Telegram-herald., 1889-10-14

of the gaST4. = 30 opsaee tie great iron
gates ls@llng u las prison AID conducted
ms T. The prison iGssf lts appearance
~As the reverse of proposing, ~lth is
great soDber wal.s towering toward Tie
heavens. gloomy sad foEold1ng, ana
hen the KEY turned IA the locks of he
heavy iron doors Is vas - though some
great body had bssa WrencAed out u
place. emitting grOans Of mortal agony.
! ientered aud Was taken up Two Nights q
stairs 10 tbs ohlcs of The governor q ths
prison lie Was man Of brutal aspect,
short. s.oar. with little oeaclike eyes
sh.c.l sliiesed with vengefA ne
Scas SIS deigning 10 notice NE, be
rrderel Ele ia brutal tones 10 pay the
ishvos-chlk eight rubAeS, - hlch he de-
manded for our long drive IN search
OF scule one 10 whom 1 could deliver
myself up. ! replied LAar lad no
money left wheTeHith % satisfy the de-
mand. and that 1t was tie duty Of the
government 10 see that al my expenses
were paid This eXasperated tie brute,
and be ordered the soldier ID contne me
in cell No. 500. / found myself con
gned % the very worst part Of the
prison. place set apart FOR the exclu-
siye use OF the scoptsi sect. Ii was
large cell on the ground door. but so
nlrhy and foul smelling that / could
scarcely breathe. Ii contained no fur
niture. On the floor some straw had
been spread, but from long use it had
become black with dirt
Tired though felt, could not recon-
Gle myself TO resting On IL. SO ! brushed
"a space clear and, spreading my over
coat on it, slept souRdly until 7 O'clock
the next morning The first sight that
greeted my waking ewes were the two
Eangmen (palatch) working in the prison
yard. They were both large, powerful
men, dressed in the customary red shirt.
One of them, Maximof, had murdered
his mother. and was sentenced 10 hard
labor for life; the other. Paoloff, had
brutally murdered his aged father, and
had likewise received life sentence.
Both men on being admitted 10 prison
declared their wish 10 become hangmen.
Their request was granted. and they
are apparently happy in pursuit Of their
ghastly occupation. They havo good
food, and are allowed cigarettes and
three glasses of vodka daily. They also
have the privilege of selling tobacco and
cigarettes TO the other prisoners, making
profit of 800 per cent. in their transac-
tions. When the gendarme entered my
cell demanded TO know the reason of
my being placed in such a filthy place.
| He replied: The governor was displeas-
ed at your manner of speaking, asd or
dered you here for punishment" go tell
your governor that l demand that he
send for Prince Suwarof, the governor
general; that have very important
! state secret to communicate, one which
must tell 10 him and him alone"
In few minutes the governor (brute
of the previous evening" appeared ct my
cell door and, smiling blandly, said:
what IS this state secret you wish to
communicate? Make me your confdant,
and will see that you are soon free
man; you will also receive a large re-
ward" | answered: ITO Prince Suwa-
rolf will / communicate my secret, and
to him alone, and it is necessary that |
see him at once" The governor remain
| ed quito half an hour, endeavoring to
| persuade me TO communicate my knowl-
edge to him. ! was proof against all
! his wiles. lie then said: But you can
not receive the prince in this place. l
will have you removed to better CELL"
! But | resolutely refused to change my
! quarters until | had seen the governor
! general. No amount of persuasion could
alter my determination.
| Prince Suwaroff was sent for, came to
my cell and was much surprised to find
an old acquaintance amid such horrible
! surroundings. My ruse succeeded; ! had
no state secret to communicate, but did
have a serious complaint to make against
the governor Of the prison. The prince,
after severely reprimanding the prison
officials, ordered that / be Immediately
conveyed to the department for poiticals.
1t was on the third floor Of the prison
and possessed at least a few comforts,
the greatest of which was cleanliness
The cells were large, light and airy, con-
tanning iron bedsteads and few other
necessaries. Here | remained, waiting
orders for the next step in an already
eventful career.
Prince Suwaroff. Of whom Ispeak, was
the governor general Of the province Of
St. Petersburg. He was one of Russia's
greatest characters, and so greatly was
he beloved by the emperor that when
death claimed him, Alexander II refused
20 place another in his position. but chose
rather TO abolish tho Office entirely. His
Kind heart and genial manner caused
him 20 be the recipient OF numerous let
ters from politicians, begging that he in
| tercede with the car on their behalf.
knowing him to be tho personal friend Of
the autocTat of Russia, and having per-
haps more influence over his imperial
master than any other man in the en-
pire. COUNT NoRRoIXow.
Difficulties with tho liver and kid
ncys, causing pains in the back. lassl-
| tudc and general weakness. are read
ly cured bv Hoods SarsapsrllIa. tho
! great regulating medicine. sold by ali
druggists.
Happy indeed are the homes which
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/ Ionsf paion. 2'c per t0x. iHNe-
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