Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-08-17

the capital Of Italy-Roms, Naples, Florence,
Bologna, Venice, Verona, Genoa, Milan, Turin.
Each had palazzo Reals all ready for the
iIlustrious guest, each Ave times as large and
expensive as the White House at Washington.
Victor Emmanuel temporized He boarded
around for while, giving 3 month or two Of
each year to each palace. But it made exactly
the same trouble it always makes when the
school ma'am boards aronnd-one was jealous
of the other. Finally Humbers concluded to
spend most OF his time in Rome, but to visit
each Of th8 other palaces for an indefinite time
during each year. The result OF this IL that
there are eight or ten royal palaces to be swept
out and holystoned every morning, fur
nishsd sumptuously and kept IN order,
and the only income il the 90 or
80 francs a day which each palace receives
from curious travellers. The cost is tremen-
dous-probably forty times as great as sup
porting the president Of tbs United States and
his whole establishment This causes great
deal of grumbiing and makes republicans by
the Wholesale. People who pay taxes--that is
eyerybody-continually ask, To what good?
Since that paragraph was begun startling
hailstorm has swept up the lake--a sharp
clat.er On the roof and windows of ice stones
as large as the Individual salts or butter dishes
which I remember having seen in use at
American hotels, aud shaped into ouriously
nodded forms. It strewed the ground with
leaves and blossoms broke of great branches
here and there, crashed in windows on the
south end of the hotel and shattered many of
the gas lamps along the terraces. The
tumult has stirred up the gar denis
fragrance anew. The pomegranate and
fig trees that lift their treas
ures to my balcony seem to have Dor
rowed the odor of the white cape jasmine aud
magnolia that the storm has beaten down; and
even that vegetable porcupine. the fan palm.
that raenaces me at the window, has found in
the general worriment breath Of balsam it
never had before. The lake is tossed iato
mimic fury. aud the clouds are rising and re-
vealing the snow peaks again. Well, the storm
mas quite passed. Big eyed chill dren have
ceased to gather hailstones All is serene
again. The clouds have sailed north, and
Bernini stands white and superb against the
sky. The pomegranate blossom looks more
fiery than ever. The porcupine ON stick ut
my window seems gathering himself for some
fresh attack The church that sits like a monk
in an inaccessible nook, 2, 900 fact up the side
of tho mountain, seems whittier and lonelier than
ever, perched in the very track of the avalanche
tna6 clugS 10 me ems ABOVE, as III med1tatlng
plunge into the still palpitating lake.
SOME UNHAPPY AMERICANS.
A large proportion Of Americans in Europe
are unhappy-half Of them, estimate, though
the fraction may be too large. There are thou
sands Of Americans travelling here who have
no business here; whom Europe has nothing
to r:,who would be vastly better of at home.
meet them every week in couples and pro-
cessions They are casualty uneducated and
vulgar. who came to Europe merely because
| they have, by nip and tuck, earned money
enough to come, and it ia he thing to do. They
are the Peter Bell sort OF folks, to whom
and nothing to think Of. They never SEQ
u, ns0o' gou uSS to rain s'm" rs t then al
rivers and lakes are alike-excapt in sze-and
mountains are simply blenishes on the land
as soon as possible. People without
or anywhere else except right at
home, counting their money and grubbiug for
| more mat specimen Of these yesterday
who has got rich making brass buttons ia
Connecticut He grumbles at everything he
sees--actually fights his way from town to
town. He cares nothing for nature, so of
course he cares nothing for ars-cares for
nothing except to ';see Europe" and get home,
poverty stricken as he is: And pity the Eu-
| ropeans who encounter either of them But
| tons pere hired courier till he found out that
the courier cheated him-as they all do-then
he b .ol let hi nm, go, and has time Of
| 1t settling alone He grumbles because they
profanely eloquent over the item Of s'soap and
| candles francs extra" He declines to offer
the slight incense Of ''pour boere," and when
the porter or head waiter pleasantly says, on
his departure, ''bon jour" or :'buon georno,"
or s'guten tag" and frankly holds out his
hand for the expected pence, Buttons de-
nounces him as swndler and beggar in
fairly good English, and wishes he was out Of
! this rascally country. Ia short, Mr.. Buttons
| refuses to conform gracefully to the habits Of
| the people amoug whom he travels. He swears
| every time he has his baggage weighed and
| registered, aud calls in a loud voice for "a
| Check
Does it cost you more hero than at home?" !
| asked him yesterday.
"More!" IA exclaimed in surprise mot more
| than two-thiris as much"
Than why DO you complain of it all the
whe?"
Because their way is so unc;vilized. It amt the
money that makes me- mad-it's the clumsiness.
The idea Of charging 10 cents for that little bit
| OF soap. 1t is mean and nggardly."
| He is resolved to reform the country at once,
United States. It is large contract he has
! taken, and the measure of his success is not
| worth the fret aud worry it costs.
Gee here!' he called out at dinner to the head
Maiss who SPOKE ENGLISH I've ordered some
| YES: it is our custom to charge four sous for ice
! specially ordered.
! What for2 Don't it como right on the side of
| the hill here, lots Of it?'
! YES: so do mushrooms, but we have to gather
| ''Wel!, why don't you put it into the general
bill?'
| Because few people want it,"
| 'Very well, you needn't get me any: won't
! have it.
| Of course some of Buttons suggestions are
good ones, but his method is bad Our Ameri
can check system ia tho best; no doubt of it,
Ice ought to be included in the general bill, and
most Of the hotels have already adopted that
change. But the way to got along in Europe
| and be comfortable is to fall in with the re-
| quirements Of the locality and spend the
strength on sight seeing instead of on fretting
and inyective. People who wish to live ex.
! actly as they do at home had better stay there.
July 21.--Morning storm has left the
air cool and clear. Blankets were needed last
night. The lake is rough again. It seems to
! be October, exception the bright green Yegeta~
| ton everywhere. The churches and converts
! in the hooks Of the height behind Menaggio are
wonderfully distinct; village rises above vii
| lage, and even the broken walls OF old castles
stand out on the cliffs. At the waters edge
Villa Carlotta sleeps amid it's vines In the dis
| lance Mount Legnone shines high and white,
and seems to be only an hours walk away.
This is fascinating spot; but to morrow turn
north again and traverse:the st. Gothard pass
| into Central Switzerland. W. A. CRoFFUE.
g TWO NYMPHs.