St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1900-06-09


KIEYHLUDoFF grew especially fond
IN of Kryltzoff, a consumptive young
man condemned to hard labor, who was
going with the same gang as Katusha.
Nekhludoff had made his acquaintance
already in Ekaterinburg, and talked
with him several times on the road aft
er that. Once, in summer, Nekhludoff
spent nearly the whole of a day with
him at halting station, and Kryltzoff,
having once started talking, told him
his story and how he had beccme
revolutionist. Up to the time OF his
imprisonment his story was 81 IN told.
He lost his father, rich lanGed pro-
prietor in the south of Russia, when
still a child. He was the only son, and
his mother brought him up. He learned
easily in the university, as well as the
gymnasium, and was first in the math-
ematical faculty in his year. He was
offered a choice of remaining in the
university or going abroad. He hesi-
tated He loved girl and was think
ing of marriage, and taking part in the
rural administration. He did not like
giving up either offer, and could not
make up his mind. AT this time his fell
iow-students at the university asked
him for money for common cause. He
did not know that this common cause
was revolutionary, which he was not
interested in at that time, but gave the
money from sense of comradeship
and vanity, so that it should not be
said that he was afraid. Those who re-
ceived the money were caught, note
was found which proved that the
money had been given by Krytlzoff; he
was arrested. and first kept at the po-
lice station, then imprisoned.
.sThe prison where I was put"
Kryltzoff went on to relate Che was sit
ting on the high shelf bedstead, his ell
bows on his knees, with sunken chest,
the beautiful, intelligent eyes with
which he looked at Nekhludoff glisten-
ing feverishly) they were notspecial-
1y strict in that prison. We managed
to converse, not only by tapping the
wall, but could walk about the corri-
doris, share our provisions and our to-
baeco, and in the evenings we even
sang in chorus. / had a fine voice
YES, if it had not been for mother 1t
would have been all right, even pleas
ant and interesting. Here / made the
acquaintance of the famous Petrof-
he afterward killed himself with
piece of glass at the fortress--and also
of others. But 1 was not yet revolu-
tionary. also became acquainted with
my neighbors in the cells next to mine.
They were both caught with Polish
proc1amations and arrested in the same
cause, and were tried for an attempt
to escape from the convoy when they
were being taken to the railway sta
tion. One was Pole, Lozinsky; the
other Jew, Rozoysky. Yes. Well, this
Rozovsky was quite boy. He said. he
Was II, but he looked 15-thin, small,
active, with black, sparkling eyes, and,
like most Jews, very musical. His voice
was still breaking, and yet he sang
beautifully. Yes. I saw them both
taken to be tried. They were taken in
the morning. They returned in the
evening, and said they were condemned
to death. No one had expected it. Their
case was SO unimportant: they only.
tried to get away from the convoy and
had not even wounded anyone. And
then it was so unnatural to execute
such a child as Rozovsky. And we in
prison all came TO the conclusion that it
was only done TO frighten them, and