Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1912-12-19

Al. sind Of papers to show why ! was
10 Paris Then | was also called be,
fore the chief twice, and then finally
@a trial before a Judge.
And ell in French, too, so you may
imagine what kind oi an ordeal un-
derwent. | decided right then to
leave Paris, and it was just att his
tune that | met the German old maid.
When | gol to Frankfort, | went
out to sec my friend at Hamburg. !
certainly had big time there. The
Kaiser and his family were taking the
baths met the brother Of Count
ZrppeIien, | went to concerts, etc,
and was invited to the grand duk c s
hall, but felt too bum 10 90.
Finally came to Wemar. | am
sure | could not have been better
pleased anyw hers else in Germany
. ! have a room IN q family, on one Of
Ire principal streets, aad have break
fa.l included: that is, coffee and
bread, and only pay So a month
Dunner | gel at a restaurant for II
ots a meal and supper "Abend
/ + OF" is made al home. 1--we 6ne and
c .mfortabIe on $l4 month Oh
course. though, | don, have the Amer.
lean luxuries and must occasionally
wait on myself. But who cant dc
that?
| have met !ots Of people and have
occasion to talk all the time, and nat.
uraiy am learning the language much
faster than | did French. The Ger.
mans seem to take an interest in Tor
eigners,
! have gotten permission from the
school director and will begin visiting
the schools next week | study gram
mar every day and write exercises
in the meantime | put in good work
talking, for that counts more than any
thing. have read Schillars plays
and four modern novels. and mex
week am going to begin Goeth
| The opera here is fine and am count
ing on going often. 1t is one Of the
best in Germany and there are seats
as low as ten cents. 1t is theatel
and opera combined 1t reopeDs mex
month.
Weimar is a beautiful little city
with pretty streets and no factories.
The Germans are so slow. but
like them much better than the French
| hey stick so close to the antiquarian
customs; they have five meals day
but not one Of them is what we Amer
leans call a meal. When one enter
a restaurant one says "Mahlzeit," ant
it is repeated on leaving.
On leaving a home after visi
there is a string Of ceremonies, sucl
as "Leben Sic wohI', "Lassen Sic
sich es gut bekommen," "Romen Si
bald weiJcr." and "Recht woh nacI
/ Haus These are a few. | havr
) made so much fun Of it that my friend
only tell me now "Auf weidersehen
The women certainly do the worl
} over here, they never stop an
even carry work when they have
chance to so visiting.
There is just lots to see here i
! Weimar, with all its museums an
buildings There are many peasar
e walks around bere, The Germans wal
everywhere. AT FIRST it was tough fo
me, but now can beat the German
} at it Eight miles an afternoon
usual.
Two weeks ago a son was born i
i the grand duke family and there wa
o rejoicinE il tnc land, There was a
aIl-day concert, FIRE parade. speeche
e and such like. With my Democrat
q principles, was not quite able to toI
crate such performance. even thoug
: must admit looked on for a whiIt
J. lust to see what they would do. Ev
| cry child in Germany must be chris
tened. Next month this child is TO b
o christened, and the Kaiser is comm
to be the godfather,
c | thought Ihad enough ofmiItary i
y France, but | oct still her,
y Everything goes by
e find that the G