The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1910-06-17
THE PASSION PLAY.

ivy our HleflhI correspondent,
L.ucERNE. SWITZERLAND.
May 20, 1910
We reached Venice about In he even
ing aud went in II gondola to our pension.
1t was Iyely on the canal | WINS not
especially enthusiastic about Venice uni il
reached thcrc-bul now think il lovely.
Each size oi the Grand Canal dow which
We passed Is lircl with old palaces, some
still used AS such Others ~ hotels,
pensions and even stores Our pension
was the quainttst little place, but most
convenient. We had n big balcony In
winch we sat at night and listened to
he music just fellow us in the square
We found some people there whom we
knew, SO We all went Out on the canal
that night listened to the singing and
watched the liuhl ed floats The moon.
light was lovely during the nights We
were there You never saw 50 many
beads of u kinds in your life as are In
Venice. Every street lined with stores
full oi them. We went one day to the
island on which they aud all the Venii AN
glass is made. II is very interesting To
see men making thu most beautiful glass
llowcrs They use n big pair Of aissors
flowers.
You can walk long diA ancr Ia Venice
through the little narrow streets, and
over bridges. The streets are sometime,
81 marrow that your shoulders touch. II
is very hard to find your way aud Is aud
! got lost three times In one afternoon
trying to yet to u certain spot, Each
time we wound mp in nm entirely different
place and direction from what W. intend
cd-but finally got there. We staid in
Venice from Saturday until Wednesday,
hen went to Munich
This was n most lcautilul all day trim
We started ut X A. M and got there at
10 =. M. The whole trip was through
I he TyTOl. bcaui iful snow clad noun aims
lakes and forests. We went 80 high we
passed. Through snowdrIIls. then down
to flowers and fruit again. | was crazy
to- SIC Munich. ~ hat IL the only German
city shall see. 40 The rexl day W. start.
ed out rn u sight se,icg" aut . aud went
all over til" city. II was beautiful broad
streets with big trees fine buildings and
u great many public squares, 50 different
from Italian towns III the afternoon
we took n car and rode to the entrance
nf the biggest public garden. called the
"English Garden" This garden was
laid out by nu Anne ricnn Count, SO the
guide an the auto told us in the mon ming,
and whcn some one laughed at the idca
Of an American Count, lac .ad In n very
dsgustcd way that Re had been &c ounted
by 'uvHrih! Al any rate he krrw what
he WAS doing, lcCnItsc he laid out The
garcia IN the most lrhu'llul way, miles
Oi forest aud garden. with paths aud
drives in all directions II was very
warm VI VIZ had "A beautiful afternoon
under Il trees. then walked bnCk } he
cts and had our supper out 81 DOOR, al
= cut; little table cafe which il noted for
good coffee II was the first time ! have
had coffee since left the ship. and il was
delicious In Italy HE coffee was So bad
that | alway took chocolate We left
the next day for Dbr.Ammagau. The
trip down was very pretiy-ion 81 land
and past uic almost all Of it-and noun
aims In the distance. | saw three deer
and n channels on the way, 1hccountry
il rather thinly settled. We reached
Ober Ammngau at io'clock. ltisalittlc
bit Of a village right nt the foot IT high
snow clad mountains A river runs
through the town and the housts are
low, anbc rooted and quaint when we
got oil til" train we saw many fire hook.
my men and boys in native Tyrolean
drcst standing to take he bags. Agreat
big six -fOOter took ours.
The village was ore lnmg street and
rw short ones branching of toward the
ountain our guide WINS npicturcsuuc
figure. He wore n green felt hat with
chan nis Heard stuck In il. grey coat.
and short green trousers. low shoes and
green plaid stockings which met neither
| his trousers nor his shOcs-knr.s and
ankles being bare. His hair was long and
| curly. n is the hair oi all the mon taking
| part in til. Passion Play Our hpnse WINS
| right on the bank Of the river. and
| Opposite the theatre. We went in and
left our bags. being met by n very pretty
girl who could speak n little Englis one
| Of the proprietoI's daughters Later she
and her ster waited on the table. They
we're both in the chorus pf the play and
their father took the part Of Joshua. lie
was very dignihci with long grey hair
and beard-by profession wood carver
Our room was the cutest little place,
with two little beds. having huge feather
| beds ON top to sleep under. Everything
was ~ c'cin it sh"n. and was evidently
fixed up To the very limit Oi their ability
| We went out to Sc, III. town. Every
where were crowds Of people to see the
play, all nations repres n.ed AutOmO
bics kept coming and n great stage FULL Of
people driving from a distance. All the
native men and even the little boys were
dressed in cOstuuci as was our guide
| Trey all took off their hats and bO wed
to the Wis tors ~ politely. With all the
great crowds the e was NJ confusion
all and almost perfect silence. Every
thing was rather solemn aud awfuly
impressive. The people did not seem at
all excited or confused by the crowd d
visitors but behaved as II zach orc was
IN hGnored guest. Fastened to each
carriage was one hots, harncsscd in a
CURT ~ way There was tongue not
quite in the middle 81 the single ticc The
horse was put 10 and had OIL one trace
on the side from the pole. Here IN
Switzerland they fasten big dogs - small
wagons in he same way. That night
as we sat down to dinner, where about
forty were taking their meals IN our
house, a terrible thunder storm aros.
The waitiesSH were very much afraid.
There were electric lights teyidcntly afcw
thinpl In the dining room only. These
promptly went out and we finished the
meal by candles stuck into bottks
Candies were used upstairs. Yours.
N. u. N.