Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1870-10-20
Torrien.
WAR IINES IN GERMANY.
How the War fleets the Germans AZ
Home-sntercsting Scenes along the
Railways


who can stand the dust and damp, the heat
and rains OF an entire summer in Berlin.
without deteriorating either in Sualitv or
tone, must be of the fabulous stuff ascribed
10 the weird inf abitants OF the Broken
"sunshlne and shadow are to him alike"
Travel hasn't been the order of the dav in
Germany this summer To be sure, many
made the Rhine tour" (musket in handy
who otherwise never would have seen the
river OF wine and romance. and several
hundred thousand, generally very peacea,
bic and ''stay-athome Teutons, have Wis.
tied Ia belle France with intent % kill
but travel purely for pleasure, zane
to a sudden stand-stll at the breaking ont
of the war. The foreigners here drew has.
tilv their balances at the bankers and lost
no time in getting away from the dis.
agreeable incidents OF possible invasion. -
The watering places, the mountains. the
baths became suddenly vacant; the gloomy
hotel keepers gazed sadly at empty dining
rooms and blank registers. the mineral
springs bubbled and boiled free from the
everlasting chatter Of visiting invalids (?);
the wild sea waves sought IN vain at the
beach the thousands who were wont to
sport in their midst. and the wood.bird
once more dipped his thirsty bill in the
mountain stream without being disturbed
bv a pair of cooling lovers or envying for
plumage the red shawl OF some Westpha,
Ian damsel "Homeward homeward =
was the word. and the hands which had
dropped the staff Of the mountain tourist
were provisioning themselves to the hand
ling Of the needle-gun; the limbs which
,l,,,l1 1l IN bo fNf la Pol ia
trudmng YEARLY over the sunny fields of
Fsars; idle fingers of fair "do nothings"
plncked indCstriously lint for wounded he.
roes, and coquettish heads bent in full err,
nestness over tue suffering victims of re.
lentless war.
THE UNIVERSITIES AND THE WAR.
Victory followed victory, and the sue
cess of the Prusslau arms became an evi.
dent fact Of the most doubling, but the
tide of travel did not resame its course
Nobody has felt like making pleasure trips
when every mail might bring news OF the
death of dear relative upon the battle.
field, and those who have no friends in the
army still feel too lively interest in the
progress of events to indulge in the wild
ga,et IS of the sea or mountain side John
dent, is q restless mortal, who
has tretted and tumed in the gen.
orally disturbed condition Of the
universities and schools Of science
About twelve hundred OF the students
from the Berlin University had either been
drawn into the army or had joined the vol
unteer corps and nearly every one of the
students of science were in the field. John
and ! had planned campaign Of country
excursions during the summer vacation,
through which we proposed to treat two
genuine Americans 10 p little closer insight
into the real life Of this German Volk.
But 10 live man it'll the slightest interest
in tho progress Of events could leave Ber'
lin during those exciting days of August
when the news of the declaration of war,
the battles of Weissemburg, Woerth, Saar-
bruc en- and Metz kept the city in fever
heat.
ROU5ED FOR AN EXCURSION.
4 day or two after the surrender OF Sc.
danI lay in bed watching the here oft
gepeated contest between the rising sen
and these dirty Berlin clouds that seem
sometimes to fight every inch Of progress
which daylight wishes 10 make, and began
to doubt in my miud the ultimate result OF
the contest, when John burst into my room
with his mountain breeziness, and Come,
give you Just two hours and hall to roll
up your wooden blanket and rubber cover,
make your peace with your landlady, pack
your campaign baggage, and be at the
Leipziger depot, ready for trip through
the Halz Mountains Now two hours and
half for an old soldier is ample time,
since the campaign baggage aforesaid
will only consist Of one shirt, two handker.
chiefs. a toothbrush, and pipe; but one
don't give up the comforts of home and
roof in this cold climate without little
previous reflection. ! ventured a few OBJ
actions. John opened his entire battery;
Il told YOU you would rust in the study Of
those decayed old PHILOSOPHERS. If you
wGuld only devote yourself to something
modern and practical you would feel the
same need Of some live reality-as change
from this city Of dirty humanity that do.
You are an American, and out OF pure pa-
aiotism / won't allow one OF my country
men 10 grow old in the pursuit Of ancient
pearls while there are living fruits that
must Be plucked before they decay; go
sga v6ur reasoning until we are under
bN lIll N'i4a- 'sAtNA ~ ''-''N'F '+
The sounding of my bpgle toned voice to
march r. did it, and at halfpast seven
o'clock we were sc the depot.
GERMAN AND AMERICAN SOLDIERS COMPARED.
Owing to Cd. tremendous amount Of
Transportation Of war material which taxes
tho capacities Of thesefew German railroads
90 the utmost, We were obliged to be ct the
depot an hour before the train started IL
order to make sure Of q seat and ticket.
A battalion of the til East Prussan regi-
usnt stood in line waiting for the cars
wuch were 70 cary them to the front
TIE i'kts and running remarks which
everywhere selye to pass the tne, were
here quite another sor. than those OF any
American regiment ia our own war Inc
nla.n and uumistakable difference between
Republic and Monarchy betfavS itse no
whore quicker than in the conversations OF
these gatherings Of the bone and muscle OF
the nation. It's also true that while the.
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