The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-07

to the Governor of Western Russia, Who
promptly declared that no Moojik should
modest Russian noble, and Samuel
stern left the old country, forever
and forever. Samuel was conducted to
Odessa, where he. babe farewell forever
to the white shores of Russia, and took
ship for Constantinople.
Having :: no money, he fingered
in the great, picturesque city OF
Constantine but few days, out
made his way, with infinite difficulty,
through Turkey, Roumelia ana Bulgaria,
to Belgrade, the capital of Servia Here
he found employment as q lash, or ped
dler, but there was no opening in the
money-lending business for the Serrian
gentlemen, though they, needed money
badly enough, were so poor that they
had not collateral upon which TO pase
credit. and as Samuels experience III
Russia had made him secretly determine
never again TO take any thing as security
except small articles of personal propert!
that could be realized upon without ask
ing the Intervention Of the lawfully chosen
Tchoupultas, he presently shook the dust
of Belgrade from his shoes, and on Keen
September morning swung his pack on his
back and silently trudged westward along
the Danube towards Budapest. fortune
now favored him. and by the time ne
arrived at Budapest. his pack was
empty and his purse corresoondlngiF
full.
DRIFTED TO VIENNA.
From Budapest he drifted 70
Vienna, where he saw wienerWurst LOT
the first time. At the Austrian capital he
prospered, and then, alas, his evil star
took him first to Padua and then to
Venice. At Padua it seemed that every
venture he undertook must be losing
one and in Venice Il still worse thing
happened. In the course of his business
7 he had occasion to lend about Ao,0Go scudl
to young nobleman named Angelo
Fcrrara- q. descendant of the celebrated
sword-maker, who .fourished in the early
part of the eighteenth century. Perhaps
all would have been well had not Samuel
forgotten his resolution not to lend, save
upon personal property. With his EVIL
genius whispering in his ear, he accepted
as security q magnificent palace on the
grand canal. called the PalezZo Della fef-
rara. and when the note came due NE
discovered thatst the aversion to pay heSo-
table notes is quite as marked among
the Venetian, as among the Russian no.
bility. And. to avoid dwelling on painful
details. a sunny May morning found
Samuel sailing down the lovely Adrlatlc.
half naked absolutely penniless. work
ing his way to Sicily as the COOK OF q
little lugser that followed the orange
trade. But he was never ruestii'Su ~
reach Sicily, for just as they were max
ing Syracuse. a terrible gale sprung up
and blew them off shore. With the lugser
half full OF water and an unspeakablE
cruel sea driving them before they were
blown through the strait of Malta ana
into the Tyrrhennian Sea- where the lug
ger, about the middle of the night, turned
upside down and drowned everybody eN-
cept Samuel, who sat astride he: keel
as steadily as he could and prayed for
fair weather. like the mighty ulysses
when his men had been punished LOT
Staying the oxen Of the Sun. After TWEEN
ty-eight hours of hunger and thirst ne
was picked up by an English ship bound
for the Island of Minorca, and, in despe-
ration. shipped as topmast hand.
FURTHER ADVENTURES.
But when Port Nahon was sighted. they
saw the yellow flag flying. indicating that
Mnorca was fever-strickcn. and so inc
helm was put down hard-a-lee. and WITH
q cloud OF canvass spreading from RAJ
to royal truck, and a fair southern vino
on TIE FORT quarter. the good ship Cians'
man bowled long towards Gibraltar. "
reaching Gibraltar th1P master OF til'