Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-09-22
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RussiaS emperor has written book.
This fact Is remarkable enough In II.
,eli, but n b,come. startling whom the
purpose Of the work is considered. IL
J. pronounced the most powerful ser
mou Of peace ever preached by n mlu'
arch. Tue impression has prevailed
that the mignty rulors Of tho Musco.
vitos have lived priy 10 carry out the
policy Of Peter tho Great aui that
their constant Him has been 10 plant
their banners In the capitals II rurhuy,
Pvfsia nud hula. bat now Gomez
Alexander tile rniri with oalItc.
uun oi romi .isceucrs Of Scbasio.
pol, aud the imperial author
paints scenes No revolving that oiviIiz.
ton aud humanity, not u speak oi
Christianity, must turl from them
with iooln. % HbhOuonce. NItsiuc G,
Mr. g. Il. spur coa wrote his famous
open letter 70 EmpvrJrs william anu
| Napoleon has tue innum,uity OF battle
scenes boon 70 viviiiy set forth. The
ear was ouiy boy when the col
rbfalod battle u 5eblstopol was fought,
but his "rsminiscunces" show that the
Impressions then stamped upon hls
youthful mind have never loft him
anu II may DO taken Tor granted that a
monarch who throughout his whole
iiio has such Visions before his mind
cannot aspire to the glorles Of war.
Tho c1ar il sick. IL l. thought
his disease Ia incurable, anu
his book may DO looked upon ~
the result Of a desire to impress
upln his PEOPLE the blessings OF peace.
Toe New York World gives some
cxitActa OF THIS remarkable book. O4o
is us toll1w,i
Tho ftst timc witnessed an operation
wa. Wuuua soldiers leg was being ampu-
htul. Ihpy gave him onluroiorm, but
the dose mo ot uut Ca him was evidently
too small Tho surgeon was he % hurry,
ihou we're uo many awaiting his sur-
/ Wees,
Tho unhappy soldier awoko a, tho
mormon when tho kulf' cat into his
ilU.h. and Boo Crioi uu. In terror. His
/ pains muHt have boon awful. ! stood 80
thu side ui his bed and .pokU u prayer 1
did su ln "a low VOICE. Tho sisters NJ
charity won't To tho doc or and begged "
hun give tho patient "a littc moro culur.
uiunu, bat hu refused tu do 10. Happily
the operation was soon over Then lhu
Invalid muauud deeply aud HAids
| "ihy prayer has uuvn pleasing 10 God.
l iolt better when l saw your Up, move.
a great weight seomed Co. have begn
lifud from my mind. liutwhat will do
now without my lcgG lhuy Will send mo
home. Nill una my loved uncs aliVo2
l am now sixteen years IN the armyi iu
that period all know iu the VILLAGE may
hayu died.
Tnou his nerves gave out. lilo became
silent, but after hU became dalDd Tor
considerable time, as 10 absorbed iu paiu-
iul dreams, hu said! "lhuu must know.
had 90 leave my wife aud twu children
behind" Ito. tears came la o hia Dyes,
and his voice assumed a husky tone,
whom he added, amid soha They were
two lovely hny-.n
AZ tins moment bomb cimo whiy1iug
! through tho air and exploded iu the cor.
nor of tho nearby corridor, whore Two
officers Stood engaged iu conversation,
| One ui the gen lrmru suypd his life hy
jumping to the side, the other was killed
and his body was torn CO po,co-
| Another Of bis reminiscruco, reads,
Day and night we heard tho whizfing
ot bullets M tuo barracks At -crastop0l.
our brave sisters ~ charity paid mo- at.
tnutiuu whatever "a those messengers of
d.ath, aud continued in their ufduous
duties. one dHy iu August 1855. bomb
| exp udru uu tnu root over a., went down
through three floors aud finally landed
between two beds where ] was In a. ten.
dance. lrum ihu iluur above MS % hugo
piece ut t4u -huIl hUi .Oru "a holyy beam,
| which 10 brought down with Horribln
ilruu Ou the budiu. ~ tho paIune, KILL
lug four uutigui par. uf ihuIr uuus
were slreNn ail over tho room.
1 wuut IhofD. found tlryu young. .Urs
and Hoe vito of a Hub.lIuufuutut dead.
cluuo. describe tho feelings tubt pos
srs.ut my soul ut thi. tcruH. Presently
] We received urlur- iu rtsrlu uurtIuk aul
wounded from cor aim death hy trans
f"rug tHrm tu lurt pawluw.kL Those
able iu walk uHd leo go hy themselves as
BOO tbNN CuuIli tun men deprived of thp
u-u ui their NWh- were twusY ported 900
llltH, Our route las over sleep hin,
made Slipper by che rain.
Though ! was lu possession OF INV
limbs and stfpuF ! made tho asc n.
only under great difficulties Think ui
tAH UAur IONS ut tho wounded aud sick.
urunu Cl hy pain, chased hy bullets
without number iht TOLL us thick ns hail
AIur lhu iuri was rotruei We Iouud Jhr
huHNi ll nIfo ut Hu ummudl IONS, So al
uNIH % walk uud 10 De- iaru ihHr Stops Iu
uuus ny thc uola and mattresses ltft be-