The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-06-20
RUssIATs CAVALRY.
The HOrsemen of the Czar-DIarveIOus
Riding.

review held in St. Petersburg in honor
of the visit of the Emperor of Germany
to the Gar, a correspondent of the Lon
don Daily News says
The great attraction of the day was
the cavalry, and that far surpassed any
thing which have ever seen. The two
elements of excellence were, of course,
the horses themselves and the horse
manship of the riders. Can any body
explain the peculiar charm about Rus
sian horses? Without presuming to an
swer my own question, l think I may
point out that one secret with trainers
here seems to educate the horse to
mako him trustworthy, faithful, ambi-
tious and to dispose of all those con-
trivancos which, IN more civilized coun-
tries, crush the spirit out of the poor
beasts. In what other country can one
see horses like those which dash along
the Nveska so free, and fresh, and
graceful? In what other country do
they have such a glossy skin, such swan
like necks, such delicate limbs? And
IN what other country do they offer such
material for cavalry? One must reflect,
too, that Russians of a certain class are
born, like Arabs, in the saddle. The
horse is a member of the family,
brother, q companion IN every adVcn-
ture. The Russian government had,
therefore, good material but it has en-
ployed it we'll, and the proof is the
superb hOrsemen who to-day galloped
along by Kaiser William and his Ger
man officers. The Russian cavalry has
the ordinary divisions found in all Con
tinental armies, namely, hussars, dra-
gOOns, cuirassiers, uhlans, etc, as well
as some species peculiar to itself 1
pass over the former, and only call at
tentiOn to the horses. These sleek and
muscular beasts had evidently been Sc
Ieeted as carefully as the men them
selves. For now a glossy black, now
rich brown, now a light gray, and the
uniformity seemed to extend even to
their size, shape and motion. The eff
feet was singularly striking. The
Tcheck and Cossack cavalry have been
so often described that there is nothing
new to be said about their appearance.
The detachment which took part in the
ceremonies of to-day wore bright red
Jackets and sort of fur hats of the
same color, and rode chestnut ponies.
On their backs carbines were strapped,
and in their hands they carried long red
lances. They led the cavalry division.
The first circuit of cavalry was merely
for inspection the second was for evO-
Iutions How impatiently the COssacks
went through the first, and how eagerly
they entered on the second The
ponies, even, trembled with enthusiasm.
AS the cavacade approached the emper-
ors the riders settled firmly in their sad
dies, loosened the reins a little, and
the word is given Like a fash of
lightning, and simultaneously, the
horses shoot off, and before the specta-
tors have caught their breath, are half
way around the square. What an
astounding pace If a horse should
stumble, the rider would never mount
again. COssaclls crouch low in the sad
die, and shout like tiends; while their
long, glittering lances, stretching out
horizontally far beyond the horses, are
terrifying even to friends and non-cOm-
batants. The Germans do not spare
their pIaudits They love the uhlans
who trampled down the Turcos, and the
Bismarck Cuirassiers who rode into the
Jaws of death at Mars lie Tour, but
nothing like these unearthly horsemen
from the plains of Russia. Let me not
do negative injustice, however, to the
rest of the cavalry. After the second
turn around the field the whole body
formed at the rear, opposite the emper-
ors and amphitheater. The front
stretched the whole length of the field
somewhat longer, to use comparison
which many English readers will appre-
ciats, than from the Seine to the bar
racks at the foot of the Champs de
Mars, and several regiments deep.
There were probably $4,000 in all, the
cuirassers with their white coats and
heavy black horses, the hussars will
their pixies, mounted grenadiers and the
dragons, and Mt the wings the reckless
Cossaclls again. The Grand Duke
Nicholas waved his sword, and the en-
tire force moved toward the emperors
and the spectators. At first it was .
light trot, then an easy gallop, thel
faster and faster, till one could only Sc,
thousands of glittering uniforms anC
superb horses dashing madly towar,
the crowd. Nearer and nearer the,
come, and ever at the same terrific pace
1t will be death for the imperial part
who are ON the ground below Sudden
Iy the grand dukes sword flies u
again in the air; the officers pass th
word along still the 5000 horseme
shake the earth. The grand duke
sword falls, and the mighty mass come
TO stop AS if transixed by an electri
shock. Perfect silence reigns. TIL
long line of cavalry is as calm an
steady as the marble palace itself, an
far back through the centers all is tran
quiI. That was u glorious sight, an
worth a journey to St Petersburg
see. / shall never look on such spec
tacie again.
A CORRESPONDENT, writing from LoI
don to a Baptist paper, says: "AnothC
thing which strikes an American &
strange, is the fact that all classes drin
here At the dinner of the Baptis
Union, at Spurgeon's church, decantel
of wine and pitchers of ale were on til