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Now we meet a larger party of dressed-up folks going to church. It is holy day for Saint Nicholas. The long hill leading into Liablskaya is a good tester for courage. Some of the men are playing out eight versts more will be tough marching. Here is the billeting officer to tell us that the eight versts is a mistake it is nineteen instead. We must halt for the night. No one is sorry.
Guard is mounted over the sleighs. Now we find out that Mr. Poole was right in talking about "friendly Russians." Our lowly hosts treat us royally. Tea from the samovar steams us a welcome. It is clean homes, mostly, soldiers find themselves in, clean clothing, clean floors, oil lamps, pictures on the walls. To LIABLSKAYA SECOND DAY, DECEMBER 19TH
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