. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. PKISONEJiS OF THE TZAR. 171 As they crossed the bridge, and the carriage rolled under a magnifi-cent arched gateway to enter this inner city, the driver removed his hat,the officer followed his example, and indicated to the boys that they mustdo the same. They obeyed, without knowing that above their heads, pro-. THE GREAT HELL. tected by the overhanging of the arch, was a picture of the Saviour,.and that they were entering the Kremlin by the Redeemers Gate. The Tzars are crowned within the Kremlin, and from the emperor tot
. American boys in the Arctics; a trip to the far north by a new path. PKISONEJiS OF THE TZAR. 171 As they crossed the bridge, and the carriage rolled under a magnifi-cent arched gateway to enter this inner city, the driver removed his hat,the officer followed his example, and indicated to the boys that they mustdo the same. They obeyed, without knowing that above their heads, pro-. THE GREAT HELL. tected by the overhanging of the arch, was a picture of the Saviour,.and that they were entering the Kremlin by the Redeemers Gate. The Tzars are crowned within the Kremlin, and from the emperor tothe meanest peasant every one removes his hat, and with uncovered headpasses through that Redeemers Gate. Upon their left rose the narrow but substantial tower, marking theRoyal Jewel Vault. They were scarcely beyond it when something mettheir eyes which gave them a peculiar shock — like suddenly comingupon an old friend in the midst of the Sahara Desert. They had tra-versed one quarter of Russia without knowing the name of a singleobject which met their gaze, when suddenly they came upon something 172 OF THE TZAR. in bewildering Moscow, which they knew as well as the boy born andbred within sight of it. It was the Tzar Kolokol, the Great Bell of Mos-cow. They had seen it in their geographies and illustrated had looked at it a hundred times. They kne
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