New-York tribune., 1896-11-01
TRESPASSING ON THE C|An
A cptNE,AN EXPERIENCE.

..v Aa ba,tar get out here" said the
Countess as the britzka came ou' on 81 "a h.,t If
OF the Crimean plateau. above 'hs % m'"u 20 a con-
vndercIiff which sloped away below us Az Az"
fusion of gray rock and green forest " '"' '
tant blue rim of the Black STD lido, want
.You English like walking neslnes, "a.s az
,,d 'ou -nonies which YOU can bring to the
villa VI We lunch at >. 1hen @ lnis ',em ,'n',
has always the same effect on stranger ~, YOU
will be silent sentimental the rest VI ''' '
and It is an hours drive down, ..., foro.t
7 thought Narrowing in a Crlmean ainst
severe penalty even for such onences ~ o9"','r ,o
The social code; hut ] knew the COUNTESS 1 .Jv
.nJ ,, e1o ~ nhisct though our acquaintance only
dated from that morning. when she ndo re-. 49,, ~
me from the posting master d. "'ip i,,,ay
re asLed me- for drink cut or my rah"as
a.ding iamn under the impression 1t was
aask Being nervous Englishman' hau nu'
the courage TO refuse nor the hussian a., s,,ar
plain Besides, thought it could hol ~ nus nae -;
than xodkv. hut it was, and he gave me IN
charge for an attempt To drug MN, .housn s, ,ne
paraffn had certainly not acten as "a sat,1ad
II the Countess had not appeared an" He'','u 'r
svervthing out Of hand by offering me III
over the mountains to Yalta, might nave W.
come an international incident , q, .ha
ssThat rath will take you stralSht o"Wii ~ 'i.o
-oast" continued the Countess. You mao pet
ter not leave it. because of the JeWish viz
wards: the elders sit on stages III the niiuuic or
shoot Oh no. they don't ask you 10 go W.
cn,sa ~ course no one would do anything
lew asked him. The Count-he Is Prohuioi VI
the disfrct--was so puzzled last Week ueoaune oso
an elders gun burst when firing at a tresPassei'
and he was killed. The widow ana SIN 'h,,
dren-- Sad? Oh you don't undeIs'ahu. ~ =,
was the Jew that was killed We'll tney an
cama and accused the trespasser or muroer'
but the Count let him off Siberia, because he
agreed to marry the widow. Yes, thlhk ne
poor fellow was wrong to DO So u1 but; n,, on1 Ia
the worst came to the worst, II woulo ON! We
Siberia again. and it's only ten years lor
Jewess. You will keep on the pain uness YOU
meet people with packs especially II lneS poM ,UoM
like Greeks: they always dangerous Wheh
smuggling And if YOU come to mouse Keep
away if it looks like Tartar farm for tne
men are abroad all day. and the women @ sh.t
up and the dogs go about in PACKS. once ny
ate a Turk all but his boots; ana WEeh the
relatives claimed them the Tartar sald tnes ~ MeIe
his because he owned the dogs. and the TURK
belonged to them and the boots 10 the Iurk
SO the Count had them given to the PACK, anu
restored them to the original owner. Then wnen
Won come 10 the coast follow the track along the
cliffs and Il will bring you to the Villa W.
Don't go the other way. or you VIII come 10 IL
vadia the Emperors villa. There are tnree
cordons of soldiers around It, ana tne nelshoor
hood is very unhealthy. especially for strangers.
II is really very dangerous the way you Ens-
lishmen will walk about in strange countries
Re sure and remember about the Jew Watch-
men and the Greek smugglers. and the Iartar
dogs and the peonies and Livadia. and luncheon
at . l hope you will enjoy your walk Au
revor. Poskoryei. IVAN
hoped So too but not confidently having
suffered much abroad from the national reputa-
ton for love of adventure In appearance
knew the nationalities of the Crmea to be
equally dsreputable, and should have liked a
clearer indication of viciousness In watchmen'
smugglers and watchdogs than their rehsloh.
