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tains open broadly and the plain spreads out
into a cultivated vale in the midst of a rolling
country, and at Mahrburgh, on the brave,
this plain becomes immense and of great
beauty. Thorough cultivation, good hus-
bandry, and unostentatious living and man
ners have here their usual Accomplishments
of thrift, prosperity and comfort. There were
no oegg ,rs visible, and did not sec a person
that looked povcrty-stricken and in want.
Nor did see any priests or monks, so far as
we knew. This was not. however, because
the people were not religious. If we could
judge by the cruciixes, the people were very
deyont-wc often saw, by the way-sidc and
in the fields, crucifixcs as large as life.
Gratz-G rdiacum-is the capital of Syria,
and is n beautiful city of some 50, 900 people,
situated on the Muir. 1t has a University-;s
the seat ola Bishop,-thc Emperor, Frede-
rick ii. was born and buried here. 1t is the
place of meeting Of the Syrian Parliament
has its nobility and gcntry--its officials and
men of letters. Won Hammer, the Oriental
list, was born here. Its libraries and museums
and gardens and theatres and beautiful prom
cnadcs are exceedingly agreeable, and living
is cheap. 1t is the starting point, also, for
many interesting excursions. All these at
fractions make it a place of considerable re-
sort, and a halting place for travellers of leis-
ure. | had however, only time to give it n
hurried glance in the brief half hour allowed
by the stop of the trains.
From Gratz we were whirlcd along the
valleys Of the MUIR and the Muir through
scenery of the same varied and beautiful
character, passing several small town.
and the larger ones of Bruck and
kapfcnberg, each of which, according to the
suide-book, has some story of interest. con-
nccted, perhaps, with the frequent old castles
and here and there Il modern chateau, which
were the principal objects that attracted our
attention. Early in the evening we arrived
at Murz1uschlag, and then we first learned
that the Railroad was not completed over the
mountains, and that we were to 20 over the
SJinlncring pass in omnihusses-a slow
dragging journey Of four or five hours, in the
night time. When the cars stopped, We
kept our seats, determining not to go out
wiki what We supposed was a hurried rush
for refreshments. One Of the passengers,
however, seeing we were strangers, informed
us, in French, that we were to find our way
into an omnibus-which delay on our part
was doubtless very fortunate for us, for had
We been among the first out, the road agent
would, doubtless, have innoccntly thrust us
into "A crowded omnibus with the only other
woman (hpparcntly II LADY, in the com
pauy, but who was really an impudent,
brazcn-faccd courte1an, on her way from
Gratz to the wider scope of Vienna. She cast
her beauties all abroad and by her allurcments
had at the saline time revealed her character
and fired up the blood Of the fierce Goths
and Scandinavians who were our fellow pas
sengcrs. and who clbowcd their way 70 get in
the same carriage with her. Our Hardness
saved us from that pain and p%crilous compan-
ionship, and fortunately put us into the
coupe Of a Diligence which was, | believe,
the last conveyance filled. We were coin.
fortably seated. but NJ. was nervous, and
alarmcd-shc had bccn uneasy ever since she
had discovered that the only other woman in
the car was such a creature, and the transfer
t, the carriage was so unexpected that shC
could not quiet her nerves. The darkness
would have been total. but for the feeble
lights which each carriage bore, and which
revealed to us nothing but the dcsolatc will
derness of that mountain pass. When we
arrived at the summit, we stopped, and
went into the tavern there, to get, if posi-
bic. n piece of bread for NJ. and there | found
seated around a dimly-lighted room a few OF
the widest and toughest looking Doors that
| had ever seen in picture or reality, and they
glared at me with II wild and sullcn stare,
which really made me inwardly shudder.-
However, | got a drink of water, and q
piece Of black bread for NJ. and in the coupG
again we trundled more rapidly and roughly
down the winding roads of the mountain
side to Gloaritz. Every circumstance con-
Splred to make that q night long to be re.
mcmbcred.
Yours, l.. c.