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AN ADVENTURE IN RUSSIA.
SOME thirty years ago I arrived in St.
Petersburg, with the intention of es
tablishing myself as a fencing master in
the capital. Introductions from distin
guished individuals of my own country
enabled mo to make a. friend of Count
Alexis W. ; and that nobleman Interested
hinisolf greatly in my success. Not con
tent with procuring me several pupils, be
urged me to petition the Emperor for the
valuable and honorable appointment of
fencing master to a regiment ; and toward
that end gavo mo a letter of recommenda
tion to an aide-de-camp of the Czaro
witsch Constantino, who was then at the
Castle of Strelna, uear St. Petersburg.
The morning after, I hired a droschki
and set out for Strelna, armed with my
credentials. I reached the Convent of St.
Surguis, the saint most venerated in Rus
sia after St. Alexander Niouski. A few
minutes afterward I arrived at the castle,
and was soon ushered into the apartments
of the Emperor's brother. In one of these
I discovered him standing with his back
to a large Are, and distinguished by the
most forbidding countenance I ever be
held. He was tapping his boot with his
riding whip, and the undried splashes of
mud on his pantaloons indicated that be
had but recently returned from a ride or a
review. At a table near him was seated
General Rodna, pen in hand, and appa
rently writing under the Prince's dicta
tion. The door was scarcely closed when the
CV.arowiUch, fixing on me his piercing
eyes, abruptly said :
" What is your age?"
' Six and twenty."
"Name?"
" G
" You want to bo a fencing-master to a
regiment?"
" May it please your highness, such is
the object of my ambition."
' Are you a first rate swordsman ?"
" I have fenced in publio several times
since my arrival in Bt. Petersburg, and
your highness can easily ascertain the
opinion of thoso who were present."
" I have heard of you, but you had only
second-rate fencers to contend with."
" Which gave them just claims upon my
forbearance, your highness."
" Forbearance '." be repeated, with Hash
ing eyes, and ' a scornful curl of his lips ;
' but if less considerate, what then?"
" 1 should have buttoned them ten times
for every twice that they touched me, your
highness."
" Ha 1 and could you do that with mo ?"
"That would depeud pn how your im
perial highness might wish to be treated.
If as a prince, it is probable your highness
would touch me ten times and be touched
twice. But if your highness desired to be
treated like any other person, the ton bits
would bo achieved 'by me, and the two by
.your highness".
" Luhcnski I" roared the Czarowitsch,
rubbing his hands, " Luhcnski, bring the
foils. Wo shall seo Sir Braggadocio."
Is it possible your highness would con
descend" " My highness orders you to touch me
ten times if you can. Do you want to
back out already? Now take this foil nnd
mask. Guard 1" ,
"Is it your highness' absolute .com
mand?" ,
"Yes, sir !"
, '"I nm -ready."
"Tun times," repeated the prince, as
3ie attacked roe "ton Minus, miud you,
less won't do. Ha I ha I"
Notwithstanding the enoouraguniont, I
kept merely on the defensive, contenting
myself with parrying his thrusts ; without
returning them.
"Now then 1" cried he, angrily, "what
are you about? You are playing the fool
with me. Why don't you thrust?"
"Your highness ! the respect "
" Confound your respect, sir. Th rust
thrust '."
Observing through his mask that his
cheeks were flushed and his eyes blood
shot, I took advantage of tho permission
granted, and I touched him three times
running.
" Bravo 1" cried he. "My turn now.
Hal A hit! a hitl"
Ho had touched me. I then touched
him four times in rapid succession, and
was then touched once.
" Hurrah I" he cried, czultingly.
"Rodna, did you see that? Twice to bis
seven '."
"Twico to ton, your highness," replied
I pressing him very hard. "Eight, nine,
ten I Now we are quits."
