, 1877-05-25

bu1anee wagon, Of rather carriage, converting.
the battalion susEeons' stores, Instruments and
medical appliances, couple. Of forage carts,
aud THIS was all tho train OF two battalions
marching ma to commence q : campaign thst, pus
BY monshs. OF cou1sc don't include ammu-
milton wagons ia tho train in thts sense. Tho
men looked hard, brown; and healthy: As
the{rs tho5 made light Of their heavy kit, md
sang with wonderful tastc and great vivacity.
III ifnc, never saw soldiers IN better condition
and better heart for the varied phasce Of 4 can-
THE CossAcKs or TIE noH.
4 little way farther along tho road We met =
detachment Of Cossacks ambllng alone, one Of
slr numbsf ma1E @ notse ,.na On whis;ls wh,s
accompaniment which this instrument pro-
duced. All the Cossacks hcrcabont aro Cos
sacks Of tho Don, descendants Of tho fellows
tfe o whts VI @uttsshcs @ Of He@an s P}a.oT ' into
Western Europe and hobb1ed their shamb1lng
ponies in The gla'!es Of tho Bots Do Boulocnc.
Dne Per Gos:ask ~ !. s. s.; llke another that ts
been made to order In one mold, aud that in
case OK accident thcis heads, avuss, or legs aro
interchangeable. Tho Cossack Is not very
taking 90 edge o1 ouc's senslbtlH!os regard
inc smells, and wc can get to ~in1warl OF tbo
Cossaek VIC wish to inspect, which Is more than
We can DO In regard to tho 1aiatz drains: Friend
~HeeACh % = utLiE hfN-4tC]AfCft tF21
On Ills high heels, but at once sturdy and wiry:
11ls wcathcr-beatcu face il shrcwd, knowing and
merry. His eyes arc small but keen, Ills mouth
stES e I'D ,as t I'll oa % Rsg tt
whlsp ot straw-colored mustache. His long,
thick, straight hair matches Ills mustaclsc In
color, and Is cut sheer round BY tho nape Of his
neck. ne weara round oilskIn, beakless shake
with knowing cock To tho right, TO maintain
which angle there IL strap round his chubby
chin. Below. the neck the rCossack is al boots
and gIeateoat extsrio!ly, The greateoat, which
his knees; lis boots colne up To- them. He Is
more armed than my man of bis inches IN
Eg1ops our 'le cossass fend' md could
vi k, ~ averaeeiy dangerous So.
long black daRless. lance, With It's venomous
head, that seems to bs itching to make daylight
In m 0cloth cover, On bis buck, tho stock down
ward. In hs belt u a long and wcll-fnalc re-
vo1ver In ienther case, and from the belthangs
cured swoEd wth 70 guard ore. H. t:
Glimpfes Of a. shcepskfn undefcoat. with tho
hair worn insidc.-to-daT ut noon the thermon,-
eter was over 10 iu the sun. His whip coin
pn1s s. ii ii pfaes Tdes eoeked Up on e sadae,
with leuthern bond strapped over It. wtEy,
little rat Of q pony, with NO middle pteco TO
speak of, with 90 ewo neck, and eaunt, pro-
limp fct!ocks shelly feet and general aspect Of
knackcss1n,- the sort Of animal In fnc for which
q costermongcr would think twice before he ot-
| fcred "thrco QuId y for It at tho northern Tat
| tersall's, on tic outskirts Of the Metropolitan
T.! cattle market on Friday afternoon. hut tho
screw IL Of indomltable Eatntpcss nnd tough.
| ness, llycs where most other hoEscs would
starvc, Is fresh When most other horses arc
| knocked up, and is f1t to carry It's rider acros7
Europe, as Cossack ponies have done before
today. Tho C0ssnclss secnl to le uaeu fu1ls-
cFimtnately for all kinda Of work. They wcru
nF1far ftnY1Ea TtnY q
n1une with dispatches, they escort suspected
spies, keeping the head OF ticlr lance carefully
Within easy distance OF the small Of tho sus-
pert's back, to bc handy for skeweriug hin II ho
should attempt escape, md Cossacka are placed
OIL guard over tho ahips Mt tho Gaiutx
| quny, to prevent their attempting. dcpar-
ture. pisnlounting anil shackllug his pony
by bObble OH cacll .f0rclcE, connected
| by leather strip with another hobble around
| tic left hind 1cg, abose the hook, the Cosseck
| takcs up position on the extreme edge N1 the
jetty, With hta laucG polluted In thn direction OF
tho ship, a. II he would transdx It slloul It at
tempt 70 escape, and there lia seands, ~xelffon-
tainel, nlIab1e, dlert, and WithA Rencsn@Aspcet
conveying TIC Idea that he Is patronizing that
section Of ChristGnlom within Its pllrvtcw. un
from Ills in the lrielllllest lnanuer, but you will
never coax him to take ILLS eye for q single nlln-
ute oil the ship which 10 las tn custody. Tho
| Circasslan CosAacks, who tnarcl!el in to-1ny,
| differ III some fcspects from tho Don COssacks.
They ride larger ponies, thy wear busbtca Of
Astraetan fur with scarlet busby- bar, aIl their
t,ruateoat ts hlaek, having its bosUm sluAhcd will
receptacle for cartridges, whio they carry their
carhtuc iu co7er Ut Astrachau fur.