The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1896-05-09
WHOLE NO. 284.

Disguised with the school business, the
young barbarian turned himself into the
streets Of Moscow, gathered about him
a band Of juvenile outlaws, mostly for
eianers, aud took the town.
Perhaps al that time the old Musco-
vite capital was the most profligate and
debauched place in the world. Peter go-
ing about by night found opportunity to
become acquainted with his subjects
and mankind. There were in Moscow
sdventurers from nearly all the coun-
tries Of western Europe. The czar knew
these III his teens. He got Boris Galitsin
as sort Of special director, with tho
understanding that no was never to
flatter his pupil. AT the house Of Count
Dolgorouki, Peter first saw Nh astrolabe
and perceived the possibility Of navigat-
ing the seas by star charts. He learned
the European method Of drill and form
ed his companions into battalion. At
the villa of Isluail0f ho was shown an
English boat and was surprised to learn
that it would sail against the wind
Peters mother, Ndtalia, had a supersti-
! tious dread of the water. She would
not even cross the bridge Of small
stream, But this maternal hydrophobia
worked tho other way with her son.
AS Peter came to his majority he
cleared his way He had already driven
the regent Sophia into exile 10 bis half
| brother Ivan he paid little attention.
After the mother Of Ivan was immured
III the DieyitChi monastery tho imbecile
son was neglected until tho year 1896,
when he died. Peter, however, had al
| ready surprised his mother and man
kind with his andaoity In the year Of
his majority lie made his first venture
into tho open world With a suit Of
more than 100 he set out across 400
miles Of the most fm bidding county on
tho earth 10 Archnugcl There he first
saw the sea. There the first Russian
! dockyard was built under his hand.
There the first Russian ship sailed un-
der the Muscoyite flag 60 foreign port.
There the car became "the skipper Pc
| ter Alexicvitch. " There, sailing five
days from shore and steering the ship
himself, he was about to be wrecked,
when all old sailor, Antip Panuf push
ed him aside at the risk of his life, took
the ruddor and got safely to port. 1t
Il
him or make him an admiral.
Soon the czar began the organization
OF the Russian army. At tie same time
| he became bombardior in the ranks,
for be would begin everything at the
bottom and learn it himself. He
became inspired with the purpose Of
getting Russian scaboard and Of bring
! ing his empire into the family of ma
tions. With this end in view he under
took his first foreign expedition for tho
conquest Of the sea Of AZov. Having no
feet the expedition failed at first, but
Peter planted himself on the Don, put
10000 men at work and built The first
Russian feet.
From that day forth there. was war
before him and conspiracy behind. Azov
was blockaded and taken. The news
spread everywhere and rs far west as
Warsaw the people shouted, Long life
TO the czarr' The first plot to assassi-
nate him was made by the Miloslayskis,
| but they were detected seized dismem-
bered and boheaded, The suppression Of
the instruction gave opportunity TO Pc
ter to begin his travels and to enter on
| his career as ship carpenter, gunner,
microscopic and statesman incognito i'll
western Europe
In his twenty fifth year tho ear scy
out for Holland. He became Mr.. Peter
Mikhailof." " His double character Of
mastmaker and emperor presents for the
ensuing year one Of the prime humors
| OF history. AT Saardan the ear got
himself into "a carpenters coat and
apron and went 10 work with his AK.
| Nobody could strike such blows or learn
so quickly. Hewas presently recognized
and went 10 Amsterdam. where no cen
tinued to hew ship masts, make sails,
study with "a microscope and learn the
details Of fishery. He also became a stu
dent Of fleets and navies and Of naval
laws and treaties He went about inco2-
nitO, rode unobscrved in Il procession
given at The Hague to his own eubas-
sadors, and having exhausted his oppoI
tunitics IS carpenter set out for Eng
land. There shiphuilding had been re-
duced to science
The car spent three months iii Lon
| don and the Ieigh boring towns and was
entertained at the expense Of the state.
King William committed him ana his
fellows to the care f Sir John Evelyn,
! the landscape gardener and daTist,
whose country seat Of Sayes Court the
Russians turned into a bear garden. Sir
John could not endure the ruin of his
| premises and remained in London. His
| lodgekeeper wrote to him: 1.-THE house
is full Of people, and they are right
nasty, The car lies next your library
and dimes in the parlour next your
study. He dimes at 10 o'clock in he
morning and 6 o'clock at night y y q
The king is expected tlhs day. The best
parlour is pretty clean for him to be en-
| tertained in. The king pays for all the
/ czar has. " After Peter aud his suit went
away parliament had to give Sir John
$40, 900 with which to repair damages
In returning to Russia, Peter travers-
ed the continent, stopping at the CAPT
tails. The news was such as to urge him
on from place to place. The old Russian
| strelzui had revoited against him. They
were offended at his foreign sympathies
and progress. Arriving in Russia, he
crushed them under his heel. Two hun
dred and thirty of the old mobiles were
brought in carts TO the capjtal and 9TH