Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-22

Bruno station on the San Jose railroad. IL is
reached by smooth well graded road
which winds along the west side Of
the bay and gives one q pleasant land
scape view of smiling and abrupt hills
on the right, With the attractive features OF a
broad expanse OF water and a hazy range
mountains in the distance on the left. Why tie
place is called ThOrpe's do not know, unless II
is because it is kept by a worthy and attentive
German couple named Mangenberg. Mr.. NJ
OF the firm, attends 10 the bibulous and the
Madam TO the solid wants of the inner man.
and between them they seem ts have very sue
cessfully solved the great American problem OF
knowing how to keep a hotel. The speclaities
OF Thorpe's are flowers and Hamburg steak
Other tempting dishes and compounds are.
however, not lacking. The place was, be-
heve, formerly the country residence of
wealthy gentleman who had both the means
and sheltered locality necessary for the gratia-
cation of taste for flowers and the display i'm
this respect is at once astonishing and at
tractIve to the last extreme. / have not
space for a catalogue of the rare and beautiful
plants which flourish here in rich profusion and
almost endless variety. 1 may, however, be
psrdoned for mentioning lemon verbena treas
ten feet high, hedge row nearly six feet high
OF choice gersniums in full bloom, rose trees
lotrope bushes with trunks hardly less in size
and Cloth OF Gold and lie Marc roses nearly As
big as coffee saucers. These are among the
beautiful floral attractions which challenge the
admiration and almost surpass the imagInatio,
OF the visitor. As for the Hamburg steak, that
Is long way beyond my powers of description.
But It's tempting incense still gratifes the sense
OF smell. and the memories of its iuicy tender
mes anu uencl9us mayor will long live to tickle
ME Eargf
How 1t is prepared know not, nor whether the
secret OF ITS compounding is TO die with it,
present pre- HI Possessor' 1 can only say, happy
spanking pair of horses, in congeniaI
company, and well wrapped up, (furs, robes
and blankets enter largely into the question OF
homeward after a breakfast at Thorre,si Tbs
morning that sees this eliminating OF eartbIv
happiness is sure to begin a red-letter day in
their calendar. "
Beyond the flowers and the breakfast. there il
little TO interest the visitor az the hotel Ahout
a dozen miles further along, however in a
couple OF axes nesting among the hills on the
outer coast range, most excellent trout fshingis
10 be mad. Anxious TO escape the noise and cSn
fusion OF independence day, party of fouT of
US concluded TO try our luck there with the rod
ana line on that occasion, but our success was
only moderate. One cannot, however exnect
TO do much at Iout-fishing where they have
10 wear two overeoats to keep from freez-
ing to death On 4th of July ride
as we did, and where the wind bIows
in acres Of solid fog from morning until night
het, In spite OF these great drawbacks our
basket was graeed by the presence of seventeen
speckled beauties, varying from six TO fourteen
inches in length, which proved to be as satis-
lying TO the appetite as they were attractive 10
me eye. And as a matter of course, the sensa-
ton of pulling them out is a still more pleasan,
experience than either seeing or tasting then.
Inc road leading TO these lakes is an exceeding
~ billy one, but it is well graded and kept re-
markspiy smooth, considering the ragged sur
face of the country through which ii runs. It
is, wlthal, one OF the most beautiful and pic.
turesqne carriage ways to be seen any where
Ihdeea, rlde over IT is Of itself well worth the
taking, even without the crowuinp attraction or
trout-fshing at the end.
But have fingered so long in the pleasant
oy-ways leading TO 1t, that must close this let
something anon, provided the spirit remains
willing and flesh holds out.