Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-09
ARTICLE vi.
BY ISAAC DON LEVINE.

''Tzarskoye SeIo. oath Oct. 1914.
MY ownprecious Darling: Well.
we got through everything all right
in town. Tatiana had her COM
| mittee. which lasted an hour and
a half. She joined US at my Red
Cross station. where went with
Olga after the store. Lots OF people
were working In the winter palace,
and many came to fetch work and
others to bring back their finished
things. I saw the wife Of doctor
| there who had just had letter from
| her husband from Kovel, where he
| is in a military hospital where they
| the men in whes they leave the hos
| pital. So I quickly told them to put
lots of linen and warm underwear
to send to Kovel. and q biggish
image Of Christ painted on linen
(and brought as gift to the store).
have no image in their hospital. which
| is in barracks.
II wonder how you spend your
days and evenings and what. your
| plans are. Our friend was very
pleased we went to Luga. and in sis
ters' dresses. and wants me to go
about more and not wait for your
return to go to Pskov. SO shall spin
off again. only this. time must tell
the governor, I suppose. as it's a big
shyer work. / shall take the linen
with me to the military hospital
which Marie said needed things. or
send 1t after. There were many
wounded at the Red Cross station to-
| day. One officer had been four days
in Olga's hospital and said there was
not such a second sister. Some men
| had very serious wounds. They had
mostly been wounded near Swalki.
| or been lying for some time at Dvinsk
We read the description Of your visit
to Minsk in the papers: I received
for the images and gospels you had
| left there from me. Now I must try
and sleep, which I do very badly all
these nights-cannot get of to sleep
before or 4. Goodnight. my Sun
shine. bless and kiss you as tenderly
and lovingly as is possible.
With Amin and Rasputin.
slept much better this night, only neet
to begin more heartdrops. I feel. as
chest and heart ache. THERMOMETERS
is on zero this morning. Ania is II
EXCELLENT spirits this time. Gu,
friend (Rasputin) intends leaving FOL
home about the 5th and wishes tt
come to US this evening. Paul hal
asked to take tea and Frederieks t
see me, so will lunch and then w
have to go to the conservation of thu
hospital in the United Regiment
which has got already many wounde,
pitfalls which were already better ant
had to leave to give place for Sc
verely wounded. Now must get VI
and dress for the hospital-and plac'
candles at Znamenia.
God bless and keep you, my treas
n a ty1n nv
without end. Ever your own old
WHY"
The girls kiss you fondly. Our love
to \. p. tNicholai Pavlovitch)."
Paul Wants to Go to War.
! "Tzarskoye Selo. Oct 25th. 1914.
MY own sweet Treasure: Now
you are off to Kholm and that
will be nice and remind you of ten
years ago. Loving thanks for your
ing your dear hussars and the garde
a cheval. After the hospital this
morning we went into two private
houses to see the wounded-always
! old patients of ours. Fredericks came
to luncheon. really he had nothing to
tell. brought several kilograms to
show and looked pretty well. At a
| quarter to we were at the barracks
Of the United Regiment, looked at the
hospital arranged and had mass
| and blessed the rooms. The men look
| ed very contented and the sun shone
brightly upon them. From there we
went to Pavlovsk. picked up Mavra,
who showed us over four hospitals.
Thank God all goes so we'll in Tur-
key. Would that our fleet could have
success! received Nine. Kniazhevitch
| Oancer). who offered me money for
| tn beds from my lancer ladies. and
| through her husband I got money
| from all the squadrons and shall get
it monthly. too. to keep up six beds.
| Too touching!
'"Then Nine. Dedulin came to thank
| for my note and you for the telegram
| which came SO Unexpectedly ana
touched her very deeply.
| Must end now. my treasure. Good
bye and God bless you. sweetest.