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8 rosty upon the eiernal pine forests. The inns at the 1847.
Post Stations excellent ; in fwo of them the walls of the rooms Zu. 48.
Vere Covered with English engravings of Morland’s village
Cones ; tea everywhere good, and served promptly, in the
Inglish fashion. On elighting I saw about thirty men, lying
bo rows upon the pavement, in the open air, wrapped
2 their coats or sheepskins, some of their heads resting on
* pillow of hay, and others upon the rough stones. I was
“ld, on inquiry, that they were postillions waiting to be
lleg Up, as their services might be required—a hard Life.”
“ Moscon, August 25th. ~-After a couple of hours’ sleep in
* clean and comfortable bed at Howard’s Hnglish lodginglouse,
 I sallied ont alone for a stroll of an hour or two.
Chis City surprises me; I was not prepared for so hee
“resting and unique a spectacle. One might fancy himself
* Bagdad or Grenada a thousand years ago. The people
* more Asiatic in their appearance and dress than at St.
) Stershurgh, and also more superstitious, I should say,
ging from the ceremonials of bowing and crossing which
; Me going on at every church door, and opposite to every
tle Picture of the Virgin. Everywhere struck with
*tonishmeng at the novel and beautiful features of this
"Chureggue city of the Czars.”
“Nishni Novogorod, August 27th.—Lefs Moscow at half-5
 seven on Wednesday evening in the same carriage by
"hich J had come from St. Petersburgh. It was dusk when
Passed beyond the suburbs of the widely extended city
t Upwards of 300,000 souls. The next morning’s light
vealed the same scenery as that through which I had
Passed Previously ; the country so flat and the view so conlanly
 bounded with straight lines of fir forests, that I was
quan under the illusion that the ocean was visible in
he distant horizon. . ... Reached Nishai Novogorod
six O'clock this evening, snd passed throngh a long