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tempt and he took unto himself to express
an opinion that every true Russian attach
ed TO the Russo Greek Church was simply
carrying out the wishes of ''The Great
White Car" when hesubjected the Jews to
persecution.
Outrageous as it may seem, tlis ignorant
Governor of the Perm prison, in thus giving
expression of his views. did but echo the
sentiments of vast majority of
his countrymen. If they harry
q Jew to death, they do it For
God and the Czar.' According to their
idea, Jew is not as other men. He has
not the same feelings. He is possessed of no
heart, in the sentimental sense, and it is
contrary to the Divine laws that he should
enjoy the same rights and privileges as
Christians. Whenever Jewish child is
born, it is born to heritage of kicks and
blows, and for it to utter one word of COM
plant, or to attempt to retaliate, is abso-
lutely monstrous.
This is pernicious doctrine, but through
out Russia it obtains; and what is more
strange than all is that it is not confined to
the lower classes. The high born and the
educated share it with the Ignorant and the
lowly. To be Jew in Russia is to be de-
spised, to be hated, to be ever conscious OF
your insecurity; to know that if you have
property it may at any momant be filched
from you; that your children will be insult
ed, and reviled; that the law as administered
to you is not the same as that administered
to the Christians; that you have not the
same civil rights nor the same means of
redress, while the military regulations press
more harshly upon you; ard should Jew
be murdered by Christian, the chances
are the Christian will escape punishment;
on the other hand, ifa Jew Injuries Christ
ian, the Jew can hope for no leniency, no
| mercy.
All this was conspicuous enough and ac-
centuated enough in the so-called dark
| ages; but we are at the end ofthe nineteenth
century; education has spread and is still
spreading its light through the world; and
yet, Notwithstanding this, that which dis
graced the dark ages still disgraces Russia
| at the present day.
The Perm Governor having forcibly ex-
pressed his views to Ivan, and asI it seemed
to him with good result, made it known to
| the youth that he had no wish to press the
he had been guilty of great folly, and had
| rendered himself liable to heavy punish
| ment but for his fathers sake he would
| forgive him, and would speed him to his
father with blessings and good wishes.
In thus serving the son Of man who
had power and influence at Court, the Gov
| ernor had an eye to serving himself at the
same time; he was casting his bread upon
| the waters. 1t might be returned to him
| increased manifold. So he provided
young Alexieft with all the necessary
papers to facilitate his journey; he lent him
money on the security of bills bearing
good interest he gave him a special
padarozhnaya, and also letter of recon-
| mendation to the Commandant at Kara.
And thus equipped, Ivan set out with the
| full intention of overtaking Rachel. Jew
ess she was, and she might be all that the
Governor of Perm tried to make her out;
| but Ivan cared not to him she was verify
his star, and he would follow her though
he perished.
In addition to the assistance he thus
rendered the youth, the Cover
nor penned a long letter to Peter Alex
| Jeff, in which he told him the story OF
Ivan, and suggested that means should be
taken to prevent him being swayed and
influenced by the "accursed Jewess." The
Governor felt that he was doing a very mer-
itorous thing in thus bringing Ivan's con-
duct under the notice of his father; and in
order that the letter should not run the risk
of miscarriage, it was consigned to the
care of the next Government courier who
passed Perm on his way east. And all un-
conscious of what had been done, Ivan
Alexieff set out in pursuit of his phantom.