The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-18

depot several regiments soldiers
practice for the doctor of the lazarette send
to the store of Lipski bottles wine. and the
plea that it government service Lpski received
no payment. It was common practice too for Rus
san vodi to enter the store of Lipski and,
asking for bottle of wine throw down few kopecks
instead of roubles threaten Lpski
he would have him brought before the suit
ably punished for his temerty.
Thus it went long and bitter fight between
Christian and Jew; and canddly it must be confessed
that the Jew got fight it
that progressed steadily. opportunity Lipsk
lose. When travellers to go that way, his
the only hotel at which these travellers could
tariff; he did as he liked in regard to his
charges and there loud and deep at his
extraordinary extortion. Lipsk always smiling AMI
sirkin but he had to be paid in the end And during
all these years nursed heart bitter hatred
a hatred deep and lasting that nothing could
ment the comfort his family for he lived in the
simplest of style and went shoddy and disreputable He
lived for the for the time when he could
the kick of the governor of Smolensk.
He was an old man when that opportunity came, old
not so much in years as in spirit His form bent
his hair gray his hands shrveed, his sunken
Amongst the Jews Of that town he the least pre-
sentable, and yet the most opulent.
One day tarantass drove into the town route to
Kiev. The poststaton crowded with waiting pas
sengers, and this newest arrival who chnovnik Ct
Fortunately for Lipsk who received his visitor the
STEP that visitor could not the startled expression
in the of the Jew for the visitor nearly blind
and blue glasses. But Lpski had recognized him
he saw before him the governor of smolensk
The best bedroom in the house the best fare that
the house could produce at the disposal of the
governor. Lipski himself was so brisk this
with all humility and said that should be by the
polcemaster Immediately AS for horses his excellency
fear of that. If there horses at
the station Lipski himself would provide them,
and provide also driver who would take him to the
next station.
Now, what I.pski worthy of an astute mind.
He told the that it would be impossible for him
get horses before the evening" since he did
any himself, but would to rely upon Russian
moujk lived adjacent. The governor salts
fed at least appeared to be for he was sene
and looked but few steps removed from the
The passport returned, the horses provided.
His excellency the took seat in the tarantass
mojik who occupied the post yenshk
ceived instructions from Lipski himself.
ut will be impossible said he for to go by the
main road for heard station
overlooked there is at least three of water
m aRe this Tu
get to the lane, do not fail to turn, else you viii
find way"
tied it his box. Then Lipsk off his long
peaked and bowed to the earth before the
The tarantass started, at first slowly for the
wheels had become embedded in the gluey mud of the
village street Lps accompanied the tarantass little
way, turned
tumbled country lay before them. Then the yemshik
cracked his knout and sang to his horses They jumped
to the gaop Immediately the tarantass runnbled on
humping rocking from side to side, but nobody had
extra sitting the hard poles behind
tarantass.
It was Lipski whose withered hands clutched with
of undying hate the edges of the hood
On claered the horses the turn of the road reached
and the yemsk reined in to take the turn cautiously
IT at that moment that something occurred A
heavy blow fell the head OF the yernshk, blow
swift sudden and fierce that groan
the moujks lips The inside sightess almost,
nothing but he felt something strange at his
feet, if extra had been there. 1t the in
sensible body of the yernsik The horses spurred
forward They did not turn the lane Lipsk had in
structed the moujik but they went at mad pace
the main road Presently there CLEANED in the dis
the water Of fast-fowing river and here Lpsk
for he the driverpued the tarantass got down
and tied the of the side horses close in to that
middle trotter to the tarantass
and looked in. He undd the lantern which dangled at
the box and waved that the of light fell
the huddled in the back.
"Your excellency," said Lpski.
The occupant of the tarantass bent forward.
is it !? he querried, his thin voice What is
this legs? It is heavyhas something fallen
the box?"
your exce1ency, let assist you. A bundle has
fallen; please get out"
The governor protested and commanded but he was
not the to protest too long. He allowed him
self helped the tarantass, while Lpsk
tended to adjust the supposed bundle Then in fash
turned and caught the by the shoulder
with his hand. his right he danged