New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-05-09

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who shook hands with everybody, and seemed 10 be
ON terms Of intimacy with the entire town. Madam,
| we will start tomorrow morning at seven. and y0u
shall have your dinner in half an hour" replied the
! Blinker leading me TO a room IN winch aolutioh
seemed possible. The dust which had made my
clothing and hair as white as a miller's. had made
my face black. My appearance was an insult to
cracked looking glass. Emerging from my DISGUISE
| lay down to snatch few minutes repose but was
aroused by a violent rafting Of the door-atch.
Madam shouted the weh-known voice. get
ready to depart at once. The troops have received
orders to march on the enemy tomorrow at day
break As soon they leave, the gates of the town
will be shut. No one will be able to get out or in
aud the Governor says we must start this evening
The diligence Is now ready
Why had not that exasperatng courier made in
quiries before engaging a room and ordering dinner
Because he wanted me to pay for lodging and food
that did not have, suppose Hurrying from the
hotel, rushing through squares alive with infantry
troops. entered dark. dngy street where stood
an empty omnibus That the diligence
Where are the horses p asked. You told me
the conveyance was ready "Weli, they said So"
responded the Blinker but the driver pointing
to thin, cunning looking man leaning against
wall, says we shall not 90 for an hour And
had been cheated ont of my real dinner
&" l am famished. Buy me something to eat l ex-
claimed. The Blinker returned with a huge
piece of bread and seated in a stable doorway on
my property proceeded to munich and MUNICH and
MUNICH while mounted orderlies dashed TO and fro
wretched ambulance and baggage wagons passed by,
and the drtiest soldiers ever behed-Carlsts eX-
cepted-stOod about in groups, smoking and laugh
ing All were young and all looked As though they
had as much idea OF discipline a monkey has OF
the theory of evolution. They were mob IN uni
form Ask those soldiers nearest whether they
Republicans said TO the BIuker who reluctantly
obeyed. He was cOnsttutiOnally opposed TO
information, and interpreted with the H.
telhgence of an idiot He generally for
got the point of every thing, and sub
stituted chose" Nothing could have been more
lucid The soldiers. however, did not tax his intel
lect severely. They merely shrugged their Shout
ders and made the situation particularly agreeable
by watching every mOuthfui / ate, inviting me
to Join the army and become their vivandlere.
Live the vivandiere !" they shouted in chorus Not
knowing what would happen next, | retreated 10
the omnibus after telling the driver in excessively
original and furious pantOmime, that 4 he did not
harness his horses Immediately / should not 60 at
all Much to my astOnIshment that pantomlmc
produced an effect The driver disappeared, re-
turned with his horses, and in short time the
Blinker and |, sole passengers, were driven out OF
Pampeluna.
Were we 10 travel an night' No. In about an
hours time we stopped suddenly before an isolated.
dirty stone building. II was what Is known
in Spain as a posada resting place, the popularity
of such public houses being that they offer
entertainment for both man and beast beast
ranging over the ground floor, and man having the
floor above POsadds are mostly patrOnized by
drovers and tramps, that accommodations are
limited 10 bed and board nevertheless / was thank
full 70 escape being shut up in Pampeluna, and ac-
cepted my lodging without murmur Conducted
to the only tOlerable bedroom. l frightened my
hostess by throwing open the windows.
What do you do that for ~ she asked
.To breathe some fresh air. am stifed.D The
room seemed never 20 have been ventilated; but |
then what il lacked in ventilation was made up in
perfume Stables may be healthy, but their stale
aroma hardly recommends itself to a cultivated
nose How very strange 10 like fresh ali - ex-
claimed the hostess Are You not afraid Of it"
Satisfying her on this matter she pointed to the two
beds saying These are busy times. We always put
several people III this room. You won't object TO
having some one occupy the second bed!"
Objects Wouldn't l thought I'd leave the
house Id SIT up in the omnibus. Id-but 1t was IN
necessary to threaten further for mine hostess
up her idea soon as she saw would
not be imposed upon Posada palace
where IL may, and crneing where 1t
must. Would l have dinner Would MT II The
hostess set the table IN my room. disappeared and
soon returned with tureen. Sitting IN solitary
barrenness gazing at this tureen by the light OF the
sickliest tallOw candle / ever snuffed wondered
what was within. It's contents were novel 10 the
eve, and hardly inviting 20 the appetite. Too thick
to be called soup it not solid enough to be con-
sdered anything else in English. 1t had as many