The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-27
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IN no country OF Europe arc tic
masses SO credulous as in Russia.
and nowhere else have there been
/ so many alleged Temperatures in
: real life of persons who had been
duly gathered TO their fathers Thus
Emperor Alexander l. is popularity be
licvcd TO have survived his death in
lS25 by two-score years. as inmate
! OF monastery in the ncighboriiood Of
The Siberian city OF Irkutsk, and the
masses persist IN giving credcnce to
this story. despite all the proofs pro-
ducel to demonstrate It's groundlcss-
ness: General Skobolcn. the famous
white general and during the last
Turco- Russian War, The idol OF the
Russian army. was also believed by
the peAsantry throughout Russia. BY
Inc rank and iilc OF the army. and
even by many OF the educated classes
TO have been still living I'VE years
ago, although he met with a particu-
larry shocking death at Moscow "a
And now, although photographs have
nreN published far and wide or the
died a few months back there is {.
sWindlcr who Is his exact double, and
who Is taking advantage or the fact
TO travel through the land collecting
money from his peasant admirers
Almost every Moujills cottage is
adorned with a more or less crude por-
often mere cut from some illustrated
paper that has been used for wrapping;
up purchases, while the more wcli-to-
; DO farmers have pictures Of a better
familiar 10 nearly every man. woman
and child OF the a0,oO0.OOo tillers OF
me soil who constitute tho bulk OF
Russia,s population. The aged
swindlcr's resemblance TO those nor.
traits removes all doubt in their
minds as to his Identity Will the
known that the latter was an object
Of considerable displcasurc on tho part
OF the government. and more especially
or the Holy synod OF the state Church.
the story which lie tells to the effect
that the report Of his death was a
nc, piirposciy circulated BY the gov
eminent, and the ecclesiastical author
tiles on account OF their opposition 10
| his propaganda in behalf Of the peas
he then goes on TO explain to them
,rinuted AL MS property and his cs-
, iates a Iasnaja poliana among tho
MOUTHS and tells such pathetic tale
lns connection Herewith that the sim
PIE. minded peasants Immediately bring
forth any little savings that they may
nave and press them upon him, while
we more afluent among, them esteem
J an honor to be allowed to drive him
IN their carts or sleighs to the next
village on his list. In this way he IS
,rdNcinE through the length and
Dread'n OF Russia rcaping a rich har-
vest. finding doors and purses open
10 nim and inasmnch as 1t Is recalled
mat some weeks before the death of
the real Count Tolstoy. tho latter
mNsteriously deserted his home and set
forth TO wander through the empire
even educated people arc beginning ia
reno credencc 10 the imposture, and
10 believe that the reports of his death
and burial are untrue, and that he is
really Still wandering away from his
nome. in order to be able TO live the
life OF his friends the peasants. ia
stead OF being forced 10 lead tho ex-
lstencc OF great noble and Of a, land
ed proprietor. wholly contrary to his
| professions of socialism and Of the
| doctrines which he preached IT MAJ
be remembered that this was the ~
cusc given by the real Count Tolstoy
| to his family for abandoning hiss homo
shortly before his death !, Y
| Perhaps by the time that this letter
appears in print tho Russian police All.
| thoritics may have caught no with him
| and have landed him in iail where he
! undoubtedly belongs.
Lord Jersey has 50. many friends in
a frequent visitor. that there will he
plenty OF people who will Gricvci IL
| hear that is SO i'll that his recovery is
| out OF tho question and his death look :
cd for at an early date. He is, n grand :
son OF the great Sir Robert Peel. and
nroprictor OF Chid's Eank, at No 1
| Fleet Street. in London. which faces
| what was once Temple Ear. the west
crn boundary and former chief on