After an hours walk through the WOODS
came out on the sea at the mouth of wooded
glen between two low scarped headlands
Wherever the cliffs We're not absolutely sheer
underground and rank plants grew down TO the
shnple beach The path was unmistakahle, a
rough track leading up over the bluff on elther
side: but in direction II led 70 luncheon ana
the Countess. in the other TO LfVadia ana the
cordons Scarcely I securely impaed on
the horns of this dilemma when I heard a
clattering above. and pony appeared over
n. .iNo, a ~
sonage in a blue caftan and red fez. In one
hand he held a large white umbrella open over
his head: in the other he held a closed green
one with which he hanged the pony when II
made a false step. Behind him long cava-
cade of pack ponies successfully topped the SKY
esque rufflan with an armory Of small arms IN
his sash.
My rapidity Of decision often increases with
the emergency. In a moment had decided. and
had swiftly ascended the western blum. AL the
top / turned. The cavalcade had halted, and
the men were gathered around the man on the
pony. who was gesticulating with the closed UNI
brella and enforcing important points with the
open one.
glers and probably Greeks. ! shall surely be
taken prisoner and probably held to ransom.
wish had never left Ennismore Gardens. Bet
ter an August In London, where police are than
a villegiature with smuggers.' So l turned 10
20 down the other slope. when below In the next
glen saw flat-roofed building in a courtyard.
Not soul was to be seen, but the yard was full
of dogs asleep In the sun or prowling.
We'll" thought, they are certainly watch
dogs and probably Tartar. shall surely be
bitten and possibly devoured l wish ] had
walked from Simpheropol. Better have worn
out ones boots than have preserved them at the
expense Of ones person" So turned again. and
went into the woods on the right. After pushing
Some wav through the grass I came out on a
clearing planted with vines In the middle was
staging and on it stood an unkempt elderly In
dividual. The glinted the barrel of a
long frelock as he moved from side TO side
uttering at intervals a melodious below
WELL" thought l. "he is certainly a watch
man. and he looks like a Jew II he sees me
shall surely be shot, and possibly prosecuted
Better any fate than a Jewish widow with 81,
children" So returned to the cliffs. and made
my way over the rocks. which were piled half
way up their face. through very thick scrub
When reached the next headland saw grow
ing above. on the top Of the cliff. a grand bed Of
wild peonies. l climbed up steep rock coulol
10 the top Of the bluff and sitting down amoni
the peonies looked back on the supposed Tartar
farm lying below in the full blaze Of a Crimear
SUM- Nothing stirred except some restless o
fea-bitten dog but in the strip Of shade unde
the caves a bench which ran the length o
the house. lounged yellow serge-cad sol
diers in every attitude OF heat and bore
dom. Along the glen. In the shade o
rock and tree. stood sentries. as Invisible T.
me when the opposite bluff as l Wa
then to them, but now as painfully apparent t.
me as I. But I was in the middle of tn
peonies before this thought had had time to TAX
shape Unfortunately in moving started
stone, which fell over the cliffs TO the rock
below. ringing through the still air like pisto
shot. 1t instantly answered by hoars
challenge from the beach. repeated few yard
further on and again further. until the he-fir
Of Russian gutturals died away round the mex
headand and far inland up the glen.
WELL" thought J. they are certainly sentres
and evidently Gordon. wish had never see
the Countess Better be convicted of POISONING
q postmaster than arrested for trespassing o
t-s Car. l shall surely be shot and probabl
sent to Siberia. for this is the Livada Gordon
and am inside it,"
I carefully parted the peonies which screene
me from the beach. and looked down. solde
was standing ankle-deep in the ripple In an ode
constrained attitude. l wondered what he wa
doing. until noticed that a little bright 60 un
der his cheek was rifle barrel, and that wa