Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1867-03-02
Skct. hts Cf Russian Life.
Difference Retreen Rus Gu and american
Neiyhi"y-Slriki"y Description" If =
R0i,cay.
AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN sIElCHIEO

AMERICAN AND RUSSIAN sIElCHIN0
think it j. the auth .r Of tie Autoc,a, Of
The Break fast Tat!c who says som- where
that It you want 10 know what sleieh-rid nx
j. like. you hnv" only 20 81. in = keen n"rth
wind with your feet i" a pail Of free ii, z
water. and jingle = string Of jnni ling tells.
that by 20 doing you avoid the expense and
trouble OF ro'"x ou'. and enj. oil the plea
sure IL II 'ot alose h.r an unjust descrir-
II n o' .hit hing in DR.. Holmes ua,iv- i.ni
FREE ds !" America were aIway. L"as,i, g to
m Of the pleasures 1T the iastimr. but they
"~v"r .erm-d rar'i"u arl, anxious to par-
ike Of It 'hen's-l.es I d. believe that
American sl-i N. is Ear inferior ia com for,
to H. sian. Across the A,ant c the slely-s
are built t" hold several p-cp'e. and roomy
c.rr'ag-. ho tv-r com mlo, table in summer,
Cat hard b- kept warm in wir,er. Her
The sic 'R"s are so -mal' that VIII. n two pro
g are once ~'"frd IN, it is not easy to get
item out again. Then The Americans ar
hy nature too s>tless an 100 active to ia, k
htmse Yes up i" turs fro . heal to foot, a, d
we" tn" packing is cv,nple,-d, to al. sti,
without sfarK'nx their p,s,t on for lear al
'-,,I"g 70 The cod Nor, over. ,h. somewhat
sluggish breed Of horses which YOU fini
narne> s-d t. mos, v"hici.s in A mer,c, Is y.
neatly 50 we'll fitted for drawing sI"ighs a.
che &c w., wiry. mt -snn,e animals ~hich
"'e Well universal in lsnssia If you cho,>e
o put on iur boats aud u fur cap, to We,
II peisse lined with sable, to lie padded
hood Over your neck aud ra,s, 10 cover y.ur
legs WI h heavy w. ole" rags. t. pu, b"ar.k,n
gloves over k'h, to d'i"k strong drink #
real Vodka brandy before starting ant 10
keep lighted ,i-ar p'rprtually in your
m"1lh, > u will really b., warm aud comfor-
table enough Es~n then y "a a'e nb!iyed
/" feel yoIr nose from time tn time 10 b.
sure that it still snats ~he' 20, pinch it.
RE'HLEssSE.s OF RUSSIAN DRIVERS
OF nli the reckless chariot. ers have ever
known. the Rassians are tn most c,r-l+s-
It 'on"q e"c-s St YOUR h .rse At fuI
ga!"r, ways Z" straight on, n yer 1T any
'dy pass y"" AMI n"ver n,is Wy f.r any
thing, ,-''"se, shou't lie from ob<erva
'"", are m*xns i">ti led i,to The R,--ia,
hack ,,er when he frs, mon",s he seat
C"'t N'Iy II" max'"s are adhered 70 j..
rrn tic-. "h"'ev-r may he the th-ory. The
Ne~~k' rs in-r-srt"I hs n mer.u> .tr,e's
'trg g"t nns e.. Snd.-s coming dow, m. se
cos 'horo"gh'sr's drive II, I"l p, cd alo,s
t's m n's nf s-hicl-s II they jus, rl ar
the nos" Of horse or 'h- fo-b"sri Of
s'e"sr. II" d'is"r, at e. a gr:nt Of 81 STA
ito" if they do not clear it, ,h~v pull th.
'"r e. "p up IN th- bind 20 and sw-ar. To
tie in-xre fenced it is no, pl, asan, to See
your own horse rushing fu, tide ut another
-l@d."; still lss pleasant is il to see the
q ats Of eomeb ebody-.l.e's a.. dye comiux
d'r-c'ly aga'"s, the side Of the vehicle in
~h'ch yru y"ursrlf are seated BIZ sxper -
"nce teaches y"u that he danger i. not 81
Z eat MS i. looks. The gr~at With aud
le"gh "f h. sh .fts enable the driver ,o,u
up his ''r$e without tonchin. him, AMI the
IN '"e"t the rae stops, the sleigh, no,
being on wheets, stop. also. S,il!, as the
horses heats are lef. perfectly free. and
their h'sd-gAr is of the hshtes, kiai.
conf.s- do n Ike being driven. a. am
"on''an'Iy, with my shnu Iers hr,shins the
m uhs OF horse. ~h' come Ay,ny acrn-.
oar rack. have MT Sen ln.m bite, bn,
It they Ill take fancy t. "oss or ca: there
Is nov hing | can zee to hun Ter them fr.,n
gratifying tier can"'hai p"op"ns''ies. Ia
''e N-w,ki | hv- witnessed Jam. and
-" ''s'"ns by the sc'r-, but hav, n-v"r
heh ID any worse Re- uIi than that one of b..
s'-dses which zane mt, contact was swurg
r'gh' acro-s the street. A, any rate, ,her,
/, ns re'"ed, for the nA'isr; nothing Wit
ever Induce Russian coacL man t. drive
s'"w; a"i 'f he dad, you Won 4 simpy b. ran
''"r by every ssige sou met. A pore.
one. sad 10 q tr'eni Ut mine who wanted I.
GROSS the rairo.d !ur,g The d,nse fog.
"W-i', sir, thu express is over due, but sur.
aud you shall chance IT, AID ST., il you
come 10 St, r. r-turg, the hes, thug you
GO" do is TO take sleigh and "c.ancs It,"
sAnLEs OR snEErsklxs.
Y"u mus, h- clad either in saol.s or >hs.p
KIN. Well TO do p-' pie are dr.ss~d in fu,s,
Which cos, ~ much =. .n,st E,ylIsh or
F'e"ch mi'dle-ci~-s persons sp-"d upon
thr'r years clothing. Comm n people are
wrapped up j" greasy sAi.s Which Nh E,g-
tsh tshor-r vo"td he 4n~iLes t. veal.
NJ rrov-r. in ST. P.t-rshurs, the com am nd
1T hou"dt-ss wealth aud The .n.s protus.
~xl endure Will no. sevu.e You tue same
p, ri-e,,o" of material co,ufott MS J. woa d it,
'"ure c,v'hxrd comnu"itie~. M.tarhor,caIl,
rs we'll as literally, the s.ucco il alw .ys get.
h"g broken oil Sou: v slls ia Russia. Take,
tur -aauple. the eqaipax-s you meet driv,"s
"bnut t"e city. In. carriages are often Lon
dnn n.il the horses are superb but the
b ~st har ess will be p.ich,d together with
strings, ana the livs,ies OF tha drivers will