The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-06-01

large archway leading to the open court
yard adorned with four granite pillars
brought from Charlemsgnes palace al
Ingelheim. can think Of nothing more
enjoyable for an American than stroll
on q Sunday for the first time around
these immense grounds. amid the for.
eign throne, listening to the sounds OF
the German tongue, intermingled with
the French and English, slipping. il you
will, the social glass OF beer and breath
ing the fragrant air which finds its way
among the oaken groves 1t is an easy
going feeling when the usual cares of
life are robbed Of worry and every fibre
Of the body is aglow with content
Germans know how to live. Amer
leans don't. And there is the difference
between the two. But after all it is
purely matter of taste. While beer
garden is looked upon by many here as
a very improper social arrangement, yet
one in seeing them as they exist in Ger
many is struck with the prevailing good
nature and the apparent careless ease
and enjoyment that are witnessed on
every hand. Contentment appears as a
prominent factor. And even to an hon
est temperance man the desire to join
the social custom is catching. Before
you are aware you find yourself seated
in the midst OF this happiness, listening
to the strains of music and indulging in
a forbidden glass Of harmless beer.
Such is life. We soon forget that one
glass leads to another and the second
glass to a third; in fact our memory
becomes very negligent. We are for a
time lost to the outside world. We en-
joy, thoroughly enjoy the situation. No
appears, the best of order
prevails.
The wierd charm of the castle is found
when we stand on the Great Balcony"
by night. near the octagon tower and
see the moonlight break over the ruined
walls and pierce the broken arches and
windows. lis glorious sight that
never fades from memory. When prec-
ious hours have passed we turn with
reluctance upon the ivy walls and wend
our way down the winding foot path to
the town below.
1t is 2l8 miles from Heidelberg to
Munich. The train bears US through a
country with many farms end
quaint villages. As We roll along on the
iron highway the peasant women with
bare feet and legs rest from taeir labors
in the potatoe fields and watch the train
as it glides by. Men are seldom seen in
the fields.
Munich is one of those cities In Eu-
rope where the pilgrim is pleased to
stop on his journey; but aside from the
art galleries it is Of only ordinary inter
est. Perhaps the most striking feature
to a close observer is the number of
very little dogs. about the size OF our
pugs. with little, short. stubby, bow
legs that bend with the weight of the
body above. From a distance they
might be taken for large size ducks.
their walk is so like waddle.
The Notifications which surrounded
the old city have been torn down in
part but several Of the large gates re-
main as relics Of antiquity. Without
the boulevard that encircles the central
portion Of the city, the streets are very
vide and regular. The principle build
ings along Ludwigstrasse and Maximil-
ianstrasse give to Munich a leading
place among the smaller capitals Of
Europe in Observation-Disclosures.
The bronze foundry in the suburbs is