, 1881-10-26
THE RUSSIAN PosT-oFF1CE.
Trying ~ Get n Parcel Sent to Ell-
gland.

Trying ~ Get n Parcel Sent to En-
gland.
Fhd,nbera' jnLrlIut.
The post-ollIco Is In the centre Of tho town;
and am SOON climbing tic high stouc steps,
and lush open tho swinR. door lending Into tho
rarccls Expedition Department. As enter. a
wtsc Of hgHted air, laucu With tobacco. lcuthor.
anil tho Precipitation Of many races, l0scs r0untl
nbutt INC, mud utmost stliics Mc. The ot1sce Is
crn'nlned with people waiting their turn. There
tbs tlnssan tho German, tho dow, tho I.cctt tho
Esthohtan, aro represented. Thuy nre puri:ud
like bees III hive; nul the Btovo which covers
lla1f tho side Ut nne wal! from iloor to collng, is
hcnscd tu spllttIty, rs It aiwnys ~. y dcnd
s!lcnce prevails. except for tho curt questions Ut
tho olicIui and tho replies Of tho fortunate III
ditldunl who Is Dusng Intended to. | tAke my
stnnd rugfutly ut the Dtitsltte Ut tho crowd, and
rcltuve myself ur Us many wraps US / ca,,.
Meanwhile tho swtng.door bchInti tue Is III coil.
statlt motion. uist ntu hcmincd In uil oil sides
by Tcllow.suycrcrs of both sexes. l can sec
nlid thu s1arluK white incu Of clock which looks
NuWn iii llu ftoM II c0rntr. It affords me Erlut
katisfnctlon to watch lcr spiicr fingers cruw!
teu that ian! slowly nearing ,ii1 goal; ana OH
whit eosntort WHEN tho nuss IL p4iftcd, and utle
,noro suakes. for tho t'our. and We surge III o.u
tunsln8 fr0ul tho shnrp. thin atr Into th!s thick.
scorching atlnusphvru: atlu lung beforo hMy.e
rcacagd TUG counter tcei ~ r must give It
ultaccon,p!lshed. Nv heud IS swl'litntng. my
sSIses ~ taasJ ana ~y fee! aching s; WIN ri
cut eun toso bsrore No. takc saraxe sSea
III With thu h0pu uf approaching release. Now
tto brvasi shoulders q .na Lett who bug hsen
siietal, I,ayo silie:l awey. sna stana f,cc 10
t,sce with tho oc!al: look up into hls ssluAro.
hnnu hin, t,y lMcket without q word. Ho re, +,
slsa.ps e nnce shoot 70 eyer bis tlesny taec.
III Is tor EuYIand," reply. ~ havo put 1t
uu tie address,"
DO ,,ni scccpt nny sush parcels" ho snys. "You
int,ss sew It IN ulc!0th.'
".,E'ut il Is quite sato..' rcmonstratc- :,
lors moi inat,er1sncI is tho rulc. Takoiiaway,
j s,Ili hesitate. Ail this waiting and suffering
iu yal1t-u' to En over ayntt. It Is too bad.
lie E!Area doSn upon me; "Now, theu' make
i%a.i ad pore re- away n1d tny Gaso Is s
soella to mock ulc ~ she points to T.. ] ha,9
l.ecn twp !oug ,wenry hours ~ this pace. and q!
for nothing. As l. hurry hoMuwntI ] lnWnrtlly
rcsolyp tl,I, no power on carta shall tndneo mo
tt sew my lutkul In n.le!oth 4td return to llect
ila1 alllriaIs lrcr 9n tilo 1norrow. No; l wuull
rnthur t1ruw the thing into tho l:n,bAeh-tlnngh
shntiu hnyo tn nuke hpln In thu leo to 'lo It.
Hut eNlMcr thoughts come with thu morrow. AUD
n1u now rutrnctng my stems 10 tho nost' o.!c0
With brokuu res1lvs In my heart. aild II stnulI
pnclsrt neatly stltchu! In ollcloth In my hAnu.
hut I'M nut THO woman was yesterday NY
ston ss eS'S a1S etor so liz ssa f
.luy's huu.lluttou.. my spirits aIu chill aud
Klu0't,y. hAye longer wall t1.dny thAn SOS.
lcrinY, for 1t ~ t3e day nrarer Chsistin'lr, ana
tsc r,st-utfce ntunstes.
gng aMo ttsnt has 70 D. tust'l9x; % o aad no. ,o
ruul!tur with hvprtefl cyla. which fur ~ look