Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1894-02-09

monarch. "Do not despairl'' said he to
Apraxin. Hell think better of it.
After he has Gained down q bit, he'll
be full of remorse and recall you.
mo one can give me back my HONOR"
replied Apraxin. THE emperor has
torn off ray epaulettes and sent me
away in disgrace. l have only one re-
quest to make, If you can have any
pity for dishonored man. See that
my wife gets permission to follow me
to Siberia dare not show myself to
her in my present plight. She'll learn
it alt too soon"
IN carry out your wish willingly"
answered the adjutant "Do not lose
hearth AS soon as the tsar has some.
what composed himselfI'll make known
your wish to him. The tsar's orders
were Instantly to Siberia; therefore,
you must be handed over to the govern
or without delay, so that you dare not
visit your wife"
An order was written to the COM
mandant, and half an hour afterwards
Apraxin was on his way to Siberia.
1t was lucky the governor knew the
circumstances of his degradation and
Punishment, and consequently did not
expedite Apraxin's transport, as he
was sure the emperor would repent OF
the injustice he had done.
"1ts no use, you see," remarked he,
smiling you'll be brought back, and
then we will have saved ourselves and
you unnecessary bother. Be assured,
the tsar is just, and will reinstate YOU"
In slow days journey they made their
way, until they reached Novgorod,
from where Apraxin had to march on
foot, along with criminals of all castles
and colors, with innocent wives and
children accompanying their relatives
in their Punishment
Apraxin had got as far as Perm,
when the order came for his return.
The return journey took much less
time to accomplish on posthorscs now
that he travelled as major
Three weeks later Apraxin stood
once more before the tsar. Nicholas
showed palpable signs of the ordeal he
had passed through. His heart, as it
afterwards turned out, had been broken.
He came slowly toward Apraxin,
and said: Your glance awakens in me
anew the pain and shame of my defeat;
and fear my glance is also Disagree
able to you"
Apraxin averted his gaze. The tSar
understood this answer we'll
81 can well imagine" said he, you'll
never forgive me my hasty action, and
l admit it was unjust was too rash,
but / never want to set eyes on You
more. 60 abroad. A handsome allow.
ance will be paid you regularly Never
return as long as l live; when ] am
dead, then, if you like Go. Leave
Petersburg to-day, and try to thinl,
as leuiently as you can of the tsar, to
whom you caused such sorrow"
When, on the 18th of February, 1855,
Nicholas died, Apraxin was still
abroad. As it was generally supposed,
the emperor had brought on his death
by purposely neglecting a severe chill,
caught while reviewing the troops in
midwinter, clad in the thinnest of gar
ments, against the express wishes OF
his medical advisers.
He could not bear to see his work,
which the world called Nicholas sys.
tenn" fail, and shortly before mis- death
he ceded the throne to his son, Alex.
ander ii. When a courier came with
the news of the siege of Sevastopol,
he refused TO see him, and sent him tC
his successor. On the 18th of Septem
Der Sevastopol fell, aud Emperor Alex
ander FASTENED to conclude peace.
Count Apraxin returned with his
wife to ST. Petersburg in 1859, and they
were often visitors in the winter pal
ace, where their fortunes had unde
gone such remarkable changes