Great Falls tribune., 1889-11-30
A BULGARIAN WEDDING,
A ST. LOUIS LADY DESCRIBES ONE
WHICH SHE ATTENDED.

How Party Of Tourists Attended the Ger
emony-Jottings Of Tpavel in the Region
of the Balkans-Guides Who Frightened
and Intimidated the Travellers,
We were feeling pretty blue when we
arrived here at 1890 o'clock last night
in most furious storm Of thunder and
lightning and the rAin pouring in tor
rents, sky black as Egypt's night.
The crowd of ruffians at the depot add
ed anything but a secure feeling, and
they took us in as If we were so many
aavages taken around for exhibition,
Our trunks had to be gone through, like.
wise our hand baggage, and they actual
ly insisted upon opening every small box
and package inside our trunks. They
held long discussion over shawl in
one Of our trunks, but finally decided to
stamp our trunks through. While our
courier was attending to this the natives
were taking us in, and never saw such
awful looking men. They looked as if
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A ROMAN WELL.
We spent the day very agreeably, first
driving up to the barracks, where we
had good view Of the surroundings
and saw quantities of soldiers, two of
which lovely specimens Of men insisted
upon our visiting an old well built by the
Romans, and we started down the steps
by the light Of candle, the Servian
leading the way and Cousin - and l
following, but keeping very close to our
courier We persuaded the other mem
Der Of our party not to attempt to come
down, as it was SO very damp and dark
and SO many steps, SO left her up TOP
with another individual who kept talk
ing to her in his own language all the
time and pointing to the steps, and final
ly assisting her down. So, to our sur
prise. when half way down the winding
stairs we heard her calling to us, and as
she was very much frightened and ex-
cited we turned back without reaching
the bottom Of the 450 steps. These poor
people are SO wild to make penny that
they insist upon making you do things
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ices. From the barracks we drove to the
museum, and then visited the palace of
King Milan's son, then drove to the park.
We left Belgrade at 1880 p. m., and
us there are no sleepers en- route we
made ourselves as comfortable as possi-
bic for the night, but | cannot say !
rested much. The scenery along the
road was very pretty. The Balkan noun
tains looked quite bare after Switzerland
and the train seemed to crawl. When
we reached some little tation dozen
soldiers jumped in and entered the car
and began talking among themselves and
to us, and as we could not understand
we took it for granted that we had
reached new country. and opened our
satchels for them to inspect. They
opened every box, more from curiosity,
[ suspect, than for any other reason, and
emptied our fruit basket of all the
grapes, which they divided among them
selves, and then stamped us through.
THE BULGARIAN WEDDING.
We are tonight in Bulgaria, in COM
Portable hotel and where we do not feel
as if our lives were in peril. When we
first landed our courier put us in car /
riage and started us off by ourselves
with coachman dressed in sheepskin
coat, white shirt and loose white trous-
ers, with broad belt. His costume
might have been pretty when new, but
was exceedingly soiled. and he was very
lark, with small, Jet black eyes. AS it
was noon Sunday, all the country peo-
pie were in for the day, and never saw
such a variety of costumes in my life.
Some very fancy, with lots of coins, etc.,
worked stockings, with skin sandals
aced up the legs. In fact, it reminded
ne of pictures have seen of the Holy
Land.
He inquired if we could be permitted
o enter, and we soon found ourselves
escorted into the country villa Of the
governor Of Sophia, where the house was
illed with guests, assembled at the mar
'iage of his sister.
The bride came forward to meet us in
Ter wedding gown, veil and orange
blossoms. We also were presented to the