horses to continue our journey, and that if we could not get them without an order from the atamán, the atamán must be summoned. The young man, thereupon, saddled a horse and galloped away down the valley. While wait-

ing for his return we refreshed ourselves with bread and tea, and Mr. Frost made the sketch of the village that is reproduced on this page. The atamán arrived in about an hour and a half. He proved to be an officer of intelligence and energy, and procured the necessary horses and a guide for us at once. The distance from Arúl to the Cossack