The Princeton union., 1900-10-11

countries person persisting in the at.
tempt will be promptly arrested. It is
somewhat exasperating to see a train
sspull out'' and leave one when there is
ample time to reach it by tripping
across harmless looking track with
no train in sight upon it, but the Off
cial is inexorable and when we realize
that this rule is for the, safety of the
travelling public, surely we should not
demur. sS@S' -%ss5.s - .
We did cross, by the way, seven of
US, in one of London's suburbs, know
ing that herein lay the only chance
of reaching our train in season. We
made a grand rush and after Chamber
ing breathlessly upon the opposite
platform, gave one backward glance at
the two or three officials who stood
looking after US half amused and half
scornful at the recklessness OF the
''Hamericans." ..s
We tried it again at Berne, Switzer-
lands capital city, but it did not work.
Through a misunderstanding as to the
time of leaving, some members of our
party who had gone out to see some,
thing of the city were little late in
returning. The train was just about
ready to leave when they appeared and
we started in a great hurry to cross the
one or two intervening tracks but we're
stopped by a big, burly official who
pointed to the stairway leading to the
underground passage. Knowing, how
ever, that we would not have time to
reach the train in that way and just
then, seeing our. guide standing upon
one of the car platforms we made an
other frantic effort to cross but were
again ordered back, this time the
agent peremptorily indicating pro-
hibitory sign hanging above the plat
form. One of the party declared that
she couldn't read thereby bringing a
laugh upon herself as the sign proved
to be in good, Yankee English rather
than in German, the language Of that
part Of Switzerland, as she had sup
posed. -
In any part of Germany, an act Of
carelessuess that may be productive Of
injury to the perpetrator is made the
occasion of prompt police interference:
if person: for instance, chances cross
ing in front of moving vehicle and is
hit and injured, thereby, he is liable
1 to an arrest and fine. 4 policeman's s
word or gesture Of warning is law, and
woe to the person who. fails to stop in
1.-THE face Of his comman or oltstretchea
hand One feels, after ali. certain
sense of protection in this surety OF
prompt retribucion to the offender
against the law.
Were it not for the fine roads and
this claw and order' everywhere. it is
easy to conceive of the terrors that
might befall the traveller upon any
one of the many lonely mountain passes.
On leaving Oberammergau we had
an all day drive through one of these
passes of the Bavarian Alps to Zirl in
Austria and thence by rail to Inns
bruck. The we'll built road and the
grand mountain scenery where the re-
deeming features of what was, other
wise. rather hard experience. It
rained much of the day and was ex-
ceedingly cold, the temperature drop
ping for time to 3S degrees, and this
upon the ninth of July!
We saw snow in many of the noun
tain hollows, and snow-covered peaks,
grand beyond description were visible
throughout the day. For distance Of
many miles after leaving the scene of
the Passion Play we were constantly
meeting groups of peasants on their
way to the village to witness the Mon
days performance, a few driving but
the majority trudging along on foot.
We passed the picturesque Monas-
terry OF Ettal founded by Ludwig of
Bavaria whore the image of the Virgin
which had miraculously saved his life
in the chapel Of the Madonna near
Milan is still jealousy guarded: at
Partenkirchen we stopped for half
hours rest for people and horses and
at Mittenwald in the shade of one of
the loftiest of these mountain peaks,
we found a quite ''up-to-date" hotel
where we ate our monday meal. The
place is very quaint and the kodak
fends" carried away many a record of
buildings with gayly frescoed walls,
groups of villagers and the like. - >
AS we passed the line between Ger
many and Austria government official
dropped suddenly down upon us to
''inspect" our baggage; that is. he in
quired if we had any "cigarettes' or
''cruci6xes' and upon receiving neg
ative reply allowed US to proceed with
out further parley. The inspection
i by-the-way, to which we were subjected