Show 1 th D A SILESIA 4 i by OTT to the tourist the european continent pre seats benta not the grandeur gra 0 american landscape macenery ac enery but panoramic pano jano views of un surpassing loveliness loveline gt As you wind your way along beautiful fringes of meadows fields and parka parks magnificent ruins ruina ot of ancient castles perched some timea times like an eagles nest on the tops of high almost inaccessible rocks meet your admiring gaze while pretty moss and ivy clad villas peep deop as it were furtively from between the albred quiet of fine groves and hedges or a limpid stream meanders gracefully through vales and woods ilat sut of all the states constituting the vast parden garden of germany none ii 13 less known to the foreigner than silesia a country which both ea account of its historical reminiscences and beauty of scenery claims more than a common interest with the scholar and artist embedded in the mountains are min erl eral eri springs which for tor their salubrity and their many medicinal properties may justly vie with the celebrated aspaas germany thousands of invalids of different nations repair during the summer season to those these romantic watering places to gain pain health and strength and no true lover of natures charms does ever regret to have passed a few weeks in the in invigorating fig tig orating 0 and lovely highlands of prussia I 1 oa on leaving the capital ef of silesia you see several rivulets winding themselves in beatini fa fal meanderings through vast meadows that extend ilke liko carpets of varied colors studded here and there with a graceful group of trees warming swarming with the living choristers cho of the air while at the distant horizon orizon ranges of 0 mountains are gradually looming up ups standing ia bold relief wilh with the azure waves of the clear sky macadamized roads adorned on cin hath bath aides sides with fruit trees are leading either to the neighboring highlands or to the woodland plains p lains of poland while white romantic foot path paths take you to neat little vil vii villages lagess where plain but neat looking taverna or eoff coff coffe coffee e houses invite the tourist to rest and refresh ment nent oa on fine evenings hundreds ot of students aeu atu dente eamor eager t to escape for tor a little while the gloomy monastic M walls walla of their university are mccu in groups of from fifteen to 0 o twenty those places of public resort indulging with all the characteristic ardor and buoyancy of spirit of the sons of the muses bluses in in the enjoyment of sylvan pleasures or some of their favorite sports making the air resound with merry laughter the clinking of wine wina glasses and their beautiful songs for which tho the german students are note noted d bo 0 much toe tua often seriocomic serio comic intermezzos Inter mezzos of the toe season show that even in a despotic deap otic country where the government tries to call cail lAhe lifeblood life blood of genial and healthy youth is suffused with a warm glow of vitality with a mental elasticity and a penchant tor for or wit hilarity and mischief which frequently annoy much mach the police I 1 chaji never forget target the many ludicrous mystifications which the authorities and citi teza teas of university towns had to undergo during daring ian tar my sojourn in that country how otten often were waie V oie ore the wicked students summoned to attend the senate enate B chamber to answer to charges brought against theal themi fre frequently bently however the tha offense offence was so comical and the culprit with 1 his bis bright blue eyes was looking so mischievous chi avous that even tha stern coulten countenances ances of the senate relaxed into a smile and the delinquent was acquitted with a solemn admonition I 1 donot do not intend to enlarge on the interesting chapter of german stu students dents denti but simply touch the subject as a characteristic feature of the life of the teutonic nation that with all the inconveniences of a government has a green spot with a tempia temple devoted to the euti of general humor the good old time of traveling in stage or mail coaches to the Silea ian lan mountains with all the interesting b incidents which the pro crowding of from five to sexes in so small a space as a vehicle ogilbe of the above description produces is ti gone by I 1 believe if the immortal pickwick were abill living ho he would during his eions on the european continent shed tears that those venerable conveyances which often with the arp aped ed of a jewish fune al forwarded their living freight and thus afforded an ample opportunity for observation eh uld have beba been superseded by the profane p anorton snorting