The eastern clarion. [volume] (Paulding, Miss.) 1837-1863, 1859-02-12


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beams. as we syreut orvard over the ex-
tended plain That border, tbn town Two
broad leatharn anrons extended and
stretched ,igbt lp6p orItri-rer- on either
side Of lhc outward horses caught the
snowrcllets q. .bo,. tI,r,, tl,,,, E.],,,, tI,,;.
heels. ana protected our nersons nom TIL
pcppermg hail TIourb littIe t,tsaro t5a.c
Fin runnogs-lor liar9Ily tbav ncrtbnr
trot nor cantor, but sort If cornrre1nis,
between the two their owe. ara al,ya,. m,
the coaclman. the eIirl+a.t ,otfon' tr lis
hand i, sufficient to keep up their sl,eed
the little whip is. observed never used
but bangles 1t Tie wrist NOR, foI. orna.
ment than use. Two hours rlidina. with
scarcely motion pcr,eptihIa carried ms
thirty yycrsls from Garhina. TIC Ei,lr road
was now abandoned and we rI,nr..I oil
he smooth and well-bcatcn surface INTO
narrow, obscure. and ill-d.5uaH track. tbai
Ted onward to he village Of Dgmetre.-
Bilo"s ol snow inler-eclad lhc road nj
.Irc ,laT distance; pluuging down tho
!, ,nclIse ot some and launched upward over
the Summit OF othef-, i!ie ,icy,ge aeaycd
and pitched Ike a boat on the ocean. De
metre now took the lead, a. best acQuaint-
ed with the track.
Now, then, Papinka.' IAN afiectionate
term for father said Matya. compliment
ing his ouonlam friend. lead quickly
away. for the bairn. are getting cold and
the yodlzy is fast in the basket: and lis
ten-has thy wife a teapot. for tea VIII be
necessary?
Certainly. friend" said Demetre: edo
YOU think we drinl; NOTHING Iut ouass
sour small hecrl in our village? Our
shopkeeper sells tea. sugar-aye friend
wine and white bread. too, on a holy dav.
"Wonderiul ~ said Matva; how much
money you must have in ycur viIIaaau,
"Oh. YES. money i, there when tbo souls
have paid the alrocl islaye-Lead money!
bat our ,tarost foyer.eerl likes tca rpope,
too. or he looks dark on tho croupd and
VIII never be COSTA" n friendly visit "a
the peasants own hou,el
Two hours turnblipr over snoyy-bilIoyys
worming through low brusbwood and
through long and almost trac]lIe.s for
est. brought a, at last to the wished for
villasc-.ome twenty houses 1uon tba
slope Of a hill. ut the foot of which ran
the Black River. q small brook. now frozen
up. and buried in snow. Demotra's loo
( hut was some twenty feet SQUARE. with the
/ gable opposite the road. Ii was ralIdily
/ decorated with ornamental barre-boards
( cut into opcn-work rustic trace,y. and
/ painted in all the colors OF the rainbow.
+ and was Hanlcd by an immense and lofty
gate. over which wa. a pondrou, roof. that
rendered it more conspicuous than the
house itself on a board nailed to the
/ gate post was a rude painting Of an axe
4 which denotes, that when a fire occurs
4 that the owner. axe in hand. must Quick.
, " appear tit. The horses were crammed
! into a little box. lust Lic enough 10 hold
, them. Ascending few steps. we entered
| a sort of clubhouse, attached to the side o-
the cabin, garnishcd with various imnle
ments ofhushandry. Demetre pulled open
heavy outer door. covered with mating.
and stuffed half "a foot thick with hav. I,
keep out the cold An inner door wa.
now opened by Demotrc'e wife The ru.l
Of hot air out Of the room, condensinr a.
it came in contact with the cold stratum
outside, nearly eNtinguishcd the lamp. an,
| onyeloUed Us in q cloud of steam. tn,
room was unplastered the strait stems o.
the trees. dovctailcd together at the cor
ncrS. gave ii a corduroy appearance. tn,
intcgstices between beingwell cauIkcdwitl
div moss.
