The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-03-04
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me of sympathizing with the lib.
eralism of the day, which would
surely In time, he said, bring
about a revolution.
"All that year l tried to bend
the princes will, and induce him
to liberate Michael.
Il was In such a weak state OF
health that they were anxious
about me, and I suggested to
Markewitch that it would be bet
ter for him to have a consulting
physician, and that as it would
soon be Federoff's vacation, he
could summon him from Paris,
where he was completing his edu-
cation. That would be an excel
lent thing to do answered Marke-
witch; and besides, his poor
mother is in wretched health, and
is pining to see her son before she
dies
"One morning as I was taking
my daily walk, l directed my foot
steps towards the cottage of the
poor woman. 1t was the first time
that l had ever set my foot with
In peasants house. / was shock
ed at the wretchedness that 1 saw
there. The old Federoff, sullen,
downcast, was standing in the
doorway. His continued life was
due to extraordinary strength of
constitution, for he had received
100 strokes of the knout as pun
ishment for resistance to the Or
ders of his overseer; and but few
men have been known to survive
that.
when I entered the cabin /
found the sick woman lying on a
bed and covered with miserable
rags.
Here is the princess said
Federoff. The woman could not
have been more astonished. She
had heard of celestial visions, but
never that princess could lower
herself so far as to pay visit to
a serf.
I'm my childhood I had often
heard my countrymen talk about
the exactions of the Russians
and their cruelty towards the
Poles, but it made no lasting i'm
preston upon my mind; now, for
the first time, l began to think
about the social system in Russia.
l sent to Kieff for books, and
when they came I read them, and
they revealed to me a whole new
world.
81 was alone in the drawing
room when Federoff arrived. 1t
had been three years since I had
seen him. He stood before me, a
handsome, distinguished gentle
man. I received him as my equal,
and asked him to be seated. He
was perfectly unembarrassed, and
we entered into conversation,
which he opened by thanking me
in the warmest terms for my
kindness to his mother.
The prince had been out hunt
ing; he came into the room, and
looked curiously at Michael, whom
he took for some gentleman of the
neighborhood. Well said I
laughing, don't you recognize the
doctor?' What doctor?' Or
Michael Federoff.' I shall never
forget the look that he cast upon
poor Michael, who stood up, evi.
IDENTIFY awaiting the storm about
to break.
WHAT cried the prince, 'is
this gentleman whom I find sit.
ting in my drawing room, talking
to my wife as If he were one OF
us. is this gentleman" the son Of
my serf?'
"'I asked him to sit down
DEAR I said. 4 was asking hin
about his studies who gave
you permission? cried out the
prince, to clothe yourself in thi.
manner? Go put on the liver!
that befits your rank. Then per
haps / may allow you to presen
yourself before me and the prin
cess As he spoke. he stroa III
and down the room. 4inl
the chairs, gesticulG> ath hi
hands.
81 was Ill for three days ant
nights, and, in spite of Michael.
great skill only, my life was saved
and that was due to his unremit
ting care.
! "But the prince laid the blam,
upon him. And do you know how
The was rewarded? He was load
ed with chains. and locked up in ,
dungeon. I cried, I begged, I fel
lat the princes feet In vain.
From that moment felt moth
ling but disgust for my husband.
Ito be continued.)