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A Sketch From Cologne, With A Peep Into Holland.
trafficked , Avith a blended taste for business ancl pleasure that brought both together in such amicable fashion as I had never seen before . Here the women of Friesland , in head-gear of gold and jewels , shoAved in lovely contrast Avith the squat Avives and daughters of Cologne ancl Rhene Prusse ; there a Flemish peasant girlin ample cloakdisplayed the slender ancles and
, , superb dark eyes of the old Spanish race , from Avhence she sprang . Now came by a Prussian nurse , shaped like a huge pillow with a cord round its centre , and bearing in her arms a babe swathed like ' a little Egyptian mummy ; and folloAving her were the brothers and sisters of the babe—bullet-headed things , but Avith pleasant countenances . Groups of ladies Avere there too :
the Belgians Avithout their husbands , the Dutch decorously escorted by the fathers of their families ; and as for young men and maidens , booths , pai'ilions , temples , ancl merry-go-rounds , rang out in peals of uncontrollable laughter , the ebullitions of boyish and girlish glee . "Downright hunger , hoAveA * er , drove us from this joyous scene
to the inn , where an excellent dinner and some capital Rhein ivines awaited us ; Avinding up Avith a cup of coffee and a chasse of Schiedam , we asked the fair-haired Avaiter , a blue-eyed girl , for information touching our domicile for the night . Thither the landlord determined on conducting us himself , deeming that it needed some apology . To us Aveary fellows the sight of
an airy room , Avith clean sheets spread over fresh straw , was a treat , after the stuffy beds in Avhich Ave had from night to night sought repose , but found it not , in noisy inns . The AvindoAV of this retreat looked into a bit of garden ; the public apartments Avere far aAvay in the loAver part of the inn ; and thanking our host earnestly for our Avelcome accommodation , we were soon sound asleep .
"We were awoke next morning by a gentle tap , and the pleasant A'oice of a child bid us descend and take breakfast Avith her ' father / ancl in half an hour Ave were seated at mine host ' s priA * ate table , at AAdhch sat several guests , his comely wife , and sundry children . " HOAV the coffee steamed ! hoAv light was the bread ! how
delicious the Dutch herrings , and Avhat a flavour these last gave to the Rhein Avine ! " I candidly OAVU , my friends , " continued the speaker , " that my enjoyment of these good things was not Avithout alloy . I was travelling with clue attention to economy ; my friend and I were determined to spend a certain sum and no more , —to go so far and no farther . Ah ! thought I , by payment for such cheer now , Ave shall have to shorten our tour by and by ; never-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Sketch From Cologne, With A Peep Into Holland.
trafficked , Avith a blended taste for business ancl pleasure that brought both together in such amicable fashion as I had never seen before . Here the women of Friesland , in head-gear of gold and jewels , shoAved in lovely contrast Avith the squat Avives and daughters of Cologne ancl Rhene Prusse ; there a Flemish peasant girlin ample cloakdisplayed the slender ancles and
, , superb dark eyes of the old Spanish race , from Avhence she sprang . Now came by a Prussian nurse , shaped like a huge pillow with a cord round its centre , and bearing in her arms a babe swathed like ' a little Egyptian mummy ; and folloAving her were the brothers and sisters of the babe—bullet-headed things , but Avith pleasant countenances . Groups of ladies Avere there too :
the Belgians Avithout their husbands , the Dutch decorously escorted by the fathers of their families ; and as for young men and maidens , booths , pai'ilions , temples , ancl merry-go-rounds , rang out in peals of uncontrollable laughter , the ebullitions of boyish and girlish glee . "Downright hunger , hoAveA * er , drove us from this joyous scene
to the inn , where an excellent dinner and some capital Rhein ivines awaited us ; Avinding up Avith a cup of coffee and a chasse of Schiedam , we asked the fair-haired Avaiter , a blue-eyed girl , for information touching our domicile for the night . Thither the landlord determined on conducting us himself , deeming that it needed some apology . To us Aveary fellows the sight of
an airy room , Avith clean sheets spread over fresh straw , was a treat , after the stuffy beds in Avhich Ave had from night to night sought repose , but found it not , in noisy inns . The AvindoAV of this retreat looked into a bit of garden ; the public apartments Avere far aAvay in the loAver part of the inn ; and thanking our host earnestly for our Avelcome accommodation , we were soon sound asleep .
"We were awoke next morning by a gentle tap , and the pleasant A'oice of a child bid us descend and take breakfast Avith her ' father / ancl in half an hour Ave were seated at mine host ' s priA * ate table , at AAdhch sat several guests , his comely wife , and sundry children . " HOAV the coffee steamed ! hoAv light was the bread ! how
delicious the Dutch herrings , and Avhat a flavour these last gave to the Rhein Avine ! " I candidly OAVU , my friends , " continued the speaker , " that my enjoyment of these good things was not Avithout alloy . I was travelling with clue attention to economy ; my friend and I were determined to spend a certain sum and no more , —to go so far and no farther . Ah ! thought I , by payment for such cheer now , Ave shall have to shorten our tour by and by ; never-