A small table anda narrow bench rounC
the three parts of the room was all tn,
furniture. one conner Of the apavtmen
was occupied hv an immense oven q
briclwork. neatly whitewa.had apG
reaching within two feet of the ceiling
On the top Of this stove We're two or thrc
haEen headed children. peeping over thD
edge Of the bricSwork with eager curio-it
az The entrance vi ,4rs,fan2er-. A paint
ing OF the Virgin. before which was su>
pended small lamp, hung at ono cornc
OF the room: TO this We bowed as we en-
. tered the cabin. rs compliment TO tn
host. while Mutya and Dcmere crosse,
themselves with reverence. Demetre'
wife had evidently expected MS, for sh,
was dressed IN holiday attire. From tn
waist fell full flowing skirt Of blue cot
ton, suspended by braces OF the same ma
teual, crossing the shoulders and loopcJ
1 in front: q white linen skirt. cut low irill
| ed round the neck. and hordered Will
blue braid, to which were attached ampl,
balloon-slecvcs reaching halfway 10 TIA,
elbows. and stlttcncd with paste; dowl
the front OF tie skirt was row Of spherl
cal brass buttons, set SO close a. 70 touch
F.; each other. and the bottom was iinisheC
| by q broad band OF yellow braid. Upol
her head was tightly la>tCncda a red hand
kerchet, peculiarly arranged, so as to hay,
broad band down the center oi the head
, Ihls Is the m,lgn OF the matron. which N
! unmarried female Is allowed to adopt,
. MY girl SAYS the youthful gallant
"has ewes as blue as the pigeons back
!, and will give a red handkerchief for he
|. head when I've money To pay the priest,
Matya placed the basket on the table
T. pulled, squeezed and broke the icles OF
I his beard, and ,lung them on the floor
= Wine. brandy, porter, and salt beef. 500,
r garnished the board followed by coite
/ ana mix. ne oapa lold "lle, look iron
out me oven brown pan o. ouckWhea'
|. SIeWed III rancid butter, mo Wnlch sh
i poured 2 tea,pooniGI OF hnseed OIL greatl
o 10 the deIght o. M2!aNa, VINO TOOK U
the empty cup ana Wlpeu IL with pee
4 oi black bread Whlch ne ate with q kee
relish: then, uniastenng from his girdl
1 small wooden spoon, he and Demet
4 commenced the onslaught, which the
I were not long in giving good account o
J Throwing themselves upon the naIro
= bench. which it required some art to a
! complish. both were asleep in half a mil
!, ute 4 Russian Is wonderful here il
! astonishing with what rapiditv he pass,
I from chatterinC COmpanion to one ute
lv unconscious. The baba had circuit
the ton Of the oven-stoye with The bairp
g and Nfilten and myself with our baels +
/ The table ana back ia The wall we've acre
: , ably occupied with tho FRAGRANT ch;bono,
= silently eyeinc the black beetles rs m,
hold r1;d,i,ht rnyal on the warn, yyb;
+" y,oIIs of t5o ovon-stova Tbn ,,ooso,,
bs,.o , sort ~ vaparotion for 49, saL
q ;rtr,do,s. and consno,,ertIy tbo,. /
s. bald sonoo,vL,t sorrcj y: tinJ or p
7 mates meyer rto be DESTROYED
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= t,o forcgt Torslo DSr,n,ra,. I'LL,
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{ rona round \ dav ar = h,rIl All "
i now hustle and evc;tap,ent Uot cofFa
I, soffanrd MIN brandy was ba.tiy swallo,
! ed riAns yraro most carefully examine
:, ond as cornf,lI, loaded IlacI, felt boot
Lalr a. i,,,h ,i,;Il, LInrl,ed ~ tba sbar
:. ac In,, a,J n. Lo,5 as a c,rter's hat IN
imperyious TO cold. were hauled an
4 soueezad on somehow or other Kerc
!. sbouldered the spear-a most formidabi
\ weapon Two feet on the blade and doubl
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