The age-herald., 1901-10-25
ON A RUSSIAN PULLMAN.
Men at One End of the Train, Women
 at the Other.

Moscow Letter to the Chicago Chronicle.
 St. Petersburg has seven railway sta tions, and not a track crosses the city, nor does a whistle toot coming into it. nor do clouds of smoke belch over the in- habitants and make life miserable for them. Trains for Moscow go out at the Nicholas station. named in honor of the handsome and generous Nicholas, the first who commanded the road to be built between the two capitals. Winans the American, was the builder of the road. It was entirely created by Amer ican hands, American energy and Rus sian money; run by American engineers and is an enormous success
 The railroad engineers suggested to tho Emperor that the road should curve gracefully in serpentine between the different towns. But Nicholas said, draw ing sharp straight line with his ruler. Make it so, and let the towns come to the railroad" which they have since done in great numbers. The fare. first
 class including sleeping accommodations. called the "wagonlit," amounts to inst SIS for the ride of thirteen hours. and the arrangements are not bad. Unless you pay large subsidy or are extremely lucky you are sure to have a companion de voyage in your stateroom the men being at one end of the train. women at the other My hated fate proved to he an ancient Russian dame of vast pro
 portions with a curly mane. who had lit- tie' cruel, twinkling eyes like a loness. nlgh cheek bones and further carried out the illusion by robe of fancy colored linen which proved to be her night dress as well as her travelling costume She
 soon addressed me in her own tongue
 wnich was her only tongue and I tried her in several others, after which matters would nave come to deadlock had she not placed her vast face near mine and hoWled some more Russian very distinc- " at me, thinking. doubtless I could moi Tail then to understand, but the lioness' illusion only became the more intense. Finally she produced small sachel full Of cigarettes. invited me to have smoke with her, and soon with my permission. was enveloped in a mist that she blew busily out from tiny cigarettes hardly larger than a fat straw. and was offering me fine fruits and dainl.es that were orawn from enormous packages of hers with which the compartment was filed
 When it came to retire. as the noble lady appeared to weigh a few thousand. and l thought it might appear unseenaly for her to mount aloft into lne upper birth, not to mention the derailment that might ensue should she plunge off in the wee small hours, I was polite and changed places. It was then 1 saw the thrifty sight that explaine. why all Rus sians carry so much luggage in travel. One Of my lioness' most enormous rolls turned out to be huge pillow, a pair of blue and white sheets and a padded quilt. She spread this neatly down on the long seat removed her bonnet and her cap-and behold. underneath the one was black cap and the other concealed a fawn loose blouse. Then she was com plete and sight to dream over. No American living would cary such roll fabout for fifty cents. wl--cn is all 1t costs to have fresher. cleaner bedding provided than we find in our own Pullman cara