, 1877-05-24

G>rfts0oadtscA !Stm FORK Mt,uta.
KlscmEHEpP, May 1.-Ciu,cc brought INC to
tho old site of theatre where great crowd
was gathered. approached and found winnie
squadron Of Cossaeks Engaged III furious race
which tlcy caIl thu Dgiguitouka. A good deal
lu8 been said of ths tossncks. anl 1t Ia, per-
hapa, as welt to state at once tho whole truth
~ to this Singular and gsptcsQuo kind Ut cay
n1ry.
The Cossscks arc divided into severn! cosfa-
the CossacIsa Of tho Don. tho cossacks Ut tue
Ukrait,e, the Cossucks OF tho Caucasus, etc.
Each Ut these dIyisiuns has u chief. who Is
called an Atamuu. atu! holds tho rank Of Gan-
crul, a.,ti nil thu Cossacks Of the Empire uru
united under s'nGlu chief, wIlo has tho tt tslo
Of tho " "Atan,an. General" Tnls latter titla al
ways acyolycs upon tho hereditary uraud Dlise.
Tho Cossack clothes and cqulps himself, aud4hls
uniform and hls horse belong to himself. .tla
wears large. round, Low zap Maae u skin fr IN
ABtTakan, wide paltaloons stuffed !uto his
sSis Ga. aud svrtsI ~ @ 1ssw s
ing to tho feet aud fastcncd On tho full icngts H.
Oh hls breast to tho LIFT and right Ii. ycrtiaa
liz l,elt lie carries Ioniard. 4 baldrick hani
ltuin hts right Shoulder and passcs to the IL t
side, wtlcrc y supports long l', aa1.o y u, :.
heather srahbass!. 0a hss buck, hanEtnE tsoIn
sx s sses aa IL iss fa se as = s~sys
st sas' T. IL u. sals s1 & T'l ls o.s 'ASt' Z n
and rather ugly, a.,l, 1hoaEh hs L. maas q
iorns m t1ea Of su cossack saddle, Imagine nj.
oz,llna1y sadllu upon Which would be fastcned
by = strap a square leather cushion about four
inches high. THIS Ia the rcaso'' tint ut first
s!glit orc IL 50 much surprised to ses tiEa
cu1nus-looking cayalIcr peEel!ct up 10 high "a
nls saddle. lie sticks oli. hIs lorsS's buck tF
sticking lIls kIcca Into thu anllnals Aides Wltla
nll lts strength which gives tho lc.s thu appeut-
equally curious thing. TlIe bottom Is rou.ua
md tElek enough, but frunl that up 1t resembles
very much onn ot ti!osu tin boxes IN which psc-
seIyvs are sold. 1t Ina becti alsea4y safd that
aul /. uay b. ahcd tl1at ho turns It to business.
account by lEti.1 1t out. 6fncc thu aIEival OF
tho troops ut kf4ehencl thoY have bccn tl!e de-,
light VI tho collegkans, wAo, Tor roulle gu,
hour, have been ehRbled to iiaau rroitIenadcs
Oh horseback iu bal,as oil these Yallant little
0uliual1. .......-... i
rnH po1oulrowKA. |
but, to rcturn to the ustguitowka. At tho
VA Mlasscd ta q heap Ia corner. One OF them
started ut gallop ard threw hls caI tnto the
! 1nhld1s Ut thu square, Immediately oil the
others pEce4pitatcd themselves totward Vt
| hcaalonX Ea!luP uud ellCayorcd to pick up the
cap either With the hand or thc whip. Or by
! iutupin. to the gfound. Il was seens VI Ee!'..
cral confusion, during which the pys nou'A
scarcely distinguish horscs from ineii. All th!s
1uue hoEsrmu,,, by III aaifoat naneuyes, llas
lnanugel 70 0bta1n possession OF tho trophy.
! Then they all start " aSulu, lasllng thcif
l,ofsrs with Ill their might, tur 1t ID curious
aupl Is ,nouutcl, he Leats Ills hoFse without
uleinvut's cessation. Tue Eta'eF lnust not sap-
pose that It Is ncee1sary ttat the Eosaac& Isvst
ivsm ous u = baud lu ur1cs that II mai Ksss