The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-06-05
Ny Nfe's COURAGE.
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hons while they were there ii the
diplomatic corps. Ozenhett had been
second secretary Of me Russian lega.
ton. The consequence was That when
we went abroad on our wedding trlSs
although the subjects Of the ear were
In revolution, We must needs 50 to
Moscow to visit the family whom nv
wife had promised to visit In case she
ever crossed the Big pond. / consi;l.
cred such visit at such a time haz.
,ardous and objected. Ny wife poured
and said she wasn't afraid. That set
tied It; we went to Moscow,
II was arranged that ozenhett and
/ should do" st. Petersburg while
the two women stayed at home and
had good long visit together. Oxen
hon knew everybody worth knowing
In the capital and would have given
me a tine time there had not the very
air been elled with bombs and blood.
Our stay was suddenly cut short BIZ
the news that the revolution had bro.
ken out In SIoscew.. From my wife q
courage in coming into the county i
had reason to suppose that she wonid
meet the situation brayely. Neyerthe.
less both OEenhofr and. I started Mt
once for Moscow. ~ i s.
OF coursa we found terrible ,situa.
ton. The main question was how 4s
get TO his house. which was ia SIC
center Of the conflict, and this: 81
course, made US frantic to reach Il
BY running several gantlets we sue
ceedsd In getting into n house opposite
his home and about hundred yards
farther down the street. But here We
were stopped. The soldiers had taken
a barricade built by the reyolutionfsts.
and hundred rides were ready to rid.
die any one crossing the street.
While We we're there man totterea
into the house, stream OF blood run.
ming down the front of his coat, and
0zenhofr at once recognized him as
his butler. The wounded man gave a
narrowing picture OF the condition at
ozenhoff's home. Nine. ozenhoff and
the children were muck frightened.
and my wife was In Mysteries. Ozen-
hon. who had been married some
years. counseIed patience, but |. not
yet out Of the honeymoon, was deter.
mined to risk everything TO reach my
bride. Yet there seemed 10 be no way
except by crossing the street. Besides
II reached the goal should find the
door locked and barred. But / knew
there was a vestibule. and IL l coul1
get into 1t might be safe. While l
was trying to get away from ozenhoff,
who was holding me, saw a man
starting to cross Spirits of smoke ap.
peared at the barricade, and bullet.
whistled about him. He had got near
~ over when he fell on his face and
lay perfectly still. This cooled my
ardor to be OF, and ! gave up the at
tempt. But later, when the fire at the
sbnrricade seemed to be turned in an
other direction, the man got up and
made a dash for the house directly OPP
posite him, lie was successful.
determined to adopt his plan. Ozen-
hon. when he found he could not pre-
vent me, consented and told me IL
reached the goal to reassure the wo.
men and children by telling them that
ne would try 10 raise a force to make
long detour, approach the house from
the rear and rescue them. AS soon as
found my effort was n part of a plan
felt more eager TO undertake 1t and.
bidding MY host goodby. took position
at the door, sighted my objective
point and. suddenly emerging. ran like
deer.
] had got but third of the way
when the bullets came SO thick thar
knew | must he hit within few mo.
inents and, plunging forward, fell on
my face, \ few more bullets whistled
over me, after which the firing ceased.
After a rest | sprang 10 my feet and
sprlntcd again. but made only short
distance when was knocked down by
a bullet that passed through the calf
of my leg
! gave myself mp for lost, for / sup
posed That my ruse had been tiscov-
ered and they would put more shots
into me. But after moment heard
a fusiilade from house near by which
seemed TO engage the attention of the
soldiers, Perhaps friendly revolution
lists were aiding me. jumped up
again and, despite my wounded leg.
rnn TO cover l did not reach ozen-
non $ vestibule, but made house on
tue same side of the street and. pro.
ceeulAg through back yards. soon
reached his house by a back door.
came upon Nine. ozenhoff hugging
ner children to her, trying to quiet
tnem' My wife was not there. / asked
for her eagerly
She went upstairs to a window.
doing"
rushed up the staircase, and there
IN room on a sofa lay the object Of
my search in dead faint. / sprlnkled
i and when she came to she threw
Der arms around. my neck in a par.
oSysm Of tears.
saw you rum" she said, "and men