The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-12-30
A Story Of the
Russian Revolution


at the battle Of Muk6en. when the Rus
slams were about to gain marked adj
vantage. the color bearer Of regiment
posted at a critical point suddenly threw
down the coiors. The men. seeing the
Gag lowered, turned and Hed. The colo
nel Of the regiment at first supposed
that the color bearer had been shot,
but on learning that this was not 50
sent fer him. The soldier was conduct
cd before his commanding officer.
John ZarIski. the color bearer, was
fine looking young fellow, tall, straight,
handsome There was something def
ant IN his mien as be stood before his
commander wasting punishment which
he could hardly dsubt would be death.
why did you drop the colersT'
| Zariski made no reply. The colonel
looked at him curiously. His appear
ance certainly did not denote lack of
bravery. Partly as q test the cfacer
Kissed:
Coward
A SILVER passed over the young mans
frame. He raised his eyes and gave
his accnser q glance which seemed to
say, 'Had an opportunity you would
not impugn my courage again"
Turning to an officer behind him, the
colonel gave an order Zariski was
marched ia The center Of squad
straight for the front, where the fight
! Ing was thiclScst, was placed IN position
1 by himself, the squad drew up before
him. there was voliey. and be fell.
The officer in command was about to
march bis men away when he discoy
cred force Of dasky little men moving
toward his rear. In another moment
be and his men were Running to save
! themselves from being cut off, leaving
the body Of zariski among the dead
| Among the first regiments to be sent
back to Russia was that in which John
ZarislI had served. 1t was posted for
time at Moscow but on the opening
OF the revolution was sent to Warsaw
and charged with maintaining the gov
ernment cause in a certain district OF
the city.
One day crowd of Polish revolu-
tionists were pnrading. bearing aIoft
the flag Of Poland. when they were
I fred on BY the Russian troops The
reyolutionis1s returned the fire with
far better arms and effect than was
usual with them, and the Russians.
small detachment, retired Tint night
the revolntionists mafe barricades, and
the next morning these hafricaaes bris-
tied with rides and rryolvers. The colo
mel in commaud--the same who had
ordered the shooting Of John zarishi-
rode on 10 the ground and looked at the
barricades
Captain. he said to the officer In
command Of the troops you must
take those barricades /"
Colonel" replied the officer, Il have
but ninety men. There are hundreds Of
the revolutionists. apparently well
armed. Besides, they seem to have a
leader who knows how to handle them
to the best advantage something
have never noticed concerning them
before"
Captain, replied the colonel, they
are rabble. Dieperse them at once or
/ be prepared to face court martial /"
| The captain marched his ninety men
up TO the brcastworks and net q fire
that laid low half Of them The rest
fed to the rear. There they met tile
colonel. who sat on his horse Sowing
at them. Rallying them, he was about
to lead them forward when the cap
tain cautioned him.
Colonel" he said, Il fear portion
Of their force have marched around the
square and will take us ia the rear.
There are not so many Of them behind
their barricade as there were. and their
/ dag is gone."
All the more reason why they should
be dispersed. !" the colonel growled and
gave the order to advance The men
We're about to obey when a shot was
fired down the street from ain opposite
direction All turned and saw d solid
mass under the dag Of Poland moving
upon them by the only route that had
been open to their retreat. A man
was marching in advance. holding the
dag ia his right hand, sword in hts
left.
about facey' cried the colonel.
Charge
But his order was ignored. The City
men be commanded knew they were no
match for ten times their number On
both sides of them. The revolutionista
4 by order Of their commander, he who
bore the flag, halted, drew up in line
with something Of the precision Of
troops aud brought their weapons to
an aim Then the colonel consented
that the captain should raise bis white
handkerchief on the point Of his sword
In token OF surrender The commands
er of the reyoutionists advanced and
met the colonel. Both started. John
Zariski and the man who had ordered
him to be shot for lowering the Dug or
Russin stood face to face
Colonel said zaliski. the last time
l saw You you called me coward. If
it was cowardly to throw down the
dag Of d nation / detest and hate, then
am coward. I was not Russian.
but d Pole made to serve against my
Will. Ny ancestors fought under tie
kings Of Poland, my grandfather in the
revolutions of 1890 and 1876, my IA
Their In that Of 1863, and now the rcvo-
luton Of 1906 needs their willing de-
scendanty
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