The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-10-17
with the next burst Of daylight, the tableau
had changed again, thus giving us view after

with the next burst of daylight, the tableau
had changed again, thus giving us view after
view Of eyer-yarying grandeur and beauty.
Even the most prosaic of our fellow-passen-
gers yielded to the charm and allowed them
selves to be carried away with enthusiasm
We had plenty of time to study the pano-
rama spread before us, for though we were
being drawn by two of the most powerful loco
motives, the ascent was SO steep that we could
make but slow Roadway. Then the road winds
round and round in such a way that one
comes back several times to the same scene;
but as the point Of view is different each time,
the effect is always new and interesting. l
RENE Der, for instance, single valley which
we passed three times, and when at last our
train reached the very top of mountain bor-
dering this valley we could see the railway in
two or three places directly under our eyes.
1t seemed rather odd, as may be easily i'm
agined.
The Black Forest is no less remarkable for
its people than for its scenery. Until quite
recently these sons and daughters of the
forest have been left undisturbed in their
primitive habits, dress, customs, ETC., blu.
now that civiliz ,tion has invaded their quiet
domains, it is probable that they will begin to
dress, think and act more like other people.
They are the most simple minded and honest
race of people on the GLOBE and travellers
who penetrate deep into the remote hooks
and corners Of their country never fail to be
impressed with admiration for their sim.
plicity and extraordinary primitiveness. Their
hotel charges are the lowest of any Other
people in Europe, perhaps, and they actually
seem to look upon travellers in the light Of
guests, rather than as legitimate prey, whom
all must conspire to plnnder.
Their costumes are striking to the last de-
gree. The men most all wear black coats
that reach below their knees, and which are
lined with the very brightest of flaming red.
The women commonly wear mans coat, and
sort of impossible stove-pipe hat, which is
often bright yellow. To people from Other
parts of the world, these women present
about as ridiculous an appearance as can well
be imagined, for while they are dressed out as
if for a grotesque masquerade, they look SC
profoundly solemn that it precludes the feast
billy of supposing that they are in the least
conscious Of the figure they cut At length
we reached the highest point Of the railway
and then began our decent, which l need
hardly say was more rapid than the ascen
had been, though the scenery was decidedly
less picturesque
On the way down to Singer we passed 8
place where there is small pool of water
supposed to be the source of the Danube
from whence it is called "Donaueschingen.
In the afternoon, about half-past 4, we arrived
at the falls of the Rhine, the most imposing
in Europe, according to all representations
but to one who has seen our own Niagara, O.
course, they would appear quite Insignificant
not being more than hall as high and in
every way much smaller, though undeniably
very beautiful for all that In my next
shall devote few words to describing these
falls, but for the present will close.
Yours, truly, STAHLFEDER.