| Show A Student t dent Abroad 0 The on His Native Heath cath By Pietro Pictro 1 1 18 swung s my mYr companion and myself filled the Munich road wo we were Uh Ith th t r delight at crag gor gorge e and wooded d for tor there were no reeking smoky railroad carriage e eno ds ui In a carriage no trees trec and hou houses es flying by 11 too too e d JUly to segregate Impressions or to scenic delights I f feasted my mr Kest and ravished ra m my y soul Moul with the tho ea beauties of quaint chalets on the slopes lopes of ot th the hills before before itS itS' behind us the tho beautiful city left d d' d the tiie now foreign atmosphere Wo We ro passed a i small but butery very ery prim primuse the roa roadside and antI before it Jt B bv by ute use aWo l legend end print print- lar large e sign with a n ng r n a Austrian on one aide sido and anti In Ger- Ger i no nIO Jn In the other 1 We 0 a had arrived at frontier Out a j. j Jan an m tm official who ho uniform not ott necessary to proclaim him a 0 atoms atoms ah k II In InCes toms officer tilt the suspicious glare cd the lynx eyed minion eyes Ces cs betrayed he law Jaw But we were not afraid Was habon hahon sIc tie sic ho lie snapped really fur Nur reise cache replied my Hiv German frIend After liter Ater Iy tho customary Austrian g glance lance Ito to our bags he let Jet us us pass with g a aIe aKef The customs are arc but a arm Ie salute in Austria for the government I rm rat this Its ts ts' ts almost no revenue from Yet the form Corm must mut be he kept ups up It d I was wag glad of at m my friend friends 5 that t we wo just Juat t It It proved pro Germanic Germanic students tu and not rich a r F i ur of f the Alp tip I nc ace in the tho Tyrol and and in touch with genuine Id-genuine Tyrolean We e felt a n palpate palpa palpa- te difference In the people who passed on pur way or who Journeyed cheer- cheer fl beside us The Thc roads were full of oC plo and tho the farm houses b by the tho who wa way to tho thor huts which clung clun r the tho th smaller It r iel vole ly hills above us save e a and took s who Ir toll toil of oC pedestrians pedestrian who made mailo up upa a reat mass of travelers going oln and ing The Tyrolean we found found was to different from th the dwell dwellers In cities of the plains below He wits was and called out his rial al hospitable the and hearty greetings to all his and to the wayfaring man man E-be E Ho was WIlS the true tiro moun- moun he he passed pasHed with jO joy ineer and m my heart swelled find rInd find m my own o Ideal of at the tho man bred the shadows of oC tho the everlasting hills n the and open hearted lobe o i bo be tho the genuine friend and nel neighbor he Jle ou ought ht be with Ith their Moreover wo we 0 found that Vis l Ig arid breezy beezy virtues they had the theE E fp I an and easy faults faults of or generosity and hat mingled led with their lack Jack of or edu- edu advantages makes sm- sm lo 10 hill folk foil the tho easy eagy pre prey pray of any deIgning deIgning de- de foreigners There are arc few ew however however who t come ready Teady to toross toss ross the tho peasants peasant's hands with gold Noh eh ch ride in puffing first-class first cars or or automobiles on the he worse OrEe ors puffing roper and l well kept ept roads ma marked ked kedy on ony y map with ver very heavy red Ted and green students lines Ines While wo we poor tramp in the fastnesses of or the tho Alps Alp where here life liCe and human nature Is still stilla In n a the whole wholesome ome almost primitive lute tate which has come como down through he ages o nc Blessed B nir ss d 3 is I poverty overt IV IVo o 4 Alpine Our mountaineer cannot read rend much less eat do dony any ny multiplication stunts He lie trusts that all men arc are like himself Innocent and honest As an nn illustration illustration Illustration farmhouse Inthe inthe in tion We stopped at a n Ithe the lato late afternoon to fill our canteens held each three fourths of a wart juart Wo We asked tho the price of or milk and hen when wo We learned that it was 20 hellers r r C four tour cents a quart we asked the tho good good lady J how much the quart and a half bait would cost us she sho looked frightened frightened fright fright- ened to death and finally said wo we could 1 pay a wh what t wo we liked Na was Su Sj wollen was what she said and when wo we gave ave her thirty holler hel- hel hell heller l ler r she acted BO so grateful ul and pleased lt rater royer-It royer it that I really believe she sho thought though t te we e had paid her too much But of ourse everybody is used to tips here d so it passed unnoticed As JAs the shades of or night drew dreton on we t finally chose a n. neat and decidedly pie pic- looking farmhouse and boldly socked ocker and ask asked ell for Cor a nights night's lod ng ag g. g If It wo we had toad been their own kin we wo uld not ha have vo received a more cord cordial lal elcome Wo We wore given the snare room or oem or that's what wo we took It to be behe be- be he hostess took wet clothes our va a away nd and hung them up to dry by the ca calous' calous capacious en- en ions lous' fireplace and then We wo were In- In to come to the J kitchen for an evening chat Which of oC course being being- twentieth century Jongleurs we wo accept accept- ed d. d Wo We were as anxious to see seo anti and learn earn as the they were to see us Between Be Bo- tween asking and answering questions der some linguistic difficulties sing sing- ng- ng more or less merry songs and oat oat- f g more or less of oC a hearty supper of read and milk mille wo we were rere quite ready to in n the tho i r becoming early farm farm- ouse OUM hours and nd as wo wr fell asleep I marked