Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1860-07-18

i vita sneM Be4 passengers and ~I ,9b2, ,211
In spsCas. Ths tAsts for sravsting IN Ru-
rope is extsnding 70 he humblsst eH&ssts,
It is NOT unzasusl A0z . steamer to carry
over haone tazaa sna hsaaaroa stesRage pas
ssngars--yonng nsashanies, elsrkz, sIgri-
| cultural labonsEs and esunsTy sChoolAIas-
tsEs fraEn all paEts of che Union, who
haso managed 10 save sAaugh 10 snabla
them to spend from three 10 six sn0uths
In Europe. OOnpositors frsm the 4aEger
cities of tha Union aFrive here, ewsgy
sPEing and summaaF, on THAR way TO Eu-
rope, and most Of than, | have no dnaht,
eoae1 back iapfovea Ia MAD and boSiy.
1t is gssAs pity tkat it - not nose gsa-
orally known that to travel In Europe Is
BY No RasAas aR szpenaixa aHhar. H q
ruaH wants 10 put % siks, and show HIM
saif oa, be may, of course, spead just -
much aOnsy - he eheesm3 bus . aensi-
bls yamng fsAlsw nag acquires vast funa
pf interesting insoEmatiOn, b large pro.
portion Of whieh hs ms7 surn q good ae-
count In. assg lite, - ; weekly sxpsadi-
ture of ten dollars. Ets&ssisd oss< EramSs
and . large portion Of SPAN, On foot On
one occssioh, when my weekly axpensss
did pQs exsssd . foE n0aths togeahsr, I
living all the tiHAs Eiks a4kghtiRg soak /;
and 4 asn eonIdent thaa I learned more Of
the manners, cassoms, habits Of shoukhs
and general cast Of mind Of the psopla al
tAnas eoumkrisss daring shat trip, than L
would have Learned ~ an American MIN
lister or Secretary Of Legation near khe
CouTt Of Madrid or tbs Tpilhsziss. On
osA@ oOeasioas, whem ! Exaxsasd as Amer
ieaEs snsa Rnglishnen usually DO, dress
Ing - sAn a eVuld, putting up q me
best hotels and riding from place TO place,
I fcuas that not oaly waa getting an TN
satisfactory, sapsEaeial yisw Of things,
bat tAas sha little did sss wa not real.
CoRYsEsstions eating, drinking accom-
modations and eiyilitiss Of all sorts are
specially got up, u All eoaatEisa, TO please
fprsign travellers who spend their moneY
extrayagantiy, Hnd assume to be msn Of
mark in their own seGntry--not 70 d.
strgct them. People are not inclined to
s'aet themselves cut" to be natural, ba-
fore @distinguished foreigners" During
nay pedestrian tour, however, 1t was to
no ones interest to ascsivs me. Some
timoaI i nsed 10 leave the main road and
cut &sgosa the souatEy, Without the slight
est idea how fsr | was going 10 walk,
where vas going TO-, Or where shOnld
put up AZ night ORe day l would fall in
With PARISH priest with. whom l wouaa
walk and talk for hours tha naxt day,
perhaps, travelling tinker would be nay
coApas1aen de poyagei tha next day, q
country sohoolmasteE, six OF eight SOL
diers going home on furlough or return
ing to their respective regiments, 3 mar
kes gaTdeusr, poor student, an expert
thief, travelling halter Of painter short
Of faHds, thrifty farmer, 8 tavern keep
er, gang Of couyiefs on their way to the
galleys in charge Of 40 escort Of gsnd-
armaes, bsggars q. sarvamt girl VIVA had
just lafs hsr sisamsioa and was returning
home, etc, etc. I always made point
Of converting with every psEson / Eet
who was cUzzHAnMAsa&iRe !: and whea I was
interested or inasrncssi ] would remain q
day or more near the home Of the person
vho attracted ms, Ia order that the in
fGrnatien desired On any particular
subieeA might be completed In farther in
tsrriews. Factories. work shops, village
schools, printing aiaoess hospitals, has.
rack rOoaas, guard hoasaa and prisons APP
pearsd 10 ne ia their every day costume.
I was not such an Important personags
that my movements were chroaieled nor
would It hAss bssn thought necessary TO
gst up display. iffmy visits bad been
anticipated---whieh shey never were.
always "happened in" But ! am afraid
I ana getting tedious. AEy shOaghts wers
IN this dirsOtion Just now because hare
been conysrsing fos the past three hoara
with eauple of yOssng triends who ere
aaxaoas 70 sPend yeaR In Europe, bat
are afraid they have not meney enough.
| told them thar whilaa man may spend
with perfect ease Ss0, 900 q year, yes shal
I would make $500 lastne that long and
enjoy myseh. spsak French Ausaasly,
and enough Spanish to make myself eonn.
prshended and that, a. course, makas
sons difference. Bat French 10 very sasi.
| ly learned By d man who knows hosD h
Ieargs and to any naan WHO understand.
Latin and French the learning Of span
ish, Portugese and italian comes as easy
- clipping uK log. Ass-
The Japanese left for their hOsae IN th,
far East the day after the arrival OF ths
GFeat Bastssn. They sarTisa OF Iarg,
and aAafu steek u new ideas, Sxparf.
snees, and pFsassssay ana left ~ shesr bill
TO foot, and vague premises u q ptoasa.
Bile trade beeween their country and ours
Thas Ear, thsy hasg she best Of ua. Th'
THE Japanese we're nx,0rurgI Iakagy VSescFfb,