The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-23
3 MESSAGE CARRIED BY THE COSSACK
Love Affair That Crept Into Instruction in Russia

He glanced angiily at the closed doors
n the palace, swearing, and his nervous
hand olincbed the hilt OF his sword.
sC,,rued rebellion he cried.
In the inner court, an improvised prison.
"A ali the tails we're full 10 overlooking
we're collected a group OF miserable pris.
onera stretched mass Of humanity,
st,lpe6ed bv the audacity OF single hour
and already becoming once more resigned
To bitter, unending tribulation' Many were
wounded and lay upon the ground silent
accomplishing, accustomed 70 SuHeThg
without help or comfort
A bitter odor arose from these horded
man. exalted for a moment by q CLEAN OF
hone and quickly plunged again into black
desolation, blAcker for the passing light.
Count Michael shuddered with disgust as he
passed them Misery Is ugly. and the hand
some man abhorTed ugliness'
During the whole morning ne wandered
about the vast edifce, exaggerated at the
forced inaction g which his position as
aide condemned him. Around the palace
the guarded streets were quiet Win the
silence Of death.
Michaeli' demanded one OF his oomrades'
you're as nervous as a woman.
sShut up growled the Lieutenant OF the
dragons. SEeep your remarks for another
day. I'll not stand them now
toward / o'clock, after brief lunch,
the Count made his way 70 the Generals
rooms, intending 70 solicit a SPECIAL pass
FOR outside service Rut the Governor
was still asleep. Then, impatient the
Young man wrote a few words on page 81
his note book, and, enclosing II In an official
envelope, called the Captain OF one OF the
Tell one Of your men to saddle imme-
diatey and take this letter, he said.
'Yes. your ExcellenCy,' said the Captain
Venetian, saddle and come 70 me, he calico
as the Lieutenant strobe away.
Venetian wasa colossal, broad shouldered
wide mouthed soldier, with a short curly
beard and clear blue eyes, veteran OF long
service but simple as child beneath his
stern demeanor. He saddled his horse,
listened 70 three repetitions Of the ADDRESS
given him by the Captain, for he could not
read. put the letter In his saddle nag aud
started.
He crossed the devastated square a. a
rapid trot, passing the Gordon OF troops
drawn I'D around the Mobiles Club and
turned down the Terditskaia usually the
busiest street Of the city and now deserted,
the glsss windows OF the shops covered with
boards. On the faces Of the rare passers-
by was stamped a deep st petaction at the
vioiences Of the preceding day.
A few soldiers ST camped near the large
bridge which cuts the city into two sections
and Venetian recognized his comrades
and grinned broadly 10 see them sitting
on the sidewalk Crossing the bridge,
he rode through the Semenski boulevard
and suddenly in the distance beyond the
new Church Of Our Savio r, he caught sight
Of a crowd OF the insurgents. Troops
were being reformed threatening and
menaoing, filling the streets that were not
occupied by the soldiers.
After the hours Of disorder that had
followed the terrible repression Of the
people the anger OF the populaoe was
once more rising, desperate, careless Of
the punishment that was certain to follow.