Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1897-01-28

The day being cold We took refuge IN
the dining room Of the steamer. While
sitting there heard noise, then lam
guage which VIM. Cullen Bryant
would not have permitted ON the
pages OF the Evening Post. Woman
like, I was in the midst, but only q
for the first thing I realized
was that I was being let out by my
the steward closing the
door gently behind me; then all was
quiet. presumed they were prepar-
ing for burial. At supper noticed
one man walked q trifie lame, another
had a red, swollen face, but these dis
abilities may have been OF long stand
ing. As could not make my English |
comprehensive, the facts remain
mystery.
There is no such thing on this side a.
measurement by feet, yards or miles,
as to distance. It is three minutes
walk or ten minutes walk, as the case
may be, but never SO many blocks or
squares. On the train they will speak |
to you Of so many hours ride or parts |
thereof, but never, never miles. This
I find on the continent as in England.
Arriving at Mayence at sp. m. in
quired the distance to q certain hotel;
our porter informed me that 1t was
only three minutes walk. We walked
about fifteen minutes when I repeated
my question. Three minutes walk from
the stationi Another fifteen minutes;
same answer In very bad English. /
am amiable sometimes, but was very
tired and this was too much to endure.
I allowed the tips Of my gloved fingers
to come into contact with the porter's
sleeve and demanded then and there
to know If it was one mile or two
miles. just then l heard q giggling
behind me and on looking back, dis
covered several small boys in all sorts
of contortions. Ipresume they were
unaccustomed to hearing OF distance
measured by miles, or, 1t is just posi-
BILE, that old ladies over here have
sweet, soft voices. I joined In the
laugh also.
It is said that Frankfort Ia the rich
est city in the world for its size. 1t
was the home Of Schiller and OF
Goethe. There Ia Q quaint old cathe-
dral here unlike any other that we
have seen.
Heidelberg is very picturesque.
From the castle overlooking the town
Ia one Of the finest views ever saw,
The castle is q wonder. Its various
| history proves it almost = miracle thai
it has been preserved at all.
Think OF q wine cask, In great cell
lar, holding three thouands gallons
yes, Of wine; certainly drunkard'f
paradise. One Fireplace large enough
to roast an OK. The moat ID q great
yawning gulf without water.
A divided church is thing Of reality
here. The church Of the Holy Ghos'
has been in possession Of Catholics
and Protestants, in alienation, sever
al times. Finally they agreed to d.
vide it, the Catholics taking thu
apse and the altar, the Protestant
taking the transcripts and the nave
and now they dwell in peace and har
mony. The great University OF Held
elberg counts its age by centuries.
saw many Of the student duelists will
their handsome faces marked witt
sabre cuts. II was painful to me, bu
they seemed rather proud Of their dis
fgurement. I said, such shame =
mutilate Gods handiwork. The.
said: ssNot much worse than your foo
ball"
Baden Baden lies nestled betweel
: the hills and is one of the favorite re
sorts OF Germany. Black Forest
!, , wildly picturesque. We went throug
forty tunnels in about one hour. w
have nothing like 1t, even In tn
Rockies.
FalI-of- the Rhine is an sttractiv
little place. Now we leave wester
Germany and enter Switzerland. Tn
!. letter is much too long and We are jul
: entering the most interesting part I
: our travels. Germany, Let me say,
Va wonderful country. The men q,
. brave and strong, the women are goo
= wives and mothers. Well fed is plain
- written on every face. Not one sing
beggar have seen In Germany. B'
y such an srmyi One million and hs
standing army (this statement vi
y made to me by an officer). II wei
~ q man would mako poor soldier.
20 am either . Quaker or coward.
Berlin In n very clean city; 1t lool
something Hike New York. OF cours
~ you'll come over in 1900 or before.
" should enjoy our little Daily LEDai
- were at home, but can put up wi
o the Weekly for the present. Wishil
~ the LEDGER and all connected o hap
. and prosperous year am,
I Most truly,
- POSE M. HEBRON