THE GREATNESS OF LITTLE PORTUGAL 



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PRADA DE DOM AFFONZO HENRIOUEZ (SKE PAGE 868) AND STOCK EXCHANGE: OPORTO 



Generally a foreigner speaking Spanish will he nnderstood in Portugal ; bnt a knowledge 

 of Spanish, though enabling him to read Portuguese without difficulty, will not aid him much 

 in understanding it when spoken, as the pronunciation of the two languages is radically differ- 

 ent, The roads are usually very good, and open carriages with one or two horses can be 

 hired in any town at an extremely reasonable price, $2.00 or $3.00 a day being ample for a 

 carriage and two horses, which for the price will cover some five-and-twenty miles or more. 

 The trains on Portuguese railways run primarily to convey goods and merchandise, and 

 passengers must be content to wait while the goods are being loaded or discharged. The 

 absence of vociferation in Portugal, which in a general way is a boon, is somewhat a draw- 

 back in railway traveling, as the names of the stations are not called out, and, as they are 

 often painted inconspicuously, and are not visible from the carriage windows, it is necessary 

 for strangers to be on the alert in order not to pass their station.— Martin Hume. 



