THE LAND OF THE MAGYAR

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2166, 3 June 1914, Page 4

THE LAND OF THE MAGYAR

!■ ——»■—— LBi- Jl,\uui,m lioss, F,«.a.S.] I. Wo liiiil oojvie Irani the wtcls of tiio oartti—l nfter twenty Miiiusaixi tmtos of J travel that had cosiMKeiieeii at tbe Antipodes, and Swfan jtjiti Stef.y, who Were to w« my eeraijwiMons, after terigijes iiniMi Is-agws erf jouriit-yijigs in many ku'ds. $Mun_wa.s m bright) cteyor, -'gpfloffins ycu.iig Htt-ngariaii, impulsive atitl ieihargic b,F turns, lie was a iMam-iidous jjatiiot, ami a* Wo advaweed inte tliS iivnrl _of Hungary I saw Mm quickly Iwcsamig mows a.nd .nrai'«> tho tvpkij! Mng.var, pro« 4 »{ Bm todilions <uid lijptory of his ouuutry, ami with OJi tncr-iwcreftsJHg jjass-ion for t.lw ctlitiograjjiiy of his raws. Wt lie was not a Hiirrnw patriot, for be know-, airi t.'vor fittwiittotl, lh«. siioj'tetrurings-, as wcii as thq virtues, of Ms people. A wotodj? or a Htinga-riatt feh'wouM jiri)c!«oo a roverio or a romirslstjeiico, or, jjnrcliflßce, both. Gay and sad Jiv tttrns, in ewnmoii with athws of lii's lace, he seemed 10 have fnijch va coinmen *itlt tiioiic Gaels o.f Irelaittl «f wliaitreho rends in the "Biillvid of l-tre ■ Wijitp Horse," that tJicy were gay v.'Jwn the.v lioid the stt'Mtl: «ad wlien. tiej* belil tlio harp— '' ■■ "Far all their wars were liio.ff.y, And all the«- swigs were sad.'" ■Olwo, iii a ilicatro iti <ui inland tevv.ii, jvlwu, after a lowg iufn travel, wuifcit rk'h food, half a like of very ftsccilifsHi} wine, and a cigar-, 1 was sleeping : through' the third aftt n SatjiyWr : drwia ili.at 1 ciitilj Hist w«ferbla-iiif. I.

■got a <!ijj in the ribs' md Jjsanl my ! friend exeitedly eayfug to fnc; "Walii ) «|). majii Wnlsc up! You .art; missing something thai is e{tJwidicl—ilm very -'Milii of the naim.li!" And when, •after mrnii Wuikißg of tiw t'.res, I. was afcie, | owe nittre, to got tlio altfge i.ii focus, I 1 saw a I'uuttlsomc voiiiig eHitiji' tfifid it. more h-awlsowe .voting wonwn danotag to Uic stii'riiag music of tlib "Cwrdas." Ste m»s a fwnitT tew, aftd lie iiaet bifikon the bwiiKls .of diseiptiMo and H«glcoio4 Ills daty with the out,the castle walls, in ofd«i - to meet her again. Faster and faster *ent tte musiej till, in iv wild; ecstatie Vliirlj they wftro carcoriiijj wind tlie balli'oojii, yet kc, \vitii a'it tlio ga,y aliawfaii «!' the niowentj was (kuciftg in Iris sorrow, kiMH'iug full woH ilj-ait on iim (Morrow ho would bo stripped of .l»s: ■decorations and tlepriTed oi : his ssvord. Others oil t4io stage Ua4 jowied ii) tk-0 tt'iW i-cVoI, hint lie, tla> gftyest and niad" dest of tiiMi all, lefts ll.ia saMpsj; o£ tlieni ail; The iisidienoe looliinl aud lis*

