The bridal paraphernalia was soaked, crushed, and reduced to a mass that no one could resolve into its original elements.

The wedding was postponed and a new supply of goods ordered.
The mail is always in charge of a postillion, who is generally a Cossack, and his duty is much like that of a mail agent in other countries.

He delivers and receives the sacks of matter at the post offices, and guards them on the road.

During our voyage on the Ingodah there was no supervision over the mail bags after they were deposited in our cabin.

I passed many hours in their companionship, and if Borasdine and I had chosen to rifle them we could have done so at our leisure.