The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1916-09-16

oaks and beeches, with here and there
a clump of silver birches or an avenue
of stately pines. At rare intervals
comes a clearing in which nestles a
little cluster of mud huts backed by a
miniature village church. The small
fields which surround the tiny hamlets
are carpeted with wild flowers.
Champions and peoples of immense size
and most brilliant coloring, orchids of
many varieties, cOrnflowers-blue,
purple and amethyst-wild roses of a
vivid pink and with thornless stems,
yellow snapdragons, delicate harebells
and fragrant pinks-there Is mo end
to the variety of blossom.
The air is exhilarating as cham
payne; though the heat in summer
time is very great during the noontide
hours, at shutdown a ~refreshingly cool
breeze invariably springs up and a
heavy dew begins to fall. 1t Is a most
delightful experience to roam then
through the beautiful forest, listen
ing to the tinkle of the bells as the
herds of sheep, cattle, pigs, buffaloes
wander down the magnificent aisles.
to the flute of the shepherd and the
horn of the guardian of the swine.
Equally pleasing it is, during the heat
Of the day, to spend long hours of
dolce far niente on a springy bed of
wild thyme by the side of a brawling
streamlet-I may add that for the In
veterate angler it is an even more en-
joyable experience to extract from its
dark pools and alluring stickles many
a lusty trout. For almost all of these
forest burns" abound in fsh-not
very large, it is true, but vigorous
fighters, giving excellent sport.
Big Landowners the Rule.
There are very few tenant farmer
in the country; immensely big land
owners are the rule, and these, with
the aid of a host of bailiffs, manage
their own estates. They devote eacf
farm to some special object; one, fol
instance, is the OK farm, another the
sheep farm, a third is set aside fol
horses, q fourth for donkeys, anothel
for poultry, another for pigs, and We
another is the dairy farm.
1t is, by the way, rather a curiou
fact that cows milk is despised by ali
rich man and peasant alike. 1t /
looked upon as only fit for pigs ant
calves, or to be mixed with other mill
in the making of cheese. Only buffalo
milk is considered fit for human con
sumption; this is, however, to IN Eng
lish palate, far too rich, both in quail
ity and flavor.
Outside almost every village IL
Pennsylvania is the gypsy quarter
Outside it, not in it, for the despiset
Tzigany is never allowed to dwell
among the villagers or to mix witt
them on equal terms. He is the basket
maker, occasionally the brickmaker
of the neighborhood-but always ant
everywhere he is the music-maker. Thu
gypsles are the orchestra of ever.
town and village, at every fiesta the.
play untiringly, hour after hour, Will,
the peasants dance. Men and womel
alike are lowered with the gift of mu
4 sic, and the wild Czardas crashed on
by a Tzigany band makes eve tn
cool blood of a Northerner Jingle in hi
veins.
But iddling is not the gypsy's onl.
accomplishment he is also a most ex
pert thief. In fact, a legend of tn
country says that when a Tzigan,
baby makes its entrance into this val,
of tears 1t is laid on its back upon tn,
ground, while a purse is placed on It
right side and a fiddle on its left. Ac
cording to the direction in which /
first extends a tiny fist its profession
in life is determined
A fair, fair land that beyond tn
forests"-a more than interesting pee
pie, varying infinitely In rank, II
character, in customs, even in beliefs
but united in one Overpowering long
ing: to free their necks from tn
Magyar yoke, and to be reunited wit
their kindred on the farther side o
the Transylvanian Alps.