Show HOWIE OF aad KING place the me most enchanting ol 01 fairy castles residence of prince ludwig of da bit varla Is a grand court out but withal Is a very sad and lone ly place to la a dream tale a fairy airy tale castlo castle of the most as kind the only thing lacking Is tho ihn memories ine morlea of tho the beautiful princess tho the knights and ladles and the court fool for no one ever lived here bare but a lonely sad prince ludwig 11 II of bavaria called tho the mad king although he be was so go lonely he ha loved and it was tory seldom that he over ever had guests and then they were wera mostly men for ludwig hated gill all women except two one hla hie cousin elizabeth of austria who was shot bho in geneva a number of years ago and the other was waa marts marlo antoinette to whose memory ludwig was devoted we left munich early in the morning and we arrived at at noon the distance was not treat great but th train goes in a circle instead of on a direct line it was waa a wonderful aidt and all the way along we saw the bavarian alps sometimes on one aid of the cur window and so sometimes on OB the other for they switched boul about like magic is ie a funny little village olam abed at the toot fool of the mountains here we hired a rig that was to take us to where the castles of and are situated oui driver was a mountain peasant with a huge goiter on his neck this disease la is very common in all the highland regions of bavaria lavarta and switzerland and comes from the water of the country our rig was not exactly dashing it was intended for two horses and as pur our driver only possessed one horse he ha hitched it on one side eide and the horse had bad to walk sideways to keep the rig from tipping over the country from huseen to hohen hoben sch waa perfectly flat and we nead z I 1 M cu k am crossed over several little streams and passed several beautiful lakes lake the driver explained t to us in a language that even a northern german could not understand and he flourished hla his whip around and tossed the feather in his alpine hat when we came near gan we caught our first glimpse or of standing white and dazzling against the green of t the he mountains it to Is a much smaller look ing castle than one would think from its pictures but it looked so BO complete so BO compact that it seemed exactly tho the right size we lunched at the inn before starting up the mountain and our waiter told us that he did not think we could get into the castle as it was an off season however we determined to try and we started up the little zigg ley foot path up the mountain after we had climbed and climbed we ca came me to a fine boulevard which led directly to the castle gate looking over the wall built at the castle gate we got a splendid view of all the surrounding country it was waa a flat country dotted over with shin ing lakes lahea and small villages the castle of looked old and jaded besides the glory of neu away in the distance we could see eee the faint outline of the alps we ve bounded the castle bell several times limes before we got an answer but finally a spruce looking young german opened the gates and explained that we could not be admitted but a five mark piece made him change hla his mind mina and he be said that he be would show us part of the castle the part that ludwik occupied during his three years vesi residence dence there wo we went through one splendid room after another and everywhere we saw owins and nearly every room was done in blue royal blue this atala blue was ludwigs favorite color and he be always had bad his bed chamber hung bung in it no matter where he be lived it la Is so BO rich acolon a color it effects affects the senses like the sound of music the swans were woven into the most intricate patterns or oc the ceiling belling cel ling on the draperies eries and carved on the chairs in ill the center of the state elate dining table was ft great white swan that wajo waja meant mean to hold fruit and flowers |