The Cecil Whig., 1878-06-22
NOTES OF FOREIGN TRAVEL.
Down the Rhine from Mayence TO Cologne.

Down the Rhine from MayeGce to Cologne,
In the early part of the month OF August,
1870, | left the town of Mayence about s
O'Clock III the morning, got on board of the
boat which plies the river Rhine and started
down the river to explore its wonderful cas-
ties, It's lnXuriant vineyards, picturesque
and quaint old towns and other old places
of interest. ! have often found it to be my
experience that, when | anticipated a really
pleasant time, something would happen to
mar, in a great measure, the anticipated
pleasure. The trip down the Rhine would
have been one of unallOyed pleasure, if it
had not been spoiled by IA spider-legged.
/ lantern jawed American, who had come all
/ the way from the State OF Vermont, or from
some where up IN that quarter aud who
was Determined to " see the whole thing
and had posted himself near the prov of
the boat on camp stool, and did nothing
else but whistle during the whole voyage
! from Mayence to Cologne, to the entire dis
comfort of all the passengers. did wish,
from the very bottom of my heart that some
one would plug that whistle; but there he
sat, like a great overfed pig, and shrilly
| whistled -" When Johnnie Comes Marching
| Home and 'sich, withoutauy Interrupt
| ton, until suppose he thought it pretty
near time to take a drink, and then went
| and wet his whistle accordingly. He must
| have been an American, fol he was constant
| ~ Whlstilng American tunes, and moreover
foreigners never whistle, except it may be
to call their dogs. They consider it very i'm
| polite to pucker up their mouths and to
| blow away with might and main, as this
soft pated American was doing We NAV
| consider ourselves far in advance of these
| foreigners III politenesS, but my experience
| teaches me that we have great deal to
| learn-that We are inferior to them in the
| commonest cvilities that we are impolite,
! II not even rude, in our intercourse with
each other, and especially to foreigners who
visit our shores. Now this confession may
be little distasteful, but we may as well
| swallow the pill, be it ever so bitter. | re
member once, when travelling on q certain
railway not far from Eikton, that a lady
! passenger was in doubt as to her exact To-
cality: and pleasantly asked the conductor
| the following polite and natural question
! " Conductor, viii you be so kind as 10 in
! form me where we arc2' The conductor.
| with an air of supreme Indifference. an
! swered: " eS; we are on the cars ~ ard
| then walked away, punching the tickets,
and that was all the satisfaction that pig
headed conductor gave the lady. | wish
were president OF that railroad for about
| two minutes; | would have the supreme
satisfaction of turning that grum and impo-
| lite conductor oil the road, and that would
be my first official duty.
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1t takes ahout two honrs to on from Nav
cnce 70 Einoan tis located ~ the mnnfb
Of the smallest specimen Of a river | have
eyer seen-the Nahr-which emp,ies into
the Rhine and is about as wide, bpt con.
siderahlv dpener than the Rio IN. crael-
And here at this point ius: onnosite Bingen
which. bv the wav. is pronounced with
the :, O = hard. rs IN :. slime. " Bino. en- >
-cnn1nance the yiue-cIaI hills If tha
Rhine, These hills mount up chiefly on
the right-Land side of the river. in goiuC
down the river. about 800 feet in heiobt,
and they are covered with yerdure With
short orare vines from the base of the nm
to it's very summit. Rhine wine is a de-
IIahtfnl drinl. # Is sweet tn tho tasta and
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