Killed By Their Armor

One of the interesting features of the lateczar's funeral was, as usual, the two men ciad in niediaeval arinor, one on horscback and the other on foot. The mounted knight had his visor open, and his armor was of bumished gold, which glittered in the sun. He symbolized life. The other was on foot. His armor was ooal black steel. His visor was closed. and in his hand he bore a drawij two handed sword, the blade of which was slirouded in crape. He symbolized death, The weight of these two suits of armor is so great that, notwithstanding the inost gigantic men of the imperial gnard being selected to don them, the one on foot who offlciated at the obsequies of Emperor Nicholas I feil dead from exhaustiou on reaching the church of SS. Peter and Paul, where the imperial mausoleum is sitnated. Whileatthe funeral of Alexanderll the black knight fainted during the march from the Winter palace to the place of interment and was carried to the hospital, where he died the same night. A similar fate overtook the black knight at the recent czar's funeral. It was observed that he could scarcely drag himself along during the latter part of the procession through the capital, and on reaching the fortress he sank unconscious to the ground aud has since died.