New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
ONE DAY IN THE TYROL.
long CARRIAGE RIDE THROUGH THE
MOUNTAINS
,,ov THREE AMERICAN TRAVELLERS WENT TO
WAY.


=, ,,s about the middle Of last July that student
tuo neTspapcr men from America, at the end
., = lang DAVIS Journey found themselves at night
,u IN the town OF Innsbruck near the border OF
Austria \ chilly rain was the welcome that the
,,oe had to give to the travellers. who were rather
hurery and decidedly tired and sleepy, ana had
inst twenty four hours to get to Obcrammergan' Inc
coldcn sun Hotel was able to cope with the hrst
three Of these conditions by Of good supper
and comfortable rooms. but what the porter had 10
az NJ the Journey to Oberammcrgau was dishcarten
ING ANY one who is likely to travel toward Inns
brnck may be glad to know that there are large
rooms At the Golden sun with handsome furnish
ings and electric lights, a point to be appreciated
ne prople who have been paving a frame apiece for
candles There i also PORTER disiniercS'ci ana
ollicng that on this occasion he told the guests at
once that they ought to have gone to Munich in
stead of coming here all The mistake had happened,
though the PORTER did not through the con
eited folly OF the travellers themselves who thought
that they could find their way well aS gudebook
could teach il to them Most of the people VINO
come 10 Obcrammergau from distance come by the
way Of northern western Germany. and 50 reach
Munich whence railway train manages, In the
course Of half n day. to make the forty miles to
Oberau and then there Is only carriage ride, or 4
good stiff walk to the Passion Town. Hut these
travellers had come by the way Of switzerland, ana
the journey by Innsbruck looked Ike the nearest on
the map.
nut now what was the condition You cannot
20 more than Il very little way by rail-" said the
portier. The only way Is to 60 by carriage which
fakes twelve hours: or by omnibus, which takes
longer. You only save an hour or so by gong
any part Of the way by rail-
And how much will a carriage coSt''
It" 4 carriage that viii carry You and your baggage,
with a driver and two strong horses Will cost iity
forms or about e." said the porter rightly g1cSS
yff-h lac Lpf tpru
than Austrian.
Tho student makes a calculation, he has been read
ing about forms. and he o. y the time VIC nave
counted all the incidental expense is lh"y to be
five ruineas AT IcaSt7 lie always thinks 1t slows
ofiier STYLE TO reckon sums Of in guneas rather
than pounds, but he is grateful 10 tho porter or TAX
ing him for an Enrlshman. II is tho first time any
odv eyer did 50 who had talked with him for thirty
second, Not that he IS anything hut pmud TO he an
American. but he does not like 10 be fund out 700
quickly.
If there +, no other way must have the carriage
If course: order II FOR ~ O'Clock IL the morning
and have Us called at g.
The rain is siill falling heavily. AMI one Of the
newspaper men says that the long rid" ,lhcly TO any
thing hrt pleaSaut We are not going TIL morning
tnc atnd.nt replies meaning that 1t is Useless TO Dor
row trouble about the weather 80 soor and 50 the
weary wavfarer> allow the consultations Of philosophy
to put them TO sleep.
HARD WORK FOR THE MONEY CHANGER
Trug the wisdom 81 the student Is SHOWN H' U''
morning. for the ho''l h'"'.''' '.N "''' 80
all the clouds and before hr1lfi-t j. over me car
rare at me "''r' anu """ "' ''
ma'cl NHiH - '''''" Nv W. '''"' - f'' "
bill and buy enough A"7U''" monty I'' ,"' ~ '0
driver WHAT hlN'W' "a '"''' ''" ''-' "
| French ana ''th''h anu ''''"' ''''' "'
~ when one goes anywhere hy the way OF ~"iu'rand
/ And I'll THIS must hc reduced - common unit oil
+ Austrian money 7" Ni| INC 'l'' ''" "'' ''' '''' ''
must reduce II 10 German 81 i.U JUS '"'P'''"' '''
. lcnd him -ouN odd change" and 10" must r'huc" f ~
mounds that hc know how much he Is paving. IN
dollars fpr hl, friends, abstraction ard 10 cu'h"'S io'
d., own. Ever since t'ai dtt. wien 'h" student las
had frw minutes to SPAR" Dee had rr.ntL"u'd ta'
hotel and carriag, bin - assure m",'N whether DE-
800, T., .......l, ,t.t Yo. ultl aud had I'm =