New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-27
~ HOLY RUSSIA.
cor.vr TOI.STOI DRAWS 4 REALISTIC
PICTURE OF TIE LITTLE FNIhEKS
DISCIPLINE

TIL. = Petersburg corr,- pondcnt Of The LONDON
cnronlcyo- Ia, been favor.d with an opportunity "'
reading I'm manuscript Count I"i-'cl' l"''" '''"-
work The Kingdom Of G"d WITHIN - IL !
passionate defence ~ his avorit" doctrine hVS'''
Not Evil aud (, written in even a palmer ana more
ont poAcn STYLE than any OF his previous W"rH'' ''
advocating ~ n dos. complete change IN the
whole order OF n 10 calls Il, "compiete 'hao'"
dl order Of thIng.~ II + likely 20 give plenty oil
offence ia official quarters. II J. not probhDl' 'a
IT, publication I'm Russia VIII ," hlIoW'u-"' l'"''
MI ,'oh,d'in'. typical thirty Years have passed
but arrangement, arr already being m lie i'r an
Fngu. fran-atlon. In tur twelfth ana final chapter
H.. ..o,n, tc that ON ..picrher 20 of last y'nr-
the dav ON which he had written the last lines OF
ni, new work. he travelling In on" o. the anime
Districts when he happcncd 10 notc" lAc arrival NJ
an intermediate station Of an cNrrSS tram carving
a gen, rn and u email battli'n Of troops Oh u'lr
way to ronln To pani,n refractory pa,1nis Who
had dared - r.-i, nagrant invasion 81 their r'Ih'
on tho par; Of a young but influential linl"d p'orre-
tor He says.
The troop, were drawn mp before the door OF the
district court Of ju,t.c", body OF policemen. WIN
new red belt from which hung loaded rcvo!v"rS,
stood marshalri IN order around The small lsinl "f
guilty peasants awaiting tn just punishment OF their
crime. At little distance of was arranged n crowd
81 silent spectators. some thouand men. women ana
children IN arriving AZ the district court III" GOV
crnor General aGhcd from his carrIagc ani delivered
short and touching speech. au'r which b" ordered
Il bench 10 be- brought. previously prepared bundl"
~ r.ds produced. aud Ola" cNccutlO'N were called
o tho front The first Of the victims WAS the father
OF n family. abod forty year, of age. whose
prolIy had become provcri,in and who enjoyed the
trust aud esteem OF his fellow Villagers. lie knew
that all prayer, were vain; he therefore silently
crossed himself and lay down \ learned doctor stood
close by in rcndn"~s to render medical assistance.
The two convicls first spai IN their hands. and then
gave preparatory flourish with their whips ana the
punishment began. The bench however. proved too
small and II was difficult To stcady IL" vIilng, tor
turod creature. - the Goyrrmort' General ordered
another bench to be- fetched and plank TO b" fixed
on either side. OF the soldiers CAV" III" military
salute and with the words. 4 obey your ENcrlcncy.'
hurrcdy aud humby fulfilled the great mans In
slruconS.'
In the mean time the half stripped. poor. mutt
lated creature remained with ocowlinG browS. eyes
east down. his lower jaw quIvcrng. and his bare rgs
trembling when the second bench had been brought
Ne was oncc more bound down, and The convcts re-
sumcd their work. Each moment the sears became
more hldcOus and more ghasly the back A&"s. and
legs OF the tortured creature streaming with
blood and after each blow the sufferer gave forth
dull groan which he tried In vain to rrpr~s And
from the crowd that stood around conld b" heard
the SObldngs OF wives. mothers, children ana rcla-
tivcs of the dear toiurcd one and the frightened
batteries Of those who were. awaiting their turn.
ness Of his authority imagined that be- was ol~ylny
The righteous call Of duty Ill th. while was counting
on his fingers the number Of blows. rs he pacidly
smoked his cigarettes. to Hight which an 0l~"It 'us
sdIutant was always ready with quickly offered
match. When more than nifty blows had been given
doctor Informed the representative Of Imperial author
punishment would bc dangerous to lis NE But
the torurng process went on til the seventeen
rS Tm n mouth r the "S ac is soa
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