302 THE WOMEN. 



besides which, an occasional blue eye twinkles, 

 and calls up a thousand reminiscences of our own 

 northern race. Black eyes are very beautiful, I 

 allow, but the lightness of the northern complex- 

 ion is a p'reat relief after one has seen for a lonsf 

 time nothing but brown faces. I imagine these 

 people must be a good deal intermixed with 

 northern blood. 



The common conveyances in this country ap- 

 pear to be a sort of four-wheeled car. They are 

 of a rude and primitive construction, but appa- 

 rently very strong, and drawn by very fine buffa- 

 loes or bullocks. 



The Russians took Silistria in 1829, having 

 been obliged to raise the siege in the previous 

 year. 



Rustchuck, where we anchored for about two 

 hours on the 10th June, is the next place worth 

 noticing. Before arriving there we were a good 

 deal amused at a saluting scene which would rival 

 any thing of the kind ever witnessed. It appears 

 that the Pasha of Rustchuck was going down 

 the river in his boat, and as it was thought a proper 

 respect to fire a salute as he passed the steamer 

 (tremendous fellows those Austrians for saluting; 



