The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1891-07-18

4 a party of us, all Americans, boarded
\ street car, on Sunday, June 14th, and
in half-hOur ride, crossed the Little
Rhine, and entered kehl Badenh The
German flag was seen floating from ev.
cry house-top. Parade after parade
passed by, headed by bands of music.
Men, women and children, all in line,
marching to some Garden for the pur-
pose ofA4njoyment. We followed the
crowd, and entered large Garden,
where there We're, as we estimated, at
least 10000 people. They came from
Strasbourg and other places, for amuse-
ment. There was Catholic, Protestant
and Jew. Some of them were shooting
at targets, some were dancing, others
playing cards, and every one of them
drinking beer. There we're the rich,
the middle class and the poor. This
custom you will find over the whole of
Germany and France. A Gentle in
our party made the remark that if these
people, (mostly Gentiles are wrong in
their customs, hell will be sc full of
Europeans that there won be standing
room for an American!
1t would amuse our ladies to see the
kind OF a hat worn by their sex in this
part (Kehl) of Germany. It is made Of
silk, and is very much like the head
gear which we put over the heads Of
our horses to keep the gnats from
biting thor ears.
Their buggies-which remind you of
a large wash -basket-have not a pair
of shafts to hitch the horse between, as
ours have but there is long pole at
tached to the buggy, and the horse is
put on one side Of the pole, and down
his other side is a large strap which is
ATTACHED II the vehicle.
Anotl curiosity is thcir pumps.
Across he pump is large pole, from
each end Of which hangs rope. When
water is wanted it takes two to get it.
One person cots held Of each Of these
ropes and they 60 see-saw fashion, and
the water cones.
Having spent the day in kehl, We pa
turned to the city of Strasbbury at l.
o'clock at night.
On the morning Of the 18th of Jnne,
our party left Stasbourg for Reichshof-
fen, for the purpose of visiting the bat
tie field of Woerth. Reichshoffen is a
village of only about 5000 inhabitants,
but here are cotton and wool factories.
breweries, large lumber interests and
all kinds of enterprises, which you will
not find in q town of that size in Amer
lea. After a few hours ride, and pass
ing the village of Froeschuiler, we
reached the battle field of Woerth.
This was the first great battle of the
FrancO-G,rrnan war, and decided the
fate Of France. 1t Was fought on the
Sth day of August, 1870. The German
army, undor the Grown Prince Fred
erick, crossed the river Rhine near
Weissenburg, and drove in the French
pickets on the boundary. Gen. McMa-
hon retreated for distance of about
twenty miles from the boundary, for
the purpose of making a stand at
Woerth. The German army in pursuit
brought things to an issue, which re-
suited in the complete decentralization
of the French.
Nature could not have formed a field
more suitable than the one upon which
this great battle was fought, upon
which to test the strength and superb
ty of two great armies. McN1ahon
formed his line of battle about half a
mile north of Woerth, on an elevated
position, which looks, to sight-seer,
to be almost impregnable. stood un-
der the walnut tree which is enclosed
and marked-where Mcmahon stood in
command. The view from this posi-
tion is indeed beautiful. For miles
around you see one vast field whereon
rises monument after monument of the
various German States, which for gram
deur and beauty cannot be excelled,
placed there in honor of the dead.
From this point you can see the villages
of Gundstadt, Oberdorf, Eberbach,
Forstheim, Elsas Hausen, and Froe-
schwiller, which are at a distance Of
about six to eight miles in various di-
rections. Having lost the battle at
Woerth, Mcmahon continued to retreat
until he reached Sedan, where he final
ly surrendered with Napoleon.
Although Germany has had possess
sion of the provinces of Alsace and Lor-
raine for 21 years, still the hatred of
the people against the Germans is
intense. They still hope that France
will ultimately regain her lost pos
sessions. No French is allowed to be
taught in the public schools in
these provinces and if you are known
to have any sympathy for France, and
make it public, you are imprisoned.
l happened to go to II rlace called
Reichotfen, where a man who was
slightly intoxicated hurrahed Long
live France" and he received Il SEN
tence of twelve months.
leave tomorrow for Munich. Bava-
ria, the great city of Art, and OF which
will give you a description in my
next letter.
MAX.
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