New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-27
r two. thirds Of II is clustered about the

landing and about the proportion OF IT'S pop
ulaton, should say gathers AZ ,ne at e" 'n
Guiding the feZ, is to be met with mere ne uless
of the Roumanian peasant women - tney al
thorough gypsies-is extremely picturesque con
sjstng of loose Jacket generally of white cotton;
| and a skirt reaching just below the Knee; anu
almost hidden by pTofuson or req anu pi..
! leather thongs of the same length hanging from
belt at the waist In physiOgnOmy. many Oh these
peasantry bear striking resemblance 10 our Nortu
American Indians though | suppose tne lattsr az. ate
the more intelligent of the two Some OF the
! women have fine. swarthy, handsome faces, anu
/ full ustrous eyes but they are unkempt anu I'M
/ washed and never looked upon more pitlapie OF
ahiect group of female humanity than the long row
of fruit women. young and ola, seaUd along Inc
! shady side of "A wall i'll the Orsova market-piace.
! In short | think any tourist who has ever peen 10
/ Orsoya will agree with me that II Is good place
TO leave q left it, anyhow, after thirty minutes
STAY and should Providence decree that 1t be my
lot never to see the place again, accept INC us
/ pensation without murmur.
TIE AMENITIES OF TGAvEL
From among a or so of the very dirticst ana
worst looking hacks I ever laid eyes upon, l ana
nv companions singled out one that looked tribe
less dirty and bad than the rest and after no end OF
bargaining with the driver, an arrangement was
/ concluded whereby we three and our baggage were
to be- for the stated sum of 80 many bor:nS, con-
/ viewed to Mehadia or the Baths of Hercules, ten
/ miles distant. And so we left OrsOva on tearing
/ gallon which made me fear every moment We might
/
/ space on a tangent The horses were almost
monies in size but they ran kicked, trotted. gal
Toned and cantered in the traces with all tine IN
| uoccnt ardor of an untamcd Mexican mustang on
/ his native prairie Our driver all! II you c"uld
have seen him An old straw hat a shirt originally
/ white a knotted pair OF susTenders, ana patchea
! cotton-baggng trousers made ZIP his livery. There
wasn't much style about him, but at all events, he
l. cot Ms safely through to Mehadia. for Which, con
sidering the roads the nature of the country, and
the pervcrse character Of bis nass shall forever
4 hold him in grateful remembrance.
/ The lack OF guide books Of any satisfactory
information about localities and time tables proved
nv principal stumbng-block in this Lower Danube
/ countrv | had heard good deal. how ever, about
/ Herkulesbad or Mehalia on my way down the
river as a great summer resort in the Carpathlans
! back of Orsoya, but until was so fortunate rs 10
! make the acquaintance Of a member OF the Hun
( garian Parliament, Mr.. George Lndre. VINO with
his charming wife. among my felloW-pasSen-
/ gers. Mehadia was to my mind like some mythical
region in the moon. ! was standing in the steamer
g1ngwav. | remember, the day after we left Pesth'
porting like n schOOlboy over a map of the river
/ which hung there, when heard at my shoulder a
pleasant voice asking me in good English Can 10
of any assistancei' Only those who have found them
selves in strange land. the language Of whirh they
/ do not comprehend can appreciate how welcome
+ the offer was especially coming Us 1t did from one
/ whose mien and manner were guarantees OF his dis
/ intercstedness and sincerity. From that time until
took the cars back to Vienna, Mr.. Endre and his
wife were my compdgn0n3 dc rOgGge, and 1t Is to his
wonderful fund OF general information that owe
many Ct the facts connected with the subject on
/ which am writing.
a. Sir. Endre. WHO is now but thiItv-onc years OF
40. is no doubt destined TO assume an important r0c
in the political history OF hlS c9uhlIJ NAV Dc yer
+ mitte1 | rust. to Introduce HIM 10 the acquaInJ-
+ 9urr OF American readers. In, family, which ne
/ longs IN Northeastern Hungary has Tor Two nun
+ drrd years past represented lts dlNirct III the
I National Parliament or Diet. AMI the present mem
her vOung rs he Is, IS already serving bis thIrd
term in that body. dcyotlug almost ms entire time
f. the study OF legislation and political economy.
