. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across that the others may escape. I agree with you, said Fred. Theres quite enough of the sensa-tional in having everybody get away safely after an exciting run, insteadof being eaten up by their pursuers. If only the wolves are killed it isall right, as they are enemies of the human race, and do no good to anyone except to furnish skins for sleigh - robes, rugs, and other useful orornamental things. It was agreed unanimously that the best known
. The boy travellers in the Russian empire: adventures of two youths in a journey in European and Asiatic Russia, with accounts of a tour across that the others may escape. I agree with you, said Fred. Theres quite enough of the sensa-tional in having everybody get away safely after an exciting run, insteadof being eaten up by their pursuers. If only the wolves are killed it isall right, as they are enemies of the human race, and do no good to anyone except to furnish skins for sleigh - robes, rugs, and other useful orornamental things. It was agreed unanimously that the best known use for a wolf was toconvert his skin into something of the kind described. When this deci-sion had been reached, the conversation reverted to the sleigh-ride throughSiberia. ARRIVAL AT TOMSK. 389 We left the road in pursuit of wolves, wliile travelling westwardfrom Krasnoyarsk, said Mr. liegeman. Jumping oukliabas, suggested one of tlie youths. Yes, that was it exactly. Well, we jumped oukhabas, rode over bareground, were caught in a snow-storm, and had a tough time generally tillwe reached Tomsk, the next provincial capital. It takes its name from. A SLIGHT MISHAP. the river Tom on wliich it stands, and is a prosperous place with abouttwenty thousand inhabitants. As at Irkutsk, there are many wealthy merchants in the city, and alsoa fair number of citizens who have made fortunes by mining for houses are spacious and well-built, and there is a large gymnasium, 390 THE BOY TRAVELLERS IN THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE. or high-school, for boys, aijd an institute, or high-school, for girls. Manyprivate teachers find rich families who prefer educatingtheir children at home. Tomsk may he regarded as the most importantplace in Siberia next to Irkutsk. There is a line of water communication between Tomsk and Tumen,a thousand miles to the westward, but of course it is only available insummer. Fifteen or twenty steamboats are engaged in the traffic; theydescend the Tom to th
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