The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-08-07


the more Dc HppiuuGti iue r0.stcrcrs.
TO each guest waf given great cup
or brandy and this fiery potion was
followed by eohcts of tokHy wine.
| Consequently the grJatcr portion or
the asscmblnec became bcfuddlcl Dee
foro even iho soup was served.
Throughout thc meal great bumpers o.;
dark beer were PASSED around. anu
Peter. sitting 900 The head OF The table
OF honor. surrounded with carpenters,
shipwrights and mechanics shouted
TO the senators and foreign amla.sa-
doris scattered pollmcll around The
other tables
"Drlnk hearty! Drink hcavyl Drink
II allF
At such dinners the Car often played
practical Jokes on bis guests which
would hardly be considered good cil-
qucttc nj the present time. For ok
ample, he would have his cooks put
mice In the soup. 80 that the animals
would not be- found until The banquet
crs had almost drained the iurccn.
Again the Car would announce after
course had been eaten that the meat
was that Of q raven or wolf
Other dinners. according to some his
torlans. were made occasions for the
slaughtered criminals or traitors. When
Peter was In Holland working ns a
Znandnm shlpwrlght NO that he might
learn the shlpwrlght's art and intro
duce II into Russia. be learu'd that u
rebellion had broken ont among the
strcltzcs. or Imperial bodyguard.
Quickly returning home. he put down
the instruction. and then ordered n
great dinner 10 be held 10 commemor.
ate his Victory. 10 those who had
been faithful TO him In his absence he
offered rich rewards The twenty
leaders OF the rebels. however. were
led into the banquet hall and executed
before the guests. Peter Is said TO
have acted M cxecutloner himself and
after each toast he would guam glass
of wine ana then strike on the head
OF strelllz The other instruction.
lists were put to death on the wheel
or by the axe. and their heads were
trnnsnxed on pixies along the streets.
Peters solourn In Holland IN the
guise Of n shlpbulldcr mud his visit TO
England 10 study the whnrvcs and
commercial life Of London were nllcd
with startling Incidents In keeping
with the kind OF man he was. Soon
after his arrival az Znandnm crowds
began TO bcslege his humble apart
ments to see him. Crowds always pro.
volsed Peter. and nt this time he went
into ne, ms he often lid ut times OF
high nervous tension. The sight OF tho
young man wrlthlng ON the floor drove
on the curious throng In a panic, hut
II did not dlscompose bis own attend.
ants
In London the Car encountered such
crowds that on one occasion when a
porter carrying a hod pushed him clear
on the sidewalk he Immediately pulled
up his sleeves for n fight. The Mar
quls OF Carmarthen was with him. and
the English lord exclaimed;
Look here. you hlndl DO you know
whom you have insultedl This man
here II the Gar OF Russia"
Hut the porter did not recoll. Instead
he threw out his chest ana remarked
hlandly:
Gear, heh2 Well we're hall ears
'erc!'
on returning from England Peter
was struck with the hbsurdliy Of the
ancient costume OF his countrymen
which they had inherited from their
former masters. the Tnrtnrs. Accord
ingly he began a crusade against tho
great long coats ana haggy trousers
which he said prevented the Russians
from keeping mp with their Western
nelghhors. His ministers ana courtlcrs
were thundcrsiruck. Such n reform
was not only revolutionary. they said,
hut would destroy the nation utterly
The Russians would have their coat
tails dragging ON the ground ~ they
would perish.
You viii cut on your coattulls or I'll
cut on your heads" shouted Peter In
q passion. The courtlers finally de-
clded that their heads were OF more
consequence aud sullenly obeyed. The
coattnlls came on, Then the royal re-
former ordered the boards on. THIS
was heaplng injury ON insult.
"What was more beautiful than q
heard reaching 10 the waist and cover
Ing the chest like shawlr' asked the
noble hoyars. An insurrcctlon was
Imminent, So Peter changed his tac-
ties slightly, hut nj the same time eX-
ecuted neat business coup by taxing
every long beard ON a noble 500, aud
hat of the peasantry certain small
sum every time they passed the city
gates At first the revenue was a
handsome one. but slowly the heards
rame on.
Fools" said Peter as the tax dwln-
HE'D away. "They had rather have |
heir boards pulled out hair by hair
than shave them on all at once"
Finally there were only two long |
boards left at the court, and Peter
taught these transgressors one day and |
shaved them himself before court |
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