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CARPATHIANS
EDINBURGH AND LONDON
MDCCCLXXVIII
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| CHAPTER I. |
| Down the Danube from Buda-PestAmusements on board the steamerBasiashDrive to Oravicza by WeisskirchenLadies of OraviczaGipsy musicFinding an old school-fellowThe czardas. |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Consequences of trying to buy a horseAn expedition into ServiaFine sceneryThe peasants of New MoldovaSzechenyi roadGeology of the defile of KasanCrossing the DanubeMilanovaczDrive to MaidenpekFearful storm in the mountainsMiserable quarters for the nightExtent of this stormThe disastrous effects of the same storm at Buda-PestGreat loss of life. |
| CHAPTER III. |
| MaidenpekWell-to-do condition of ServiansLady Mary Wortley Montague's journey through ServiaTroubles in BulgariaCommunists at NegotinCopper minesForest rideRobbers on the roadKucainiaBelo-breskaAcross the DanubeDetention at customhouseWeisskirchenSleeping Wallacks. |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Variety of races in HungaryWallacks or RoumainsStatisticsSavage outbreak of the Wallacks in former yearsPanslavic ideasRoumanians and their originPriests of the Greek ChurchDestruction of forestsSpirit of CommunismIncendiary fires. |
| CHAPTER V. |
| Paraffine-works in OraviczaGold mineCoal mines at Auima-SteirdorfGeologyStates Railway Company's minesBribery |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| Mineral wealth of the BanatWild ride to DognacskaEquipment for a riding tourAn afternoon nap and its consequencesCopper minesSelf-helpRare insectsMoraviczaRare mineralsDeutsch BogsanReschitza |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Election at OraviczaOfficialismReformsSocietyRide to SzaszkaFine viewsDrenkovaCharacter of the SerbsSvenicaRough night walk through the forest |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Hospitable welcome at UibanyaExcursion to the Servian side of the DanubeAscent of the StierbergBivouac in the woodsMagnificent views towards the BalkansFourteen eagles disturbedWallack dance |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| A hunting expedition proposedDrive from Uibanya to OrsovaOriental aspect of the market-placeCserna ValleyHercules-Bad, MehadiaPost-office mistakesDrive to KaransebesRough customers en routeLawlessnessFair at KaransebesPodolian cattleFerocious dogs |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Post-office at KaransebesGood headquarters for a sportsmanPreparations for a week in the mountainsThe party starting for the huntAdventures by the wayFine treesGameHut in the forestBeauty of the scenery in the Southern Carpathians |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Chamois and bear huntingFirst battueLuxurious dinner 5000 feet above the sea-levelStorm in the nightDiscomfortsThe bear's supperThe eagle's breakfastSecond and third day's shootingBaking a friend as a cure for feverStriking campView into Roumania |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Back at MehadiaTroubles about a carriageAn unexpected night on the roadReturn to KaransebesOn horseback through the Iron Gate PassVarhely, the ancient capital of DaciaRoman remainsBeauty of the Hatszeg Valley |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Hungarian hospitalityWallack lazinessFishing"Settled gipsies"AnecdoteOld rgimeFireOld Roman bathThe avifauna of TransylvaniaFly-fishing |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| On horseback to PetrosnyA new townValuable coal-fieldsKilling fish with dynamite and poisonSingular manner of repairing roadsHungarian patriotismStory of Hunyadi JanosIntrusion of the Moslems into Europe |
| CHAPTER XV. |
| Hunting for a guideSchool statisticsOld timesOver the mountains to HerrmannstadtNight in the openNearly setting the forest on fireOrlat |
| CHAPTER XVI. |
| HerrmannstadtSaxon immigrantsMuseumPlaces of interest in the neighbourhoodThe fortress-churchesHeltauThe Rothen Thurm PassTurkish incursions |
| CHAPTER XVII. |
| Magyar intolerance of the GermanPatriotic revival of the Magyar languageRide from Herrmannstadt to KronstadtThe village of ZeidenCurious scene in churchReformation in TransylvaniaPolitical bitterness between Saxons and Magyars in 1848 |
| CHAPTER XVIII. |
| Political difficultiesImpatient criticism of foreignersHungary has everything to doTenant-farmers wantedWages |
| CHAPTER XIX. |
| Want of progress amongst the SaxonsThe BurzenlandKronstadtMixed character of its inhabitantsSzeklersGeneral Bem's campaign |
| CHAPTER XX. |
| The Tomscher PassProjected railway from Kronstadt to BucharestVisit to the cavalry barracks at RosenauTerzburg PassDr Daubeny on the extinct volcanoes of HungaryProfessor Judd on mineral deposits |
| CHAPTER XXI. |
| A ride through SzeklerlandWarnings about robbersBksadA look at the sulphur deposits on Mount BdosA lonely lakeAn invitation to Tusnad |
| CHAPTER XXII. |
| The baths of TusnadThe state of affairs before 1848Inequality of taxationReformThe existing land lawsCommunal propertyComplete registration of titles to estatesQuestion of entail |
| CHAPTER XXIII. |
| Fine scenery in SzeklerlandCsik Szent MartonAbsence of innsThe Szekler's love of lawsuitsCsik SzeredaHospitality along the roadWallack atrocities in 1848The Wallacks not Panslavists |
| CHAPTER XXIV. |
| Ride to Szent DomokosDifficulty about quartersInteresting hostJewish question in HungaryTaxationFinancial matters |
| CHAPTER XXV. |
| Copper mine of BalanbanyaMiners in the wine-shopRide to St MiklosVisit to an Armenian familyCapture of a robberCold ride to the baths of Borsk |
| CHAPTER XXVI. |
| Moldavian frontierTlgyesExcitement about robbersAttempt at extortionA ride over the mountainsReturn to St Miklos |
| CHAPTER XXVII. |
| TopliczaArmenian hospitalityA bear-huntA ride over to the frontier of BukovinaDestruction of timberMaladministration of State propertyAn unpleasant night on the mountainSnowstorm |
| CHAPTER XXVIII. |
| Visits at Transylvanian chteauxSocietyDogsAmusements at KlausenburgMagyar poetsCount Istvan SzchenyiBaron Etvos'The Village Notary'Hungarian self-criticismLiterary taste |
| CHAPTER XXIX. |
| A visit at Schloss BNational characteristicsRobber storiesOrigin of the "poor lads"Audacity of the robbersAnecdote of Dek and the housebreakerRomantic story of a robber chief |
| CHAPTER XXX. |
| Return to Buda-PestAll-Souls' DayThe cemeterySecret burial of Count Louis BatthyanyiHigh rate of mortality at Buda-Pest |
| CHAPTER XXXI. |
| SkatingDeath and funeral of DekDek's policyUneasiness about the rise of the DanubeGreat excitement about inundationsThe capital in dangerNight scene on the embankmentFiring the danger-signalThe great calamity averted |
| CHAPTER XXXII. |
| Results of the Danube inundationsState of things at BajaTerrible condition of New PestInjuries sustained by the island garden of St. MargueriteCharity organisation |
| CHAPTER XXXIII. |
| Expedition to the Marmaros MountainsRailways in HungaryThe train stopping for a restThe AlfldShepherds of the plainWild appearance of the RusniacksSlavs of Northern HungaryMarmaros SzigethDifficulty in slinging a hammockThe Jews of KarasconfaluSoda manufactory at BoeskaRomantic scenerySalt minesSubterranean lake |
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