Stories and Poems — Rev. Richard Knill

THE RUSSIAN NURSE by Rev. Richard Knill The imperial city of St. Petersburg is one of the most magnificent in the world. Its spacious streets, and gilded spires, and numerous palaces, have a most imposing effect on strangers. The population is upwards of three hundred thousand. I lived among them thirteen years, and received nothing but kindness from every class of the community. People from the four quarters of the world come and settle there-some for pleasure, and others for trade; and it is a pleasing sight to see, on a fine day at one of the fashionable promenades, people...