Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-26
IN SOUTHERN FRANCE.
A French Winter Resort and It's At
fractions.
Peasants Purchasing Secondhand Goods
The Annual Mule mlrast---Spaa-
ISL Mule Merchants and Their
Picturesque Dress.

PA, February II am writiuE this
letter at one Of the most delightful winter
resorts Of Southern France, where the
peaks Of the Pyrenees, covered With saow
that glistens in the sun, are seen from ms
open window. While you OF the northern
United States are pro5so!y chilled to the
core by severe winter weather, we IN this
favored spot carry sun umbrellas a. noon
and sit before q simple wood fire in the
evening. And even when the rain comes,
as il does frequently, much 100 frequently
for some Of the oger-execaug soJourEers
here il is never accompanied by those
keen. piercing winds that you know and
dread. The water may tait IN tofren'5' Out
the atmosphere is IS sot; "a that ~hlca &C
rcmpapies an April shower aioUg the hud'
son. The mild climate attracts lnEaiias
from all parts Of the world, and the iac'h'
ties Tor iudulgjDg in outdoor sports orlngs
10 Pau many q sturdy Enghshman WHo las
never known what sickness IL.
But ia not simply the gentle ram, the
warm sunshine aud the tempered ores
,ba, render Pau a popular winter home
Tho ci.y and the country roaudaoon. pcs,
ses, many other charms. The chateau OF
/ usrrv ". for instance, is one OF the hnest
s-,b;Iactrrsl monuments and historical re
mains 10 be found in France. ne moaefn
I'm has grogn up around tnIs anltlens
,,-,r-b,ld where Henry Of Navarro was
ho-o. You are still shown h.s cradle an
immense shell Of q sea tortoise, shspehue"
no cords 70 three stacked sPsarS. NO SoH'
der tina baby became q s'eat war ElHR
-,,-ro,,,de6 thus from his very infancy
~ the indictments OF battle, and may
- ,Lo vtafness of his designs and tee
5-s,5,, Of his mind be attributable n
No, ~ L;s asviug been rocked IN me era
SIa Of he deem tbs Bssrne5e-t0r Fau
- ba cauital Of sncieu, 1e&ra are SILL
.,-ard or their famous feiIoRcoUntry man
- there stands 70 day on the fIace
RoyaIe a spirited marble s'atue' WITH tnIs
dedication in the Patols o. the ~ 5es'ou
ri ON Nousfe Heurlc. 10 uu7 merry,
R.b;,E .he museum Is an open marRe
uIacs where ia hel5 every Monday curious
10 n sU sorts Of second 1and o2Iect9
T IT, ;n,necupious psddlers spread cat ;nei
.,-;,r,,,.,., ctock on the bare ground, ara
- .,or5;ng n the midst Of the trash, nav
- hole day long. Tie buEer5 ere 10
~ r,nqt mart peasants, VINO no-> 70 1"
~ Monday from oil the country foHn
" 5rinoing With them produce OF ever
%ir6 aud returning home iaoeheu VIZ wa
rrocaries, garments, WOODEN Sr"9S o.
10 racesssriea that the helds 40 not p.
go Il Is amusing TO watch these sna 81
Ill -nr,I hnmpkius driving bargain SitH u
scnalIg sharp city huckste7', Were lne .
t ~, Nv are pickering about il some o
"a, ~, ~ brseches, or briuiesa h5t' OF
-, chair or such like, which We mo
s. 80 n,ortsls would not accept, even
Maid 70 take 1t away. heGce We ''o 80
lion Of kitchen utensils 50 sue'e
and used that they Vou'- seen .el :,
haze served all the genera''ona o. t' -, g
c CO.., Hard by Is an stray Oh pc
shoes and slippers Of ever imss .;.',5
80 o15 in iii stsges OF decreP'u,'uo
80 fnr,her on is a pile ct iadeo goo
WI - ,,-n Dsmphlets that could rot s"s :.
Su .r s at even in 'ba most conan
"S5:5romsniac, always - 80 .cF u uG0
Tb;,k of tae endless Pa'ieoIe res UAsl
rarry off each Monday 2'Int &hu sP -
ouy each Monday morntoS :" 80 ~,
a,vsv articles. And what az eAn .L =,
/, ,ps 3royerhjal economy Of the Frspen Pc
z snt5v !, offered by their making PSrIn'. :;
= here rather tiac Q. the more eXP9HS'
shops in town.
/. More important business rhrsscuS
are carried on at the annual mule uS'A
which takes place in the au'uma. III
: instance the sellers, who are also the ore
= era are the same peasants whom We 9"
fsv moments ago st the stc0nd-hSAd u
ket place, while the buyers are >Pan
IN mountsineers, who come co~n from Ius :,
renees with their purses full Of gold d'!.
and coup again with drove OF mules vi
. tha- keep for s. season ana iGen cispos
"a Droht IL the inhabitants Of the -
=, border 4 mule siE mouths old
rs.ob 200 francs, big sum n the SyS
80 ~ this small farmers Of besrn'
S,;rg nm 10 Pau each year many GunS
y ~ thase spirited, hesdstroHE @no' 81
,tur III rscaIeitrart animals. Daring the
rs,& the other day mao receive" ST. -
ei6y Ne kick that ne died tasH Sq' u
tina ~, = c,,,,;sh mule merchants afe
One = hese . 4 =. laar Npyo-S the r
olute ceedinglV careIui u -,b;cb
TsSDa ot .5sss dangerous hind isZs:. Hh'Sn, a.,
- o-o- INST be carefully examined oet,
ever, "a made. Tie peasant o
%; the rope halter around tbs Io Nv:
~ tSt ,bs uIe while the son Hts up In 10,
d 6r MT leg, which he holds tsntiy OS.
lng n In this way the pooE Sut'I
BCTs bls knees ,o-arIsss "a to his
EAT wandered almost Po" I'D IN
-nrem Uhsn the price 10 SS's'oN