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Show NnhmlMiv itanlliil, Manmlltan's iliia'.lne. Mothing impres-ed Moltke, whan in Russia, mote than the devoted submis-fiveness submis-fiveness of the people, whether soldiers or civilians. "The Russian," he writes, "must positively have a master; if he has rone, he sets himself to find one. Each community chooses its starost, or elder, from its white haired men, else it would be like a swarm of bees without with-out a queen. 'Our laud is good, but we have nobody over us. Come and rule us.' Thus ran the messirg t of the Rus-fiiin Rus-fiiin commons to Rurik the Varangian. Without his captain he would be iu deadly perplexity. Who would think for him, lead him, punish him? His captain may possibly defraud him of his dun or ill treat him in anger, but nevertheless he loves him better than he would a German oilicer whose pun ishments are just and well considered. If a European soldier were to see hiiu non-commissioned ofiicer drunk, discipline dis-cipline would become possible; but the Russiau pu s him to bed, wipes him clean and obeys him as faithfully at ever on the morrow when his ti is over." |