Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1874-02-15
r-r. sCENES IN ST. PETERS,
BURG.

~cR S(EN ~ IN Oh I'm HssD
BURG.
correspondent Of the London
Ners, at the Russian capital,
10 6oll,wing sketches of daily life
Petersburg:
ching with one horse Is very we'll
Way, but if you would take the
e,,,ent in its pure form you must
At the lowest computation, three
and all the better if yOu can
The number four or six. In our
,,e contented ourselves with three.
were capital match rs to color
i've black as a raven, possessed of
flowing tails and names, arched
and fiery nOstrils, and each of
long. slender, wiry build to be
nowhere in such perfection as
Tb. middle horse stood in the
a bulying shafts, carrying the
ed har over his head; the two outer
oils ran almost loose, one slight
alone attaching them to the
~. Muflled up considerable above
chin. trussed and stuffed and
nj in beneath the furs and rugs,
we went. The Nevski Perspec-
was full of sleighs; it had been
nj sleighs all the day. The excite
was exhilarating indeed, as the
living craft shot here and there
The lights streaming upon them,
the lively choru>es of sleigh-bells
= their best to make common
with their louder tOngued frater-
of the church belfries. 1t would
that services were being held in
" places of worship, for as we
II bv we would catch sight of illu-
ted interiors and masses of empty
ms around the entrances. In the
bki-three miles long though it is
sleighs were countless. Every
linen of the delightful little vehicle
out. Now tearing and raging,
oughbpd stceds snort in your ear,
pass on like "a flash Of thought, es-
NJ collisions only by hair
d;h. but never harmiflg or coming
barm. Who the occupants are,
apidity of the passage con-
almost as much as the costly
Is, but as the elegantly-painted
page whiskS abreast of us. silver
liter sounds like sweet music. Next
es the humble sleigh with II family
N packed in after the manner of the
Urban Cockney ON Sunday after
hs and holidays. Then the dapper
ont of the swell, or the solid.
kch" or "off." We have not pro-
led a mile down this thoroughfare
thoroughfares before we discover
We have another lesson to un-
h. Is it not a proverb that the
Psian Dro>ky, or sledge driver, is
most reckless of .Jehus, and that
her life nor limb is safe in his
IDS? 70 be sure, rs the IstvO>chik
Hes his queer perch, takes Il rein in
} outstretched hand, bends forward
body, and shouts and gesticulates,
DokS SunromlnOnly formidable; tn be
}, also, when at the rate of eight or
miles an hour you glide before,
Part, behind and between other
|ges going at a rate equal to your
D, it looks a dangerous business.
ice. however. that all comes right;
the beautiful horses which, ap-
aching from behind, touch you on
shoulder, or breathe into your ear,
Per bite, never run you down, never
zee, never falter; that the driver
IS up short and sharp, and sure, at
4ard's distance; and that, above
Fylhlng. the horses, nOtwithStand-
their appearance of fire and rage,
perfectly trained and dOcile, and
drivers as careful as any passenger
, ordinary Eerves would wish them
be.
he Rover Yacht Club had invited
Duke to a grand skating festival in
r gardens this evening, and the
Re had accepted the invitation. 1t
hlSpered. too, that the Gar him
would grace the scene with his
|sence. | can scarcely trust myself
|de>crlbe the fairy spectacle those
|dens presented. Entering the outer
eS' and passing through the ante
'ils where furs were left and skates
as'ed, you suddenly found your
k,s ",Ure W! thousands OF dazzling
rs. ,.o, " hen the first bewilderment
s"he' and things began to shape
.ei'es a,. clearly, the full beauty and
u"f i nl the fete grew. 1t was a
y iake, dotted with small arti-
Islands, connected with rus
n" muyes, and covered with trees,
nns ms Mhterhs and varieSated glass
neh IJ were suspended from every
"' ana irom posts and devices,
H. "ruStically arranged, gigantic
oa s' as they seemed to be iron, a dis
q, & were illuminated from behind
NJ o"loied s,! fires, each shell formed
caS sollu III, blocks of ice. These were
POtu SO as to terminate a viSfa Tho