The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1902-09-04

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sian ii1s have attfActgo - y " ~ j. 4. 4 |'5
ton. They are by . station ulnn1s . Z
Russian railroad. Twelve yoafo -
Cork wee . rsilroad esnpIoyo ~ 3 ~
tie station near ZArixun. In the Ogbv.
ince Of HarAtOw. Rusaia He Won 3
night watchman a railroad cosA IN
station master Days that he po1d 6I11)f
attention 20 his duties and 600 o1odv
cd that he had gUod oducatloo, !, ~ 4
which reason he was pushed al,ea1, -
In few months was put n the -
of weigh msster He had - notidn q
saving his wages, however, ana soG11
his money In what tho station 0aeoue
calls queer ways"
"He spent II foolishly. - ~ -
TO say-on his comrades who he'd lhni-
lies, or on the poor, 3 ,ruble 70 uuo, -
kopecks TO another; q ~ would buy
postage STAMPS IN largs Qnantities. ~
he kept up very large correspond-
ence, and got lettsfs fson somewhere
almost evefy day. N6b0dy knew With
whom he correeponded, 0r about what,
though these thingB dSdnt interest ~
much. 49, ~ '
"Tn his elIsurs moments ,ou could al
" %ays wGqs%i" rss him e s 80 Of sd ssoss 3,
reading to them from some book of
moral or religious tendency, or about
geography. history. astronomy, etc. His
reading evidently gained the applause
Of his auditors. for ne read we'll, and
had an uncommon gift for speaking.
The workmen went TO him In perfect
crowds. In their endeavors to hear
something interesting from him. And
we. too. In the once wcro soon 70 have
occasion to know Pjeschkow-0orki's
real name--better. rs
"One day ] was reading novea-ov
some book, don't remember nov tuGe
what-I came upon the name Of ~ Or
gauization or secret society unknown
TO me, and as I-knew nothing about
their doctrines I went for information
to our station master. a the best rod
mAA G those partA But he could tell
mo nothing about Il Hy chance rJesch-
kow happened to be In the ONCE during
our conversation <,-F
"will you allow mo, Ivan Ivapo-
witsch.' no said, turning to the station
master, to tell you something about
thatf And then he gave m . regular
lecture about the secret society, With
so many details that really don't know
where he could have got them. A.
have already said. he spoke charmingiy.
and so held our interest that n train
had arrived then We shouldn't have
heard H. Fortunately. no train vas
due, and so two hours slipped by With
out our noticing Il. while P1eechkow
entertained and instructed NJ. When he
left IN the station master turned to me
and said: DO you know what think :
This Pjeschkow II IN expelled student
or something Of that sore. for he - al
together too clever and well read for .
bakers apprentice and cook. Lord sava
Us from having any trouble with hlmt'
"He stayed a4 work at our station
only Q few months. One flne day he
appeared before mo In the o6ioe. asked
for his diBcharge and gave notice that
he woud no longer work for us. paid
him what was due him, and offered hin
o ird-class ticket TO any station On
our hne, but ne declined II and said
he was going on foot Then he clapped
his fur cap over his ears. lifted htA lit
tie bag Of belongings TO his shouldsrs
and marched OF along the railroad
track In his felt shoes. bidding farewell
amiably TO the empoyes Of the stallion
as he passed them.
"Soon I got hold Of Maxim Gorki'a
stories; when read them ! had the feel
Ing that I was reading something had
heard before. but had long forgotten.
And when I saw the portrait OF the
author recognized In him At once ouS
former weigh master. But that he new
er had any schooling, a. they sag who
write about him. ! shall never be able