New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-12-26

should say, of unpretentous in fact very ordinary
son of no particularly entertaining qualities. But
! heard him talking at different times III -FOUR
different languages aud on one OF these occasions
he was ing. in good English, something about the
characteristics of the various nationalitles. "A
Scotchman,' he remarked, is never al nome uh.li
he's abroad and after pause ne hs
well" said I, pleased with his humor and
what about Americsnsr ,,.
I've heard something about Americans too On,
yes, have it. Yankee who had landed IN Eng
an@ S4 S tine s"nd he answered
nretty nice island. only If man goes out doors
| after dark he's in danger of stepping on,
All this was told, mind you, in good English by
Hungarian 20 q knot OF felOwtIavellers, represen-
ting various nationalities The trip, IN short is
perfect carnival OF polygot, and Che day passes so
quickly away that ere one Is aware twilght mas
stolen over land and river and thousands OF WINK
ling gaslights lining both banks, announce the
steamers arrival before Budapesth the stately CAPT.
tai of Hungary. The evening has scarcely yet be-
gun and the din and hustle OF daytime SIN finger
about the great city, which with ITS wh1te marble
palaces its substantial quays, and It's population
Of $4,000 souls, stretches along both banks OF
the river for distance of three miles or more
FerrC boats are darling hther and thither, great
bridges marked by Of gaslights IN md ar span
the stream strains of music come borne on the
breeze from pleasure gardens on shore or iIoln .c
! beautiful Margaret Island in mld-river, ana the
scene in short, is like vast fairy spectacle sud
denly coniured up out of the darkness as male 10
the long days sail.
Passengers again change boats at Pesth fol the
service below this point requires heavier craft
than any on which have thus far travelled
down the river The next stage of 1.-THE journey ex-
tends to Belgrade, the Seryian ex-captal, and the
boat the Carl Ludwig, departs at ii p. IN. lhere
are good sleeping accommodations ON board, ana
one rises next morning to good breakfast ana the
prospect of pleasant days sail, ending at Belgrade
about dark.
At BaJa the first tow OF Importance reached III
the morning we may already discern smack OF the
Oriental in the TUNES and bagGy trousers OF the
workingmen. If il be Sunday here and there tic be
seen are groups of well-tod0 Hungarian peasants,
the women i'll vari-color skirts and bodiccs the
men in high rmless cloth hats and long white
robes embroidered III red and gold and fastened ny
a belt at the waist. At every turn there is VII
age and In every village church spre with Gloss
AT its summit The uxuriance Of the tree growth
along the river banks strikes one as notlceable ana
not less pleasing is the wonderful agricultural
wealth everywhere visible. Hungary appears TO be
one vast gTaln-fiGld.
The floating grain mills on the Danube are per,
haps its most curious feature Fancy two canal
boats mOoIcd parallel to each other, III mld-rlver,
about fifteen twenty feet apart. and supporting
between thcm the crank OF gigantic mil
wheel turned by the current OF the stream ancy,
moreover the sides of one of these boats carried up
one story higher than those of the other, then
rooted ovel. iq Noahs Ark, WITH doors ana WIN
dows as neeGed-and you have IA falr idea OF these
Danube gram mills, some four or i've thousand OF
which in groups OF ten or dozen togH'1 tS are
down from ,Nionna TO BELGRADE Each mil Is III
scribed with ITS owners name, ard found time, IN
passing 10 copy two, such as JUDAS istvany
ces Landos" ana JOnasvitch MakOpoponi,' as be-
ing curious samples OF Magyar peasant nomenCla-
tire; As the steamer goes shooting ~ tnesf is
wheel is distinctly audible, it is amusing 20 note
the inmates looking for all the world like iiumpty
Dumpty in the play, rushing to their doors or
windows to wave a salute and have look at the
passengers. -, 49, -. a.. N 1900
among our Acknowledgements. AT Combos where
the riVe Brave comes IN, battalion OF infantry
from EsseQg came aboard en- route for the garrison
at NeusatZ further down, and | took pleasure IN
noticing the punctilious promptitude with which
all the captains and heutenants at once came on
deck to salute theI superior officer OF whose pres
ence they had somehow learned. Each came up IN
turn to where the General was standing, matted
abruptly, struck the position of soldier; stood
vi9or' sainted with rigid courtesy. and then made
room for the next These forlnalltles once con-
cluded, there was general handshakng, ana tDen
the newly arrived,line oficersa.oly set OF fellows
they we're too-withdrew TO the further end OF the
saloon deck, and quietly proceeded TO make them
selves at home-nOt very quietly either, for re-
member that during the afternoon they favored us
with an operate selection wlhstied In chorus I'M
promptu but not badly done. As tor the soldiers,
who were crowded together forward they amused
themselves until dark in waving salutes TO every
woman, old or young comely or homeIy, VINO dared
to make her appearance on the Tlver bank as the |
boat passed.
THE SAME THE WORLD OVER
And this reminds me OF very pretty little bit OF
sentiment enacted at one OF the landings that
day. 1t is the correct thing to stroll down to the
wharf and the boat come in, and among those |
who stood on the landing as we rounded to at
Upiidek was o splendid specimen. of black-eyed |
Hungarian wOmanhOOd. She was not over twenty |
five | should say, was tastefully dressed and was |
attended by two maids WHO followed at respectful
distance. She cast her dark eyes up tlmdly from |
under her paraso at the crowd on the upper deck.
but as quickly lowered them again. Tor one OF the |
officers l have mentioned, jaunty young heu
tenant, had caught her gla ice and andacousy |
returned il with q bow. She was evidently pleased
at bis admiration. and a faint smile wreathed her
lips; vet she modestly moved few steps OIL and |
with an ill-aSsumed air OF unconcern looked else
where. Presently the temptation proved too |
strong she had 10 look up again. The dashlng |
young lieutenant once more caught her eye, ana re-
heated his salutatiOn. Again, thou Oh with |
broader smile Leaning on her handsome face, she |
moved away. her maids still following. \ few mo- |
ments later and the boat was OIL Then, secure IN |
the widening distance, Cleopatra turned-she cond |
not resist t-and looked again This time the |
lieutenant was waving his handkerchief and she IN |
response cTacousy ventured to show Just the tip Of
her own, and kept looking For moment she |
seemed to faler and hesitate rs lie continued wav- |
ing then suddenly, As if all the Mother Eve rose |
up within her. she bent forward, pasSlonatelY |
waved reply. threw fervid kiss after the reced-
ing form of her admirer, and swept away, Juno |
like. up the wharf.
The lower Danube appears to be in chrome state |
of overflow At many points, especially below the |
confluence of the Thesis. tie stream that wrought
such disaster last yeaI at Szcgedln, stranded pigs
geese and chickens were to ne seen hudded side by
side with the cottagers in their dOOrways, with |
COM enient boat moored at the threshold. Night |
navigation under such circumstances is not nnat- |
tended with peril aud the steamers are occasionally
compelled to come TO anchor and wait for daylight.
A pontoon bridge spans the river at Paanka, and |
a draw is opened for the passage of the steamboat
by allowing several of the pOntOons to drift down
stream out of their places but controlled by cable
which pulls them back after the steamer IA through
The great Neusatz Fort frOwns down upon this |
Bird re from the opposite heights, and as We leave |
tho landing the bugles and measured tramp OF the |
battalion Lave just landed are audible in the |
distance they the loose plank flooring of the
pontoOns.
The river Save. with Semln on its western and |
Belgrade on its eastern shore is the terminus OF the