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Show A DREAM OF THE CZAR. How Father John 'Explained Vlalon of Russian Monarch. This fable, dealing with the fall ot Wltte, the Russian finance minister, Is related In a recent brochure entitled, en-titled, "A Glance at tho Secrets of Russian Policy," published at Vienna: "Tho czar Ureameil tho following singular sin-gular dream. He bow threo cows, one fat, one lean and one blind, The next day he sent for tho Metropolitan Pal-ladlua Pal-ladlua and begged him to explain the dream, hut the metropolitan declined. The czar then sent for Father John of Kronstadt and nindo the s'amo request re-quest to him. Father John stroked his long curly hair with his hand and mado roply in tho following words: 'Your majetty, I understand your dream In this way: Tho fat cow Is tho flnanco minister, tho lean ono Is tho Russian people, uml the blind ono ' 'Don't ho afraid; go on,' said tho czar. 'The blind cow Is your majesty I" |