The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-06

stained bTicklnyers, in their aprons, who
were 6riskly coming along the street
to tho cart. ono OF them said something.
waved his hand 10 the rest and they
turned and went back townrd their work.
Carriers. with loads OF iron rods nosily
rattling. turning aside their heavy horses
to give room for the cart, stopped nnd
looked at him with astonished Interest.
One OF them took OFF his cap and crossed
himself. a cook, In her white cap and
apron. with basket in her hand came
out OF gate, but, seeing the cart. quick
ly turned bock into the yard and then ran
OF them, holding their breath, followed
the cart with staring eyes az far as they
could sec It, a Wrctchedly dressed man,
unshnven and gray-haircd, was. with en-
ergctic gesticulation, arguing with q por-
ter and pointing Mt Svetlogoub with evil
dent dsapproval Two little boys trottcd
up and with heads turned toward the
cart. without looking in front Of them,
marched along the pavement by It's side.
One, the elder. advanced with quick steps
The little one, without n cap, holding on
TO the other and looking In alarm at tho
cart. with difficulty kept up as he STUN
bled along on his short legs. Meeting his
glance. Svetogoub nodded to him. This
act ON the part OF the dreadful man
driven In the cart so upset tho boy that
with wide opened eyes and mouth he was
about To cry, when Svetlogoub sent him
kiss with his hand and smiled affection
ately. And the boy unexpectedly answered
him with pleasant, kind smile
knowledge OF what was awaiting him did
not Interfere with Svetlogoub's peacefully
solemn state of mind.
only when they approached the gal
lows and he was taken down from the
cart and saw the posts With the cross
beam and the rope slightly swaying on
II in the wind, he felt, as II were. "a a
sick but thle was only momentary'
Around the platform he saw dark rows
of soldiers holding rifles, with ohicers
oh tn, frnf he prlS
led from the cart an unexpected rattle
of drums broke out which made him
start. Behind tho rows OF soldiers SNet,
logoub saw carriages with gentlemen and
ladies who had come to witness the spec
tacle. The Wow of all thie for the first
moment astonlshed Svetlogoub. but he In
before his Imprisonment, and he felt only
pity for these people because they were
ignorant of what he now knew But
truth wiil live They will know 1t. and
all not me alone, can and will be happy"
He was led onto tho platform, an oiil-
Ger coming up after him; him, ,,,h me drums
natural voice, sounding particularly weak
In the wide, open field after the rattle
OF the drums. that stupid death sentence
which was read to him by the Judge
about depriving a man OF his rights
whom you are about to kin and about
the nearer or further future.
why why do they do nll this?
thought Svetlogoub What I pity It Is
they do not yet understand. and that
am no longer able To explain to them
But they shall know! Everybody shall
know"
a sleek-lookng priest with long, thin
hair, dressed In a giolet-coorcd cassock
approached Svetlogoub, carrying silver
cross in his slim white, Sinuous hand
protrudng from under n black velvet
cum
"Merciful Godl' he began, passing the
cross from his left hand into the right
and holding 1t before Syetlogoub. Svetlo-
goub started and turned away He al
most said something unkind TO the priest
for speaking of mercy, but, recalling the
words of the Gospel, They know not
what they do" he made an effort and
timIdly murmured; Excuse me, l do not
require It, Please pardon-but l really
don't need II Thank YOU"
He held out his hand to the priest the
priest transferred the cross back into his
left hand and, having shaken hands with
Svetogoub endearorinG not TO look him
In the face. descended from the plat
form, The drums beat again, stirling all
other sounds.
After the priest came a man OF aver
age height. with round shoulders and
muscular arms, wearing n coat over his