Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-10-27

my name and then ushered into sparely but richly
furnished There hadozen people were waiting in what
~ " me 20 be extreme mpatienc for the of the next
room to open and admit them were heard through the %
angy discussing something Among the peone nreser
recognized ady-n-waitng the Empress an old general in
possession OF an important command, two parish priests three
women belonging to the lower classes one of whom seemed 70 be m
great trouble and typical Russian merchant in high boots and
dressed IN the long caftan which by some of those h
nave kept the traditions of the old Then there WINS l;tt
boy Of about ten old poorly clad who was CRYING bitterly
All these people kept SILENT expression on b.;r t
showed that they all aboring an intense agitation ana
emotion When entered the apartment distant look of
ment appeared all their last the old general
MS ana asked me In more or less polite whether had special
card of admission or not. ~ 'p
"What do you mean?" inquired.
We'll see he said we are in this room have 90.
one but he pointed with his finger the adjoining
doorhee sit the people have come here on the chance t
uy "eer Gregory Ehmtsch will condescend speak to them
Some have been sitting there since night" he significantly
And as he spoke he slightly pushed aar the door he had
could see that room anything smaller than were in
was packed full of of different ages and types all Of whom
looked tired They sitting only on the few chairs which
the apartment contained but floor There were
with children hanging at their breast military men, priests monks
common peasants and two policemen last named were seated
by the window eurey eating piece and cold meat which
they cutting into small pocenife Tbev h.d
evidently made themselves home regardless of
Of the feelings of other people Suddenly heard another door
SIAM and strong in the hall man ho0. e. 49,
in loud voice. He said Just 90 to see and bes Az
name of one of the influential in the Home Oaca va.
mentioned "and you that Grcha has said he was t ;
you place. and good 1t matter whether there
is none vacant he find There take this paper and now
CO. and don't forget to show it when Home
for fev
minutes Then the elderly had admitted me came into
the apartment where sitting and bekoned me to follow
hr But this proved too much for the feelings general
who had accosed entrance he pushed himself for
ward in front of me, excaming he did so:
81 have been longer time than she has been o;+i,
at me with his finger "and must get in first"
You cannot do so replied the woman y orders are to let
this lady in first" ~ - ~
DO you know who screamed the general at the
top Of his lungs; he evidently towering passion o at
once and tell Gregory Efmtsch that him at once
been waiting here for more than hour" h
Il cannot do replied the the ordars
that have been given me-"
"Then shall do myself" exclaimed the general and b
rushed toward the door, which opened when he was
by whole torrent of nvecive coming the next room
How dare disObey orders?" cried out an angry
voice Thou pig and of pig
person and no one ese Thou idle him out
OF the room that pig who dares me and that
in here And the tall figure Rasputn appeared nm
the threshold of the He rudy pushed aside the general
and seizing pulled into another anartment LL
seemed to be his dining
1t rather large with three windows i;
which stood quantity Of flowers and plants round table
occupied the middle on which laid striped
tabecoh standing olosso.
bueand-white saucers lemon sugar in silver
basin and quantities of cakes and Chairs were nId
OF Which Raspun down. after having
made sign to do likewise that there was o.
writing table in one corner Uttered with books papers,
The prophet himself did at al strike me as being
the remarkable individual had been led to must
have been about years and lean with lon
black beard and long hair falling to his bc[
but considerably lower than his eyes were bcE
snguary cunning in their expression produce at
least not on me- the uncanny impression had told they
generally made on those who them tinne
The hands the thing about the man
They long and thn with dirty as dr
could be- He kept moving them in all he smoke
sometimes folding them his sometimes lifting
them high in the air He ordinary dress of the
Russian peasant high boots cafan which however
made of the best and finest dakbIue could be
of his linen also of the best quality
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