Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-11-28

MARKET PLACE, AeRAN.
Plenty Of water and the liberal use of clothes
brushes removed our DISCUSSES and we were
then taken in charge by nobleman, a member
within reach and carted off in a carriage and
pair to become his guests at his imposing resi-
dence. This is what it was TO be the first Amer
lean wheelmen that ever visited Agram.
AT THE DINSER TABLE.
Our host in the announcement Of dinner in
sisted upon our going to the table without our
coats, just as we were when he came to our
room to call US, he himself describing his own
and displaying the red and white striped silk
shirt which he had evidently donned for the
occasion. At the table, besides ourselves, were
only our brilliant host and his two year old son.
Mamma was absent, and continued absent, and
no word OF explanation was offered by the Pc
culiar person whose hospitality We enjoyed
Short and slight of stature, he was gifted with
fiery, peppery temper. such as it Is eminently
proper for persons OF noble birth to possess.
Between scolding his young son in German and
calling loudly "Come! What are you doing out
there SO long? We want to eat We can't sit
here all day doing nothing - wheE the waitress
was not as prompt in bringing In the next course
as he would have liked. he kept time from
passing slowly and conversation from dragging.
Occasionally he varied the proceedings by
abruptly leaving the table and In an adjoining
room grinding out operate airs by means of a
patent attachment to piano. an arrangement
which enables the yeriest musical dullard 10
render the most difficult works at sight, just as
the organ grinder can. When a dish was
placed upon the table he simply waved his
hand over 1t saying: "Es list gefaellig, meine
Herren. CIT is at your service" or lit ID
served-D 1t was then in order for rs to help
ourselves. after which he helped his little son,
If the child had survived to this point and not
been banished to Anna" the nurse.
WHEELING THEoUoH THE STREETS.
The meal, from soup to black coffee completed
our machines, which like ourselves had passed
through o renovsting process, were led out and
our host set terrific pace toward the business
portion OF the city, shouting to peasants to &c,
ont OF the way and reproying sharply any who
were tardy in obeying. 1t was a pity that the
stone pavement at u street corner was wet and
slippery, but il was and our leader came tc
grief, 30 damaging his mount that he bought
another on the spot, q new machine from one
of our Graz friends. u bicycle dealer having an
| exhibit at the Agram annual exposition then in
progress; and procuring ut once his purchase
rode to his destination with little less oil
| flourish and more caution. The afternoon and
feast by the wheeimen, first in . park in the
outskirts OF the city and In the evening ut the
hotels. whero parties Of locals and visitori
gathered and surrounded untold Quantities oil
beer and made speeches until there was moth
ing more either to drink or ny. beginning
with the afternoon session we were toasted
and listened to adulatory remarks until We
marvcled that our greatness had been "a
long concealed by our natural modesty.
NATIONAL wuErLMEx.
We had remarked that though bunting wa,
p!entifuliy displayed about the city we cav
nothing Of the Austrian national colors, orange
| and black; only the Croatian tricolor. req
white and blue. The evidence Of Che ma ional
feeling between the Slsvs and the Germans va