Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-13

! locked in for the night and felt myself able
| to kick my way through the fimsy walls
yet completely a prisoner as if they had
( been of stone. | will confess that L fell into
| a most undiplomatical rage; and when
| found myself played with from mouth to
| mouth by the poop scorned as a gro
| tesque mixture of barbarian and maniktn
| / was alternately Infatuated, and consumed
| with laughter al the vanity of men and ma
! TONS
, His voice dropped from it's light ironical
| note and became harsh and abrupt with
reminiscent disgust. And the end of it all
was failure. The superb presents of the
tsar We're rejected. These presents: Coats
of black fox and eTmine. vases of fossil
ivory and of marble, nuskets, pistols, sa-
bers, magnificent lusters, table services Of
crystal and porcelain, tapestries and car
pets. immense mirrors, a clock in the form
of an elephant and set with precious
stones. a portrait of the tsar and Madame
lie Brun. danasks. furS, VelVets, printed
cotton, cloths. brocades of gold and silver,
microscopes, gold and silver watches, a
complete electrical neutrality-suspicious. in
! returned with scant ceremony to the
nadeshda and / was politely told to leave
But the modification was the least of
| my worries. The object of the embassy
was to establish not only good viii! and
friendship between Russia and Japan. for
which cared little. but commercial in
tercourse between this fertile country and
our northeastern and barren possessions.
1t would have been greatly to the advan-
tage OF the japanese. and God knows it
would have meant much to US
Then RezanoV, having tickled the irnagl
nations and delighted the curiosity of the
priests, began to play upon their heart
strings. HIS own voice vbrated as he re-
lated the sufferinss of the servants of the
company, and while avoiding the nomen-
clature and details of their bodily afflic-
tons. gave so thrilling a hint of their
terrible condition that his audience gasped
with sympathy while experiencing no
| ON Inns In hai fnrflI to
stomachs.
He led their disarmed understandings as
/ far down the vale of tears as he deemed
| wise, then permitted himself a magnificent
! burst of spontaneity.
! II must tell you the object of my mission
! to California, my kind friends!' he cried
although l beg you will not betray me to
| the other powers until | think it wise to
| speak myself. But l must have your
sympathy and advice. 1t has long been my
! desire to establish relations between Rus
| s!a and Spain that should be of mutual
! benefit to the colonies of both in this part
| of the western hemisphere. l have told
| you of the horrible condition and needs of
my men. They must have share in the
! superfiuities of this most prodigal land. But
| make no appeal to your mercy. Trade
Is not founded on charity. You will know
we have much you are In daily need Of
| He paused and looked from one staring face
| to the other. He had been wise in his APP
| peal They were deeply gratifed at being
| taken into his confidence and virtually
asked to outwit the military authorities
| they detested.
ReZanov continued.
Il have brought the Juno heavy laden
| my fathers. and for the deliberate purpose
| of barter. She is fun of Russian and Bos-
| ton goods. l shall do my utmost to per-
| suade your governor to give me of his
| corn and other farinaceous foods in ex-
| change 1t may be against your laws and
/ am we'll aware that for the treaty I must
| wait, but 1 beg you in the name of hui
mainly to point out to his excellency a way
| in which he can at the same time relieve
| our necessities and placate his conscience"
I'VE will! ..e will CHER Father Abella
| Would that you had come in the disguise
| of a common sea-captain, for we have
| hoodwinked the commentaries more than
| once. But aside from the suspicion and
| d.strust in which Spain holds Russia, with
so distinguished a visitor as your excel
| lency it would be impossible to traffic un-
| detected. But there must be way out
| There shall be! And will your eXcellency
| kindly let US see the cargo? l am sure
| there is much we sadly need: CLOTH linen
| cotton, boots, shoes, casks, bottles glasses
plates, shears, axes. implements of hus-
bandry. saws, sheep-shears. iron wares
have you any of these things, excellency?"
"All and more. VIII you come tomor-
! row."
| I'VE will! and one way or another thew
| shall be ours and you shall have bread
| stuffs for your pitiable subjects. We have
as much need of Europe as you can have
| OF California, for Mexico is dilatory and
| often disregards our orders altogether. On&
way another-we have your promise ex-
| celency?"
! Il shall not leave California without ac-
| compl!shing what 1 came for" said Reza-
| nov.