The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1885-01-07
WELLINGTON ENTERPRISE WEDNESDAY, JAN. 4 - y ''

tempted, to swervo aside aud disobey
the altocrat's commands. ~ aiiFiWi
AT Moscow, the colossal, / fingered
couple of days. 1t was there had set
tied to engage guide and interpreter
As spoke two or three languages be-
sides my own, was able to pick and
choose, and at last selected pleasant
hammered, sharp looking young fellow
who averred that he knew every inch
of the great post road to the east Then
bidding farewell to the mighty Kremlin
with its churches, watch towers and
battlements, started with my new com
panion for Mini Novgorod at which
place we must bid adieu to the rail-
way.
We passed the old picturesque but de-
caying town of Vladimir, and after duly
admiring its five-domed cathedral l
found nothing more to distract my at
tention until we reached Mini. My
companion was very anxious that we
should linger for day or two at this
city. The great fair was on, and he as
sured me it was sight not to be missed.
| had not come TO Russia to look at
fairs or festivities, so commanded him
to make instant preparations for con-
tinuing the journey.
We now changed our mode of con-
veyance. Being summer, the rivers
were open and navigation practicable.
We took the steamer and went down
the broad Volga till we passed the Ka-
san and reached the river Kama. Up
this tortuous stream we went until we
landed at the large important town OF
Perm.
We were five days on the water-I
think the five longest days l ever spent.
The winding river, the slow-going
steamer, made me long for the land
again; there one seemed to be making
progress. The road there was straight,
not running inso hundred bends.
We were now nearly at the end OF
Europe. A hundred miles further and
we shall cross the Ural Mountains and
be in Asiatic Russia.
At Perm we made our final prepara-
tions. From now we must depend on
post horses. Ivan, my guide, after the
proper amount Of haggling, bought a
tarantass-a sort of phaeton. The lug
gage was slowed into it; we took our
seats; our first relay of horses were en-
gaged-three in number and harnessed
in the peculiar Russian fashion-the yem.
schik started them with words of en-
couragement and endearment which in
Russia are supposed to be more ofiica-
cious than the thong, and away we
went on our long, long drive.
We crossed the Urals. which after all
are not so very high. We passed the
stone obelisk erected, Ivan told me, in
honor of Cossack chief named Yer
max. We read the word Europe" on
the side which first met our eyes,
and turning round saw Asia" written
on the back. / spent my first night in
Asia at Ekaterineburg; and lay awake
the best part Of 1t trying to calculate
how many miles stretched between
Pauline and myself. For days and days
have passed since / left st. Petersburg
and l have travelled at all possible
speed; yet the journey seems scarcely
begun. Indeed, / can not even guess al
its length until get to Tobolsk.
A triie of some four hundred milel
from Ekaterineburg ts Tiumen, another
of two hundred from Tiumen to To
bolsk, and l shall await the pleasure o.
the Goyernor-General and what infor
nation he may choose to give me.
The carriage and ourselves are ferried
across the broad yellow lrtuish-that
river, the crossing Of which by Rus
sian officer at once raises him step il
rank: for such Is the inducement helt
out TO serve in Siberia; and at the cas-
bank of the Irtuish Siberia proper be
gins.
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