remarked to my mr companion companion- TI I wonder if It the Tyrolean II IK Ic as sim- sim hearted le-hearted as he seems seems seems' Or Is 19 It Items Do we wo look like German Jong- Jong sure eure or American masquerades masqueraders Will WillU m mur pur U ur re regular allowance cover coyer all this comfort and aDd cleanliness cleanliness' That was a question for morning and I tree me t Typical JI When cn I awol awoke c tho the next morning tho the were ere in the room For tho the first flash I was In Berlin Then came be e memory of or what the da day and night d brought and n I saw flaw my mr room not by r the circle of or light cast by bv by one ono dim Bin Candle but ut In the thc full fun flash 1 of dayi day day- i ight ht Jt glare Tt Il was er very clean clean Lately so There were no decorations n D the ball save tho the usual picture of oC lie be Christ h hanging from the tree Tho Thu turo consisted ted of or two single lc beds ith a table tahle between The mattresses ere er ere fashioned of or clean straw and the leather esther bed quilt was wag to lay Jay atop of h for Cor that is tho the German and Ausan Aus- Aus I an n quilt I hid find The feather bed bcd Ilee Ilea a docke was enclosed In the rh fittest i. i of linen covers and so were ine he ha pillows under m my head Th The Tho same sarno tle s covering cO v hid the table able top rom rem view while otho the floor was WIS almost whits antI and quite U ns as scrupulously J eau ean n. n 4 I L ere Although both hoth of tho small windows Ica Up there were no pesky house lu for which I was devoutly dc thank thank- 1 I. I ur Then hen as us I la lay ruminating ruminating- I was ho Ure I heard a cow also ruminating as aJl a ed vigorously and contentedly Cr morning g meal heal The Tho barn must be e try ery elo to the house I reflected As ts j I I thought of or this III my mind was an by the flutter Clutter of or great wings g i d up to the window ow came a placid en n who settled upon the tho sill preened preened tr It s speckled feathers and antI with a n loud i J d morning cackle she flapped her and m my companion sat at at up Irai ht In Jn b bed bod tI ik iii taco f race s with a quick alarm on onI I but Madam Chanticleer t to o 1 nay 1110 y her morning call I roe reHear re- re I eked 0 have e evidently c slept J Hear ear r. r IK i the he barnyard d. d Por or this n Is door th the barn harn sold salt m my friend hat next for door loor to fo it Dont Don't on you yo I know noer now no er th tanners and their r flocks sleep tiner uner unie un- un er I ie nih the same saIne roof root rhe fhe cows are aro Just Tr The other side Ic or of r tho wall hat e w gun Un in Vas was 80 hiGh b by this time Ume 46 We both hoth Voth Went event to the fire window to Ingo enjoy alt all a thin tho new cw and fin lovely lovel ho ira to be c his covered o red b U by men cn travel i i r afoot and vs with pa patience Th Thc p he be bwl earl Early UI The Put ut in farmer and all his llla family were t tour OUr lf tho sho and aft after r ono glance Blanco un h head T wc we discovered cred that the Yo e hours d cau caught ht ue uc napping for Cor a il S good od nil ir While We wo slept the farmer cut his hay aX with a scythe the wife add cd it with tho the rake und arid th the cn were cocking It t into little r f teen en piles I had ad J some rather rathor gloomy f is as I watched them for far or al all ny hY morning argued III fo for breakfast for tor n tho tO thoa tho travelers Bu But he an e- e ewell well contrary ary ns as we went out to mill for r a drink tho the wife came cam d gly up from flom her flold work vork an and andant a ant t. t us It if wo vvera read ready for tor breake break break- The e kitchen door was opened b i by m mj my friend and md out flooded such a a. volume of or smoke that wo we were blinded and strangled led I rushed in to see ee if It there was an any dan danger eri but to my surprise found tho the frau boiling our coffee in n a pot and the smoke and steam of or of Ita it a was as tho the cause of or all our anxiety and discomfort The Tho stove tHov was as merely an on old fash toned blacksmith fireplace and as there was no vent the room WIlS was filled to suffocating fullness with steam and smoke i How the frau stared red when I asked her what they did In tho the wIn winter tor when no windows were vere raised to let out the smoke She evidently thought I was feebleminded But nut tho the sweet butter tho the wholesome bread th the steaming coffee coHea and tho the rich cream put to flight ht all other thou thoughts and wo we fell to with an appetite that would grace a n ploughman I And then came camo the settling of ot our bill What would the harvest be We told that our whole hole entertainment entertainment entertainment entertain entertain- ment cost 80 SO holler heller I was so dumfounded dumfounded dum- dum founded that t I asked my hostess if It she eho did not mean 80 SO hellers or hollers or about 11 cents cents apiece Thereupon not comprehending compre compre- hending tho import of at my question and fooling feeling tho the vague fright that all these simple folk tolk feel when confronted with witha a sum gum in arithmetic she sho began to grumble grumble grum grum- rum rum- ble bIt and mutter She Sho thought 1 was dissatisfied with tho the price HasHI Hastily re reassuring reassuring re- re assuring her we wc paid tho bill and walked on happy happ in the assurance that with our allotted 50 cents a da day we should feel quite like lIko rich fool tool Americans Amer Amer- leans for tor bed breakfast supper and a canteen of oC new milk had cost us but 1 12 cents each and tho world lay be before before before be- be fore us and the sun lay lar on the Alps above us |
