Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1892-12-22

grave know not, and my tears will nev"r
tall upon it, yet i'll the fui!ness OF time We
shall meet again where there shall be no
more weeping and the just and the unju t
The lille p'rtirs that had been sent out
in different directions to hunt for the runa-
way gradually returned but brought no
tidings. Thele egraph al also been free
~ used, to give warning to the different
villages along the road. But as the telc-
graph wire only followed the post-road
it VS. hardly likely to avail much; or no
man seeking his freedom would have been
mad enough to traverse the telegraph route.
His only hope was the Wilderness; but
though til It might enable him to elude
the human MoodhuundS, there were so
many other dangers to I've faced that death
was always near, and hope was only like a
the fainting heart and weary eyes, and to
lure one on to madness.
When the sot dierS renOrted themselves
there was general feeling OF evaporation
am,ng the officials that Umanski should
have elu,led- what they would have tenn
ed--Ju>tice. But W tn many an execration
on their lips they said one to another, "Ah,
he rots anyway. or it is certain he is
DEAL"
OF course, the wish was father to the
thought.
A. was always the case when u
prisoner succeeded in getting away,
ex ra vigi ance was exercised. and
other prisoners; for, as it seemed, the
officers could not resist the temptation to
resent their spleen upon someone. 1t was
tyranny, but every Russian officer. or otli-
cal of any kind, no matter what his grade
may be, whether high or low, is. generally
speaking, tyrant; and lie seems to take q
strange half feEdish delight in exercising
tvr VIII l>la n,
resent it.
Throughout the whole Of Siberia this is
/. particular y he case; perhaps it is because
they are made callnus by the suffering aud
wretchedness surrounding them. And
then the power that is placed in their
hands is so great aud they are so lar re-
moved from central cnntrol, that the brute
nature-inherent all mems allowed to
gain the aScendency.
Theme, eA> ed Str!ngencyOfthcr regulations
imI,osed a ter Un!an>ki'- flight AID Baluk-
hin's death affected the wives friends and
children the convicts. as well as the con-
victs themselves. Rachel was ordered 10
keepto her hut, with the exception of short
time devoted TO exercise each dty. Paul
Patrovna, who had been promised more
freedom, was now in ormed that lie would
be kept close prisoner. and the pr vilege
his vile had enj"yeh oiseeing him at stated
intervals was taken away.
vi course tnefc was no reason or even
common sense in all this; but it was quite
IN accord with the usual practice followed
at the Kara mines, at least il not all over
Siberia under similar circumstances. The
idea that was uppe most was. perhaps,
that tho increased harshness and severity
would induce the convicts themselves to
use their endeavors to prevent the escape
of any more OF their number. But it had
40 such effect, and when prisoner made
4 break for liberty he generally carried the
good wishes of his fellows with him.
AS regards Rachel. the deprivation of he
small measure freedom she enjoyed did
not ,use her much c,ncern; but Catherine
was furious. Hers was too rough and
fierce nature to be tanned even by means
IF bars and chs ns. She fretted aud
tuned and vowed VOWS. Nevertheless, she
had cunning enough to fight with herself
md subdu. herseI for during that long
and fear III journey across Siberia she had
learnt enough of the power OF tho,e in
command 10 know that though she was
endowed with the strength Of Samson, the
mig'.t OF Hercules and the ii, rceuess oi the
tigress robbed of her youn' she could not
hope to prevail against the numbers who
represented the law, UGH as it was, ana
she found measure Of on,ola,ivn in the
thought
.'rhe day will come"
Sh. meant of course the day of venge-
ance. But when it would come and how
il would come she could form no idea.
Yet was the thought hope to her. and
che waited and was silent.