- st,,,l1,,t ,-.u he tIiotad To- me tie
writings and views OF OUr American writer's, DAVID
. NJ Wells and the late Henr, e. Carey. more fully
4 and accurately than probably nine out OF tNerY zen
/ of Our own members Of Congress could. lie khc"
! what Horace White. of Chicago had sad 70 the
Golden Club last year fully well as Mr. W lllte
does himself and hc laughed heartily ABOUT III
/ Iron kclly's interview with Bismarck IN the sum
mcr of 1879. He thinks there Is already on loot "A
movement among tine principal European nations
to organize Prohibitive league against the de!ug-
ing Of their markets by our American mahuiAc-
/ lures aud products. Many were the lhleftslth4
: commercial and agricultural topics on Which AIr:
+ Eudre enlightened me. As $ hoiar NE -uIPTHir'I
me none the less IN Italian, French, Oh German ne
/ WAS "a uu II at home as in English. BE could
p quote from memory entire Ooc, from Horace OF
I portions from the HAD or Odyssey. lie man ac-
q
/ contIastrd with the genial modest unopl t.
uc,, Of bis manner. As were sitting ln the star
light on the steamers deck. alter leaving DrIerade;
hc looked ny To the sian4Ied heavens ana S-IPTi'
Me by quoting those familiar hHeS. Hihhir'
. twinkle little star lie seems iamliiar with me
entire round o! English authors. ana is thoToueIl
b uo5trd ON everything important going on IN tne
+ world OF literature, politics. anu should aUd' t.
4 iirion-for he Is a rigid Preshy terrain, and gave
me among other things au interesting dcs upii"n
Of rIc organization aud government OF thAI Illu-
! entail denomination IN hungary.
THE HEART o. III CAGPArHIANs.
/ Tho cqur at Herkulcsbad are a favorite summer
resort for wealthy families from Bucharest and
other parts of koumania. They are also eXt'n-
eiyclv patronized by both Turks and Hungarans
Located in the very heart of the Carpathian',
crowded into a narrow cleft or gorge, barely wide
enough to permit of the passage of turbulent
mountain stream. ana the single street on which
front tn. hotels. shops, and bath houses this re-
mote waterine-pace presents al the elegant sur
rounding, Of a Saratoga or Newport. It, aotcls are
roomv ami luxuriou~ly furnished, its cuisines are
kept up in the best Of style aud the interior OF It's
. Kur.aal. or public assembly-r0om where everyone
repair, after dinner to SIP coffee read the papers
louuge. or listen 10 the music, is if anything more
gorgeous in upholstery and decoration than even
the famous Casino at ArcachOn. in France. which
is vauLted rs one OF the cac Il GRrr IN that line IN
/ Europe At q point in the centre of the village
{ street. where It's width permits, stahos Dr"hAc
statue Of Hercules, whom the Romans when they
first established baths here, chose as the patron
deity OF the place There is small military garri-
son. auI an Inspector who reigns supreme over the
village. for 1t all belongs to the Hungarian Crown
manfred why the Government thus charged lts-ii
with the care and maintenance OF a waterng-place
The reply was that the baths are iayonte resort
for uolticiaus and diplomats from tie Lower Dan
ulian municipalities ana that. in view Of the large
foreign element living ID tGls corner Of hungary.
motives OF prudential nature render II desirable
/ that the place should be retained under Govern
/ mental control.
! The mountain scenery here is grand beyond de
scriptiOn and to the beauties Of nature man hand
ba, added much by laying out many picturesque
Tim, Loo, NIL