THE ANGER OF THE CZAR.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XVI, Issue XI, 14 March 1896, Page 288

THE ANGER OF THE CZAR.

Ox one occasion, during a parade of his Horse Guards the Emperor Paul of Russia was extremely dissatisfied with the manner in which the troops performed their evolutions. lengtn. after a more than . , ordinary stupid blunder on the part of the troops, the Czar could stand ft mi longer, and he decided to preside over the drift n person. The troops were well aware that the Czar < was on the verge of bubbling over: and the knowledge so unnerved them that things went from had a b'“ which officers and men snared alike), which proved the climax Galloping up to the disorganised lines and rmnmg up his charger at their head, livid with the fury whtch he no longer attempted to suppress Paul to the fo: original and effective sneich Officers and troops of the Imperial Horse Guard rip hr about face Quick—march—to Siberia !’ The ent regiment, with unbroken composure and dignity wheeled to the right, and started off then and there upon theft terrible inarch into exile. By the lime they had arrived at a poiut'lving sonlc - cw days march from ’ the capita- the Czar's temper having cooled down, swift couriers were dispatched after the exiled guards with news of the Imperial clemency and the troops were allowed to XCCBEB.