" Good, good I" cried the Czarowitsch,
approvingly. "Very good, but that's not
all. The small sword, not enough, no
uso to the cavalry ; want the sabre. Now,
could you defend yourself, on foot,
against a mounted lancer ? Parry a lance
thrust, eh?"
" I think I could, your highness 1"
" Think so 1 Not sure, eh ?"
" Pardon me, your highness, I have no
doubt of it."
" Lubenski 1" again shouted tho prince.
The officer appeared.
" A lance and horse. Quick 1"
" But your highness " I intorposed.
" Ua 1 you are afraid !"
"I am not afraid ; but with your high
ness I should experience equal reluctance
to be the victor or the vanquished."
" All nonsense and flattery 1 First trial
wus capital. Now for the second."
At this moment the officer appeared be
fore the windows of the palace leading a
magnificent horse, and bearing a lance in
his band.
"Now, then," exclaimed Constantino,
as he dashed out of the room, and made a
sign for me to follow him, " Give him a
good sahro, Lubenski ; and now, my En
glishman, mind yourself or you'll be spit
ted like one of tho toads in my summer
bouse. The last lived three days, Rodna,"
added be, turning to that general, "with
a nail through his belly."
So saying, the prince sprang upon his
steed. With great skill he put the animal
through the most difficult evolutions, at
tho same time executing Bundry parries
and thrusts with his lance.
" All ready?" he cried, riding up to me.
" Ready your highness," was the reply
and he, setting spurs to his horse, gallop
ed on to the further end of tho avenue.
"Surely, all this is a joke," I said to
General Rodna.
" By no means I" was the reply. " You
will either lose your life or gain your ap
pointment ! Defend yourself as if you
were on a battle-field."
Matters had taken a much more serious
turn than I had . anticipated. Had I con
sidered myself at liberty to return blow
for blow, I could have taken my change
without uneasiness ; but finding myself
bound to control, as well as to uso, a
keen-edged sabre, while ' exposed to the
sharpened lance of a reckless and a royal
antagonist, the chances of the diversion
were decidedly against me. It was too
late, however, to draw back.
I summoned to my aid all tho coolness
and address I possessed, and prepared to
face the Czarowitsch, who had already
reached the end of the advance, and turn
ed his horse about. The animal advanced
at full speed, Constantiue being crouched
down upon his neck in Bucb a manner that
he was nearly concealed by the abundant
inane.
When ho reached mo he made a point
at my breast ; but I parried bis thrust,
and bounded on one side, horse and rider,
carried away by their Impetuosity, passed
by without doing the slightest injury.
" Very good, very good I" he said " try
Bgain."
Without giving me time for objoction or
remark, he took space for his career, and,
after asking me if I was ready, returned
to tho charge with great fury. As before,
I kept my eyes fixed on his, and not one
of his motions escaped mo. At the de
cisive moment I parried en pealo, and, by
a spring to the right, made his second at
tack as harmless as the first.
Uttering a howl of disappointment, tho
Czarowitsch entered into the spirit of our
'tilling match us ardently as if it had been
a real combat, and hail, moreover, made
up his mind that it should terminate in
bis favor ; but when I saw him retracing
tho ground for the third assault, I resolved
that it should be the last.
Again ho advanced toward me with
whirlwind speed ; this time, however,
without contenting myself with a more
parry, I dealt a violent back-handed blow
on tho poll of tho lance, which was sever
ed by tho stroke, and Constantino felt
himself disarmed. Then quick as thought,
I seized tho bridle of the horse, and by a
violent jork throw him on his haunches, at
tho samo time placing the point of my sa
bre on the breast of the rider.
General Rodna uttered a cry of alarm ;
he thought I was going to kill tho Prince.
Constantino also had the same impression,
for the color left his check for an instant.
Stepping a pace backward, and bowing to
the Grand Duke, said :
"Your highness," I said, "bast now
seon what I am able to teach to Russian
soldiers, and whether I am worthy to be
come their Professor."
