, 1874-07-11

spsa tns cr,.s Al =, ths point ct smo esne
Minatry oforrl Auatrla sbHitlv of .El6, on, Quo
atoring- noo, 00o In eoll--and munitions Of
wnr. i aho would immediately break tho troaty
will, Franco aud proceed to recover her 1talian
provinces. Tho temptation was too gtoat to ro-
e!ht. England, OH her part, nprocd to land n
strong army II Spnln. and open back fro on
n%9napartg, l%nL Tho programme van carried into
was tho battle Of Wngram. followed by tho
osorthto" of Austria and tho loss OF stul moro
territory. But
ENGLAND MADE HER POINT.
sho prevented tho inyaHo., Of ler fl'oroH and
bnt, III saving hersclf, Bho sacrificed |,or ally,
Hho was almost ruined boyond recovory under
The crushing blows Of tho irato French Emperor.
AZ looked at the Isleni Of Loba,. and tho
oettio,elda Of Asl'orn aud Wagran, the ohnptor
to. mind. 1icuee this reiotenoo to il.
:, Ihoio Is not mitch scenery from tho dock Of
tho Btoamer down the Danube to Post. vaat,
rlosl plain, with troos, habi-
thtlona. and villages. scattered over It, Orens Ont
on alt sden. 1t fs mountainous and doatI.uto Of
picturesque beanty; but there arc mary spots Of
considerable historical interest," such az the
battlefield Of Wagram. just described; and the
I,,1,n ntone monument. few, miles, further down,
Emperor Leopold mot Jol1u sonosky, King of
Poland, aftor he bad defeated tho Turks Geio,o
the walls Of Vienna, anu saved tho Austrian En-
plro from destruction. Leopold grooted lin, not
viii, open arms and hearty embraoa, but with
never forgave.
Fifty tnilcs below Vienna Ia proaburg. town
OF At, ZOO nhabtants, which. for II long time.
s Tas tho capita! 1t nsng9ry, after Bu1s lha an
In l5i1. 1t sas hero that tho young aud beausl-
ful
E,trHEss MARIA THERESA,
whom attacked BY Frederick tho Grant OF prns-
Britain aud having part OF her dominionB
wrested from hor,-olad In deep mourning. met
tho Hungarian Parliament aud nobility, and, af-
tor rocounting her woos ant1 wrougs. throw her.
Hel, on the fidelity, Of her Hungarian huhjocts,
tho invaders and recover tho lost PROVINCES.
11or youth, beauty. sn1, aud distress ap-
pealed irrosatibtY to Magyar olivalr7 and
Slavic loyalty, and Tie whole multitude.
pIobeians as we'll as pntrcianH with ono wild ini-
RttemDt. FreRh nrnies WeTo instantly rnacd,
and tho Great Frederick lived to regret tho day
he had attacIted tho girllsh Queen Of Hungary.
WHO never put up hcr sword until ehe recovered
back tho lont territory, and reduced Prussia 10
tho worry verge OF aunilslation. Frederick was
taught the lesson that "uoll hath no fury like
woman Hcor1,od."
Below Preabnrg tho plain becomes latter and
IoHtE IL III all buuIlloHH G1EhHHV O1 green
fields, rathor thin1y populated. Komorn, pow
erfully-fortiiled town Of 20.Q00 Inhabitants, is
the first point of any interest below preBburY.
4 couple Of hours run farther down,
low, chain Of hills approach tho rirer.
III short distance fa ther the valley Of tho
rlvor contracts. aud high mouptainn loom up on
elthnr side. Dotweon Grau anu pissegsad,
distance Of an hours run, Bay u Or ii miles, the
sceuery ia
GRAND AND MAaN1F1cEvr.
Tho river is shit in BY high mountains, which
yicld new and beautiful panoramic effects any
snddon bend from the east to tho south. down to
Pest and Duaa, and continues to flow south
nenrly 200 miles beyond. The mountains sub
siao into hills. and rocode away from tho river,
whose valley videpB out on either side. Soon
como in sight the HteoploB aud houses IT Duda,
which ia located on tho side Of a steep hill. On
tho other siao Of tho r'vor. on tho low ground,
two aro connected bv splendid auspen-
sion iron bridge. Buda, on tho hill, was
tho nncient Capital OF Hungary for five
or six centurios before 1t fell into tho hands Of
inhabtants while tho modern town OF Pest, on
tho botlom-land on the other siao Of tue river,
containH 10000. For long time thero was a
bitter "Capital question" between tho two
cities: Duda claimed it by prescription or
vested right. and Pest by virtue OF greater pop
uisbcd, etrcugtl. wealth, eto. Ftnalty tho Gov
ernlnont solved the difficulty BY uniting tue
two citieg into ono corporation. under ono
Mayor and CITY Council, aud locating some Of
The Government Offices on ono aud some on tic
other slds Of tha river =; md low poaco reigus
in
uuDA-pEsr.
tho nav name of tho Hungarian capita1.
,rlcro in nat uuc1l il, The wRy of nrt or ntrfnH-
ity to detain tue visitor hero. one day IL suf-
ffgent tn HEo's both ha1yes of thu Cnpita! 1'he
Estorllazy collection Of pictures. formerly in
Yicnpa and transferred l,oro. In tue best The Pub
lic Libtar contains l20. 400 youmou: but most
uf The books and manuscript. ire in TIM
Magyar language, Of which less Is known thau
Arabic, Tho Museum contains an extensive
collection of fol-tl remai,ly, coma aud medals
Of antiouity, aud il part1cularly ricl In mineral
apecinsns.
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