Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1905-09-22

erous studentdom ! had new objects
OF study, the novelty and promise oi
which enchanted me. How I grew to
love the life of that ancient grey town,
nesting sweetly amid hills and forests
where the Rhine uns broadcast and
deepest. The country women OF
mighty hip and arm trailing In har.
ness with believing bloOdhounds their
produce to market, the crowded fairs.
the moonlight dancing and drinking
on the banks Of the Rhine. the duell-
ing. the lovesick Fraulein, the super
cilius. statuesque, woodenheaded lieu
tenants the wine songs and love songs
II Rhineland--here was a world the
freshness and delight Of which made
an indellible impression on heart and
mind. spent another twelve months
Ia Germany, partly In Berlin, partly In
passing from one town and princi-
pality to another. On every hand we're
the evidences OF energy at full pres
sure and Of that aggressive passion for
order and discipline peculiar to the
modern German. | had a charming
time In Germany, but | am bound to
say ! have no great love for the Ger
mans. The ig.mouthed brag, to use,
Their own phrase. that characterized
their talk OF country Is seldom absent
from their discourse on any topic.
After some time spent in Holland,
France, and Switzerland. | went to
Spain. Here indeed, was another life.
as far removed from the clockwork or
der OF the German life as the
seeker for new scenes and sensations
could | wildly remember my arrival
In Barcelona. Forcing my way through
the crowd of loafers and m%endicants
who fought for my luggage ! hailed a
cab and drove through the Rambla.
II was an October evening, but bright
and warm, and the whole population,
beggar and hidalgo. grandes danes In
the latest toilettes from Paris. and la
dies In every variety Of mantilla. were
%thronging the immense %boulevards.
Here a little girl driving before her
a herd OF asses, there another leading
a contingent OF goats. An unearthly
clamor. an impression OF life and
movement. comparable only to that
characteriging Naples, reigned every.
where. After the hundredth.told tale
Of poverty Of Spain. | was amazed at
the miles Of stately architecture that
lined the broad th~oroughfares Of the
city.
Hkildran ~ %ha Qun
left Barcelona at the end Of the
month and travelled over the whole
country north and south for about
nine months. That time, curiously
enough. vas the brightest | have spent
out Of England. The Witness and
originality Of life. the endless plains
and surprising mountains, her gloom
Ing palaces and c%athedrals, the over.
towering sunshine, the eternal clang
of guitars. the barbaric witness Of
sons and dance. the fierce Joy Of the
bull fight. the amazing ignorance IT
every class. the private and public
piety. the unfailing courtesy, the mys.
ferrous beauty of her women-these
some faint impressions Of what
may be seen and heard In this least
known Of all the countries Of Europe.
spent about 2 year altogether in
France. for the most part In Paris and
on the shores Of the Mediterranean,
and finally ! went to Italy. l lived
for a year In Venice. a year Of linked
long drawn out" Every
morning the city seemed to grow more
marvellous In my eyes. vas never
tired OF contemplating the glories Of