. Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus [microform]. Fowling; Hunting; Oiseaux; Chasse. i [â ' I 'i|: I' â i'.,â,- " I li 46 ODESSA AND MISKITCHEE. without considerable trouble and expense. I be- lieve he tind two or three hired comrades spent the night on the steppe looking for the stray horse. After this I bade adieu to my kind friends in Odessa, receiving as a last kindness from Mr. Stanley an introduction to PrLnce Yorontzoff, who, luckily for me, happened to be travelling by the boat in which I had embarked. This introduction stood me in good stead, as his Highness, who speaks English lik
. Sport in the Crimea and Caucasus [microform]. Fowling; Hunting; Oiseaux; Chasse. i [â ' I 'i|: I' â i'.,â,- " I li 46 ODESSA AND MISKITCHEE. without considerable trouble and expense. I be- lieve he tind two or three hired comrades spent the night on the steppe looking for the stray horse. After this I bade adieu to my kind friends in Odessa, receiving as a last kindness from Mr. Stanley an introduction to PrLnce Yorontzoff, who, luckily for me, happened to be travelling by the boat in which I had embarked. This introduction stood me in good stead, as his Highness, who speaks English like an Englishman, gave me letters of introduction at Tiflis, by exhibiting the address and external signature of which I was able to allay the suspicions of the Cossacks on the Black Sea, and otherwise help myself. I owe Prince Yo- rontzoff many thanks for his ready kindness to a stranger, and repeat them with the same sincerity with which 1 tendered them when he left the boat for his lovely place at Aloupka. Aloupka is to my mind the finest castle in Russia, in the most picturesque position. It is a strange mixture of the half fortress, half castle, of early feudal times, Moorish niiigniticence, Russian luxury, and English comfort. In the distance it looks massive and glorious, with magnificent timber, gju'dens, and vineyards stretching down to the sea at its feet, the grey summit of Aie Petri towering over it from behind, and away to the rijiht the Bear Mountain, couched with his head on his paws, looking ever Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Phillipps-Wolley, Clive, 1854-1918. London : R. Bentley
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