Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-09-09
MISCELLANEOUS.
Columbus, Georgia, 1858

From the Albany Evening Journal
THE RUSSIAN MlNISrER.-A STORY WITH MORAL
We see reported that ~ Budisco, the Russian MINIS
has muzZle Washington newspaper alter me
fashion OF ST. Pciersoufsh we nope nc WIN "a'e so
time" . !,
mis- gentleman in earlier days OF his mission Some
ago he passing the Rochester and Syracuse
rail road on an excursion Niagara with party OF friends
II wa remember rightly, il his wedding tour When the
train reached Syracuse aachc, or secretary or some
thing took fancy quarrel with one OF the men employed
about the dep and with the insolence ui petty Official
raised his cane and struck him The was about 10 take
Justice in 10 his hands but the fellow claimed the pro-
lection Of his and his suite who OF course al LOOK
his part and supposed their diplomatic character would ena-
BILE him TO &c, OFT with mpuEiy.
Mr. Smith, The conductor and agent Immediately waited
ON the Minister the stated the Case and civy but
firmly remarked that such unprovoked outrage could not
be- tolerated here; and wound up by expressing the hope
that the Minister would md the business he easily could
by apolngiZing
ancteur know whom he addressng2 II ~ Alexcn-
DIRE Bodisco, ambassado. of the Emperor Of Russia!
Mr. Smith cooly replied Tint II lie was the Emperor OF
Russia himself he entitled I" apology. And he ad
ded that until he got IL that train would stop where II was
in The Syracuse depot
cious speech translated u round IT, and was found
that diplomatic proceedings suddenly brought TO
standslill Terrible oahs were sworn the conductor
the road the company, the country. everybody !
But they all in Russian they did not hurt anybody
Il order this train 10 on said The envoy eSiraodlna.
ry and minister plenipOten,ay stepping out ON the platform
The passengers Stared RystandcIs winked al each other
The little popcorn and candy boys opened their eyes wide Al
with The long beard and thought he must be crazy
But the train did not bulge an inch.
II this 80 0n!' repeated NJ. Bodlscu, bring
ing his vehrmcnIy duwn the platform, 10y way Of
emphasis No result The smoke eurrd lazy up from the
locomotive and the fireman and enSncr leaned buck On M
wood pile 10 enjoy Tie un.
Fortunately ut This moment Washington acquantance,
who happened be- board out, hn, undertook 10
explain American customs 10 The ambassador long col
oquy ensued "rrisn which nobody undct
stood. The upthol 4" was however, that handsome
and couteou apology rendered and recevedthc mi
mister adding that his gnoTancc OF The language and rus
Of The country had lei him into iisrakr The Wits
tie sounded the bell rnn9 and went The raln carrying
three wiser people out OF Syracuse Than IT brought
10 half an hour before.
barely possible that NJ R,dsc"s abors with the press
may terminate similar way. Alter all, il The educa
ZION. the man. that is 10 hic VI Boisco is s.,'si
BILE and accomplished sentl-mau such things go IN Rus
ss There his requirement." would be treated as peiirrily
reasonable and proper Persons aud stop al the bidding
of high dplumatiss Here, however higher dipolnalisls
ofener come and 20 al he bidding OF the press
MAMMOTH CAvE-Many persons will from
Europe during the The beautiful things
DO exhibited IN the Crystal Palace There things
country however, worth ring that will not be eS
hbited the Ciysla Palace 1c Falls OF Niagara aud Tie
Mammoth Cave viii not be there OF The great cataract
indeed good idea may be- obtained from Frausenseln$
panorama but Of The Mammoth Cave can
furnish representation Like Phips's Nnpoieom
10 "grand gloomy and PECULIAR" and while talk
log lrs may well say That nothing but Itself can
Initiate IT, What pencil The gooiny grandeur
Of suberrancan cll-l Who would venture I" PANT
Gorins Dome the Star Chamber The Paint King when
he wished pain, the OF the Fairy Queen obliged
TO furnish hius w cuors FROM the eyes OF beautiful
maiden ae should wish represent the darkness OF
The Mammoth Cave must grind tut" pigment the darkest
feather OF tho wing al nlehl The lights which you lake
the sometimes Seem la shine against solid wall
Of dsrkess
II this subtcTranrnn world had been known the
Greeks its dark chambers would have been peoped with
beings adapted gloom The Imagination thai
filled The green the bright with sporiivc
uymphs would have furnished beings of gloom and efrur
dark regions Here Perhaps Ulysses would have
"a
mouth OF tins would have been the TO The
abodes Of the internal god. Here would Opheus have
looked back his lost Eurydre ADD along these dark
sages would Hercules have Dragged The theeheaei Ceroe-
Over these Cnaron would have cried the IN
willing suuls aud here Pluto would have swaycd his dark
sceptre Here Sissy Illus Xiun and Iantas would have sui
fered their ccasrlcss tnrmenls From The mouth ut this ca
would th Fures have ISSUED when sumo mortal was
exposed their But perhaps the stern, dark
spirit OF The Scahdnav ihuugy would have been more
home here. N" filter place an This for The Hall vi
Odin Tor the Itv, ol those heroes whose cups we've the
skulls Of their cacnes. When s'ads At The mouth al
This cave is easy 10 iluagnc an enormous dragon
cealng it's huge ips brn,ai III. ground and sending forth
chill b'ealn against t.s: VII" dare Il approach ndeei
there Is scarcely 9uuu!y sublime Idea which moi
lie connected with tniS cave.
After entering cave however every idea thul purakes
Of the unpleasant vuusrs The pure air inuses new ltr
every vein the invalid The system Is hracrd
the muscles aud The spirit acquire elasticity The laugh au
The merry shout seem 10 come al themselves aud because
they help it, Every moment something ne" Is pre-
sentedsuhe enormous chamber some massive rock some
deep ubyss fantastic ion strange apparent I'M
OF Objects in The world. There rivers aid
lakes mountains and ptns flowers and Iius churches aud
pulpls. There within The cave and caves with
in those There is end To This snb.erranesr
world. n.an might travel III it during his whole
life, finds ot those deep aoudes
sud awful cells" As The largest cascades oi Europe aI,
spuns IN InpnTsun with Nlagaia as TIE Danube
and Volga ris compared with The Father
of Waters :" - largest OF the Oh World are
mere monsehu,s in comparison with the Mammoth Cave
Whoever returns 10 Europe without scins this wonder
ought 10 wUnder ut his own stupidity.
Louisville .iuurnai, Ang. ~.
REMOVING A RING FROM YOUNG I.ADY'S
FINGER.