And any man who has lived in Russia, has dabbled in Russian humanity, and noted the singular unattractiveness of Russian lifeany such man can scarcely deny the fact that if one deprives the moujik of his privilege of getting gloriously and frequently intoxicated, one takes away from that same moujik the one happiness of his existence.

In the forepart of the steamer are many passengers, Turkomans in rags, Kirghizes wrapped up to the eyes, moujiks in emigrant costumepoor fellows, in fact, stretched on the spare spars, against the sides, and along the tarpaulins.