The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1867-01-30

companions. Of ten men who had
been in the ship, only two persisted !;
and their bodies werc found the noxt
day. On this occasion, the following
letter was written by Mr.. Ncckor to
Boussard, agrocably to tho order Of
Louis XIV.
"Brave man I did not know, till
yesterday by means of tho Intondant,
the courageous action you performed
on the 3lst of August. | gave an ac-
count of it to tho King, who has or
dered me to oxprcss his high satisfac-
tion, and to announce to you, on his
part, that he makes you present Of q
thousand livrcs. l writc with orders
to this effect to tho Intcndant. Con-
tinuc to succor others whom you can,
and put up prayers for your good
King, who lovos brave men and de-
lights to reward them"
The courageous pilot received this
letter, and tho reward which accom-
panied it, with the utmost gratitude,
only expressing surprise, that his ac-
tion Of the 3lst of August, should have
made so much noise, since hc had
shown tho samc zeal on many other
! occasions, without ever thinking of
! any reward, or receiving any.
After paying his acbts; and buying
new clothes for his wife and children,
"a thing which he had rarely becn
able to do bcforc,- ,-ho asked pcrmis-
sion of the Intcndant to 60 to Paris,
and thank NJ. Necker, and see, if pos
siblc, tho young King "who loved
brave men, and delighted to rcwa' d
them" Io went to Paris in the
sailors dress which ho had formerly
bought for his wedding. Somo ono
having asked him what could havo in
spircd him with an intrcpidity so rare,
he answered in those remarkable
words -
"Humanity, and the death Of my
futher. lie was drowned was not
in the way to save him, and I sworo
from that moment to devote myself to
the rescue of all whom I might behold
IN danger at sea-"
| Was ever more pure, more
sublime homage offered to flial picty!
| -o.
How Raj. ROADS ARE MANAGED IN
RusslA.-A correspondent of the ION.
don Times, writing from Moscow, says:
The distances travellers have to perform
in this country arc SO immense, and the
weather frequently go severe, that the
idea OF giving a sort ofdomcstic arrange
mcnt to the cars naturally occurred to a
people laborng under such disadvanta-
gcs. Russian railway carriages arc lit.
tie houses on wheels. In the first, and
partly in the second class, their interior
may be described as saloon, with all
the nccessaries, and some oflhe elegan.
ces OF such an apartment. II is furnished
with looking glasses, heated with por
c"lain stoves, anil lit by lamps and can.
dies. Along tho sides soft divans are
ranged; the middle ls occupied by a
mahogany table, and double windows,
with red curtains, exclude not only tho
rude touch of the Russian air, but also
the aspect oftho wintry sky. The COM
pany sits or lounges about chatting,
reading or playing cards, chcss'or domi-
noes. The day passes pleasantly enough,
and as night comes the passengers betake
themselves to rest almost rs comfortably
as at home. BY a simple process the
divans are made into beds, and supplied
With pillows by tho ollicious guards. In
the first class tho carriages arc also pro
vidcd with secord Stories so TO say,
reached b. nil elegant staircase, and ft-
tod with complete beds. In the second
There are too many passengers to be
Accommodated in the divous, part of them
are lodged in berths, which take the
place OF tho rack provided in England
Tor hats and caps. At length every ono
is snugly ensconsed, the ordinary good
wishes are exchanged. and it is night in
the car. The guard aud the driver only
keep awake.
| During the twenty hours passenger
is whirlcd along between St. Petersburg
and Moscow the train stops twenty times
at least. Tho stations are elegant build
ngs, painted red, with broad white "a.
cings around tho the windows and along
the caves. Without. the very picture
" ~'S"iAhhSSSj IhSJ aio "eil SIOCkeQ re-
ceptcles Of the good thing of this world
within The passenger enters large
vaulted hall, scrupulously white washed
and paved with flags. On long tables
n sumptuous repast awaits him, every
plate over lighted lamp to MAINTAIN the
warmth equally necessary in this country
for taste and wholsomcness. Tile wines
and beers Of every cline are represented
in numerous bottles, alternating on the
neatly covered tables with steaming
plates. Tho hall is in the bare, cold
style go often met with intllis country
when poinp is not intended but the
viands arc good, the walters ready, and
their white gloves unexceptionablo. I
need not say that the whole affair IL dear
Such luxuries as these are still regarded
and paid for as exotic in this latitude.
The station is ali oasis. Round about
the aboriginal race Of the country live in
wooden cottages, including the whole
family and their quadrupeds, too, in a
single room.
A Washington dispatch says the
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