The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-21

every night. ]"
so far so good, = thought Rezanov,
as he mounted his horse to return to
the Juno. But what Of my cargo9
] fancy there will be more difficulty
in that quarter. -
XIV.
The chamberlain was in a towering
bad humor. AS he made his appear
ance at least two hours earlier than he
was expected, he found the decks Of
the Juno covered with the skins Of
seadogs, foxes and birds. He had heard
Langsdorf go to his cabin later than
usual the night before, and that his
pet aversion was the cause Of fresh
grievance, but FASTENED the eruption
Of his smouldering resentment toward
life Ill general. &
'eWhat does this mean7o he roared
to the sailor on watch. ''Clear them off
overheard, every one Of them. What
are you staring atq"
The sailor, who was 'Bostonian,O
an inheritance with the ship, opened
his mouth in favor Of the unfortunate
professor, but Like his mates, he stood
in much awe of master whose indul.
gence demanded implicit obedience in
return. Without further ado he flung
the skins into the sea.
Rezanov, to do him Justice, would
not have acted otherwise had he risen
IN the best Of tempers. He had inflicted
himself with the society of the learned
doctor that ne might always have q
as an interpreter where Latin was the
one door of communication He should
pay him handsomely, make him pres.
emit in addition to the sum agreed upon,
but, he had not the least intention of
giving up any of the Juno 8 precious
space to the vagaries of a scientist,
nor to submit to the pollution Of her
atmosphere. Langsdorf was his crea-
ture and the sooner he:realized the fact
the better. %7@,,-@0 = ~
Remember he, said to the sailor,
emo more Of this, or it will be the
worse for you. What is this9'' He
had come upon a pile Of ducks, gulls,
pelicans and other aquatic birds. g Are
these the cooks or the professor 's9'
1.-THE professors, excellency.''. 49,
! "Overboard.' And the birds fol
lowed the skins.
Rezanov turned to confront the white
list was embodied in gorgeous Japan
ese dressing.gown, purple brocade en-
broidered with gold, that he had sur
reptitioussly bought in the harbor Of
Nagasaki. To Rezanov it was like a
red rag to bull; but the professor
was oblivious at the moment of the tact
less garment. His eyes were glaring
and the extended tip of his nose
worked like knife trying to leap
from it's sheath. But altho he occasion
ally ventured upon retort when goad-
to curb his just Indignation when the
chamberlain was in bad temper. In
that vague gray under winking stars
in their last watch, Rezanov seemed
to tower six feet above him.
+ "Excellency,' he murmured. .
"Well9N< ~ 49,, ~
uMy-my specimens 49, ~ -.
+ EYour what?'
"The cause Of science is very dear
to me, excellency.'
wers tso5 IS to Skins 5ou its 2ss:
became very suave II am sorry you
should have fatigued yourself for moth
ing, but I am forced to remind you
that this is not an expedition under
taken for the promotion Of natural his
tory. I am not violating my part Of
the contract, I believe. Upon our ar
rival at Sitka you are at liberty tc
remain as my guest and make use Of
, the first boat that sails for this colony
but for the present I beg that you will
limit yourself to. the requirements o.
your position on my staff.'
9 He turned his back and ordered
= canoe to- be lowered. Since the al
/ rival Of the governor and conan
dante, now three days ago, all restric
tions on his liberty. had been removed
and the phrases of hospitality were
trife less meaningless. He had bee:
Z asked to give his word to keep ava
from the Notifications, and as: he kne1
! quite as much of the military resource
~ Of the country as he desired, he lha
merely suppressed smile and given hi
: This morning he wanted nothing bu
:, walk. He had slept badly, the bloc
T was in his head his nerves were o
! edge. He went ra pidly along the beac
y and over the steep hills that led to tn
!. | northeastern point Of the peninsul,
+ But he had taken the walk before an
J did not turn his head to look at tn
>. great natural amphitheater formed b
u the inner slopes Of those barren height
, SO uninteresting Of outline from tn
- water. Once when Luis had left hi
l. to 90 down with an order to the ba
J. terry Of Yerba Buena he had examine
it critically and concluded that neve
% had there been 50 fine a site. for a gres
y city. Nor more beautiful, with th
Is broken line Of the San Bruno mountain
y in the distance and glimpse of tn
a Mission valley just beyond this va'
Is coliseum, whose steep imposing line
% were destined by nature to be set wit
l. palaces and bazaars, minarets and tov
d ers and churches, with a thousand gill
1 ed domes and slender crosses gltterin
r in the crystal air and sun-food. IF NJ
# another Moscow, then an Irkutsk
in his day at last.
x But he did not give the chosen si
Of his city a glance today, altho in: tn
lie gray hour before dawn when mystel
E. and imagination most closely embrac
q he might at another time have forgo
re ten himself in one of those fits
ot dreaming that slipped him out of tout
" with realities, and sometimes preciI
1e tated action in a manner highly graf
e. flying to his enemies. 's "
50 But much as he loved Russia, the
~ were times when he loved his ov
Il. way more, and since the arrival
: Governor Arrillaga, he was beginni1
y to feel as he had felt in the harb
L Of Nagasaki. Not word since. tn
first interview had been said Of /
oy cargo; nor even Of the treaty, alt
It. nothing could have been more natu1
h. than the discussion Of details. Whe
h ever he had delicately preached cit
he er subject he had been met with
nd polite Indifference, that had little
re. common with the cordiality otherwi
n shown him. He foresaw: that he mig
ut be obliged to reveal the more pre-
9r- ing object Of his visit without f.
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