The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-06-22


"Hcicntiic" as old NERopoIus himJolR, md. no
unfrequontly, equally apocryphal with Tho Faith
erof History, Browne ia perhaps tho groatos
traveller this country has produced. lilo ia oncl
aiid close obsoryor, with n keon scnso OF tho lud
crous, not happy faculty for traveller, or tht
writer Of travels. Tho author always hinnaolf IL
lustrItas his books, and those pictures arc poraps
tho best part OF his work.
Tho following heads Of chapters will giyo some
idea of tho scope OF tho buoI,: Impressions of St
| Potcrsburg-n Pleasant Excursion -Yiows on tic
MOSCOW Kailwny-hloBcow-Tea Drnking-Ihe
Pctcrskoi Gnrdons-The "LittIo wator "-Thc
| Markets. OF Moscow-The Noso Regimen. Tho
Empororis oar-Hint--Russian Humof-A Mystc-
| rious Adyonturc-Tho Denoucment-Tho Krcm-
lin-Russian Manners and Cnstoms-Dospotism cs.
| scrfdonl-Rcform in Russia-A bond Of sympathy
| Civilization in Russa-P Passage to Rcvcl-Rovcl
and Helsingfurs-A Bathing Sccne-Abo, Fill
-Stockholrn-walks nbout Stockholm-Tlo
Go,ha Canal Voyage to Christiania--From Chris
tIanin-IaehNmmermHow thoy Travel in Nor
| abroad-Womcn i'll Norway and (icrn,any-Down
tho Drivsdal-A Norwegian Horscjockoy-out OF
| Moncy-1cclandic TravolLHans Christian Andcr-
son-Voyag, to Scotland-The Jolly Dloods-Tho
| Faroc 1s'anis-First Impressions OF Iceland
Rcykjavih, tho Capital or IcolLnd-Goir Zoega-
Tho English Tourist-Tho Road to Thineyalla-
Tho Almannnjun- -Thingvala- Road to tho
deysers-Tho doysors-tho Engliah Sports in
Tronblo-h Frightful Adventure.
Wo copy tho following chapter as pretty
fair specimen of the authors stylo and mannor.i
THE EMpERoR's BEAR HUNT.
Tho present omporor, Alexander Ill, Is moro
distinguished for hia liberal views respecting tho
rights OF his subjects than for his military procy-
ties In private life ho ia much beloved and ia
eaid ai 10 20 man OF yory genial socinl qualities.
LIP predominating passion n thid relationis love
great on bonrs. With nll your experience OF Chis
manly pastino i'll America, doubt il you can form
tocrnt Of all tho Hussius hns distinguished himself
ANY body with neivo enough can kill grizzly,
put II requires both ncrvo and money to kill bears
imperial ukaso il has boon ordered that when nv
OF tho peasants or SORTS discover n bear within
| twenty vcrsts of tho Moscow and St. Petersburg
Hallway, they must mako known tho fact TO the
proprietor Of tho cstates whose daty 1t is to COM
municato official Information of tho discovery to
oo G;orrespond,ing secretary of tho Car. With be-
GnGs 10 his royal master, who Directs him to ad-
riso the distant party that his majesty is much
!lro to proceed to the scono of action. In the mean
tmo tho entro availabo force OF tho estate is rot
to work to watch tho boar, and from tlrco to firo
hundred mel, aro. armed with cudgcls, tin pms,
Old kottlcB, drums, etc, aro stutioncd in crclo
around him. Dogs also aro employed upon this
imiporiiant service The advance trans, under tho
direction OF the mastor hunter, having deposited
telcgrnphic communications bCing transmitted Ito to
privately announced that his imperial majesty has
condescepded to honor the plnco with his prcsence.
anu, SHOULD tho saints not provo ayorse, will be
day specified in the imperial dispatch. Tho grand
convoy is then upon tho track; Dispatcher nre
transmitted to alf tho stations officers, soldiers,
and guards aro required TO DO In attendance to do
honor to thoir sovereign masier-priyatey, Of
coqrae, as this is simply, an unofficial affair which
nobody n Is supposed 70 know any thing about: The
to say, half dozen princes, dozen Dukes q sooro
or two OF counts and barons-all flno fellows and
e. to tho
manufactured at cost OF only forty thousand ru.
