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Show An Interesting Traveler In Sarotov, Russia, an interesting traveler ou foot arrived recently. Ho was a peasant, Nikolay Amliikin by name, ami over seventy years of age. lie hail been a serf, anil in 1852 his master bad accused him of theft and had caused him to be exiled to Okhotsk, in eastern Siberia. As the crime of which he had been accused could not be established, he was sent off as a "free exile," that is. he was not kept a prisoner pris-oner or bound to penal service in the place of his destination. For thirty-eight thirty-eight years he worked in Okhotsk as a tanner, and saved some money. Having Hav-ing attained his seventieth year, he conceived con-ceived a desire to return to his native land, and, as lie said, "to put away his little bones among his own people when his time is up in this world." Rut he was Mill halo and hearty and traveled all Iho way from Okhotsk on foot. He was on tho road twenty-two months and had many a narrow escape from encounters with hears ami wolves. At his old home lie has a large family of children and grandchildren awaiting with open arms. |