New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-26

With 10 IN rnubcrs with pur,es wet =, A. - .,
These with then charges had their place. in IL ala
Mrt.he passages between sest.ranges. and on
blankets, bags or what not. And eseb b.hx . "A
buse peiitrmed, without embarrassment tn snnro
pirate fuLciioBs 10y" 'PP''
=, assure you this was ncw mode Of life with me
Hy every coy he was new, and TO intensity in de-
gree, sometimes which my somewhat long and v,r;ed
Experience In living bad never psraleled NIGHT in
tme-a oaJ in fact sstropoica cal Nd or ont haavai
stranger tban bew born continent in the wide OCEAN
"a perfect anacbronisp. could not sleep for hours
eief Oil others had-not retired exactly but were in
perfect repose sound asleep. What added TO the nights
h'efttt wss quite a severe thunder squs with rain
and lightning This last made queer work with TIE
bright twilight atmosphere.
Before my family for Caucasus went TO their queer
beds. there was a universal kissing among them
Zach child went to her mother in turn and gave her
warm, sweet good night and then in turn they kissed
Gacn o'her ana then, as IT all duty we,e not done
hose nearest took her hand and kissed that ali over
WHO woulo not have BEEN more than willing to be in
cluced in such an Office Day came or day was for
We had no night. Then Zine O'Clock a. m, and then
Moscow.
Here il lively account of dinner in Moscow,
with the celebrated Russian Naturalist. Dr. Fischer,
for host:
Al five ?. m. I reached Dr. Fiscber's, with whom
had eDgoged to dine, when be made his we-remem.
6ered visit day or two before found him sitting on
the sofa with bis daughter ard guest They were
eating or had been eating A dish Of small fsh was
before Them ON the sofa table with bread decantes,
DC. They received me most kindly, and begged me to
sit With them, and join in their lunch declined a.
knew dinner could not be far off. The Doctor now
roe and ask me to go to the library He took my
rooms on The come floor, and opening out of the hall,
into VIII Oh had been received This last opened upon
very pretty sbrubbery, among which were flo ~ers.
The gate was TO tho road, and the one at which had
entered. II was a retired and most quiet spot The
passes-by gave no annoy aDce, and, a, t1ore was
pavement, the carriage noise was not herd. DR..
Fischer attracted my attention to engraving Of Lola
Montes, and tod Of her very anecdote.
He, President Fischer had evidently been much i'm.
pressed and pleased with the adys beauty and power.
He an0 bis companion pointed out to me many objects
OF interest, and he gave me copy Of part of work
row in the press on the meets Of Russia by himself
and splendid work is it. This part appeared in 1851
and his sight has failed since. At length dinner
announced in large room, three rooms of from the
library. This may give some notion OF the houses in
upon approaching them but within you find most excel
lent arrangements everywhere. Bigh walls, inaid
floors painted ceilings, very large and continuous
The house is not piled up Of stones Of couple
of rcons above another but has broad generous
foundation, with all the rooms floor you can pos
sibly desire. Here this old gentleman, very blind
and infrm, but with ample accommodation to meet all
this feeling came wish that such arrangements for
comfortable, zee, luxurious domestic life. or living,
were more common. We of the world think the
old world is crowded full, seeing how little space the
such thing The old has still enough to spare, while it
is we who perish for lack of room. Our dinner was
abundant and good. First, soup, and then hsh-a
long white fish, surrounding the ample dish the middle
spece being filled with shesh, closely resembling the
lubser but smaller-prawns2 Then a very nice dish
il DEED then partrdges with excellent salad, com
pounded Of lettuce and cucumbers, with most tasteful
dressing Then cream preparation in a foam, ike
blanc mango, but much BETTER surrounded WITH a nice
straw berry jelly. Vegetables of the season--rnts, as
oranges, &c. Dinner dore, Mr. President Fischer
rose bad bis own glass; and those of all the guests
inc ong the rest, filled with champagne, and turn,
ing TO me- The great, gave me his welcome, and
touched my glass with his then every body at the table
did the same thiIg now took my glass to the ladies'
and they paid me the same compliment-then gener-
ous hip hurrai was said, and took seats. Such
ia the ancient custom of this ancient State Such its
ceremonial hospitality toward me- 1t was grateful to
me- this ceLt welcome who could fail to be touched
by it wbo thousands of miles from his own home had
fOv nd in this far off land, for whose visit trends
and distinguished men had been gathered in the house
of father of science and for whom old custom had
done ito kindest offices. l could not but 1850 again
from my seat and say word Of thsnksgivlns ior 80
at distance over many thousand miles of sea ana
of land to visit Russia, that had been protec cd by
the laws OF his Majesty the Emperor snG had been as
safe ss under my roof ree that bad re 3ei sed tue
hcspalifies OF some OF his most disD nsied SUBJECTS,
ard that was grateful for and to BOTH.
Now, looking backward over the wioe ocean. as l
often do how do manners, habits customs, como up
In their simplest FORMS in the absence of all that which
gives them pertrence for there is no time for detal
and how unlike is erythpg in the picture to my pres
emit experiences in Russia. The distant IN space De-
con- The remote in time; and am In the domain o:
bin tory Of the past and longer In the fresh the
new the living present of home Hook upon all OF as
strictly and only objectivethe external the distant
1t is co. II 10 the external the outside, the past IL
docs not belong to my, this Sundays present, win us
warm sun fashrg from golden tower, and gDded min,
aret is brightest SELF with the toll of thousands oil
bells calling the faithful to prayer and praise ina
distant regi. N does not no~ belong to me. see IL; 4
lock toxGTd it. 1t is away. 1t is gone, and shau
not look upon it again till have seen other realms:
other skies, and have INQUIRED AIN ano AGAIN as
have this day, that men ever attempted puild inc
Tower of Babel and that this very Sabbath Is hot
feast of Pentecost and that Of its blessings-the
gift of toDgues-is not nlne.
The population on the line of the ST. Petersburg
and Moscow railroad is thus described
OF the people living along the road can say but n
tie Cottages, shanes for workmen and villages are
met with Nothing equal them In darkness aud Ia
gloom. They are boards logs mud, matched or not,
"a circumstances demand or permit. But however
made they very soon put on the same livery ger Tue
San color. This is not unlike to the sou ana us Po
ducts and more miserable prospect than that Prese
cd by Russian peasant village lcannot well imagine
nothfpg living Is seen near h-neither man, womao,
child. cat nor dog You now and then see so ne catAe
all pressing close upon eaen Vsnsr " IN faw Of
the cottages YOU may detect an inch or Two OF giMs
small chimney generally made OF wood DIT OF e,oVe
h,r mel or somewhat liie that, or simpler than al
hole in the roof known only to exist by the tur OF 'ne
s .ort OF smoke coming out Of it. the smoke pour
irg out Of the dOcrpace Inside the furniture 1.1
h but the universal This the i d'g .f epss
E %adnsI;p his ,chrbe and deep is his love for his
Oxen. lp this he cooks, and from he derives warmth
heat comfort luxury. In Winter he lets the iael oa t
te coal hen shakes well up and tosett shuts the
chimney ue and the stove door sGd iUr nSSIs
ai and # he lists he and his lie down to sleep by the