. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . half-way up a ladder lead-ing to the roof,.as though he contemplated roostingin the Storks nest there placed. It was, no doubt,the only dry spot in the whole establishment. We found the other house on the shores of theBlack Sea, on a narrow strip of sand which dividedthe salt water from the fresh. Here we met largeflocks of cattle and a lot of men, Bulgars, who wereemployed by the Government, destroying Bulgars are notoriously the most inhospitablepeople in Europe; and though a heavy thunder-storm was brewing, they never asked us into thehouse,
. Bird-hunting through wild Europe . half-way up a ladder lead-ing to the roof,.as though he contemplated roostingin the Storks nest there placed. It was, no doubt,the only dry spot in the whole establishment. We found the other house on the shores of theBlack Sea, on a narrow strip of sand which dividedthe salt water from the fresh. Here we met largeflocks of cattle and a lot of men, Bulgars, who wereemployed by the Government, destroying Bulgars are notoriously the most inhospitablepeople in Europe; and though a heavy thunder-storm was brewing, they never asked us into thehouse, which was a fairly big one for these parts,and barely condescended to take any notice of us atall. All we could get was permission to sleep onthe strip of sand between the cowshed and thewater. If we hadnt had a fine carp with us wemight have gone supperless to bed, but we had agood supper, and in return for their churlish behaviourwe pulled down a part of their dilapidated cowshedwith which to make our fire. As soon as it was dark,. SERVIAN VILLAGE ON DANUBE
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