A RUSSIAN TERRORIST.

Waikato Times, Volume XXI, Issue 1742, 4 September 1883, Page 4

A RUSSIAN TERRORIST.

SopniA Pjjrovskaia was beautiful. It was 1106 'tlfo .beauty .which (Lizzies at (ii*3t ' sight, but which fascinates thu mot ty#e tool oit is regarded. A blonde, with' a pair of blue eyes, seiious and pgnetv&tinjj, under a broad alid capacious iorchcad. A delicate little nose, a charming mouth, which showed, wJicn she smilod, two little vows of very fine white teeth. It was, however, her countenance as a whole which was the atti action. There was something busk, viva-cious,-.ai»d,rat the same time, ingenuous in-her rounded face. She whs girlhood personified.' Notwithstanding her twentysix years, she seemed scarcely eighteen. A small, slender, and very graceful figure, and a voice as charming, silvery, and sympathetic as could be, heightened tWs'iHhuioo. Ifc became almost a cerUnity w hen she began to laugh, which very often happened. She had the ready Wli of a girl, and laughed with bo much hcai.tincßS, and so unallestcdly, that alie really seemed a young la&s of sixteen. She gave little thought to her appearance: - She dressed Hi the most modest manner, and pel haps did not e\cn know wli.it dress or ornament was becoming or unbecoming; but she had a passion for nefttmfis, and in this w.is as punctilious as. a Swiss gu l. tfhc was veiy fond of children, and was an excellent uchoolmibtiess. There was, however, another office that she filled even better- that of nurse. When any of her iriends fell ill, Sophia was the first to offer herself for this difficult duty, and she performed that duty with such gentleness, cheerfuln6a>, and patience, that she won the hearts of her patients for all time. Yet tliis woman, with such an innocent appearance, and with such a sweetand affectionate disposition, was one of the most dreaded members of the Terroiist paity. It was she who had the direction of the attempt of March 13 ; it was she who, with a pencil, drew upon an old envelope the plan of the locality, who assigned to the conspirotois their respective posts, nnd who, upon the fat.il moining, remained upon the field of battle, receiving from her sentinels news of the Emperor's movements, and informing the eoiis>pnatois, by means of a handkei chief, where they weie to proceed. What Titantic force was concealed under this serene nppeaiat.ee ? What qualities did tins extro.irdinaiy woman possess V She united in hci self < lie tin cc lot ces w hich of 1 hemeels es constitute power of the highest oului— a profound and \ast capacity, an enthusiastic and ai dent disposition, and above all, an hon will. .Sophia I'eiovskaia belonged, like Krapotkuie, to the highest aiistociacy oi Russia. The Perovski aio the younjrebt branch of the family of the famous Rasumovsky, the moiganatic husband of the Kmpie&s Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, who occupied the throne of Russia in the middle of the last century (1711—1762). Her grandfather was Minister of Public Instruction ; her father was GovernorGeneral of St. Petersburg ; her paternal uncle, tho eelebtated Count Perovsky, conquered for the Emperor Nicholas a considerable part of Central Asm, Such was the family to which this woman belonged who gave such a ticinendous blow to Q/Mxam. — Vndcruroundßnbbla,

