Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-07
R'SSONRUNS0 OFF
Wanted to Go to Sea in Ship
Like Peter the Great.
MADE FRIENDS WITH BOY
Janitor Invites Visitors Father to
Drink Vodka With Him.
SANDWICHES MADE FOR TRIP
Automobile From Palace Catches Up
With Party Of Youngsters on
Way to Coast.

ST. PETERSBURG, July Shop
keepers living near the czar's palace at
Tsarskoe-Selo are discussing with great
animation a remarkable visit one of them
has just had from a runaway member of
the cars household.
The runaway was the czarevitch,
whose birth, five years ago, was hailed
with joy in all parts of the empire. He
slipped away from his governess-nurse,
and when found was inducing cobblers
son and janitors boy to join him in
an excursion to the seashore, where he
wished to hire boat and go for long
cruise
Several shopkeepers the janitor and a
journalist talked to the royal youngster
for some time, trying to find out who he
was. He told them his father lived up in
the palace and called him kolia. He also
confided that his father had no occupa-
ton that he knew about, and that he had
a grandmamma whom he did not like, as
she scOlded his papa and mamma too
much.
Gear in Searching Party.
The car himself was in the searching
party that found the youngster. The pal
ace had been alarmed when the gov
erness announced that he was missing,
and the car had rushed out, fearing that
revolutionists had kidnapped his son.
Stories told to the young czarevitch
about his ancestor, Peter the Great, were
responsible, it seems, for his yearning to
go down to the sea and set sail in
ship.
He slipped away from his governess in
the park which surrounds the palace of
TsarSkOe-Selo and was lost for over three
hours, during which time he made friends
with the two young boys who were found
with him, and started on his way toward
st. Petersburg
Wanted to Help Make Snow Man.
Petka, the janitor's boy, was the first
friend to be encountered. He was max
ing snow man in front of a three-story
fiat house when the czarevitch approach
ed him.
Don't you want me to help you with
your snow man." said the cars son.
my name is Allodia. What is your
name?"
MY name is Petka," said the janitor's
boy I've not seen you on our street.
Where do you live?"
"Oh, my father lives there. in that big
house. They call it the palace. 1t has
lots of rooms and big park with the
green iron fence around it,, said the
czarevitch indifferently.
We'll, but my father lives also in a
big house-just here" said the janitor's
boy, pointing at the fiat house. I'VE have
two rooms and kitchen. Nice rooms.
You have not seen them. Won't you come
in? My mother went to my uncle and
only my father is home. You are not in
hurry"
Anxious to Go to Sea.
Il am replied the czarevitch. Il want
to get to the seashore and hire a boat
for a trip. You know that's fine thing
to be a sailor"
But have you got the money? 1 would
like to go, too, but I have only three
kopeks az cents).'' sadly said Petka.
''Pah." said AlIodia. I've ten rub!es.
That will be plenty.
Hush I'll get Gogo-you know the
cobbier's Gogo, don't you? nice boy.
He'll be glad to go, too, to see the sea.
But let's first go to our house. I'll make
some sandwiches ready. for we will need
to eat in the boat. 1 know where my
mother keeps the bread and butter and
JAM"
The boys walked to the house and en-
tered the small basement apartment of
the janitor. The janitor was busy wash
ing the rooms.
'who is that fat boy:" asked. the
janitor.
He's AllOdfa. Says he lives In the
palace-that big house with the green
fence around it, replied Petka.
His Father Not Working.
us your father janitor at the palace?
What's his name?" asked the janitor.
II don't know what he's there re-
piled the czarevitch. His name is Kolia.
But some people call him Nicholas. Olga
and my mamma, we call him Kolia. But
you know he's my papa"
The boys walked into the janitor's back
room.
youngsters. don't go in with your dirty
feet on my clean floor. I'll give you q