The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1890-08-20

Extracts from private letters to her fam.
lily from Mrs. Edith Houghton Buell., who
is travelling with her husband in Europe.
LEPsrc, GERMANY, July %, 1890.
have thought Of you many times since
we have been on this journey. l have
often wished that!you were with US, there
are so many things in which you would
be interested In the first place, / expect
you would thoroughly explore the ship
unless you were as seasick as am, you
would want to see the engine and the men
at work there. It must be so hot down
where they are, and hard work too. On
most steamers they burn 20 tons Of coal
day and on some 300 tons That is
what keeps them plowing night and day
through the waters at such speed.
Then the reefing and furllng The sails is
interesting and exciting to me. ! always
feel nervous until see the sailors safely
down on deck again. When they are out
on the topmast arm Of the mast, l cannot
watch them without sickening feeling
and wonder how men could ever wish to
be sailors. Asin
You would laugh when you saw the
horses they have in Glasgow. Such enor.
nous feet and legs, they look as II they
had quite enough to do 10 move them
without hauling anything else. Your
mother would have wanted TO laugh II
she could have seen lady l saw in the
horse car In Edlnburg. She was quite
large and aeshy, and Of very pompous
bearing. Her dress was black with water
ed silk yard in width around the bottom
her black cape or mantel was covered with
an extrayagant quantity Of lace. She wore
a small lace bonnet with large bunch of
pink roses on top and also bunch on the
lace strings at the throat. She was be-
tween so and 90 years, should Judge. She
had string OF very large jet beads about
her neck, and carried little hand bag
covered with sealskin fur, and wore on
her hands silk gloves'of the brightest pur-
pie. You can imagine I've no doubt she
was a thoroughly good soul, but she look
ed so funny.
II you were to see the farming going
on here In Germany, I'm not sure
but you would want TO move over
here. The women seem TO take the most
Of the work. There are nearly always
more women than men in the fields. And
you will see them swinging the scythe'
pitching, raking or plowlng with as much
energy and apparent strength as the men.
But you wonder who is getting the din
ner at home. Their housekeeping Is much
more simple than in our country and the
"bill Of fare" very frugal indeed. Their
'Schwarzes brod," or rye bread, and their
unspeakably strong smelling cheese TO-
gether with "wuestv % kind OF sausageJ
and beer, form the staple articles Of their
diet. Very little machinery Is used by the
farmers. A young machlnest on thetrain
told US that only the wealthiest land hold
ers could afford machines for agriculture.
II you were 10 see the word "hell" up by
the lamp in the car, you need not think
you would be doomed to that region, II
you moved the small lever there, you
would simply turn the light on brighter,
for that Is their word for bright Also in
England If you saw the sign oui "Man-
Cling done here" you need have no hesI-
tency in entering, inr you will receive no
vicious treatment. it simply means they
have machine something like our
clothes wringer, through which they press
clothes, towels pillow-cases and other
plain clothes, when they are damp aud 81
save ironing therr.
They have no hiiching posts hare In
Leipsic. How do you suppose they secure
their teams from running away when they
leave them Well they unhltch one Of the
Tugs and chain Une Of the wheels. saw an
old market woman taking that precaution
with her old horse, when the poor anima
o,ked us II II would not move another
step in year, II II had the privilege OF
stopping. wish you all had all you c,uld
eat Of the fine cherries they have b"re
from three tn 1--WE cents a quart | am
sure you would enjoy walking through
the market with me, especially ihe nowel
market. Such quantities Of hsw~s
and so cheap. great handful Of carna
tion pinks iortwo cents, and pcited planii
for four and hye cents We
leavehere on Friday. the 18Th f6f ELAN
gen, a place alit,le north Of Munich
There Is University there ind ydarun6i,
M. wants To hear some Of the Professor
there. We shall lie there only al,ou, ,
week and then 10 towards Switzerland :