Russian Superstition

The widow of a. church beadle died in a village in the government of Penza, tiaving expressed the desire that her remains be put by those er her husband. Wnen the grave of the Utter was opened the cofñn was uot found. On iuvestigation it was discovered that the peasants of the vülage had stolen the body of the dead beadle and sunk it in a swamp. There had been a dronght in that disïict last year, and the pö.isants believed that if they sunk the body of a righteous man in water rain would come. This superstitioti is said tc be prevalent among the oommon paople in that región.-