The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-20
A BARGAIN DINNER.

BARGAIN DINNER
Right here ! will drop hint to my fell
w greenhorns who may some day travel
is way. Setting out from Paris so early
nd having only the petit dejeuner before
II left, naturally my first concern was to
Qulre when and how l might get my
calls during the day. The railroad EN-.
2tloye to whom addressed my questions
Hsked me at what hour l would like my
lncheon and whether l preferred 1t hot
II cold told him would like 1t little
8fter noon and that | did not mind II t
as warm or not He said we would be
b Ghnlons at l o'clock aud that there
Would be served. Sure enough when we ar.
II we'd at Chalons man wearing a spot
less white cap and apron came to the door
~ our compartment and handing me
)3ood-sl1ed basket SAID the price was
3rancs 90 continues something Ike six-hits)
j paid him and asked what | should do
Fth the basket plate, knife. fork, glass
md napkin after | should have finished
Dor by that time we would be some dis
Vance out OF ChaiDns. He then Informed
he that ! had bought outright the basket
4 Now, inside that basket l found. beside
&he crockery, etc. bottle of good white
wine, bottle Of mineral water, half
foasted chicken, several slices of ham, some
8sagsage, halt loaf of bread, piece of
Delicious cheese, two peaches, little bag
Pf cherries, some vanilla wafers and-a
package Of cigarettes! May be he thought
y waa Mexican woman.
10 this part Of the world the lovely twi.
sngnts are delightfully."- long. Just before we
.gotto Strassburg, at half past nine O'Clock
IA me evening we could see clearly some
Eof the mountains of the Black Il forest
Eagainst the horizon In the distance
SOMETIMES ! almost wish had never
{seen any painted or acted counterfeit ure-
fsentments' Of these foreign places and peo-
kple. Because now that AM among them I
4 nnd II hard TO rid myself Of sense of nm
ffeanty When | come suddenly around a
street corner feel as II ! had just turned
Ioyer anotner leaf in picture book. Aud
presents himself to view I involuntalily
|ttop and expect to see him step forward,
take the middle OF the stage and burst
forth n sorg! When | see bunch of men
10 military dress (and they are gorgeous
nherel, or hevy Of girls In peasant costume
"sorter" look for them to group about or
form In semi.circle. gesticulating In
unison ana singing In harmony.
me day after my arrival in Munich
lolned poly glot party Of Europeans-no
ness! We got good German guide took a
|Iourin'hnnd char-a -bane and made the
rounds Of the city We took the whole day
70. N-and II never get to heaven the
.mnemoiy NJ tnat DAY VIII help to alleviate
inc horrors Of tho other place
~. 40 not bind myself to Baldecker, the
tourists Bible; I rehai against keeping
my nose stuck between the leaves of my
guide book. had rather look around me.
rssd the Inscriptions and talk TO the pco
PIE PIE, ! am amused to remember one of the
reasons urged by some Of my friends Mt
nome against my coming abroad alone, and
.uat was that would have nobody to talk
.WIlust as II Central Europe were not
'n'ckiy populated part Of the world,
BAvARIAN MONUMENTS.
J might spend year in Munich devoting
every day 10 the study Of merely Its monu-
ments and then feel that had not half
nhished. The Bavarians are surely a chosen
people, for the rich blessing of abiding
beauty Is about them everywhere; beauty
IN FORM and color and the higher inspira-
uon Of the constantly occurring commemo-
ii sa. OF nobility of character and intel
was sitting Sunday morning near the
~ eii Ws feace monument In the park Of
t ,Se Mexinillianeum and as | was watching
,ne wnitlsh-green water Of the little river
~ nsr rolling rapidly (Campbells Battle
y, honenleinden'o a Munichner standing
prince regent"
ian ana there .whirled past us an open car
r rag In which sat a fine old gentleman.
.ue carriage turned lower down, passed US
ssain' crossed the bridge over the Isar and
c ssnt straight on down the street OF
,SuLse az along the route the men barred
t tos.r neads as the prince passed. and It was
w.,..ecnihg 10 see the regents noble head
MN lts crown Of snowy hair exposed all
NJ way to the suns fierce heat, for he held
th ,s nat IN his hand In acknowledgment of
we peoples greeting.
a, ip p Prince Luitpold reigns in the place
X, !nnavaFia's crazy king, Otto. who is the
SSisothsr Of Ludwig II, the man who made
dence esi'niS p''''
=: Sust At the place where was sitting
fh,te ne prince regent passed is the site
win. vas chosen by Wagner and King Lud
nasa. TOT the building of the great com.
MnrI.s zeal theater. But the people OF
r re.s'cn, to their everlasting shame and re-
Teri. would not allow Il: so, as all the
lI,,,uu Knows, Bayreuth, an ut-of-the-w
iec,ed '9 9Wn IN Northern Bavaria, was Sc
kIne instead. So, you see. a Bavarian
rule. eVen II sane) reigns, but does moi
mem 9ad walked down to the Peace monu
The ATOM rom the prince regents theater
las distance being about seven minutes
msynIssy reckon II here). This rs the
s.1cent fest-spiel house. modelled afte1