The sun., 1890-12-07
HER STRANGE CAREER.
now AMERTCANs ARE INTERESTED N
A RUSSIAN JEWESs.

- ATEostoe-1@ O-~.NS. NN"So @Aha II
Comparison neeomes ses"se 'or Death.
Nihillsm has had no more fnnatical and
heroic devotee than Sophie GuenzburR. the
young Russian woman who was condemned In
St. Petersburg three weeks ago TO be hanged
and for whose lie Russians In the United
States and all over Europe arc intsrcedinR
She is girl OF rare boauty, keen mind. careful
education, unbounded pride. and amazing en-.
thusiasm. all of which she sacrificed gladly to
the causo Of enlightening tho poor and ig.
norant OF her native land. With her fair face
she attracted ndorers BIZ the dozen. who tried
to give n0s their s their 1 honors san and their
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tho disguise Oh q e'snonoIea woman OF the
sophie Guenzburs was born In a south
father wns considerable Landowner Of edues.
tion and social position. She received slo.
at tho age Of II was graduated from hish
slender yet we'll developed, Of medium height.
yot giving an imnression OF unusual dignity.
lytIntcd skin of SURPRISING smoothness and
so'.hoS anu s Sa a hs sne uss
y. 'ne ivy @ m.S,' ,S root ~ ohnosIn DI,o.s ~hrs
hsr at home the 81 s, n,as, whom
aver sne "U to bo as student and II possible phys.
eno, @ u ro.uo, w so.arna.s i,, har Sy.
her @ father to consent to educate her in medI.
cine. Gin as hor two sisters had boen educated in
capital TO begin work whom the university vas
closed against women. Hor resolution to learn
was not shaken. She decided at onco to 40
abroad for the knowledso her native land
refused to give her. She arrived in Berne.
Switzerland. late in 1886. with the pur.
pose ., carrying a on t. in ns,,,,s free swss.r; ss;
ianu her stuoies ~ Meuiclne ano
s sna cn as
With 6er own countTymen and women: al
hor Geauty. and her briliancY offered her re.
peated opportunities OF living on the sunny
side Of society Her Russian friends rh we're @ red.
ali thoir plans and aspirat!o Ions. touched hsr
hs with their nnd sf0rSs 81 81 sdna
seen. and finally. diverted her thoughts en-
unfortunate s lot Of Rusaias as masses % She q gave
up her LIES ambition, returned to hussia' and
she might teach growing Russians what they
ought to be, and what they should be In the
learned The the radicalness Of her inssrnetios Sis
before she had been home many months. and
G oWn % oEn ss . sp sbs s %Yd I'd
purpose OF escaping their Vigilance, In vain.
She was watched At every turn was interrupt
rest. She became discouraged eventually by
tho smallness Of the results 10 which her, work
again aga .'T The hhe Govornment refused her a % pass.
She appealed for aid to her radical friends and
as' es BIZ eY as
ss sG nrs ana hSsse to
She was n Nihilist without q Nihilist'S
belief in forcibe revolution. =, This iiaw IL
political raiicalIsm was removed by wilhelm
lebknsSht. lender q the Social Social Democratic
tons nel Win IiebESecht The poioai
agltations that shake the continent, she asked
HIN Whether he the use OF force in
"In Germany and similar countries, whore
bloodless revolution is possible, no." was the
Esply i isss she returned d to Russ!. Elth
and she Vent Because she
she must Do her york out her
osnssaptinople Win an EnslisS passport Is
Tor her reig ZION, she gave up her Jewish creed
cRa 0nsa hs hat 0aGGt oT
au s Ssa sis xSS. SsEe L Rh
had Infused her strong nature began TO
tremble OF, the yerRe Of discovery. she
as q woman OF the town. and received he cer-
tincate supposed. to prove her dishonor. She
ity she was ensbIed to do nnsuspeoted @ The
work Of sprending the propaGanda and organ.
izing the revolutionary forces. AZ JeWess
bee been difiicnIt to maintain as an honest wo.
man she would have been suspected at every
man Of the town. however. she was fairly sale
from suspicion and Interruption.
pure accident. She was shopping one after.
noon in st. Petersburg while on her way to the
house Of a Nihilistic friend. With her she car.
bag, 1t was picked up by the proprietor and