New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-09-14
NOTES OF TRAVEL.
A MUNICH GUIDE-ART. MUSIC AND BEER,
CHANGE AND CURRENCY.

n MON1Nf1 OUlDE-Ahl, uOclC AMI BEIRS
CHANGE AND CURRENCY.
IRON STAFF CORRESPONDENT OF 7ag rsIBuSx1
Munich. August 90
Included In the population Of this beautiful city IA
a gentleman Who take 1t. is not appreciated. No
one Of the guide books gives him so much as a line
nor did ever meet a traveller who made even
casual reference TO his great and unique merits
The Munich man In question is a guide who intones
the service-the service Of explanation which he rem
ders TO sighsesrs whom he escorts through the Kings
palace. Other guides whose acquaintance I have
made perform their professional duties In an unim.
passioncd perfunctory manner. Their hearts are no
evidently not in their work that one would not bs
surprised to learn that. although priests Of the
Beautiful. their affections engrossed By becr
Far different this Munich guide. In q rich, round
lnsinuatng, sympathetic voice he intoned for our
party his descriptions OF paintings fescoes marbles
thrones. gold bsdsteads. jewels and whatever else
goes 10 the making Of a palace. Tall, erect. bright
OF eye and OF se. gestlcolating with the assistance
Of a great key which he carried in his right hand
never hating for word, his monologue was
as entertaining in It's way as the splendid halls and
apartments Of which he sang. He did indeed con-
descend to accept pourboire, but only 10 devote IT,
am sure to some worthy puFpose-probably Tor
troches warranted to preserve the voice. or TO some
treatise on language calculated to Improve his te-
scriptive powers. A man who magnihes his vocation.
They used TO tell a good story in Albany OF lum-
herman of that city who. on returning from flying
excursion 10 Niagara. asked how he liked the
great Falls. They are simply immense. I'm sw-
fully glad went" he replied. but after pauSe) for
steady thing give NE nice, cean' pine board
I neglected to do so on parting from the Munich
guide but embrace this opportunity Of extending 10
him the assurances of my distinguished consideration
Nav his shsdow-and like most Of his countrymen
he was of rather full habit-never be less; may he
long continue TO exhibit the palace con expresoae'
It is novel for an American to be brought face to
face with small boy who does not run after soldiers
But the Munich small boy is Of that sort doubt.
from what saw Of him. If he would be lured from
his pay-say the tying Of a tin can TO the tail OF
casual South German canine-to look at anything In
the military line less imposing than the dress parade
of q, crack battalion. And why should hei Soldiers
are as plenty all the year round In munich as are
onice-seelers in Washington the week after Presi-
dent is inaugurated. You meet them at every urn
by day and BY night front streets ana on BACK
streets. all 80 straight and sturdy looking Quite
naturally, familiarity has bred lack OF interest IN
Them in the breast Of the Munich small boy. pro-
cesson of Masons odd Fellows, Changers, knights OF
Pythas or political clubs would doubtless attract him.
but not soldiers.
was good deal amused by remark made BY
a
enrance of the chapel which adtons the Kings palace
at Munich. This little chapel is very beautiful
perrect gem OF an edince, well worthy TO be named
with the famous ROslyn chapel near Edinburgh
The tourist arrived In coach accompanied by Two
ladies' ON the box with the driver was guide
The guide opened the door OF the chapel and the ade'
passed In Not so their escort. He sat down on
step lust outside resting his head on one OF his HANDS,
and resting the hand his knee, as If posing for
pcture of resignation. ais monsieur not going In !"
inquired the guide. "No,n replied the tourist In EN-
phatic tones. an stop here They've run me
through churches an palaces an picture galleries
all through England and France till Pm SICK OF H.
You show 'em what's to be seen In this chapei, out
don't wait for me-" The guide bowed and Joined the
ladies. The same afternoon afforded another laugha-
BILE incident Our party, on leaving one OF the minor
pcture galleries Of the town, well pleased WIN
what they had that one OF us handed the man
who opened the outer door modest but as we Iuuheu
a sufficient fec TO our surprise no sooner had the
coin reached his hand than II hurled after u.s. ac
companied by some words we could not understand
but which, judging from the expression on the door
Keepers face, were not strictly complimentary.
1t was unique experience to have European door
keeper declined pourbolrel Did he object 10 the tip
system on principles Or had we given him 80 htue
that in Justice TO his conception Of the proper size Of
tp his selfrespect and his sense Of what he owed 10
his profession forbade him accepting our onehngf
Or had we given him too much, and was nc heroieay
bent upon rebuking extravaganza at his own cost
I am unable to answer these questions. Perhaps IL
these lines should meet the doOrkeeper's he wiD
kindly write and explain what the trouble Was
After one has gone the rounds Of the great Munich
beer halls and gardensand they are by common con-
sent among the sights Of the town which no tr@Veer
can afford to missile is apt to conjecture tna' the
average Munich is laboring under the impression
that he live by beer alone The patrons OF tness
places are so numerous, and they drink with SUCH
gusto and so frequently and so deeply sauntered
into the Hofbrauhaus, the most famous OF all inc
halls one evening about O'Clock. 1t was null 10
overlooking. Every seat was occupied, "hiie inc
passage leading to the hall was crowded oy THIRSTY
souls for whom there standing room only, unless
they sat on beer-kegs, which many Of them did'
person another planet coming suddenly and with
out a guide upon these devotees OF peer
might have supposed from the eagcrness with
which they seized their mugs, wasnea
them and had them filed that here was no ordinary
drinking place administering simply TO the c~uA
appetite but veitabe font Of youth which roiien o'A
the years while 1t wet the whistle They tell S1orS
OF a capacous drnker Of the Munich beer which comes
in well right here As he sitting I'm the HofoFau'
haus one evening enjoying his favorite beverage
stranger who had heard OF his proves with the mug
offered TO bet him a hundred marks uat ne cVuiuh
consume twenty grounds In an hour Inc CHAMPION
considered moment drummed upon the TAME oeioc
him and then said Ny friend, I'll give you an answer
presentlyn saying this he rose ana departeu' AN
hour later he returned. and with face beamihs VITA
confidence, said he would take TIE Det' INC s'A"e'
nm the champion began drinking and before he qut
he mad won the hundred marks. what made you
take An hour to decide whether you would see my oe'
asked the stranger, he handed over the money.
GWhy. don't sou see9' explained the champion, Il
needed an hour to lind out whether could do IT,
On my way to Munich from Switzerland spent few
DAYS in the TyroI, at Innsbruck and Sazburg. mo
former would 10 be held in higher regard by tho
majority of American travellers than the latter ou'
why it is difficult to understand. In quantness, N
in individuality, sasburg Is certainly
the equal OF Innsbruck, while IL possesses seVera
uncommonly interesting features which the latter lacS
There Is nothing, for example, at innsbruck TO chlh
the attention OF the stranger to be compared TO tho