Show street worship in there is no place in the world where a man a very small capital can easier gain if not an honest at events competent livelihood than in moscow all he has to do M to spend a few coubles roubles in the pur chase of a grimly and obscure saint on canvas with a tin or gilt glory round his head and a new frame to find out a doorway door way or an arch near a thoroughfare where he ann cnn place this masterpiece master piece on a table mid get room for himself on a elixir elii ir and there with a wooden old cap or a money patiently till hi customers come they are not lone in arriving Behold here is a dujik coming to market the picture catches his eye ho likes it makes inquiries about it from the proprietor who assures him that the saint hm great interest in the very highest quarters and lias done nn immense leal of good to all his clients the dujik is satisfied off goes his cap nd down bends his head while his hands busily wanders from cheat to brow in self benediction his wild locks fly over his face and bob back again ai with increasing fervor ho utters his prayers to the obfuscated image before him when ho thinks behas made a favorable impression he puts a few in to the saints treasury and goes on his way rejoicing jo icing surely I said to a russian the poor people ought to be the best hi any domany pray era ah the gam insl replied he an raire they have need of all their prayers they sin so much and these listen BO readily they are encouraged to commit all of ro guerges gu eries |