The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-02
My Wife's Courage.
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become very intimate with the Ozen-
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 60 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 visit at such a time haz-
ardous and objected. My wife pouted
and said she wasn't afraid. That set
tied It; we went to Moscow.
1t was arranged that Ozenhof and
[ should do" st. Petersburg while
the two women stayed at home and
had a good long visit together. Ozen-
hOff knew everybody worth knowing
In the capital and would have given
me q fine time there had not the very
air been filed with bombs and blood.
Our 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 l
had reason to suppose that she would
meet the situation bravely. Neverthe-
less both Ozenhoff and I STARVED at
once for Moscow.
OF course we found 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 MS frantic to reach it
BY running several santlets 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
| q barricade built by the revolutionists,
| and a hundred rifles were ready to rid
! die any one crossing the street.
While we were there nam tottered
| INTO the house, stream Of blood run
| ning down the front of his coat, and
| Ozenhoff at once recognized him as
| his butler. The wounded man gave q
narrowing picture of the condition AT
Ozenhoff's home. Nine. OzenhOf and
the children were much frightened,
and my wife was In Mysteries. Oxen
hoff, who had been married some
years, counseled patience, but I, Aot
| yet out of the honeymoon, was deter.
mined to risk everything to reach nay
bride. Yet there seemed to be no way
except by crossing the street. Besides
II l reached the goal / should hnd the
door locked and barred. But knew
there was a vestibule, and If I could
get into It I might be safe. While
was trying to get away from Ozenhon
who was holding me, I saw a man
starting to cross. Spirits Of smoke ap'
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 OF, and 1 gave up the at
tempt. But later, when the fire at the
barricade seemed to be turned m an
other direction, the man got up and
made a dash for the house directly op
posite him. He was successful.
determined to adopt his plan. Oxen
hoff, when he found he could not pre-
vent me, consented and told me If
reached the goal to reassure the wo
men and children by telling them that
he would try to raise force to make
a long detour, approach the house from
the rear and rescue them. AS soon as
I 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
q deer.
| I had got bat a third of the way
when the bullets came so thick that
knew 1 must be hit within a few mo
ments and, plunging forward, fell or
my face. "A few more bullets whistlet
over me, after which the firing ceased
After a rest 1 sprang to my feet and
sprinted again, but made only a shor
distance when was Knocked down by
bullet that passed through the cali
Of my leg.
I gave myself up for lost, for 1 sup
posed that my ruse had been discov
cred and they would put more shots
a fusillade from house near by which
seemed to engage the attention Of thu
soldiers. Perhaps friendly revolution
lists were aiding me. I jumped w
again and, despite my wounded leg
ran to cover. I did not reach Oxen
hoff's vestibule, but made house OF
the same side Of the street and, pro
ceeding through back yards, sooI
reached his house by back door.
came upon Nine. Ozenhof hugginl
her children to her, trying to quie'
them. My wife was not there. I asked
for her eagerly.
''She went upstairs to q window.
don't think she knew what she wal
doing"
I rushed up the staircase, and there
In room on sofa lay the object Of
my search In a dead faint. sprinklet
her, and VI hen she can be to she threw
her arms around my neck in a par
oxysm Of tears.
81 saw you rum" she said, "and mex
In the opposite window saw me and
you. They OWNED what it all mean
and fired at the soldiers. Thank heav
eny'
It was the next day before Ozenhof
reached us, and meanwhile we expect
ed every hour that the soldiers would
be REINFORCED and go through thu
street, killing every citizen In it. Oxen
hoff brought dozen armed men, and