New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-10

the vigorous articulation OF "Pacho 10 drive I'm ~
strange bs before the weary dancers could scei repo
upon the stones af the street Drawing near,
and nearer yet heard sound Of music &C last -.
reached the Aniischkow Palace and found oursesve.
cose to the of this untmey activity. repusye
and horrible sight met my eyes. number Of yoanx
women apparently still fresh and blooming with ,sid
oheeks-but whether Of artificial natural colon h.,
incesssnt nonotonous bowing movement prevented NV
dstip guishing-eeganily dressed In silks, Jewels snd
feathers were sweeping the Sewsky So under the s,
superintenlence OF policemen Some fthem Appeared
overwhelmed with shame, others stared me- AZ the
Istvors,schik and horse with perfect Indifference ara
seemed rejoiced az our passage which suspended f<
moment their painful aud disgreeefal occupation Tey
were detachment Of nocturnal wsnderers who, when
returning TOO tsrdy 10 their homes from pursuing thcr
wre,chcd Gazing had fallen into the hands OF the patrol
had parsed the remainder OF the nigh, IN the watch
house and were now afonng, broom IN hand, their sn.
timely rambles hurried of 10 the BATH glad to ecspe
from this degrading and deplorable spectacle.
The Emperor Nicholas is not without an
amable side TO his character, as appears from
one or two anecdotes which we copy:
A, PcterhofI often met the Emperor walking alone In
the park and gsrens There he puts himself AZ his ease
laws aside his sword, uniform and epsulets, and ranbles
about in surout and ioragecsp. But in his capital
where he is ION duty he appears otherwise than
in uniform even in the coolest weather he onya
cloth cloak, ike any other officer. never saw hun
fur coat nor DO believe that he has one la the
tropols his appearance "a quite unsssuming he walks
about the Newsky Unattended and his presence Is ouly
10 be noticed by the joyful movement Of the crowd
None are allowed TO address him and, although Il were
most agreeable to him If ne could with propriey be left
unnoced yet he exscts due respect from those whom
be knows tina; be is recognised. He once stopped op
poste TO two young men belonging 10 one OF the mper
al schools, who staring him in the face, snd asked
why they did salute him. One Of them maintained
terrified silence the other pmcked up courage and
Piled ave do no: know you,"
s'No matter" replied the Emperor; "you see ths
IL a tn.
ter Palace and report yourselves 20 the guard as under
arrest There YOU viii find out who am, and know 70
for the future"
With throbbing hearts the young men obeyed orders
and ausured little good from the uniendly reception OF
the officer on guard The guard had their dinner no
body needed the prisoners. Several hours passed. siu
they kept fasting Iney hai just received marsh
10 their humble petition TO be allowed to send out
Tor loaf when one Of the imperial servants entered
with dinner from the Emperor table and bottle OF
champagne For that day, he told them they were the
guests Of the Emperor who requested them To drink hs
health and not 10 forget in future 10 salute when they
met him. as he could afford TO invite them to dinner
every day.
