La Junta tribune., 1912-01-20

meals served except rolls and butter
with something to drink for breakfast
We tried one after another Of the
restaurants. Sometimes We couldn't
stand the smell and at other times we
could not make ourselves Understood.
for even those walters who claimed
10 speak English could only say y
very few words. When we ordered
Anything We were never sure what
We would get until We saw II, and
sometimes then we were not quite
sure. We tried In one place. where
they claimed TO have an English
speaking walter. for abou, an hour.
10 get something to eat, and then
went away with only the edge taken
from our appe,ites-not by what We
had eaten 30 much as what We had
not eaten. After changing hotels
To place where We could ga, We
found that IL was very expensive. din.
ner alone for the three OF us costing
between two and three dollars.
Because of all this trouble for lack
OF ability To speak the language. we
decided we could do nothing better
than learn a little OF the lingo. and
no We all took a short term Of les
sons We think II one of the best
things we did while In Italy for our
stay there was prolonged to five
weeks. and before We left We could
get almost anything We wanted. and
could understand some. at least, Of
what people tried to say to us. When
We were leaving there we were able
10 ask for our tickets and ship the
trunks-all in Italian
We went down TO the river Po
obc day and watched the natives do
their Washing There were thirty or
forty people Nusily engaged with their
laundry work on the rivers brink
They had smoor. fiat boards and
soap. and rub the clothes on these 10,
while and then If them up and
slap them down har on the board a
number OF times. then rub some
more. and finally rinse the-a IN the
same tub" In which they had
washed them. theE hang them on L.c
bushes or spread them on the grass
TO dry | wondered II my clothes wer'
washed there. They looked like H.
Ono day we took nice little trip
TO mountain about i've miles from
Turin. the top Of which Is reached by
funicular railway. somewhat like
the cog wheel road on Pixies Peak.
the ears being pulled up by cable
instead OF a stcam.cnsinc On the
top OF the mountain In church
known as the Basilica, which was
built by one OF the kings In graft,
tudc for deli,crance from a siege
In 1906. Tn. church was built In
i7l7 To 1871 In one Of the rooms
are pictures Of all the popes from
1T. Peter To the present one. In the
basement are tombs OF many OF the
royal dead OF Italy.
There xas such a crowd Of people
th.r. tina, We thought we would
never b. able to get on the train
To return. We missed one train be.
cause "" could not push and fixht
our way in like the rest did Some
of them climbed In At the windows.
We decided We would get on the mex,
train and We did, ! can See Donald
yet elbo~ing his way In between two
big fat men and getting almost
mAahsd In the act We could not
possibly get on where he did but
were fortunate enough to get In at
III. other end Of the same car. and
then he had another squeezing time
10 get TO US.
The Turincse have some customs
which seem very strange to us For
Instance. the street cars, carriages.
wagons and pedestrians always turn
TO IN. lef, instead of the right In
meeting and passing. NO when We
want TO board car We must stand
on IN" opPosit" rid" OF the sre"t
from where We would at home. We
have since found that this custom
prevails all over Europe. Also people
have such habit OF walk ing right
up agains, you bcfor. they think Of
giving a little Of the two or three
foot sidewalk. Sometimes they will
stop directly In front Of you and
stand looking In at the windows. Yet
when you find an Italian who can
talk to you. you find them \ very
kind and accommodating people. We
have met several such.
A very noticeable feature Of Turin
WAS IN. large number Of priests one
s~"s on the streets. You could hard.
y look In any direction without see