"Yes, by my soul you are ! Never saw
a braver fellow ; and a regiment you shall
have, if I can get it for you. Now follow
me," he added, as he threw himself from
the saddle, and led tho way to his apart
ments, When thero he took up a pen and wrote
at the foot of tho petition to the Emperor,
which I had fortunately in readiness :
"I humbly recommend the petitioner to
your imperial majesty, believing him In
every way worthy of the favor he Boliclts."
It is only necessary to add that, after
Bome short delay, I was fortunate enough
in procuring tho post I so anxiously
sought.
AN ASTONISHING BIGAMY.
A WOMAN with two husbands living
under the same roof is a novelty even
in New York. A very extraordinary case
was told Justice Morgan in the Tombs last
week. The woman is Mrs. Catharine
Bruder a German, who lives with her hus
band, Benjamin Bruder, and three children
at 200 West Twentieth street. Bruder and
his partner, William Livingston, keep a
livory stable in the first story and their
families live in the second story. Living
ston has a son 22, who lives with him. The
latter has no regular occupation, but has
occasionally been hired by his father to
drive a cab. Mrs. Bruder says that young
Livingston entered her rooms one day last
October without knocking. He was ap
parently under the influence of liquor. He
asked her to marry him and became des
perato upon her refusal. lie drew a pistol
and brandished it around swearing that he
would shoot her, her husband and children
if she did not comply. He actually tired at
her, and the ball penetrated the closet door
against which she was leaning. Mrs. Cath
arine Stohl, Mrs. Bruder's mother, lives in
the room back of Brudor's apartments.
Hearing the pistol shot she entered the
room and Livingston went out. Before bo
went he threatened both tho womon and
all concerned with them with instant death
if they told any one of what bo bad done.
On the evening of October 25, Livingston
again went to Mrs. Bruder's room, and re
newed his demauds and threats, using the
pistol as before. , This time no protector
was near, and in mortal terror Mrs. Bruder
laid down her nursing baby, and went out
with Livingston. They wont to the resi
dence of the Rev. W. II. Wardull, 210 East
Twenty-seventh street, and were there
married. Before they entered the house of
the preacher Livingston renewed his
threats, and said ho would shoot her where
she stood if she balked him by telling the
preacher. That they wore married is prov
ed by the marriuge certificate, as follows :
This certifies that on the 25th day of
October, 1873, William Livingston and
Carrie Bruder wore by me united in mar
riage, at 211) East Twenty-seventh street,
New York. W. II. Wauuei.i,
Minister of the Gospel.
The couple returned to Bruder's house
and Livingston went away. It docs not ap
pear that he attempted to claim any rights
under the illegal contract. On the contrary
Mrs. Bruder says that he did not molost hor
until about a week ago, although whenever
ho saw her ho renewed his threat to kill
her if she told her husband. On the morn
ing of Feb. 20th, Bruder, while working in
the stablo, heard quanolling in his apart
ments overhead. Ho wont there and saw
Livingston standing in the middle of the
floor, a pistol In one hand and a dagger in
tho other, Mrs. Bruder had takon refuge
in the other room with her children, lock
ing tho door, a fact that seemed tocxaspoiv
rate Livingston to the point of madness.
His language was simply incoherent, point
less profanity. Livingston, after Bruder
entered, started to go out, but stopped and
leaned against tho door jamb in silence.
Then in an outburst of desperation he
twice drove the dagger up to the hilt in the
door. Ho then went out. Mrs. Bruder
was found almost senseless with terror in
the other room. Even with such an op
portunity to apprise her husband of Liv
ingston's repeated outrages, fear for his
and her children's lives kept her silent, and
she professed to be able to give no expla
nation whatever of the intrusion.
