Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-09-20
a Quick Journey Through the Black
Forest to WiIdbad, a Famous
Wateriug-PIace.
Cassel and It's Expensive Memories OF
fhe Bonapartes Who SO Re.
gally Ruled IL.
frankfort-on.the Main, Its Present Con
dition--wilheimshohc, Where Napo.
leon III. Was Imprisoned.
Special Correspondence.

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letter was dated from Carlsbad, whence
we made our way TO wildbad, famous
watering place In the Black Forest,
equally difficult to arrive at and get away
from. 1t is rather curious that the most
celebrated watering places in Europe
should be equally remote from all the
usual lines Of travel, but perhaps in this
rs in other cases distance lends enchant-
ment. Still 1t mnst be admitted
that in different ways both are alike,
yet both distinct and quite unlike
the rest of the world. wildbad is in
Wurtemberg, and is reached from Heidel-
berg or Stuttgart by branch railways
which involve much change and great
veNntion, especially on the part of Amer
cans, who cannot see why the whole
thing cannot be consolidated for their
benefit The patience OF German rail-
road and hotel officials with travelling
Americans, who do not understand their
language and are ridiculously impatient
of everything in foreign country
which does not correspond to the
methods of their own, is almost superhu-
man. Under the fire of their eternal and
oft-repeated questioning in regard to mat
tiers which do not belong to their bust
ness, and aboHt which knowledge could
not be accurate, details being all the
time liable TO alteration, their patience
and politeness never give out. Their in
formation, If they possess it, is always
given, often IL writing and trivial and
/ childish though the inquiries must often
seem, with courteous gravity, Il bow and
kindly-not Sewile--word, II may be
said they expect to be paid for II,
but the services they render are
not paid for by the two or three marks
given grudgingly, often without thanks,
and perhaps with Il hardly suppressed
complaint of the European system, which
Is very wen understood, and would doubt
less often be resented by throwing the
, paltry gratuity in the donors face ii the
credit of the house permitted 1t. AZ
! least, know the blood has often mounted
to mine with shame at the abruptness
! the want OF good breeding, the lack oil
/ IlltllltI us NNll 10 NhAAe W ~ PlNNS ~
cognltion, If not appreciation, of in
. valuable service.
Q But to return TO Wildbad, whose hand
/ some station we have reached after pass
. ing through part of the wonderful
5 wooded region known as the Black For
est, and changing at Bictgenheim an,
Muhlacker and Ppforzheim and othe
places--all centers of timber trade ant
: interest as well as of historic and legend
. larry importance, with churches anC
shrines and pictures and carvings, which
will shortly 20 the way of the Black For
est itself-namely, become things OF the
past, for the sale of the wood pays bette
than the staring, for two months in thu
wear, of tourists, and the clay cottages
ieven of the peasantry are giving places &
!, timbered and stone dwellings which en-
hibit taste as well as improved pecuniar!
conditions.
Wildbad Is little known to Americans
they speak of a few who have found thei
> way therc-a MIR. Morgan, eX-Mayor Ely
though am bound to say they did no
know that he was or ever had been mayo
and one or two others, but the EngliSl
30 I'm large numbers 1t is not cheal
n Mace, especially for those who live II
hotels-a system more prevalent than a
Q; Carlsbad, where the majority live il
~ lodgings but there is one hotel which Il
an exception in furnishing good pen
sion, from six marks day, ana nm
table d'hote dinner at five marks for two
SO the Hotel de Europe, MS he calls 1t, j
ALWAYS full, and many dine there VIII
room at the 'villas," Ia Carlsbad.
:. mark. as have said before, is equal TO 2
" cents, and in all German hotels, III FAC
ne nll European hotels, you pay Tor room
v; independently OF the price paid Tor foo
" and service. We had for two persons
= very large salon or sitting-room win
1 balcony, and sleeping-room wei iuf
nlshed and with two beds. FOR TINS W
u paid fifty marks (sl2.5Q) per week rood
service and all extras brought our entir
expenses up 70 about S2,ou per uay caou
coiriage fora three hours drive, boats an
fees of all kinds included. But this wa
NJ the most crowded season, when III
nronrletors of favorite hotels were turn
ing away people every day andno rooI
was vacant in the town, and, besides
Wudbad is said TO have been spoiled b
the extravaganza OF the English. IL
this moderation, which in It's most douD
ful aspects is always greatly less than on
prlces. which attracts tourists ana draW
y Them again and again, the cost OF sun
NOR trip abroad and month at Saratog
os being. as am American lady recently u
}. marked. only the difference OF the cost
, a polonaise, besides one can wear out u
~ one's old clothes in Europe
Wildbad, pronounced Veelbad, canh'
he nIctured. Its charm is its little rive
Ems which tricklcs down In numeror
small streams from the mountains An
S forms strong current at their bas'
- which IN the early spring becomes a 70
rent. carrying everything before
Through here il only flows clearly an
with s'murmurous sound over ston
. he'd lined on both sides for miles WI
y lovely shaded walks and a parh-hh
Growth Of trees. Beyond the trees ai
n she hilIs. wooded and trayersed IN ever
airectIon wlfh well made ana grade
9 maths. furnished with seats at siiot. y
Al teryals so that invalids can avaii tnen
! selves of them. Wildbad cannot DC pi
n timed or It's charm be put INTO wore
u There are people who come there nv, !
!. moi ind il. declare II stupid and dull, ~
= such must De unfortunate IN theif Ass'
* or do not stay long enough LOT y
sHss witchery to exercise us influence Wy
= them. Once II enters into Their sous
y. must draw them again ana ga ~
81 Wildbad has no very rehlalhAo
a churches, or castles, or buildings Q. =,
"A kind-only the quaiRness OF age anu =
simple lie OF its peasant popaANon :,