Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1905-03-22

ed. after a moment. "Gipfaltar is the
lion couchant. But don't remember
that it was particularly different from
dife rent sides. The town itself was
dreadful"
"Oh, SO strongly military" assent.
ed fer husband. Guards at every
point. And do you remember the day
when we tried to ascend the rock to
| the Moorish Castle and the galleries?
First We were ordered back for pa
pers and passes, and at almost every
step that afternoon sentry would
pop up and demand tn inspect these.
They seemed TO regard us with the
greatest suspicion"
mo wonder!" exclaimed his wife,
looking up at him with a pout which
was half smile You know very
well, you insisted on my wearing
your hat, and you perched mine on
the side of your head in the most
ridiculous fashion,"
The woman on. the other side OF
the table plainly could not tell Just
what to think. 1t seemed as though
they might really have been to Glib.
raltar, and yet-that speech about
the rock appearing the same from all
points of view!
Venice was lovely, though" said
the young woman, smiling up at her.
The gondolas were charming, espe-
cially at night. You glide over the
dark waters, with myriad lights
cleaning along the banks, and some.
times the gondoliers would sing"
YES" said the maiden woman, 81
rode in the gondolas at Earl's Court
and the gondoliers sang, and it was
delightful. But st. Marks, now"
Oh! horrible!" said the other
woman with shudder.
The maiden woman seemed petri.
fed. Then her face cleared.
"Ah! yes. have heard that they
have been ignorant enough to restore
the mosaics. and scrape the marbles.
destroying the beautiful"
| ooh! didn't mean the building"
interrupted the younger woman. 81
mean the people. They torment one
So"
THE guides and beggars and ped
dlers, you know" her husband ex.
planned. "One cannot stand in st.
Marks square for moment without
being surrounded by a swarm of jab-
bering idiots"
Then you didn't see the cathedral
at all?" faltered the maiden woman.
ooh! of course we saw it. And it
is grand-glorious-isn't it, my dear?
But give me any time one of the s,l,
perb views of the Riviera, which one
can enjoy in peace and quiet"
81 see. It's nature-scenery-tha
you care for, isn't it?" said the maid
en- woman, almost desperately
What treat Naples must have beer
to you, with its unsurpassed beauty
Of situation, and Vesuvius looming
up. grand and terrible, in the dis
lancet"
The young people seemed to con
slider.
YES" said the husband, slowly, as
though trying to assure himself o.
something; yes, of course, Vesuvius
is right outside of Naples"
That was too much for the maiden
woman. She rose hastily, and swept
from the table with barely civil
good morning to the couple. AS she
proceeded toward the door she no.
ticed that the crusty looking old man
had risen also, and was walking from
the room with her. He looked up
and caught her eye with grim smile
that was almost affable.
Sheer nonsense and waste of mon
ey for young people to go abroad like
that" he said. Just place them
alone out in field somewhere, and
they would derive as much pleasure
and benefit from it."
We'll, as far as those two are con
cerned, | quite agree with you," re-
piled the maiden woman.
Same with them ALT" retorted the
crusty old man. Same with al
young fools on their wedding trip
So busy locking at each other they
never see another thing"
A light da'wned in the face of The
maiden woman
OH" she murmured gently. ~ un
derstand now.'-Illustrated Bits.
EDUCATING CROW INDIANS.