, 1880-11-17

uVp0ituNilitS UL kHnNtbh tucSo FEuP4os AIiA
nero tourists arc apt to con!u away with
II sl,0rt article to glnncc ut tho pcasansry as
which hold thu picture ny tn lffe
One peculiarly Ut Russinn 1'tasnnt life Is
tho joint family syssuut, according 10 which
tho 1nehlbcrs Of n faMEly shafu common
licrltanco md live tngetller. This SYSTEM
prevailed In parts Ut EngEa'l IN Anglu-
SnxDu times, Int It Is not favorable to H.
atsi.unl exertfo. md II !catls to family
quarrels., Tt,cy lind TINT two bears cult
nut ]fyn. III Que den.' Tho wife particularly
suffers frlM II.
Tho fattlur.tn.law Er,ln,blcs at hor,
Tho R,othor-ln- NV abuses licr,
Thu brotilpr- Inv nluGks her,
Tile FIatur~lfi-AW dGcs lcr iitschlef,
The hUslnnd IL 1eMlalas.
Etsturs-In.uw Mru nctt1es.
' Willie solnc Russian, la1tcs belong 10 tic
clnSs Of strOttg-ihfndtH women Atlu nrn att-
, ynsates ot Was r,gl!ts, tS esatry IL
OF W0i1Gl.
Ifyou l,o n cock, crow;
II I. tlci,, lay e9Es,
On not trust tilp wt1,tl III tho fields,
Nor u woman With TIM ulueh ltburty.
Tho proverbs Ut RussIu, !itte those Of India,
though trrNIng women with coMtcnlpt, yct
recngIlxe their power IN tho domestic circle.
" SHE stooNs to cu,ll!er."
AHG WHO, Without HtHtlEE kHu l1aDQjQ+ flileA
him by hur temper. .....
Tho h.islln1 ii tho hcad, tho vito tho soul Of
tho hUus9.
Bachelors arc not in high rcputc.
y bachelor Is goose without wator.
a mai without n wife Is like mum in winter
without Il fAf bonnet.
i. Il mall Under pctticoat government, or, as
tho Gerlnals say, "nnucr tlo Slipper" Is
thus pa[ntel:
y erat, Is not I. tlsh among. fishes,
\ but ts not Il bird au,tInY birds,
men.
Tho cl,eapness of brandy has dolle i'm
nlerse ,nEschief afnng the pcasnntry, IN II
ceolsctiol! of ?o.oo0 Russian proverbs which
l,Aye. !D0 rt1ntt tU drunkenness and Its IT.
fec,s. The soidivrs, wllu aro recruited FROM
the ranks of tho pet!saulry. carry the VII
lingo ar'! king lnblts With tc'n, atl this trait
n1!pears IN VARIOUS strongly Hllrnseti proverbs.
drinking, but Da.l lal" l0rtls, who 1aso spent
their money III tho dissipation OF great cit!Gs
lctvlnE tho pcasa,itry II, the l,antts of grind
Ing ngents, who were generally 0ermalls.
harrow exit;
i; ! G., t. T. Is easy te get into his debt, but DIFF
rraise Err no, not The the froG a %nt tts sstacksd s q
sc1fss Ths s';ef " a ~ ss pessa 's M Il p'" s ts1 i
worttl,". silys tho rroyArb, "nsurcrs havo to
count red-l,ot coi,ls with bnrc l,aI.tls."
-, llut tho worst plague to tho peasant Is tho
IIsl,"ynIk, or osIn ~ the Kussian
prcsslOn alsd brit'H-taklng pr0pensitEcs.
The 'rchnUvnik unly tnkes up his rcn,
The peasants prny anl birds tromblo.
10 defend yourself agninEt thief takc II stick,
10 detcln1 so,'saclf ngainst 1chsnovntk tako Il
Tcnr nn. tho Inv hut tho judge:
4 Judge IL Ike Il cnrponter, what he wants ho
curves.
liefore tho Judge With money.
rho Rasliotnlks, ar D1sycnters Of Russta.
amount probably, 10 ,000, anu ,arg M In
tercsl!ng class. Sonle express their detesta-
tlOn of tho Greek Church thus:
lie who fcArs God docs nut 20 to church;
Tilt church IL not In ientns but lii ribs;
|. c.. nnt In tho building. but in living men,-
bcrs. They agreo with tho old Tartar say
tnE:
Songs and dances arc satan's daughters.
Aud they 80 further than the tcetota1crs,
dcnOuIlclng tobacco, ten, and coffee:
The smoker IL brother to II dog.
Tea, the Chineso THROW, bus pierced tho Russian
heart.
Thunder slays tho cotroo-artnkor.
Tho peasants hold the Jews In great abhor-
renee on accounted their usl,ry and oppres-
sion.
4 tame wolf. taptized Jew, md Il rcconcllod
0llchty urp OF eQHal valtlo
When you bnptlzo 1ew keep him under water;
l. G., drown him, Or he will turn renegade.
y 1,,.aslnn can i,o cheated only by q gypsy,
4 gypsy ly Il .1ow,
Il low by il GrCok.
Ami II Drcek by tho devil,
Onb low is equal in chnntlng to two Crooks,
Ono GrGck to two ArmenlAns.
W. col,ctudu t!lis brtof sketch with two
proverbs tllat contain yalunhle moral.
Will! God 30 over tho seA,
Without u0tl 20 n0t over tho threshold.
Against forming distant plans:
Ills thoughts arc over thu mountains,
hut death Is bGIIfn1 lle shoulder.