The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-07-10

chairs little cooking service. some of
the sails OF his boat and the worn little
wooden bench seat on which he sat at his
door and dreamed of the future capital,
or raved at those who carried out his or
ders or failed to do SO. In this room he
transacted business with his ministers OF
state and received foreign ambassadors.
The very greatness of the man forces
itself upon one by this act alone. He.
the car, with all the jeweled group or
the kremin to enshroud himself with.
sitting on his bench, or in his timber hut,
and creating power that IN less than
two centuries was to rule half the world.
The other room of the cottage is also
greatly transformed: ii was Peters sleep
ing and dining room; now 1t is a chapel.
and a picture OF our Savior which Peter
took with him upon all his travels, and
which he bore with him at the famous
battle OF Potava, hangs here. IL Is in
a gilt frame with Il ieweled crown that,
as is usual in Russian towns. quite over
shadows the picture.
Not long ago / went out 10 the cottage
on Russian saint day. and service was
being performed in the chapel. A small
choir of men in ordinary dress were
squeezed in behind the little altar ard
priest in robes was chanting the service.
The people were packed fatty together In
the room and outside around the door.
ing that protects the cottage. Some tried
10 get others to pass In lighted candles
20 place before the picture. and others
crushed and squeezed until some moving
on gave a chance 10 get In. All devoutly
blessed the picture and crossed them
selves continuously, and when they got
out went with revereulial air and looked
at Peters room and the boat he built.
this latter placed between his cottage and
the outer building The heat in the little
chapel. with The lighted candies and the
packed little mass Of NOT too clean hu-
mainly, vas excessive. and the perspira-
ton stood out on the faces Of priests and
choir. who went about their work IN
quiet, busIn. ss-uke fashion: bat the de-
vction Of the crowd to memory. tn
something they themselves perchance
could moi explain. was very apparent.
OsiensIhlY il was the holy picture. but
Il Is the link between the picture and
Peter that gives so much value ard makes
Il 50 reyeyed
This Peter who built 81. Petersburg gave
Russia a port and a navy. AMI started her
on her world-influe1cing career The
fierce, remorseless. .ndom.:able restless
ness of the man ana his crimes are for
gotten: all he blo0dshe1 he caused n
Selling upon the sole rule and his Ill
planned Campaigrs-evan the one great,
terrible trime % the murder % his own
son. Alexis, WHtCh rJrnJr and tradition lay
70 his charge--ail is for gotten IN she MEM
DRY Of the man who by that Same indomi-
table force Of character started Russia
on her aggrandizing career Everything
that Is associated with him. us Clothes.
hts trapp,ngs. his Jewels, the tools with
which he worked. his writings. his books
everything Is treasured up and looked
upon with such rcversuce by me Russians
that even strangers begin to feel they
IL -Ra - fr@ - of
men. The common solks may well BE- ex-
cused for so crowdiag - the htsse houss.
where he lived ana worked almost as they
I've and work, to passio0ately veueTate
the holy picture that receives the.r wor-
ship or the founder II 81. Petersburg.