The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1907-12-26

My Wife's Courage.
Observation-Disclosures
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married a Washington girl who had
become very intimate with the Oxen.
hoffs while they were there in the
diplomatic corps. Ozenhoff had been
second secretary Of the Russian lega-
ton. The consequence was that when
we went abroad on our wedding trip,
although the subjects of the car were
In revolution, we must needs go to
Moscow to visit the family whom my
wife had promised to visit in case she
ever crossed the big pond. l cOnsid-
cred such a visit at such time haz-
ardous and objected. My wife pouted
And said she wasn't afraid That set
tied 1t; we went to Moscow.
1t was arranged that Ozenhoff and
| should "do" st. Petersburg while
the two women stayed at home and
had Il good long visit together. Ozen-
hoff knew everybody worth knowing
In the capital and would have given
re fne time there had not the very
air been filled with bombs and blood.
Ou%. stay was suddenly cut short by
the news that the revolution had bro
ken out in Moscow. From my wife's
courage in coming into the country
had reason to suppose that she would
meet the situation bravely Neverthe-
less both OZenhOff and / started at
once for Moscow.
OF course we found a terrible situa-
ton. The main question was how to
get to his house, which was in the
center Of the conflict, and this, Of
course, made us frantic to reach it.
By running several gantlets we sue
ceeded in getting into house opposite
his home and about a hundred yards
farther down the street But here we
were stopped. The soldiers had taken
a barricade built by the revolutioniStS,
and a hundred rifles were ready to rid
Gle any one crossing the street.
While we were there a man tOttered
INTO the house, a stream of blood run
ling down the frcnt of his coat, and
OZenhCff at once recognized him as
his butler The wounded man gave
narrowing picture Of the condition at
OZcnhCf's home. Nine. OZenhOff and
the children were much frightened,
and my wife was in Mysteries. Ozen-
hof, who had been married some
years. counseed patience. but /, not
yet out of the honeymoon. was deter
mined to risk everything to reach my
bride. Yet there seemed to be no way
except by crossing the street. Besides.
If l reached the goal | should find the
door locked and barred. But l knew
there was vestibCle and if l could
get into 1t l might be safe. While l
was trying to get away from OZenhof.
who was holding me. l saw a man
starting to cross. Spirits Of smoke APP
peared at the barricade, and bullets
whistled about him. He had got near
~ over when he fell on his face and
lay perfectly still. This cooled my
ardor to be off, and l gave up the at
tempt But later, when the fire at the
barricade seemed to be turned IN an
other direction, the man got up and
made dash for the house directly OPP
posite him. He was successful.
l determined to adopt his plan. Ozen-
hoff, when he found he could not pre-
reached the goal to reassure the wO
men and children by telling them that
he would try to raise q force to make
long detour, approach the house from
the rear and rescue them. AS soon as
] found my effort was a part of plan
/ felt more eager to undertake it and,
bidding my host goodby, took position
at the door, sighted my objective
point and, suddenly emerging, ran like
a deer
l had got bat a third Of the way
when the bullets came so thick that l
knew l must be hit within a few mo-
ments and, plunging forward, fell on
my face A few more bullets whistled
over me, after which the firing ceased
After rest l sprang to my feet and
sprinted again, but made only short
distance when / was knocked down by
q bullet that passed through the calf
Of my leg.
I gave myself up for lost. for sup
posed that my ruse had been discov-
into me. But after moment I hearG
fusillade from house near by which
seemed to engage the attention of the
soldiers. Perhaps friendly revolutions
lists were aiding me- l jumped up
again and, despite my wounded leg,
ran to cover. did not reach Oxen
hOff's vestibule, but made a house on
the same side of the street and pro.
ceeding through back yards, soon
reached his house by back door.
1 came upon Nine Ozenhoff huggina
her children to her, trying to quiet
them. My wife was not there. I asked
for her eagerly.
''She went upstairs to a window.
don't think she knew what she was
doing"
rushed up the staircase and there
In a room on a sofa lay the object Of
my search il a dead faint. l sprinkled
her, and when she came to she threw
her arms around my neck in a par
Oxysm of tears
81 saw you rum" she said, "and men
in the opposite window saw ME and