. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across MICHAEL FEODOROVITCH, FIRST CZAR OF THE ROMANOFFFAMILY. AN IMPERIAL BEAR-HUNT. 221 receive some of the Imperial foresters, who were arranging for a bear-hunt. Russian history was dropped at once for a more practical and modernsubject, the Emperor of Russia, and his pursuit of the bear. The Doctor explained to the youths that the Czar is supposed to befond of the chase, and whenever a bear is seen anywhere near the line ofthe Moscow and St.
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across MICHAEL FEODOROVITCH, FIRST CZAR OF THE ROMANOFFFAMILY. AN IMPERIAL BEAR-HUNT. 221 receive some of the Imperial foresters, who were arranging for a bear-hunt. Russian history was dropped at once for a more practical and modernsubject, the Emperor of Russia, and his pursuit of the bear. The Doctor explained to the youths that the Czar is supposed to befond of the chase, and whenever a bear is seen anywhere near the line ofthe Moscow and St. Petersburg Railway he is made the object of an Im-perial hunt. The animal is driven into a forest and allowed to remainthere undisturbed. In fact he is kept in the forest by a cordon of peas-ants hastily assembled from all tlie surrounding country. As soon as theparty can be organized, the hunt takes place in grand TOO NEAR TO BE PLEASANT. The Imperial train is prepared, and an extra train sent out in advance,with tlie necessary beaters, soldiers, and others, and also a plentiful supplyof provisions. The Imperial train contains the Emperors private carriageand several other fine vehicles. There are carriages for the Emperorshorses, unless tliey have gone in the advance train, and there are guns andammunition sufficient to slaughter half the bears in the Empire. AVhen the ground is reached tlie locality of the bear is pointed out,and the Emperor rides fearlessly to the spot. He is accompanied by hisstaff and guests, if he happens to have any Royal or Imperial visitors at 222 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. the time ; but unless the guests are invited to do the shooting, the honor ofkilling the beast is reserved for the Emperor. Exceptions are made incase the bear should endanger the life of his Majesty, which sometimeshappens. Bears have little sense of Imperial dignity, and a Czar is o
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