The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1892-09-29

fetal way which such as he throughout
Russia adopt when addressing anyone who
comes to them as supplicant. Otficialism
i'll the laid of the Gar is at once coarse,
brutal, harsh, and unsympathetic; and Pet
er Alexietf in his own proper person repre-
sented all that was bad in officialism. He
welded his power like tyrant and ruled
by fear.
What wantyou woman, and why come
you here?"
BY this time Rachcls heart had sunk,
and her coura re had oozed away. But she
managed tostammer OUT
'Oh, sir, come to plead to you for my
father"
For your father" laughed AlexiefT,
coarsely
'Formy father" she repeated, stretch
ing her white hands towards
him appea'ingly, while her eyes
filled with tears. "He is good man, :"
able OF one wrong thought, or illegal
deed"
you lie, woman!" exclaimed Alexieff
striking the desk with the palm of his
hand. II say again you lie.. Behold me-;
look in my face. God gave me two eyes
and your father destroyed one of them
Hoy sly yogB ,] RPovS Is that the act of an
"0h, Lord of Hosts!" murmured Rachel,
overcome with agitation; and covering her
face with her hands, she covered before the
man who, with the refinement of cruelty,
wa thus torturiny her. But before lie at
tempted to speak again she had recovered
herself to far as to be able to say
You must have wronged him
grievou:ly. You must have sttlng
him into madness, for he was
heart strove at all times to do good!'
A fresh accession OF strength and resolu-
ton came to her as she thus referred TO him
and felt the truth of her own words. For
Arama was peaceful man, whose love for
his fellows seemed almost boundiesS; and
once more stretching her hands towards
the implacable being who sat and glarcd at
her, and seemed to be deliberating how
best he could wrench and tear her heart,
she cried with moving pathos, though he
was no more moved than would have been
the wall had she appealed to it.
''0I, Greatness oh, Little Father, steel
not yourself against me and mine Think
how we have sutherland endured Con-
tumely scorn, and wrong have been
our homes destroyed, and VIC have been
driven forth outca>ts and shclterless. Z"
ut is your lot, 3" he growied, YoH are
Jews. A cur 0 rests upon you, and the
people hate you, The bate the PEOPLE is
i powerful thing. Who can control it?'
1.-THE hate Of tho people Is encouraged
and fostered III this land by little freedom"
she sobbed.
"Ah, You speak treason, woman; have a
care, he exclaimed, glancing the while at
Pavlof who wrote something in,his note.
book.
II speak the sentiments of the Whole of
the Jewish race throughout Russia" she
answered, growing holder as She remember
ed the wrongs that had been inflicted on The
Jews thrOupI O npraliOns -
l. this I'll that yoH have 10 say2" de
man,led Alexitf trllcllentlp,
'Ol, no, Little Father eometo YOU in
the name oil the ail,msrc al Goi to cave
you to restore my father to me
II am but servant OF the State" lie an
swcrcd
"But you have power.
Aye, and know how to ne ii. This 81 :
nilic ntly.
"rhen use 1t in the interest Of him who
Is dearer TO mo than my lilo. Think Of
what we have suffered. lie who was.to
have been my husband has been taken
from me; my mother Is dead my father
for having attem; te to de.cnd his home
and tile honor oil his thild is prisoner,
while nm as a wall drifting ON u turbu-
lent sea, and despair il stronger than
hopr.h
She had grown cloq rent, ard looked
beautiful in her griti, but lie who sui there
was fai attic; he had u heart OF steel on
which was deeply engraved -'eterna la
tired for tlic Jews" l'ut che, being una.
ware OF his implacability and knowing not
td'Whal length his iefacions and cruel ma
ture could carry him, stood most breath
less. hang Ilg cxpectanlly OH whatIe would
say and her dark blowing eyes flied with
PASSIONATE ycarning for pity. for sym-
patliyi for triend,hir. She was picture
upon which no man blinded bv fanaticisn
and not inihruted could have pazce I'M
moved But Peter Al xlcf was without
sentiment, without soul-n the worldly
sensc-ald utterly imp.egnable 10 nay ap-
peal Tor pity for those whom he hated and
de pissed
Woman, lie bean then with an OK
pression ct in'ei'se loathing lie adlol,