Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-24
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mas, mas to do with the police inevitably s
town where he stays 4 rin,, N ever
report himself to the local ~ ~. ne mast
give up his passport. Witt IT.. police and
70 nm with the addition q s s,ssluiasd
s !" ,', and polychrome s,s ,aagela.
winch he Of course has i, 'saaips, te
however, only on leay;na ny II l.
. ana Tor obtaining permis. 'a os Empire
sna' lne traveller need present ~, fsst
IN person at the police Office s' :, himself
passport business is done H. ,e mere
porters' Why. then. did W. - s sas hotsl
so.ses one morning hunting r.. W.
headquarters of the Petersbss.a, ~ The
In street near the great - police
dralP | have now but ea'hs-
souvenir In travelling It il x sssas
make an effort to forget al ~. ~. .
dlsagreeable and all tho - 'nas !.
and red-tape annoyance wb bi,aA'lfls
nave caused one to lose SUNNY una alaf
ings waiting in bare ante.roon, uiora-
had been, ! remember cb.a.', Nc
p T ny all the authorities Al Z y, T.
Foreign Office; we had hoe, - sas
wonderful documents which va 7"Va
unable TO read, but the very sjgb, ',, J,
which brought ordinary paos ns .
their knees; there still was som al
wanting to make our happiness
piete' and to render our !ibertr :,
action as absolute as we could AZ, y
for TINS purpose we needed aoss
went from the Petersburg nolioa ~,
so between ten and eleven one n.y.. a
ing we discovered the entrance q, M
offices, situated in an ordinary how
OF which the groune-floor wind,
only are barred. 'iuaoss
We walked in. and found a nr,t.
OF mild-eyed policemen ready 70 osgs
us. Really the Russians are nberas
enally obliging and suave towa.s
foreigners at least. Through NAM
bare and clearly whitewashed ma.
sages filled with pale and sad l,ab,.
we passed and then mounted a eiob,
OF stairs, at the head OF which was ~
lofty room where the Police Gana,.l
received. TO the right was tall
window; in the corner to the lett
monumental porcelain stove; psa,
the window desk, and clerk sttin,
on high stool; to the left Of the dese
a door leading into the Police Gen.
erals private office; and, as one read,
in the mise en- scene OF play, two
other doors, a bench, two chairs. and
on the wall a portrait Of the Car
There were several people waiting
when we arrived. A big and tero-
cious-looking official, with beavy
mustaches, medals on his breast and
round his neck. military epaulets on
his shoulders, and a generally martial
air, received the visitors, inquired
what was their business, and bale
them walt or dismissed them. But
those who waited might not sit down.
for the military Police General, the
Grand Master of the Petersburg police
| hid entered the room, and with him
the civil Police General, the latter an
amiable and smiling gentleman with
diplomatic whiskers and skewer.
| full of decorations on his dress-coat
The Police General, very tall slender
and grave in mien. with his two sub
ordinates standing behind him. listens
TO each one in turn, while the Others
| stand round the room silent and re-
spectful, great and small, rich and
humble, all more or less equal before
this man, whose power over libeFt!
and even over life is terribly unlimited.
The scene was interesting on account
of the novelty of the place, OF the strong
character of the types, the che Of
the uniforms. bearing and mannerso OF
the officials, the variety Of the persons
present, the mystery OF the converse
ton which we did not understand, but
which we felt instinctively to be grave
and perhaps tragic. We were partlc.
ularly struck by one well-dressed
woman in mourning, who with peen-
liarly winning voice and feline grace
of movements and gestures presented
a Detition of some kind to the Ponce
General while we were waiting. lhe
General seemed embarrassed; the iaa!
pleaded volubly; her handkercnia
wiped away from time to time aT
Greet tear; her black cloak and ne,
black veil thrown back over her head
set off the contrasting whiteness Oh Aei
pale and delicate face,
In the midst of her pleading Tue
other Police General took chafse VI
MS. and led us to another part Of 'p'
building, where he gave us all W
asked. and entreated us most coul~
ouslv. So we were about to go on ~.
way rejoicing, but the LOBBY lsau ina.
ia the street was all in eoala'lon'
heart-rending cries and eon'u''t a.
sobs interspersed with woros " -, =,
spair and of supplication reacneu Jsl
; .prs. n woman in black was leaning ~
AGAINST the wall; stalwart anu Aiu ~.
, nolicemen were vainly trying - =,
suade her by words and gentle 'i0,s ;nr.
to 90; from adjoining rooms ' on. 10
and sympathetic faces peerea O' aoo,
see what was going on. But ,ne 'io.d
PEE n". oontinned to sob and plead
and finally fell to the hoor snr sS he
historically. This woman ,, ma' With
, lady whom we had lett piea .ition bad
I the Police General. Her pe'i' ssotpn
been refused. Her life was O, al
Siberia had irrevocably claln ll,r -
-. sho Ioved.-Harpels Weekly