On another occasion the Emperor met vernet the IA
vore actor at the French heater IN the street. and
stopped 10 speak 20 him. group Of persons quickly
formed tse and no sooner had the Emperor walkedon
agnin than the poce--of whose customarlly literal In
terpr citation the laws have had already occasion TO
Give examples when mentioning the haw OF the Neva
and the burning Of Lehmann's theatcr-canie up and
took Vernet 10 the nearest guardhouse or having spokn
10 the Emperor Nernet needed but to write iine 70
the director of the thcater 10 clear up the mistake ani
obtain his release but he delayed doing this missed his
rehearsal and waited till the evenings performance be-
gan before he informed General Gcdeonofo oil MS mlshap
OF course carriage Immediately sent to fetch him
10 the theater where he to perform IN the second
niece On his arriNa, there the General bitterly re-
preached him for having carried the joke so far for
having missed rehearsal and probably caused delay
in the performance. He informed him az the same time
that he was fined aweea's salary
Vernet said nothing, but began very deliberately 10
drcss When time tor the second piece TO begin
Vernet was not ready. The Imperial family were among
the spectators the public grew restless. vernet
not vet dressed The manager went 10 hurry him ;
Vernet, seeming absorbed in thought merely replied
with perfect cooness THAT costs me three hundred
france Next came the Government Inspector anu
urged him 70 haste Three hundred francs I" the
soe reply he obtained. Finally General GcdoonoA him
self came to hurry the tardy actor overwhelmed him
with rerroeches, entreatcd, swore, stamped with hs
feet cursed in all sorts Of languages Vernet would not
be put OF his way but continued quietly to lay
his rouge stepped back pace to study the effect then
returned the glass and touched up the paint looking
all the while straight before him. Ready at last he bur
RED pact the General to the door of his dressing
there, turning suddenly round "Exceency, SAID he,
lido you know that costs me three hundred 'rancsi"
when vernst stepped upon the stage he was received
with But he was not the man to be discon
ceIted by them and he acted with more spirit and hu'
NOR than ever The Emperor laughed immodoratey,
and knowing nothing Of what had occurred-thaf hay'
ing been carefully concealed from him-he wished to
the scenes between the acts spoke 10 him in the most
friendly and asked him If he could not do him
peasu ia return for all the amusement he had afforded
him "Sire replied the actor the greatest favor you
can do me il never to accost again In the street.
The Emperor looked astonished Gedsonof changed
color Veet proceeded 10 relate in humorous strain,
his adventure with the police, and concluded by point
ing 70 the General and saying, Sire, to complete my
misfortune | am fined three hundred francs" The En-
peror conyused with laughter hurried back to biz box
TO tell the story to the Empress, and next day Verne.rs
ceyed the receipt FOR the fine paid out OF the imperial
purse and In his Majesty name, costly diamond ring
as dOmmd9fs inftTds
We close our extracts with a description,
presenting some remarkable traits of Russian
life in the rural districts, of
WINTER MORNING IN THE COUNTRY
II was splendid winters morning. Even before ris
ing from his bed the Russian is informed of such
n day by glancc the thermometer, which hangs be
tween his double windows, and stands at sixteen
eighteen degrees below zero. With this dry cold the
wind is always very Eight and IL falls in proportion al
the quicksilver sinks UNTIL at twenty degrees below
no. there is usually dead calm IT, In addition 10 this,
there be CLEAN of sunshine, the fine winter day
ploe and leaves ,oihng 10 be desired On such day
was 1t that we started GA expedition to the Colony
Nine O'Clock struck as the sledges drove up TO the
door was informed OF their arrival should other.
wise not have been OF IT, for could not see them
from my apartment the second floor, whose double
windows well ne the thickness of the walls allowed
view only OF tue opposHesdco OF me street Aud sledges
in Rusfa do not announce their coming in Germany
by the jingle oil bells suddDg the harness OF the horses
On the country rosds sometimes meets with these
bels but their Is strictly forbidden in the city on
account OF the intoerabe noise they would occasion
was already dressed, and went down stairs must
not Withhold from the reader description Of my dress
for cnn imagine hs curiosity TO know in what sort OF
nCcCutromont people start for country excurson on
the banks OF the Neys with sixteen degrees of frost
Let HIM not be uneasy was well equipped--that is 10
say exactly the dress In which daily drove
TO the theatsr-a ten minutes drive from nay dwelling
where, on entering the hall OF found myself in
temperature Of fourteen degrees above zero wore
light frook coat, over which put On fur pesse On
my head sd beaver cap. The covering Of my feet
consisted besides ordinary leather boots-which are
made very neatly and elegantly at ST. Petersb,rg-of
nothing but pair OF India rubber oyes shoes BY way
ofprecsution TOOK shawl with me- but made no use Of
il. These are the terrors Of Russian winter
Before the door found two tolerably long seiges,
each adapted to hold ourpersors comfortably and each