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As they came to his home they were met by the captain's ten year old daughter, who stood in front of her father and calmly said: "You will have to kill me first," and thus she saved his life. AS THEY CAME TO HIS HOME THEY WERE MET BY THE CAPTAIN'S TEN YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO STOOD IN FRONT OF HER FATHER AND CALMLY SAID YOU WILL HAVE TO KILL ME FIRST AND THUS SHE SAVED HIS LIFE
omen. In the great Irkutsk prison a company of men were watching some of their fellow prisoners being flogged when a man appeared at the door saying: "Russia is a republic and you are all free." Instantly all was excitement. The officers fled for their lives. Even the prison blacksmiths fled, for they had welded the shackles on thousands of prisoners and they feared vengeance. Other smiths were pressed into service and were compelled to work all night long cutting these iron chains. Many were chained to wheelbarrows and of course could not get away until their irons were broken. A committee of public safety was formed at once and precautions taken. A banquet was prepared in the dismissed governor's palace and sixty men whose chains had not been cut loose sat down at the table with their chains rattling. In one place the priest, while performing his duties in the church, heard the news and announced it. Fifty men rushed out to kill the local police captain who had been a regular tyrant. S FREEMEN AND WOMEN IN THE GREAT IRKUTSK PRISON A COMPANY OF MEN WERE WATCHING SOME OF THEIR FELLOW PRISONERS BEING FLOGGED WHEN A MAN APPEARED AT THE DOOR SAYING RUSSIA IS A REPUBLIC AND YOU ARE ALL FREREE INSTANTLY ALL WAS EXCITEMENT THE OFFICERS FLED FOR THEIR LIVES EVEN THE PRISON BLACKSMITHS FLED FOR THEY HAD WELDED THE SHACKLES ON THOUSANDS OF PRISONERS AND THEY FEARED VENGEANCE OTHER SMITHS WERE PRESSED INTO SERVICE AND WERE COMPELLED TO WORK ALL NIGHT LONG CUTTING THESE IRON CHAINS MANY WERE CHAINED TO WHEELBARROWS AND OF COURSE COULD NOT GET AWAY UNTIL THEIR IRONS WERE BROKEN A COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC SAFETY WAS FORMED AT ONCE AND PRECAUTIONS TAKEN A BANQUET WAS PREPARED IN THE DISMISSED GOVERNOR'S PALACE AND SIXTY MEN WHOSE CHAINS HAD NOT BEEN CUT LOOSE SAT DOWN AT THE TABLE WITH THEIR CHAINS RATTLING IN ONE PLACE THE PRIEST WHILE PERFORMING HIS DUTIES IN THE CHURCH HEARD THE NEWS AND ANNOUNCED IT FIFTY MEN RUSHED OUT TO KILL THE LOCAL POLICE CAPTAIN WHO HAD BEEN A REGULAR TYRANT
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