Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 January 1893 — Important [ARTICLE]

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la tine diitry of (George M. 'Dallas, formerly Uaited ■fiitates Minister to Russia, occurs a story which, as the writer remarks, illustrates the extent to which, ia monarchical countries, the most important matters lire subject to imperial whims. The incident, it should toe said, becurngd more than fifty years ago. The Empress, having writtesa a .letter to her father, gave it to a servant to put into the hands of a courier, then waiting to start. The servant, misunderstanding the order, deposited the letter in the postoftlec, and (the mistake was not discovered until five or six hours had elapsed.. In Uje meantime the regular mail for Russia, and, indeed, all western Europe, was made Wp and dispatched. As soon the Empress was told what had been done, she sent an express to command the whole mall, bag and baggage, back to St. Petersburg. About fifteen hours were lost. Everything was reopened, the Imperial missive recovered and placed in the courier’s care, and then, but not till then, the mail was allowed to resume its journey.