The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1872-1881, 1881-04-01

complied with in our own country
And again, you seldom iind largl
plots Of ground belonging to a singh
person; the strips are generally mar
row and short in length-perhaps al
acre or 81 in area, IL indeed that much
Each strip Is planted with something
different. The yellow flowers OF III,
indigenous oil plant. interpreted
amongst all imaginary shades ofgreen
makes Que feel rs cheerful as III,
comparisons are marked, and rs happy
as the lark that makes its nest in thos,
bright fields.
A hard days work has been com
pleted, the sturdy yeoman is satisfied
with plain meal. il bis beer Chi,
darling beverage is not forgotten. i
the evening pleasant, then It's moi
long until the youth Of both sexes
have congregalcd in the village
hall TO "trip the light fantastic
toe unluckily enoased in heavy
boots or wooden shoes Their little
love affairs are carried on or out just
as elsewhere, perhaps more artlessly,
for they are but human in their ways.
The architecture Of these small
places has little OF interest 10
commend them 10 the student.
The houses are generally framed very
securely, covered with TRUSTEES and
smoothly daubed. Large gables over.
hang the front and back; the tiles are
kept bright red, and the house itselI
painted in light color, pink, blue OF
yellow. with fantastic stripes and
lines running in panels. Modern i'm
provements are OF course mysteries to
these places, the buildings need little
or no repair, many having stood the
storm Of ages for several centuries.
In Bavaria and a few other parts Of
South Germany, where the majority
Of the people profess Catholicism, the
more prominent buildings are adorned
with little statues Of the Virgin, Jesus
and the Disciples, kept in inches
built in the walls. These are gener-
ally kept well painted and clean as
well as the notices that are engraved
in the stones. On all the roads lead.
ing into such villages, there are little
Gothic monuments, with niche large
enough for Holy Picture or statue,
inside wire netting protects It from
ruthless hands, but an aperture large
eaough to drop in an offering, Nd
erpiennig.' it is called, is lett in the
netting. The people in going to or
from their work generally stop at
these little shrines, say a prayer and
drop a pienRig or ocniime into the
niche equal TO about one-fourih re-
spcctiyely one.flth Of a cent. And
so they pass their lives living as they
oflen are-like one large family, with
their little striies and quarrels, and
their pleasant hours between. The
daily routine necessitaled through the
change Of the seasons, is gone over
again and again, aud generation after
generation is born, natures and dies
in the same places, and with the
same frugal habits and modest ambi-
tions, pass away their unpretending
existence. Thus might it have re.
NAMED forever had not the forerun-
ner Of activity, of lite and prosperity
been ushered into their proximity.
The railroad, the newspaper and the
telegraph unearIhed little by little
these Elysiums Of the comparatively
truly contented, to open their
eyes to higher and better aims,
and stir their slumbering souls
for their rights as men, for free
dom of thought. belief and speech
changing in an instant their channel Of
life, their tenor of action, making
these simple men the terror of tyranny
and usurpation-the revenging Meme
sis for crimes untold. Whilst these
people are averse to such murdcrous
actions.as have been carried out by
their Russian neighbors, still the lievo-
luton Of lS has shown that. though
slumbering as they appear to be, they
bear in them noble trait that through
many ages latent has shown itself at
last living and active, and il is the
desire for establishment of admins
trative affairs. The rights they have,
have been dearly bought by human
blood from the government under
which they live; and the rights they
have they are their Own--their scar,
will show for that New and stringent
measures will undoubtedly be adopted
throughout the German Empire, which
will neoessitate many families to grass
the wanderers staff then America
the land OF freedom and equality, vii
be their bright goal, ard good ant
thrifty citizens will they make indeed
V. II. X.
A traveller of the most familiar typ
10 seedy old gentleman in railroa'
car; "Bul why, sir, do you no