The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1904-12-23

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The very first thing . IearnedSin. St.
Petersburg sls that III Russia the ear u
I everything literally every thing hii
will is law, conceded asssuch by his SUBJ
jects BY heavenly Inspired right al the
land and all his subjects are absolute HI
his toSd dispose Of who'll as he chooses
TO understand any thing about Russia re-
is first necessary T to understand that
this is the fundamental principIe g
czarism and that even n trade. industry
and, commerce the car is supreme
Every good or bad thing ia commerce
as II every other field til therefore,, is done
IN the name Of the sczar. q sssssts
The popular fancy pictures the czar
as one never seen by his people, save
when imbedded in q phalanx Of guards,
thus protected from the bullets Of would
be regicides. To show, however, how
easily any king killer could accompl
his dastardly mission In St Peters urg
to-day, may state that on! two occa-
sions had been nihilist elected to-
the job could have shot his imperial
majesty, Nicholas II. :. IA. 80 s3Sa
The first such opportunity presented
ltsefone evening as drove in q drOsky
sled past. the winter palace. In assecond
story corner window, directly over the
guard station below, in q room which 81
st.. Petersburg knows to be the czar's
study, the monarch sat by azgreen-
shaded lamp, reading. Some palace SER
want had neglected to lower the blinds
and there sat the master of 100000 600 I
subjects in full view of the hundreds OF
drosky sleds that were passing and re-
passing on the quay, an easy mark Tor -
sharpshooter. = -. ~ s:z23 if ss:.z 81 !.
1T The second opportunity was n the
NevskI Prospekt, the widest streetin the
world, compared to which Broadway Is I
an alley. Suddenly I,saw every man iItE
uniform and half the men in St.Peter1-s
burg wear uniforms step to the edge &c !
the side walk, face the roadway and hold
his hand to his cap in salute. The car
was coming. He was bundlesof furs
IN 9 troika and an official who beside
him was simply another bundle of furs {.
His troika, drawn by three magnificent,
matchless horses, galloped alta mad
pace in true troika fashion, passing 10
close to my, own drosky sled that i could
see the smile, lurking in his young and
by no means careworn face. I eTen per-
celved that his beard was cut closer than
appears in his photographs. Quickly I
ordered my driver to turn and follow the
trofka. He shook his head, but 4 insist
ed. "Da. da!" (Yes, yes!) and hashedas
gold piece. He then turned round and
made the. horse trot as only Russian
drosky horse can. trot. WANTED another
look at the most powerful human being
on earth. But didn,tget it. Amounted
officer of some sort raised his hands to-
indicate that my driver was to stop.
Pardon said the officer, politely In
French, a"You mustsgo back :, a.ts q. 5 lsss
'But I have business in this direc-
tfon,, ~ protested with equal politeness..
What are you doing here?',' he res
torted sharply. e. &. H.. .=5S =5s
BY this time great, silent crowd SUR
rounded us. ~ E$ $%Fg azsS{ * a5 5s7sEE5fs
What is your business anyway the
officer vent on without giving me time
to answer" GU are d, stranger! Where
are you stopping? @I>mustsee your pass
port" - :" s. - = + - - = s.srs
: 2 my passport is already in the HANDS
Of the police interposed
. Meanwhile he had looked up the New
:ski-the troika had turned off some
where. - .s:7c H. =: -. s..
b i. Pardon said the horseman, RETURN
ing to his original politeness now that all
chance of following the troika was gomez.
Then he spoke in Russian to my driver.
who Immediately turned his horse and.
drove leisurelyg back over the ground
which we had just covered at such a.
mad pace i was informed later that
when the car is out driving none may
follow him nearer than 500 yards. AZ
Russian subject in my place would have
been arrested as q suspect IS .#sE
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II have come to tell YOU" said tho.
primary teacher, that l am about to- !
be married. ! !. ~. .ss .@s
:. well, of course, Miss Jones, = the
superintendent replied. you know
what: our rules are. You*will be. ex- +
pected to resign your position" s. S s.
That's all right, sir rejoined MfAs
Jones, .T expect to hold q better ono
By, proxy. I: I am going to- marry 8 :
school principal" Chicago Tribune
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