tciUfd, tenso in Uieir syiirpativv aisd :t]ieir iiitensst in tbo seeite. Atisl jiist iii. (i:giiS ■β-f 3Ho was a beatithful, (JaA-liaiFed gaituii giri teUftwing lio ril.ytlitiiift iiiOVcrt«nt ot the riiuiee wttk a Kntdued staying <ii; her wlrolt body, Sfoo. ; - top.j .'IJItQ >].i,s- friend, had; ioit tlie magic of it -in lier blood, for the Magyar wjoinan caii' noli, ;iay mom thati. tire Ma'gyW m-'UH witjistaud the tjii'ill of Ac « l ild β-ipsj} music imd-ev $vc\\ lKanantfc cifEii.jivstaiiccs. Awl) indeed, it Wa.s a ii-uti that even: tlie mnre A-iigw, i liow theroiiglvly tu-ewsed to ttic SGtWi-g i of the scoliCi the straitgL' HHtsvii, ttiiil tlid J stiriifjg daned, fclt. Iris yiilscs qujefcening. It was.this etriHtgc'wxttsre 'ft tins I ijwiods «f iijy iritjiiij. Wmt matte Wm rj.o ijitwfrstiflg iii tJjcsQ jourftoyings -oil' Hie ■bffatcii tra-ok ill tJi-e kid of .tiie Mfrß-j'-M'. Ho eould. Hp as ro.fi-e.sliing as a' briglrt Sirri-ijg imU'iiiug) of AS jpCßsiv'o ns : fto gatlteriiig glfimn; ljut Jtc was jstevei 1 in \yhot ho eaired "ii knd liioad" Jor ioiig, owl iofHßttj! it; was the (?in-i.H:g slut'. ■shims tltat illvimiiißit auf ivays. S-jtefy w.is.tfeo wifq.jrf Stoi-jji, bttt sJjfi; ilifigaTiaii. , Slie !: #i)3 i- ViswivSe, i yfljirig ami -.jjOiKl-foolijiig., iviti-i « phry β-fl fe.atwe a.Mi dincjii of iflaiiner sudi as; ai-o to bo f<mii<i fai So tij-fi-uy «-tfl»l»<2il ■ Ausiriaii iVoiilOH—ni tending of liiaitel ; aud.pliysic&l nuJittiiee tlii.it is tbo dGspair of tjjo pliotogsaplwr, ivnii which ev«*i tfe juaiflto cailnpt ttansfo-r to canvns ii.lv- ; loss iio has hi Miri some touch of tlie' yenins ■of tie ci-niitor of tlio "ilona liiea"—iU)t tJiat in %& eft-so of Sto-f.y

tteo ws aijy smggestjqn of ; tho "m----sei'iitatjle smllo," bii.t Kttltef a frcifljt and teftt'st joyeiisncss sikl a ilttlfelit in all these jwiiv sivrimmdMigs niw asH-ojifcHr.es tliat; w-owiled so fttiekly about and «P.W us; You may ceo the tyjie, i : f yoa wrtsh fltit in yowr aftcrncfiii stroll at t-te fashfeuiilrlo how, in that gay throng of httmaiiitY, winch, c-lotlied in hnHkMy £Ut dresses' ftiitl fe.rigl.vt ujritans, parades in / tho Kamifjqrstv-as.se a.wd Ise {jttvMi jiteli. Isfcfore it is time to go ip itetmoj'. No one, SMi-fclyj not fiVoii'a linsjiand,, could cvw say a lwrsh word to with tho laughing eyes. the Magyar ToftgHfc Stefan,could spssk seven jnuEoaftes— iHcludiiig HindtKita«i'Hi»d Story cotfld raako hcreeff uiKferstaoil in five ] tett its for me, Ittsnltt spwikKjniy riiy- otth, and that H«lSffß«n% w*H> Afld itoMioo" Sto% iwr 1 emtitf speaJc Hungarian, we; kuer that '-fcwcTO'' liicajit pioiisft, .liM "iK'to" n.Oj airf "iijsn'VyfS. We woro' alsa aware <jf the wy jrajjo.ffcint law the* "to&Hinam" ureanttliaiilf joii, an.d I rerocinbci'eil on Wta'sioit that "pßntear ffai-t'lm ticket offe. mitt t'ltftt.M we Said. "iKxJgiiasz .keforf' we slipttid get otfr luirgege' Awl we twjlct cnwi's Up to tin; aiid ask for "nw.-UitrfU'ift," ivlnteli means liai watev. 'Pliis jastj ipwiiapi ■ we re)sieintei-e4 Irosfcjrf nil, for often tho WM-lhw vs-as fold, S'ocossliy to not only ; tlw? ftteiitpr Of iuwnfcfai, sh sis A teaftitf J ■ of as well; ftttd I believt? Ujat,oven in) .iSiigltehmatt juigbt ira»t Hftngariati if lie wro shut, up in Kp.towa-i 1 ■ oi' MiWMiiras Sstget for *' suffteiettUy |

3 lensiUiy period et yeirfs! 1 Tliis nisitter &f iaivgwag.es=-*Stffaii talk* 1 iiw to tho Httitßiirisiis fii HttiKWiiUi,: • his wife taiktoa to Jii« in -ISBgUsh -»d • Curlrtfui, and ' I tAing «o ti,o . 1 two «C tiioa in I'iuujttsa— enuaI ml many a Hum and w-oftvan oir >■ the baiitwi track <jf trarcj tp wo.«ilo?; ■ what on earth kind «€ ti'io wc«f i I Uecamft knmvn its "The AuM ' armc- : I 1 times ns "ThM Ansol"--*incli ibA not 1 I Kwiiid tiitite so resDoctftil—fliWt g'*"- • wittiy, it iras tliMigfit that Striy iv»s ; > an '"'Awajitess" and my sister, trt- »wt ; oven shtt rwttld «iwah to i»r haslHinrt ra I his OTU kflgwa-ro! Stpfim tiie.v theflgtvt ! had I)PRH wiV'Wil to s-lio* us tho eow- ' i try, n«4 in itßt As hvt«r}«-oteJ ; - Hβ ' liaid many a lattgh ow tkis pifelo o»f- ---•, feh-M as Wo proeewM o»> t"." , )wg»1 ago to plaoes where the ri'U»"&<» bm] lln'pvor seen an K»t!Hslmtan, awl lioj'fliM. ■ 1 i the bounds of travel vvnfre cvofi a« j' .American tourist was n rara avis. }, ]

