The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04

1CEIAEII BUSHKOFF, courier Of the car, was
~ r. fastening with all speed across Siberia He
ME a white which entitled him to re-
| " at post-station instanter He
- ~ was a from ST. Petersburg lieutenant
of the First corps. bearing important dis
Governor of Moscow to the General
Governor had proceeded far as Nni-Nov-
gorod existing railway but from that point had
compelled numbering taranass over the
mountains into the heart of the Barabns steppe
and nights he had not taken his clothes on
He was weary and feverish, dirty and sunen AS his
equipage the stations and the bust
ling yemshks put his temper became more
trucuent. On OCCASION between Kainsk and kolyvan
mouk thoroy and kicked him into the
bargain an which vent for of the spleen
consuming him. On the seventh night when he
within two days journey OF the i'm
portant city of Tomsk i'll and weak that he
compelled hours in the filthy little
posstation had pulled delay at which he
chafed better than he the Importance of his
commission while waiting here that the starista or
postmaster station g9auitous information
concerning the road beyond and
formation that three days previously violent murder had
between two stations not sixty verts away
cease your gabble" cried IT of
it, all about murders and suchlke foolery We
hear enough Petersburg You will tell
suppose wolves Get out and bring the samo
var at this moment
Little father the samovar shall be brought at once
beg your exceency's pardon"
starista skunk out and the seaming samovar was
brought by his bareooted daughter,
white coat sadly besmrched with the
journey, which the officer
you have heard one Of noble BIRTH she sad as
the spoon glass of Michael "of the muir"
out cried the officer and the girl fed prec
.+e,v Fonr classes Of hot tea had something to do with the
bucked his belt and sword
his revolver in its place then stamped upon the floor
banged the table for attention
"a troika once he said to the starsa and the best
yemshik you have got ~ - - -
minutes the three horses in the tarantasS
kopccks the table for what he had
and getting into the body Of the vehicle
start With scream Of encouragement the
horses They forward with alacrity
blinking candlelight the black and white
posts station disappeared in the background while the
side in perfect cloud of
whirled its eastward Five verss were
when the douga heavy bow OF wood which
thn rn661a hprSo .hp2d
refining almost stceds the yemshk descended and
fasenings. This accomplished he back to
his but previous to mounting turned the occupant
of the tarantass. s-31.szl
Little said "have heard of the MUIR"
you filthy rascal" cried Michael in fury, and
yeashk terrified at the aspect of his fell
to his horse who plunged forward
more only the night the hoarse
jange rattle of wheels, and the
clicking horses hoofs they struck the stony
twenty to the next posstaon
plshed little The white
almost brought the starsta the station
his knees.
"You will stay here your excelency" with his
OF and hair night
for at least hour, perhaps? your
ceilcncy.'
Bring your book retorted courier, the
trembling brought forth the which de-
in the station the amount
ef work they put any day.
hound You have three horses in the stable
Bring out I'll fay within nm inch OF
your ife.'
excellence protested the starista
mot word cried Michael; 1.-THE once"
II have no yemsehik, your cxcelency.'
'What?'
81 have 10 yeunshik your excelency
do trust with so important