The recurrence of tho outrage on the
following Wednesday inspired Mrs Bruder
with determination tj stop the trouble
She called upon Chief Matsoll and told him
the story. The Chief cross-examined her
minutely, and satisfied himself that her
story was true. Ho learned that she bad
not disclosed the facts to her husband for
fear that he might miscount ruo them, and,
moreover, that Livingston might kill not
only herself and her husband, but her chil
dren also. The Superintendent instructed
Detective John Dunn to tell the story to
Bruder. The stop resulted in unexpected
aid for tho detective. Bruder had been
watching Livingston closely for some time,
ho said, and was satisfied that ho belonged
to a gang of burglars,
He had seen blin bring into the honso
tools that looked to him liko burglars'
tools. He had also ascertained that Liv
ingston had Bervod a term of imprisonment
in the penitentiary. Dunn decided to use
Mrs. Bruder as a stool pigeon, hoping to
secure his prisoner on as many charges as
possible. The opportunity occurred that
same evening, when Livingston again ap
proached Mrs. Bruder and told her that
sho must prepare to abandon her lawful
husband. Sho says that ho told her of
$1,000 which her husband had in bank,and
said that they must get it before they
started. Dunn laid his plans according to
this new development. The Livingston
bouse is constructed with as many traps
and outlets as a theatre floor, and he feared
that Livingston might escape if he attempt
ed to arrest him there. He therefore told
Mrs. Bruder to consent to draw tho money
from the bank, taking Livingston with
her. The plan worked well, and the arrest
was made. Duun lodged his prisonor in the
Central Oflice, and then returned to Liv
ingston's house to mako further search.
The room occupied by the prisoner is fur
nished with a bed, a chair or two, and sev
eral, trunks. Livingston's mother was in
the room when the search was made. The
trunks wore too light to warrant a hope of
finding any evidence in them, and the
search was not satisfactory until Dunn
picked up an ordinary leather covered va
lise. It was vory heavy, and when shaken the
Bound of clattering iron was heard. Mrs.
Livingstou, saying, " That's my son's,"
snatched the valise to take it away, but
Dunn restrained her. She then said that
it was not her sou's. The look was-flled
open, and a full kit of burglar's tools
found in it. They cousibted of several
bunches of skeleton keys, a wooden safe
mallet, a jimmy, several fuses, wedges and
chisels, a flask of powdor, a dark lantern,
two masks, two revolvers, a bottlo of chlo
roform, and a sandbag slungshot. A large
ledgor and two memorandum books con
taining Livingston's name were also in the
valise. Ono of the memorandum books
contains tho draft of one of tho tools. In
tho ledger are memoranda that looks sus
picious. One is a long list of household
articles, plate, and wearing apparel. Under
it is a cipher memorandum, beginning with
the word May. It is believed to bo a list
of the booty taken in a burglary. Liv
ingston seems to have been of a literary
turn, as is indicated by a number of short
stories of the dime novel class written in
tho ledger, " by W. J. Livingstou." IIo
says that the tools were put into the valise,
whose ownership he acknowledges, by some
malevolont enemy, and ho thinks Bruder is
the man. The marriago, ho says, was
purely a case of a young man being en
trapped into an entangling alliance by a
middlo-sged woman. Dunn hunted in
vain for the mariingo certificate for a long
time, but at length found it fastened under
the lappel of Livingston's vest.
The seeming improbability of the story
told by the Brudurs was a puzzle to Justice
Morgan . at first. Still, as cross-examina.
tion only confirmed it, bo decided to hold
Livingston for examination j first, for
shooting at Mrs. Bruder for refusing to
marry him, $1,000 bail j and sooondly for
compelling her to marry him by threats,
$1,000 bail. Bondsmen were found, and
he was liberated. The bouso In which the
Brudurs and Livingston live is a two-story
brick, built apparently as a stublt. Tho
upper story has been turnod into dwelling
Apartments by moans of frame partitions.
Tho front half, consulting of three rooms,
the Livingstons occupy. Tho three rear
rooms tho Brudors and Mrs. Stohl live in.
