. Hungary and its people: Magyarorzág és népei. uentlysink deep into the sand of the roads that naturehas made, and one must be prepared to put upwith such discomforts as were generally ex-perienced in mediaeval times, but the travellerwill be otherwise rewarded with the view of thevast expanse of corn, wheat, maize, and hempfields, now and then intermingled with rows ofgigantic sunflowers, which are stretching beforehis eyes for miles and miles in every will hail with delight the appearance of asolitary stork by a pool, for you can travel frommorning till night without seeing a v
. Hungary and its people: Magyarorzág és népei. uentlysink deep into the sand of the roads that naturehas made, and one must be prepared to put upwith such discomforts as were generally ex-perienced in mediaeval times, but the travellerwill be otherwise rewarded with the view of thevast expanse of corn, wheat, maize, and hempfields, now and then intermingled with rows ofgigantic sunflowers, which are stretching beforehis eyes for miles and miles in every will hail with delight the appearance of asolitary stork by a pool, for you can travel frommorning till night without seeing a village, andthe only thing that changes now and again themonotony that rules supreme is a lonely cottagesurrounded by sheaves of corn and stacks ofhay. It is the dwelling of the peasants whoare labouring in the distant plains, and whoduring the daytime leave their domicile tobe guarded by ferocious dogs, who wouldsadly infringe all the muzzling orders. Letthose beware who would dare to attempt anentry without the consent of their owners. •v I. The Magyars and tiic Alföld. 121 You may now and then see a deserted house,which, judging by its appearance, has been acsárda (inn) at one time. It appears as thoughits owner must have exhausted his patience inhaving to wait a week or two for a traveller,and had left it deserted. The embers of the fire-place, however, will point to some vándorlegéiiy(wandererj or chance visitors who had been herein search of shelter. The Alföld, as variouswriters have remarked, reminds one of a can only compare the extensive cornfields,which stretch in a straight level far as the eyecan reach, to the ocean. Just as the travellerlooks from a vessel to catch a glimpse of anydistant steamer, it is the same with thetravellers in the Alföld, eagerly looking for asight of a cottage, and when the wind sweepsthe cornfields, you might almost imagine yousaw the gale stir the waves of an agitated you proceed slowly in the vehicle, admiringth
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