What things wives arc 1 What a spirit of joj.jus sudeiing, confidence, and lo\o muh incarnated ni Esc ! Tis' a pity they should cat apple*. 1)1. \oiy ni.iii il.it tclla >er tliat clothes doan make de man ib do one what looks 1o .sec how yer dicssed. L'bc done dis-jiiVatslf.—AiK.ui<-a\v Tiau'llui. ■j'uori) j\lr nio'ib^, — " If my boy ain't from' to be piesident signs don't count! Why, tlut "boy'll urn away fiutn school c\'iy day to go a h\hiu',"— Louiswlle Com iti-.Tniiniiil. "Am 1 hinting you ?" asKed .t dentist of a lady whose teeth he was filling, and who was omitting hoiiiblegioan-,. " Oh, not in the least : I lo\i' to gioan '! ' was the leply. Wiiln Mis 1 ( '. abKt'd foi a new bonnet Fogg ptonmlly lefu^ed. "A man and •wiuTate one,' lie said, "and it is a duty to ptactiee self-denial on all possible occasions." An old lady was asked hci opinion about Mi^Sin'ith, hoi ne\t dooi neigh- 1 bout. " Well," .she said, " 1 .un not the one to speak ill of an\ body, but I ieel very sorry for Mr Smith." Wjioi.vi.k doubts that the newspapers have a mission, should entei a cai and soe how useful they aio to men when a fat woman with a big basket is looking around for a scat. "No, 1 ' said a New 101k bello, -\\ ho hail just leturned fioin a tour of Km ope and Kgypt. " Ko, I didn't go to the Kcd .Sea. Hod, you know, dosen't agice with my complexion.' Tllfcl body of a man w ith a pencil behind his o ir, a pom of shear* in hi^ ritrht hand, and his pocket filled w ith {fold, has been excavated at Pompeii. He issuposcd tn have been an editor. — P/tilath/p/ua News, " Do you know in what month of fho year my wife talks the lc.i^t r" " Well, I suppose when catches cold and loses her voin'.'' " Not at nil It is in Febuury " " Why is that?" •' Because it has the fewest day-*." Making him: rn-.ii at home.— Enfant Teuiblo : •' Oh, pipi, do a^k Mr Golioinouche to swallow bis napkin '' Guest (smilingly) : " Why dM you wish me to do that" Mi-* Alue'r" Alice (caincßtly) : " Oh, because mamma says jou will swallow aiiythinir " It is pleasant to find that Englislimcn are living to greater ages than they did a coinparativ ely few ycaibiigo.and, moreoxer, that their lues are healthier. The piogiess effected in this desiiublo direction ia \ery notable if figures of the present time ate compaied witli the statistics of even ten ypais ago j and looking back fiuther, the piopoition is still more marked. The average life of men in England k two ycavs hugcr than it was m 1832, and of women neaily three years and a half. Batiu.ncj ox tiu: Califokxia Coast.— " Sine"' Barnes tells a story of his experience at Santa Monica, the new summer mort of Southern California " I was down in that section a few u.onths ago," eaid " Sine," " and pietfy nearly busted when I fell in with Jones, the Senator, and told him my condition. He fell right up^abixast of the situation, and told me he could give me a job. ' I want a lot of men to keep in the water all day to Show visitors how delightful suif bathing is. You see these people from the cast have acquit ed a soit of prejudice against the Pacilio Ocean, and I want to counterfact thi' fec'ing. I want you to boss right men, and keop 'em tumbling aiound j in the billows, the spot t ot the laughing tea, in striped costumes— men who can runout on the' beach evtiy ten minutes and tell how warm the water is.' Well, I caught the ide.t, and agieed to furnish the crow d for S"2O a day, and we closed the bargain. 1 hiied eight men at $1 a head to bath there all the afternoon, and I pocketed the balance. I got a green and blue striped suit, with the flag of the Union across the stomach, and rushed about keeping the gang alive. The secoiid day they struck for #2 because the water was so cold. I tried to explain about the trade winds and harvest moon tide, but they wanted the money all the Bame. Then they quit, but Jones didn't miss 'cm, and I kept even financially. Thetitwo froze to death right on tho bea.ch, and I had to get a coroner's jury to find a verdict for o\ er- heating in the watqr. The balance of the gang left, and I had to' go it alone. I got so inured to theciold ' that I could rush out of the ■water, skip up to the English touiists andi'tcll 'em it was just lovely and keep my/ teeth still all the while. I got my c\ery night and spent ifc for warm driu W." ; 'J hen I quit, as my constitution was.>'gtV!ing)iaway. When I left I had eight Irishmen off the railrcad doing, the bathing. fbi/th'd hotel.laiul they had afire goingjri^ie.ivhiloback of 'some rocks, •where the meQfCpnld, warm up between. | pwims.—That is*ft.gr<Ms olimatei gow«