Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-05-08

| JEW El.l
r The Rochester Democrat publishes tn,
t following letter received by lady in tina
city from Hon. Marshall Jewell, [. 5. Min
/ lister to Russia. 1t contains one or tw,
f things, we fancy, which Gov. Jewell vii
not care 10 see in print; but it Is quite in
teresting and fall of little details such a,
one often gets in private letters and not Of
ten in books Of travel, which tell more of the
actual life of the people described, than
pages Of more formal description
ST. PErERsBJ RCu. March ), lS74
Ny DEAR Miss: wonder whether
you don't think am lost sometimes | am
not, but am quite firmly anchored up in this
so-called cold climate. 1t has not been cold
at all this winter. though | understand it Is
exceptional We have had about ten DAYS
of zero weather. not more. and those run
five to ten degrees below only. few DAYS
and nights down t. ten above zero bat most
Of the time twenty to thirty above. cloudy
sour weather hutnow it is bright and sun
ny-a foot or two Of snow only. No trouble
in sleeping warm at all. Wood l. burned
mostly and costs about eight dollars per
cord; plenty of coal, but all from England
and costs about ten dollars per ton-soft
coal. Houses are perfectly comfortable, all
with double windows and fitted IN close and
tight, 50 We suffer most from want of yonti-
lation. Housekeeping i h1th troublesome
and expensive. We have a Russian iootman
who speaks English, French and German; q
German butler who speaks English and
French German cook speaking Russian
and German Russian chambernaid speak
inc nothing else, hcsilcS those seris or
''Alugiks" or servants Of the lower order,
] who do most of the work in fact. Oh ves,
! and "lampste,' or man t. attend the
door. look after the fires and trim lamps-a
Russian who speaks q little English and
French. Besides thc-c, We have one or two
claclmcn, mat part of the time to bring
/ up wood and coal. a man once q week to
! brush and polish the waXcd floors and q man
/ every other day 10 come in and water the
/ flower. Of which every fine house must have
/ a lot. Isn't this a crew. besides a French
/ hdy~ maid which We always have The
| houses are heated hy stoves and crates. We
/ have fifteen fires all tod in cold weather and
/ twelve oT ten always IN winter. For two
months before Lent wc did little hlt attend
/ balls. parties. dinners. receptions. routS and
presentations. not going to bed till next day
most of the time. get up at 10 and the
balance Of the family about noon. In De
ccmher the sun rose at o and SCI At 2.jo-
not much Of DAY at best At one bali mt
u.e i''"'e 'heIc were -''oV guests i,"UV "'
whom sat down to supper at = O'Clock IN
t-' l". 'iiiii- anu u"o LOOK 'ncir IuI,h 9llAu-
inr. Il takes 5000 candles to light this
palace lor such ball At this lall there
were ruyal persons more than | ever saw To-
S'.i' ''' re- 'i' ''h l'lt0' "I l'u9''.' crown
ll.l'y, anu Tin''N~ oI russia T,n'' ana
lt.'''7, '' Want y''"" ''N'c ~ De','l''iN
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r'3"' so We ~. u'"H 10 Sul per I'D r'',
anu 100 m; N''I ...''i'ii..,.' l'. r
uo9CI ''cn, i''S Is ''-'.''o' S'@' '''' ''1i'
''7 l.lal o. "rIen-llu' lln ..,
oIo'AIh- oi 'li-H'I',1 "s '.-l'e1 one
the etHcr uay ior trees anu ,'.ru'>; ierl- ana anu
'actI oniy' l'' H'WeIs, we S "hlc" las '''ou'
tarle'e~ III IL ana .V,UOu ''9 OK 1leeieiN;
Al lIe " c'fl9 9r ulli'hI'liIlo arc ln'i'cI i |
V'vIy Winter i"'Ic "lI,"IS To ue ~ emu |
10 'ne n''hch .."> court Sl'."9 on N"yl' al
occasion lii~' "I eoar,'' Is seldom done.
lhC cml is 9llehdi' Il'ii' very l""u'
ana Al, l'r 'nat matter 80 are tHcy "I 10 uS-
iicIe is !!ll.e OF no li'i4rio Ci''SN III N'S9','
Inc ie" .iHt IKE lIiiicC-. Inc man "oiN
anu i've ike saves. very me anu H"'''
some leolle are Inc nopii'y very 10" anu /
uest''eu arc 'ne WorA"- 'i'7S'>- hu, 3
NaNly mn ro'eA uhner lAiS el peTol' W"o II l
reai't just ana So'u mar l'"'S't us ~
own eoIe Oh ihoF'HS, ! S"ppoNe, ""iC" '"'
people i've up TO- from our point ui we" /
tiicIe ''F' '' i"o'a'' H'I'' iH'I Il" 'l'9
themselves on gong past oH"Ie.l "i N''l'iic'
Ihcre Is a SHRINE IN every mouse III inc pre-
ehec ol "Hlc" no one can wear u'' IiH'' Ho'
even thc emperor. - lISiue l,'9si''l
uo3r mas ou-a carpenter sAol' Siiooh "I |
lalaGe' II ilii thc same lh'y kceb Leu'
risidiy- tircuScS ana theatres are Iul ouh-
days except IN Lent.
There are over sixty 'proS"ieNS or itte .
days IN the year on winch no one VIII WORK
sunday Is les cared l'r 'thengh senerai'y no /
work Is done on that day. Drunkenness Is
more common than IN any country IN the /
world. Common people drink all the |
"hodka they can get. Their food Is Il |
black, sour, rye bread and cabbage soup |
mostly
But they are gocd-natnred. laughing |
race of beings. There Is hut little social
life here though, in Fact not much visiting a.
we 30 1t eyening~- 81 much SOCIAL inter
course comes from our schools and religious
ai.lnitlcS. which are entirely lacking m this /
country, that it makes the difference very |
marked to an American. The French Ian
Suagc is almost as much used as the Russian,
more So in fact, in the higher circles. Most |
OF the government officers speak English also,
and more than half the Russians ! meet.
All the Young ladies speak it. as they all !
have h'elish goyernesseS. English and
American books are in all iirst-clasS libra
LleS' re hu-~ia having but comparatively Itue
literature oi It's own. Law ana order mere
are as much respected as with as Nmle
SlI emperor appoints every thinS anu every
p'dy ana can 40 exactly as he likes; still he
governs 10y ana through law. The knout is
long since abolished. and trIaI by Jury Is