The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1915-09-21
STARTLES
EMPEROR OF RUSSIA
Great Philosopher Dicted Story of His
for the Gar, the Kaiser and
the King of England

invited me to visit her at the sum
mer palace at Peterhof to have an in
formal talk with her family. This
was a very unusual favor, and, feeling
much battered, | arrived at the APP
pointed hour at the railway station
that served the picturesque summer
resort A special coach took me di'
rectly to the place where the cham
berlain's secretary told me that the
imperial family was on the yeranda
drinking tea 1t was there that the
czarina wished to receive me.
Her majesty was still suffering from
her long nervous breakdown, and she
looked pale and weak. We talked for
a short time about her health, and
exchanged items of court gossip. She
then remarked confidentially that the
czar had expressed a wish to see me,
and of course, such an expression was
a demand. His majesty was playing
chess with his daughters and their
governess when the czarina invited
kim to tell me what he wanted.
Mission From the Gar
Countess began the car in sim
pie and direct way, 81 have very pc
cullar confidential mission for you.
But | call upon you reluctantly"
He became suddenly silent and
looked at me as If doubling my readi-
ness to serve him. bowed politely,
murmuring
"Your majesty, | shall be only too
happy to hear about it."
WELL" he drawled, the German
kaiser and the king of England have
nut me in an unpleasant position with
their requests. They are curious TO
get direct message from our old
count, Leo Nicolaevitch Tolstoi. and
q very strange note-and naturally !
could not decline to humor them.
did not know how to go about the
delicate matter, as frankly, do not
care for much of the old mans writ
ings and pTeachings, as you know
Wants Note From Tolstoi
"Eut then the czarlna told me that
she knows you very well, and that
you know him WE'LL would be great
ly obliged II you could take the old
man an oral message from me thai
IL he would in n friendly way send a
message through you to me, would
senc It on to the king of England and
the kaiser of Germany. 1t has to be
something that he has not published
before and that he will never publish
himself"
your majesty, ! am gratihefd al
this mark of your exceptional favor,
I replied. 81 shall pay the count 6
visit without delay"
"And as soon as you have returned
with his message drop a line to the
minister OF the court and shall ar
range to see you@immediately, sale
the car. extending his hand to me.
We talked for half an hour Longer
on various topics Of the day, and ther
/ left.
Uncle Tells Of Vision
A week later I was a guest at thu
country estate OF my granduncle ant
explained to him briefly the objec
OF my call. He listened to me cur
iously and replied: Very strange.
would be glad to send message Il
royalty; but the trouble with me Il
that I have written all my life mes
sages for the mobs. I am not accus
toned to the conventions of cour
diction. However, I will think thu
matter over"
LEO Nicolaevitch, don't you hav,
any visions OF a political nature. O
any prophecies on a large interna
, tional scale?" | asked.
"A good idea" he exclaimed,
have had some really strange expeI
fences which | could not publish a
fiction. There is something whicl
has haunted me for the last two years
! don't know how to explain the ma
ture Of 1t to you. | cannot call 1t
dream because | have seen IT oftel
while have been sitting at my wri,
ing table. On other occasions 1t ha
appeared to me at twilight, before m.
dinner hour, | am not a believer II
ghosts, nor in the spiritualistic ey
PLANTATION Of phenomena; but admi
that cannot account for this myster
ious AFFAIR"
rs It a vision interrupted.
Could Call II Up At viii
Something OF that order, but yer,
clear. So clear that could draw
a distinct picture OF all that transpir
ed. Furthermore, l can call up tn,
vision at viii, am almost sure thai
| could do 1t while you are here. The
only difficulty is that ] am not able
| to write anything during the time al