concouIse OF admirlng subjects, gayly nterspersed
with soldiers all accidentally gathered there to SEQ
him on. Hats ore romoved bows arc mado, sup
pressed murmurs OF delight run through tho
crowd; tho locomotive whizzos and fzzoa with i'm
p1tienco bells nro rnng, arms nrs grounded !;
tho princes, dukes, and barons jolly Follows as
They are-laugh aud ioko just like common people,
bells ring again and whistles blow; signal is mado,
and tho Autocrnt OF oil the Isussas is of on his
In an hour or two or .tlireo hours, as tho case
may be, tho royal hunters nrriyo ut tho destined
station. Should the pucio business bo pressing,
It is not improbable Tho emperor, ayailing himself
anu Co., In whose magnificent present OF q railway
clrTiage he travels, has in tho moan time dispatch
ed feet Of vessels to Finland, ton or dozen OK
tra regiments of Cossacks TO Warsaw, closed upon
terms OF loan of fifty millions baniHlod various
Objectionable parties to tho deserts Of Siberia md
camarilla. IL
But now tho important affair of tho day is aL
handItho bear;,tho terTiblo black boar, which
which eYory body knows by instinct is going to be
Killed bS tho omperor, because OF majesty's aupe,
rior skill and courage on trying OCCASIONS Of this
Sort What blessing 1t is to possess elich Btoadi-
ness OF nerve would not hesitate one mon1tnt
70 alta OK tho most ferocious grizzly in existence if
felt halt as much oonfldence IN my ability to kill
1t. But the carriages are waiting the horees arc
pralcing; the hunters are blowing their bugles
tho royal party aro mounting on Horseback Or in
n1 santss 5 69 S
huzzas ring through the air and tho Gear Of all
tho Russias is fairly of on his hunt. Trocs 1y by
desert patches Of ground whirl from under; yersts
arc as nothing TO those spirited atoeds and their
spirited masters, and In an hour or so the grand
sceno Of action is reached, Horo couricrs stand
very jaws Of death. The noble proprietor himself
bow down in Oriental fashion lie dashing young
waves his hand calamity to tRo ladies' Of tho house, @
in tic distance. Once more the IasIo Is sounded
handsome and gallant Gar loading tho way by
soyeral longths. Soon tho terrific cry is hoard-
Haiti tho boar the bear Halt RI, shut your
eyes, reader, for you mover can stand such slight
as that full;,grown black bear, not two hundred
Yards 9ti In tile middle of an opGn space, bur-
| Tounue0 ny uSe lQon mQdon behind trees
| ard driving him back from every point where he
| attempts 70 escape. You son't SEQ tho mon, but
you hear them shouting and banging upon thoir
pots, pans, and kettles. Now Just open one eye
| and sec tho emperor dismonnt, from his famous
charger, and deliyer tho rein to dozen domostics
deliberately cook his rie, and fcarlessly got behind
this time yon perceive tint Bran Is ;aneng pas tis
seal on his hind legs, utterly confounded with tho
noises around him. Shut your eyes again, FOR tho
emperor IL taking his royal aim, and will prosdntIy
crack away with his royal ri6o Hist triggers nro
| clicking around you in every direction, bnt YOU
needn't be tho least afraid, for, although tho boar
is covered by q reserve OF forty rifles not one OF
| tho huntcrs hnvo nerve enough to shoot unless
officially authorized or personally desrous Of visit
| ing the silycr-lnines Of SiLeria, Crack thug
The smoke clears away. By Joye | his imperial
majesty hns dono 1t cieverly hit tho brnto plumb
| on the os frontis, through the heart, it makos
| no difference which Down drops Bruin, kicking
and tearing up the earth at dreadful rate cheers
4 rend tho welkin pots, pans, and ketflus' ere
banged High above all rises the stern yoico OF tho
autocrst calling Tor another rifle, which Is imme,
diately handed to him, Humanity roquirps lthnt
no should at onoo put an end 10 the poor 1ni-
malls sufforings, and he does 1t with his accustom-
ed skill. , h'''i' T'r',' - n '.IiE I =.
Now the bear having kicked his last an intropid
hunter charges PIP TO the spot on horseback whirla
around 1t two or threo tilaes, carefully examines
tho body with on opera-giaHs, roturns, and,j ap.
preaching tho royal presence with uncovered hoad
delivers himBeH according to this formula; "May
bear is dead ~ The emperor sometimes respohGs.
| Ia lo z" but usually cOntonts himseIf Inv savin