The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-09-04
BERLIN TO K|SSEKGEN.
"A Member Of the Helena Party
Describes the Trip Into
Bavaria.
Tho New World System Of Travel
Ing Is Superior to That
Of the Old.
A Glimpse of tho Iron Chancellor at tho
Ivy Covered Railway Station
OF K~isssngon.

OF Kisssngon.
Miss Mary /. Losksy. who ID in Europe
with : party of Helena people for several
months, writes TO her brother Richard, an
der date of July 10. from Villa BONN, Kis-
singer, Bavaria. describing her trip from
Berlin TO K~is.engsn: "With tho aid OF
David Atwstsr I bought my ticket and ar
ranged about my trunk. You know there
10 . great deal of difference between the ar
rsnRsnsnts for a trip in America and one
in Europe, and let me whisper in you car
that the new world system IL far superior
to that Of the old. was 20 glad TO have
this experience in seeing to things myself.
for now l know how and shall not fear to
travel any plaes. In Europe the passenger
cars are divided into first. second, third and
fourth GLASS oeupes. They have . saying
over here that aons bat idiots md people
who do not know what to do with their
money aver ride in st-elasa
apartments. for they are very
expensive and really no better than the ses-
ond class, which 10 not saying much for the
latter, however, ~ they are not n better,
II as good ~ our day beaches at home. The
third GLASS apartment contains one, some
times two. wooden seats extending from
side to side, and that IL all. OF the fourth
class / have. - yet. NJ personal knowledge,
10 can not tell yen what 1t IL like.
Every nice, respectable people ride third
class, 80 70 chose to do 80. too, for the
novelty of the thing, but more for the extra
10 marks it would give 10 to spend At our
journeys end; We got plenty Of the former
l can assure you. and The latter still reposes
at the bottom of my purse.
''Our train started at 8:17 a. m. and q
large CIRCLE of adniring friends assembled
Il believe that is the way they say it in
books and ns%wspapers) to bid a. fond
adisu and bring offerings of fruit and
flowers, and cheer rs on our (third olsss)
lashss' when the train moved out, for ]
certainly loft dear, good friends standing
on the black old platform.
1.-THE landscape from Berlin to Halle il
very fat and r~onotonous, the Rrsenish
gray color Of all being broken only by the
blue corn. flowers and red poppies growing
among the wheat, Or by the red roofs OF
Halle. l am sorry to say I slRmbered in my
corner aHd thereby Lost some very pretty
scenery. Ths day was very warm, n az
tho travelling German has = constitutional
objection to breath of fresh air,
our coupe was anything but cool,
and We ate with 4 great deal of
satisfaction and pleasure the refreshing
cherries which had been given u. About
- O'Clock We began to climb up. up, up.
Oh, how iRvigoratinR the air was! how
cool, refreshing and home-like the pine
clad mountains looked! At last we passed
through q big tunnel (took rs six min esq.
then ont into the sunshine and down ssade
to the valleys.
I'VE knew that We must change cars at q
certain place. 80 whom the guard came to
say that We must get out We descended bag
and baggage from the car and waited about
in the broilnR sun for our train to appear.
Az every one had been hidden to got out,
guards. TO oil of which they gave no, or at
least very non-Oomnittal answers. Finally
W were told to 90 back to the same coaches
We had vacated, and We found that wa had
just crossed into Bavaria. and that this was
simply the red tape which poor travellers
have to sndare. A little farther on.
eS.. !: carr, We The s'e la,t h a'a h ner' r 20
the most unpleasant of al. for tho heat WAS
very great, the oars crowded and stuhy and
our only consolation was the sight of thu
beautiful clean hills around ~. Fortu-
nately disaRreeAble things must come to an
end. 80 At last tho train stopped at Kissen-
gen depot. And such a depot. Imagine il
You can . large white stone building. al
covered with ivy. surrounded by trees
and grass. and from which beautiful gravel
roads and paths diverge in all directions,
and about all rising the great tree clad
bills, many of them capped with an old
castle, or the ruins Of one. This was the
railroad depot. I told You about
the young ladies meeting rs, n she moth
erly Welcome Frau BONN rave Us, but I had
not seen Bismarck when I wrote to papa
and mama. While va ware wait
ing to see him. + thought to my
self, New. I won be foolish,
I have . good place here and will wait
here quietly while hs passes; but as soon as
he appeared. I rushed away with the crowd
~ wild as any one to get as near him as
possible. He is such a grand old man. very
tall. and bears himself so finely despite his
great AGE. He shook hands with a number
Of the people. bowed and smiled to the rest
Of us not fortunate enough to be within
of his hand, and then We watched
him tramp across the fields With his servant
md tho great dog which they say accom-
him wherever hs goes.
Miss Jockey concludes by telling her
Of many tramps she has planned,
and how she wishes her brother could take
them with her.
Miss jack will give lessons in short