, and ma
come 10 tine conclusion that l could mo lonS'
procccd in sledces nor sleep IN oven u
poorcst inns. hut must husband 20 the utmo
the l2J francs which renamed wai@e
therefore all through the day, from iimo
time muuchng the frozen Tread and drie
fish which carried In nay lag. and Queuc
ine nv thirst a, The holes cut hy the peasan
in The joe for the purpose Of watering the
cattle When night began 90 draw in "a
solved TO prepare al osiiek brfrow
sleep in.
Where the SNOW is deep aud drE.it Is ~
10y any means impossible TO sleep warmly
tie very hear. of a forest provided al"a
.bat one knows how to prepare AN Osti'
nrraw This IS done 10y following a sort
- horizontal cave iu the SNOW lato tais q
2 Ostake Green. and after plmg zap 1 be sno
, ot the entrance of the hurruW. so as 10 e.
, c,nde the cold air, they lie down and sleep
perfect security and warmth. ] succeeded pe
iectly in preparing my Os'iah bed, Ia" ="
imprudcnt enough 10 cover myself with 1
e frrrei side Of my pelisse turned inward, al
: ,l.nt So war~ly IN conscqn,hcc that thc sno
3 melted 40 the door If my burrow and let
S the cold air, s., chat | awoae al daybre'
9 with my feet almost frozen, and had 20 ri
j aud begin my Journey at once 10 was q
ribl. day. The work Of toiiing through q
/" snow was bard enough bat toward no.
. rose the terrible icy wind Of Siueria, Win
S drove i'm my face with binding force al
1 vhfrle,l masses of dry lisht snow before
! SUI to.lel on The short day was closi
e i'm when | had t. confess - myself tha'
must rest OF die Fortunately was near
. small solitary hut. and knocked atthc doc
S n was AT once opened by young woma
De- who moiioncd rae To enter saiuted u
s and her mother in fhc Russian fashion, al
q in reply 20 the usual inquiry where / "
G Going. and "wherc the good God was icadi
l me ~ answered that was Workman Ire
e tbe Government of Tobol,., and was soi
v north fotho iron foundries Of bohois1 !
woman gave me bot supper ami had I
4 infinite relief of being able % take on a
q dry INV clothes then stretched myself
e "a bench and fell asleep, with an inoescf
e able sensation of rplcl aud contensnent
y tbourht that had neglected I'D precAut'
r nevertheless the women hcsaa Co suspect u
10 had four ,hrts-t0o great luxury ior
q siberian. / was sinking into a deep sit
2 whom was awakened by a rude grasp