The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
WHEN A PRINCE BREAKS LOOSE
European Women Weep and Untitled
Husbands Seek Safety i'm Silence.
New York Sun.

European Women Weep and Untitled
Husbands Seek Safety in Silence.
New York Sun.
Here is the story of European happen
ing which illustrates many features or I've
on the continent. 1t illustrates most notably
the great gulf between the prince and the
merchant and between the nobility and the
bourgeoisie. It illustrates also the emascu-
lating influence of continental custom and
tradition upon the manhood of the husband
and the brother tanning their arms and
bunting their sense of shame against the
insults that come from titled sources.
Prince Fasula-Mir5a was lieutenant In
the Forty third Russian Dragons sta
toned at Twer Last month he went on ms
They rode little and drank little, and
eventually took a train at Patigorsk to
continue their spree in a large town at the
other end of the line. They entered a first
class compartment, in which they found a
young merchant and his attractive wife
The Prince threw kisses at the young wife,
kissed her hand. and made as II TO embrace
her. She shrank away toward her husba nd,
and the prince desisted. The count and the
prince had some testing conversation as re-
garded the young woman's otf1shness. They
fell to betting on the size OF her ankle The
pulled away her skirts and tried to take
the measure of her ankle. The train was
drawing into a station at this stage of the
princely diversion. The husband had made
no effort to protect his wife, for he had
heard the prince addressed as 1.-THE serene"
and apparently felt helpless in such an au-
not ready to offer herself up in public to a
princes pleasure, and screaming and weep
ing, she pushed open the compartment door.
The conductor of the train came. She told
him of her experience. The prince laughed
and showed his card. The station master
| was called. The prince laughed. showed his
card, and called the group at the compart-
ment door canaille. Eventually the conduc-
tor declared he could do nothing except give
| the merchant and his wife seats in another
| compartment. This he did He was pun
ished, however. for depriving the prince of
| his amusement. The prince seized him by
| the collar, shook him, waved his drawn
| sword over him, and called him an imperti-
| nent dog.
Before the train started the prince and
| count moved into another frst-ciass COM
| partment. There they found Muscovite
! school teacher named Gevashoff and his
| wife. Mrs. Gevashoff was neither young
| nor pretty. as was the merchants wife but
as woman of the bourgeoisie she was re-
! garded as good game for the nobility, and
tried in the other compartment was re-
| peated by the prince and the count Mr..
| Gevashoff began to protest, but one view
! of 1.-The serene ones card Gained him So
| that he allowed his wife to be insulted and
| handled without making further protest
At the next station, Ossentuki, Mrs. Geva-
! shon appeared at the compartment win
dow, crying Tor help. The station officials
train guards and the general public gath
| cred at the compartment door, heard her
story and Cried to redress her wrong but
'the serene ruffian. reinforced by the
/ crested card Of the Count OF Sheremete1f
| There was a delay Of twenty-five min.
were consulted. The chief Of police an.
/ preached the august persons who had
| caused all the trouble. The prince drew his
| sword and shouted
Back, back. canaille. Back or will heu
/ The upshot Of the scrimmage was tina,
the second pair Of the princes victims had