, 1879-03-25
EUROPEAN GOSSIP.
WINTER life IN RUSSIA.

Invited In n Marty whtrI wis given fnr una nf
,, , '-"''"E"'shc" ~ 'ose'R ''H't"'s NJ 'oc ",'ies
a'aee' Ine5e ase, ny t"c ""s' Dbl" people, III.
ctu'llnE seryatns, NOW staring at the patnce,
tI.is rar,y was few ,x,ts avt,. There was M
moan, hui nslyht starlight, a,a ,hc mrrcury
""H ~ NUM- ~ Her"' ~ u"4h" u 'eh'c'e "h'ch
10 mn Hutiasr Is ever seen nut III Russia.
IL has two scnts onposhc cacll t;1.rr, cncf wilo
ct,t,uuh tn ho!d three pcrsu,,s. rhre is n tluy
.,.,... 49, ,'.,"'. W. .s'' ,.,.'' ~ ''''''",-
o'eF 1'c '"Fhea' I1cse 'ht1er afe l'ar''essed IN
Very p".'Iltnr was. ohe In tE: rnld'fe II
fastened to pair of shafts, nll hc tru.s, while
,,,, ill.,. ,rt,.,. ., Ian. ~ .,'s' .'. as
WY e"'''i''' i''era tre "G'is vi '"'' haFnef''
"i'd "tsc Is supposed to el'r a'png ns tho rntc
of something like twenty mirs all holir.,
of lin. thc co,e,,,nan tlnls scr,r, of ~. war.
"hoops mud starts tl,c l'or4es o'r at awl''v1nr
pare willie the occupants o1 tue sleigh Keep l'a,
~ to hs work by yelling, nt bin! nj Intervals.
tuppasca they were calling HIN t"1'lc very
bi,d s1ncs, nlnl wits q,ilte butpris NJ wicu T. was
translated II find thu following Gn'irartlr. c,,s-
.l,cts huti been used: "to IN, my duye!"
"Go oil, my bcauty!f nrl Bn ul,.
The trt,ikn parties generally 90 nhout t,af m
hour's ride from the ctty, nnt t!trn ,f,rr vi!
take turn at itI. tcc lli:s. When etth ut tie
tup nj The lIil u,ui looked ,.nwn ,nt smooth
precin,lce Of IT, my t'rnrt IalTi me, but wns
tiviuss got on ,llc Elc,i nl pitched ul! ti,r H.
cline There was man wcns bcI,trd On skates
nf,,l guided lis, remember III have dreamed
otlce that WAS fallipy .iownn I',ttn,rss nt.yts,
resize 5 IN the sM asson, a "tsn' t @ ta' ns s I
descend that hIl. such u horrible fccIfn. uf
YontwtsS m ca!nc over tHe | hopr never
to feel agau, Yet people Il" this fur
pleasure! 1t Is like reading acca,,llts If .nnr-
F{h l. fSItF f.tIi2
about It. IN nlly ease, It Is the prupcr thin. tn
70 down tho irc-1l!s when ole rurs On trulka
purity; 80, Of course, Nc d'd It. 1lcn We ali
went Into n sort Of restaurant. antl, alter tax.
the ,ohclnaus ai,.! watched Them ,,ar,rc, VIM
a;rIlg how they MI happened IL bc ST. ugly.
We !lul sup1er a1,out o'clock, aud tlas,rrd
until daylight would llaye uppearcd If We 'llatl
ia,i % many w tuational % tsj'ss III V'r 'u,Fss Wss
SOUP mule OF bccts, which rpIoct,i IN
the iIanic Of "hatciink.h hor sutnethng like ,lat,
and afterwards w had bcar.s:caks am! rs
llelniul part Of ts!e excursion. Rushing through
the mir with only the setEl-hc!ls nn'l g.ly voices
to break the utter stiffness ntu'lul us, t!ie gnow-
fclls ssrctchhg nwny On cillwr stie, tm. stn.s
arross whvh We sped, t1,o lung ruw OF lights III,
n,nt tuwn tlm river oil tlle slde nf the city. tie
lrspytcd STREETS, and then llnn,c nsl distant
clock strIklnE6 4. W. ought tu hare l!aA II rim.
away, EftFf ono Should Oh frp!kA party, Ilt
Nc tseu,,c,i il. S''>' pa ~ '"'
Tlr liTide, .hc Gran-I)ucl,cfs Of Merk1ept,efc.
sci,wrrn. i,as lrft Trtcrsbur,r ntul ,,ou" tn hsr
iistnut hutnc. Last nlrht rltltsl III" f,sfiylti.s
1t ii,c uaIa.r. Il wng the It,s1 Lrnutit,,i lmi
Which VAS ever rlyc1, hcrr, nlthuurh yrry s,nnii
ore u,t,Iy U(xl inyta,tous hrur riyen NH. II !.
cnljct] tfle PalJn-Trce I,, ftr D rsa.,,I, Witch
viii ,r;yc latrr. Th. nnfurt i,nts arr ;i,vnrs vnrv
rariv. so va werc nj ,tssnul,irI IL d n'ri"1 um}
woiiri nrarty mn l,nmr ttr In. im,r,ini fnfir ~,
apnar. Thr Ccsarnynn wls tl,r univ I,,,e | ri th,
vn,,t,r f;rn I],ies win Wiz nrrsrnt nm, xi,.
Ilnrcatl With iurrry nil ,hr Gyr,tit,.. Nh. w,'re
= v~rv smntr t,rrss n1,,l nv trwri, Ijnr ,r".s
vHs rur1,.rnntcd t,i,. tri,l,,nri With sn,in' mi
veIow nt,tl rr tyrrs. Jh. s,,,,,'rr w"s 'ti H..
rrnrt fcntnrn ~ In. hmi, ri,r im,,,u Ia ho,t ~,
,yhrl, wn tInmei jnst ,rtrk wn. mi ~ r,m. M
vcstcd into ,artIen. after III lie ,aazu.E,
,vus nrcr III. ,15nrs WIRE ts,ro,vn nn.' ',,,i
trr waikiki inn tlu s,,n,,rr.rm,u n wns ill.,. III.
fnirv- -i,,I HI ,1o,r,, III. ram, 'a "s 's 1ar
~ H. n~., r,,,in rnnc,, ,vcr, t,r,''rs. ,,on M
trces, m M llftin. Their broa leaves leaves ncarIy ',
r. ti,n "eiiif,.,. Tin h,t,"hs iii in+ +oria..;t
,s,.,, % a,,,,s I,1.r ,i fr'''nI 49,
nr'es IN rvsrr ir.c,n,, tru"r nj. H. s,r...,, Srssn
rnof r.rr ~, soi t,,,dr,;s. If .,,n ,,,,'I t,t