Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-05-26
Charlie Robinson In Europe.

some time making the tour of Eu-
rope, and writing letters back to
his paper, They are all written IN
fine style, free from bookishness, and
with the crispy freshness of first I'M
pressions. We take the following
extract from his first letter from
Germany:
ave made snort days journey and
staid at Berne that night, there were no
omnibuse. ut the depot, nor hotel por-
tiers, and takin. our light baggage IN our
hands we made our way to the flrst no.
tel in sight, which proved to he the
!Schweinger Hot mentioned third or
fourth in order in the guide book but
first rate in all requisites. Here l be-
gan to appreciate our approach toward
GERMANY; sauntering into the restau-
rant attached to the house, | found as
many of the customers were drinking
beer as Of those who had wine; but the
French language and Swiss manners
predominated. 1t was odd when we
called for fire in our room, to lind
the fire made in stove in the hail and
conducted through the partition to anoth-
err stove in the room. l can't tell you
the philosophy of tt, unless 1t was to
burn the largest amount OF wood Tor the
smallest amount OF heat, and to keep US
shivering an hour or TWO until the 1u-
side stove could be warmed. We had a
couple of hours of ylight after arri-
wing, and Us ID part of it in hasty look
at Berne-not meant to be a satlsfac-
tory one at all, as we expect,to return in
to Switzerland with the coming of warm
weather, to see it more at leisure
Berne is IL place of about 10000 inhab-
itants, is the capital of Switzerland, and
has considerable trade 1t is situated
on rocky peninsula, surrounded on
three sides by the river Aar, and from
the many heights overlooking the stream,
very fine views are had. The buildings
in the main streets are provided with
colonnades, or arcades, which gle pro-
| lection against sun and RAIN, and are
usually filled with dealers in small ar
ticles-so that walk through them with
the shops on one side, and the pedlar' 5
stand on the other, gives a good idea OF
what is sold there. At the street corners
and in the public places copious fount-
aims ale constantly playing, falling into
| basins for public use. and from thence
| running in ST, inns through the center
| of the streets But Notwithstanding
| these attractive features the general eff
| feet of the architecture is heavy and
sombre The people are intensely devo-
| ted to work and business, and 1t is even
SAID that party or ball cannot be held
| without permission of the authorities
| Berne derives its name from Paren, the
German for bears, and the figure OF the
bear is conspicuous everywhere-on Its
armorial bearings, seals, signboards,
/ fountains, &c.; and at one place In the
city u den Of live bears is kept at the
| public expense. But without delaying
to say more of the city, l will pass on,
and reserve a more particular notice oil
it for my return visit. In our American
papers which have come within the past
week, there is report to the effect that
in the disposition of foreign missions by
| the new administration, that OF SwItzer~
| land will fall t. the share OF Horace Ru-
| blee of the Madison Journal L hope 1t
may prove true. 1t will give hard
worked editor a respite in one OF the
most attractive countries in the world,
and afford leisure and scope for the ex-
ercise of his fine literary abilities.
GFRMaNV
| Arrived across the river at the other
! depot, we were in Germany. L knew
that to be the fact for several reasons
| One was q brief conversation between
two big broadly constructed fellows, with
beard and mustaches which may have
| dated from the Revolution of lS4S.-
Wash ish better" asked the one of the
other, " dan Elm seidel lager?' The 9TH
err bordering long but at last said firm
| ly but sorrowfu ", as if regretting the
| limit to bliss in this world of vanity and
yexation,-" Nein, Wilhelm, ach, dere
ish NIGHTS better dan elm seidel lager
| unless and here CLEAN of light pass
| cd over his broad face" unless, It be
| zris sidsL laqer" Dash ish itr' re-
| Piled the other COON along; we will
| trv him" Another reason was that a
tall and good looking officer at the depot
asked US, in German, if we had any
| thing con raband in our trunks, and
when shrugged my shoulders, not know
| ing what was contraband in Germany
but handed him the keys, he politely
gave them back to me, chalked the bag
gage as passed, and lifted his hat as
retired from the inspection room. 1t Is
the second frontier have yet crossed on
the Continent where the officers did moi
lift the trunk covers; the other was at
| Culoz. in France, on our way to Mount
| Cents. And so we are IN Germany
After our long sojourn IN Southern Eu-
rope, hearing eli the dialects IRON Ma
pies to the Alps, and from the Medlter-
! ranean to the Rhine, it Is not unlike
| reaching home again. No more soul
| wine, bnt great tankards OF toamlng
ale; no more bad smelling cheroots, bu
the stupendous merchants of fragrant
tobacco; no more cells, chickens combs,
tartillas and maccaroni; but bread o.
the dim nsions of stick of cordwood
| cabbage and sauerkraut, wattles from
! Kiss:ngen, and cheese from Limburg-
| Here we are indeed at home. Here are
even the signboards from our own State
Wisconsin; the BrdurieS, the Gas
q. . the RheinischerhOfs, and all And
thtis. the next month or so we propose
he-e Ion md see where some of our
to wa2der c-om.
friends csme i. ,,o-,
ha no O, eater mistake than
- nore ~ oppression IA. eEerythins
;ng Eprnps is mach cheaper man IN n.t the
article are cheaper, % form a cor
dearer. Its impossible snb;act 81
rect understanding upon u Uniform