Young Livingston ocoupiod the room divi
ding tho two sots of apartments. - The
writer found Mr. and Mm. Bruder and
Mrs. Stohl in the sitting room of the for
mer. Three children, tho oldest abont
six, tho youngest an infant, were playing
on the floor. Mrs. Brudor is a tall, not
fascinating damo of about thirty-five, ner
husband sat moodily by the fire, and seem
ed indisposed to talk about his troubles.
He pointed to the bullet mark in the cup
board door, nnd to the marks of tho knife
in the room door. Tho last was across the
grain of tho wood, and could have bee a
mado only by a very powerful arm. Mrs.
Bruder Bhuddored as she recounted inci- ,
dents of tho terror she had been compelled) -to
undergo through foar for the lives of
her husband and children. Hor mother"
told of several incidents that she bad seen).
The Livingstons still adhere to their as
sertion that the marriage and the burglars
tools are part of the same plot to destroy
tho reputation of their son.
HOW TO ORUAN1ZK A UIUNUE.
The First 8tep Wliat to Bond For The ps
pers required The Number of Persons for
Charier Members Information to the Dep
uty Preliminary Meeting The Organisa
tion. Upon this subject the following informa
tion is furnished by II. C. Demming, of
Harrisburg, Deputy for Dauphin, Perry,
Snyder and Juniata counties.
Firnt Step, Learn the address of the)
Deputy for your couuty, and Bend to him
for a copy of the Constitution, which ia
furnished free. If you do not know the
address of the Deputy, send cither to the
Secretary or tho Master of tho State
Grange
Second Step. Having road the Constitu
tion carefully, if you are eligible to charter
membership, send to the Deputy of your
county for the "organization papers."
They will be furnished without cost. Iff
your county has no Deputy, send to the
Secretary or Master of the SUto Grange.
Third Step. Having received the papers
read them carefully ; and understand that
nono of the requirements laid down can
bo varied from. Also, particularly bear tit
miud that not less than nine men and foar
women are necessary to organization ; bnt
that it is hotter for tho Grange to have the
full number 20 men and 10 women. Then
secure the number required as soon as pos
sible, taking care to receive the names ouly
of good nieu and womon. With an organ
ization numbering nearly 9,000,000 of our
best people, it will not do now to take any
and all who oiler themselves for the sake
of having a subordinate Grange organized
two or three days sooner than it otherwise
would be.
Fourth Step. Having obtained the nec
essary number, send the list on to the
Deputy, stating the time you have agreed
upon to meet and nwait his arrival ; also,
the best route for him to take to reach the
place of meeting, if away from a railroad.
If the Deputy, on account of previous en
gagements, cannot meot with you at the
time fixed, it is his duty to so inform you
at ouce, and to name a time that will best
suit.
Fifth Step. While awaiting tho arrival
of tho Deputy, a preliminary meeting
might bo had to fix upon tinio and place of
regular meeting, and to agree upon a name
for tho Grange. There should generally
bo a first and second choico of name, as the
(list choice may be the name of some
Grange already organized. Thero should
be no election of ollicors until after organi
zation by tho Deputy, for the reason that
some of the so-termed subordinate officers
have very important duties to discharge,
which are mado known ouly after organiza
tion. . Sixth Step. Evory person whose name
is enrolled ought to bo present at the tiniB
fixed for organization. If called upon, the
Deputy can give nine of the leading ob
jects of the organization as au introductory
(1) the social and educational ; (2) bouov
oleut ; (3) economical ; (4) friendly inter
course and discussion ; (5) the cash sys
tem ; (0) co-oieration ; (7) unity ; (8) anti
litigatiou ; (0) anti-monopoly, anti-extortion
and anti-corruption. Deputies see
page, 4, Farmtr't Friend of January 24,
1874. These can be condensed Into four
short paragraphs 1st, 3d, 8th and 0th
with a mere reference to the othors.
Seventh Step. Organization; when all
further information can be had from the
Deputy, or through the regular channels,
which are thrown open for the flmt time
by this seventh step.