die of the road, on top of 

 the mountain, with nails, 

 hammer, and a new horse- 

 shoe, for which service he 

 was sufficiently paid, it 

 seemed, with four cents. 

 We were glad that we could 

 enter the town in good 

 style, for as we approached 

 we met a carriage contain- 

 ing His Highness Prince 

 Nicholas and the princess, 

 his wife. They were 

 dressed in the national cos- 

 tume and enjoying their 

 afternoon drive. A few 

 minutes later we passed 

 one of the young princes. 

 The drive of eight hours 

 ends at the Grand Hotel. 



The capital of Monte- 

 negro consists of one broad 

 street, flanked by houses 

 one or two stories in height, 

 and three or four side 

 streets. The hotel is at the 

 end of the main street, and 

 beyond it the road con- 

 tinues, first through a sim- 

 ple park, then over a pass 

 to the Lake of Scutari, to 

 Antivari, the port of Mon- 

 tenegro on the Adriatic, 

 and to Albania. At the 

 right of the main street are 

 the palace of the prince, 

 impressive only by contrast 

 with the rest of the town, 

 but surrounded by a charm- 

 ing garden, the few govern- 

 ment buildings, and a mon- 

 astery-church containing 

 the graves of former rul- 

 ers. The finest buildings in 

 the town are the legations 

 of Austria, Russia, and 

 Italy. Each of these coun- 

 tries desires to have the 

 preponderating influence, 

 and each would probably 

 try to gain possession of 

 the principality if an oppor- 

 tunity should offer. The 

 sights of the town and the 

 modest shops are soon seen, 

 but the traveler will not 

 soon tire of looking at the 



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