i Across tlici Artfiatta If you mo in Italy ilte tost rai.ito to Hte Land e>i <tlw isiiigyav tes flc-reis tlio ivstcra of Hie M«« Atlfktie. But it is wit it itilinito i'egvot Uiat eno eloiiibers Irani the #»<M.a o*l ta the stenmor, j and boce liistarieiil, emroWmg, tatuU-j t'til Venice iiwkkiy fatHivy; ifom visw. Tln> earir moruitig stirt torwjiios with go'lfl « d-Giiu:. above the Giraim Caual,. Sml jltc warn* ttut is rcfleatoil, ii 'tone Wer, is tire riiipt-iiMl ft.Krf'. A jsaiiuofior, -ttith start, jwHy, -,vct gc;i.ci?Hli inishes at his )Amh, t-oiiics rkiwu tlie v;umi, and m tfit: , mUk-110 «£ hi» km ft sire siiiiH , miik trßs ihiil-itiso eiitvh the jpiHtil'varl.v iMi'iiiiiu and nrfat a lik<-' spiiifc-ii of rflhmr—iJic Mftti light of I hi'" 7»M-1 »«■<• —in Uk> war forosirouiii), Our iittk« sti'jiJnor is rtli'cmjly" iini}t>r ; wa.v. iiiid (.'Ho sjiSKos l'-Kfjr_ tiifi last tiisiftj HjKiJi <iiiu !ii' iiio tlaost ttows.of Vowi-cc -■-Venice from tii» '■iwl β-f the tlrinul Caiwl. Tlui Sijwiw-fl o.t' St. Mfli-Wj t.iio wonderful pftliiw Aiftlie Bogus. tli» l«\vwinfs liw wirr-o'w. watoi> vft.vs, thi> ltistorio iwitlgts. nfti a iiiintltcd oliier tKiiigs aj-e nosv to Umojihj ii!«iieri«3. Looldiig. feadt Or lite Left »w sses the- atefior skvais af tlie DfiiU iaigflOH at low whtet, and, licjyqiii). lljcsi.n,. Hie wiilloil fjUfJ'ihg-gro'iii.Hl (iif ilic wiy. As w> steaitiL'(| ant a Itlad-t trail o-f siimke fwiiu ttu- Ffflnwl of tire ji.cgf<l!.ts was wiit'ted iictos* this iste of 1!m; (load ; a. few toted <jl'itCi;-> .itifly' )iast; astd a barjjj., with. ;) : -SaJl.e* ,

dnl.l white, K(l, swi'tl J4fev, #. wli.ftii. wrts Jtiiinlwi a b'uTi.VM ; l:rkiVii. fi.o.ipiffc 'riierecvl witt nil am , , itoti/isol iiVoVi't.hft' ; f)j;opz.C: and driftetl kwljf (ft to wwidug'Sv. Itir ft few .ItoctHig tui-nulftSj jJitkcc Miij dDits-o ivnd (stMi'B--awl ihe CiUniyisfißwi lilw a gwnjfiil liridUj t/i-JJ ifdHiiiil horsiilf iwi -sHjMsi- fi<!i' 'pow-!.ini!it)!iK™-j'e]iaa']ari:p'ii) lio'ld Uio .gn.S'jp., Mil } lit laiigUt «o wmo iii il'w flppji s.c'ftJii.ifd Veukn soon hcisilmj a s.MM%e fti WatcrJ grey nil iW Jw»riwh. W(> ateittned atotie ife liijiiwic coast ■of Jstriji, then «p tfrc faiiMsd Qujjfrtcrgj itiic;t Irtwtod oh Hwnfiitrisvn satt at ii'hiMVfr, Italian than Hungarian, fiie pni'tci' who ■ |i.oi/ -my kvggsgft so fdtmUy tltfoiUiSh'tlio Ctn.-1-ghjs fotifle aiixl t!0ln>(',v«(l h>f> tb t:hfl jhsk : \ lkA, •aMwmA ism »t if* the Jfivmjav lint w Aft swftw of sfiiuij Italy! <fiii fee (JenlJjMustl.)