Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1863-10-21

ding. Determined within myself to
sleep in Sevastopol that night, | at once
commenced to seek out the rendezvous of
the boatmen. Well acquainted with the
dissipated habits of that class of men, |
anticipated but little trouble in finding
them. So, turning up the main street of
the village, which led to the market-place
and was ankle deep in mud and Uttered
with cabbage leaves. soon discoverd a
low, spare house with green board over
the door, marked, "KaJclck (rum. shop
No. 49," government plaugc-spot, one
out of the many thousands which are
scattered over the whole country. In ev-
cry city, town, village and hamlet, on ev-
cry highway and byway these shops may
be seen, throughout the whole extent of
Russia, from lalta to Archangel.
Entering the open door of the dingy
place, inquired of dirty German Jew
ess. vino stood behind the bar with steel
spike in her hand, breaking the govern
ment seal over the mouth of pint bottle
of brandy, if she could inform me where
the boat men were. Handing the bottle
to three yellow bearded Doors who were
|impatiently waiting for their fiery dose,
she opened side door, and called out,
" 5ucaSnickS;" but no response came
from that filthy den; and as she turned
around to supply an old market woman
with a gill of the potent stimulus she OBJ
served to me that they we're in there
drunk. Jumping over the bar, / entered
the room, holding my breath as much as
possible, for the atmosphere was thick
with the fumes of tobacco smoke, brandy
and garlic. On the floor lay several
PROSTATE forms, their sheep-skin coats
lashed around their bodies, and breathing
like so many swine. | shook one of
them and awoke him. He got up, rub
bing his eyes, and asked me what want
ed. | told him | wished to cross the har-
Dor Immediately.
He replied, " Impossible, SIR
"How is it impossible?" enquired.
"Look out upon the sea, if you
please"
l offered him two roubles, Zone dollar
and a half if he and his companions
would row me across the harbor that nj ght,
Upon which. he awoke his friends, and
together we all went down to the landing
where they held a consultation, and unan.
imously agreed that they would not
launch boat that night. Oh, how
longed for my own good boat, and stout
crew of Russian sailors. Finding it i'm
possible to cross over, determined at
once to walk around the head of Inker.
mann bag, where | should strike the Sim.
peropA post road, and enter the city up.
on the south side by the Worronzof turn.
pike. The distance around was some
eight miles, but preferred walking to.
ward my home, to shivering the night
away in caravanserai, or fighting aeas
and vermin in PEASANTS hut.
1t was about sundown when | left the
village steering due east, the night was
dark and cloudy, and soon all surrounding
objects we're rendered indistinct; but | felt
no fear, knowing the course | was pursuing
would take me out to the main post road
The surface of the country over which
was travelling was cut up with trenches
and covered with old batteries and deser.
ted earthworks, constructed by the besieg.
ers and besieged during the Crimean war
Into these trenches was continually fall.
ing in the darkness, and in climbing out
of one deeper than the rest. became be-
wildered. Not knowing which way tc
bend my steps, went on at random, and
soon left the trenches and earthworks be
hind me. | felt sure that l was going
wrong. for / had been walking two hours
and Que hour would have sufficed to have
taken me Oh to the highway. Turning
retraced my steps for time till became
completely lost The darkness was such
that ! could just barely distinguis!
objects few feet before me soon the rair