iron horse that with all disrespect to romance carries the passengers with the greatest rapidity to their respective places of d destination without allowing any vy one time to act as a lothara Lo tharo thus instead of the cracking of whips an I 1 the rattling of carriages the shrill whistle of the steam pipe is heard in almost every direction the first locomotive at full was looked upon by the german catholics of upper silesia as the work of the devil and in order to protect thease vea they made ibe the th sign of the cross crosa and for quite a time the ignorant bigoted peasantry did not venture on board so dang darg dangerous erous a conveyance Pas senera ere are now taken by rail la in two hours to friburg a litle very pretty town at the tb foot of the gile bian pian mountains with about 1000 5 inhabitants who are mostly linen weavers thence you either walk or ride in A carriage up the splendid road ifa haling ling to a castle and hamlet belonging to count II it it is true that internal imbres alons are sim alm geitt ii y external objects BO no that the a 9 11 t of a lovely love iove lylan landscape becom betko q es e associated t 1 11 iq iii the mind I 1 ideas eis bf evl beauty auty br bar mony tand land happiness the charming mountain V panorama noranda of Fuerst enstein eBstein katein will certainly be forgotten by the tourist and as it if with natures captivating loveline loveliness aa the oble proprietor of that stately domain haa baa made improvements that would satisfy the most moat fastidious critic the count being himself more than an amateur in fine arts haa baa for many earb years ears been assiduously engaged in beautifying ret rei atif ing his residence and premises in a truly trul refined ned style his ilia wearn hospitality ani and amiable disposition so characteristic of a highly accomplished accod limbed gentleman draw every beasen season a grea great many visitors to his domain and even the king of prussia and other crowned beads have paid frequent visits to that wealth wealthy y noble hoble ble bie so that his bis castle has often more t the be a appearance ppe arance of a hotel than of a private residence not like the miserly voltaire who on being visited by a stranger st ranzer remarked sir you remind me cinch of don quixote he tie took every tavern for lor a caste castle while you take every castle for a tavern count hochberg receives pe pie ot of every rank within his bla premises and has instructed bis his to prevent only odly notorious loafers and vagabonds from visiting b the castle and its environs I 1 I 1 am writing these lines with a grateful remembrance mem brance of of the kind hospitality I 1 while oi oli a tour through the Sile sian mountains and whatever the weaknesses of mankind generally may ma be there are some good generous and noble minded people in every place partin parting w with whom often causes a pang of the heart it was on a jine fine summer morning that I 1 with a few friends arrived at the tavern ot of the little hammit harolt of Fuerst enstein A dreamy sott soft haze hazo BO so peculiar to some home portions of germany gei ger many wab was spread over the scene like a magic veil while a few fleecy clouds were sailing 0 slowly through the azure canopy of the sunny sky nature seemed to hold siesta I 1 and the sacred atil liess was only interrupted aby by the humming of bees and crickets Keta chirping I 1 in the velvet like grias of ibe splendid lawn in front of the tavern the jocund good humored landlord ducted us to a neat ittle little room facing the western mountains moun taina and in ih a few minutes we were discussing the ibe merits 0 of an excellent dinner of te tie famous trouts oar our repast being over we followed follo wed wei a gravelled travelled gravel led footpath leadrie lead ng up to the castle and suon soon we reached the costly edifice the mans on of count hochberg A servant cond conducted acted us through a wide and lof lot y entrance hall which was adorned with ro rn rb e statues ornamental columns graceful roman vases of flowers and the insignia of the knighthood to a large apartment which used usen to be the dressing room of the brave champions of the f udal times where the knights would don their gorgeous harness to win the meed of noble the slik sllyn n banners bannera and streamers which during the full fall bloom of chivalry had been displayed from tram the battlements were weri still to be a s en ringed fringed alongside of the emblazoned blazoned em shields with which the valiant knights entered the lists in a corner was the statue of a knight armed cap cip a pie pis with his hi a helmet laced in another large a apartment part ments which formerly dserve served ai as A banqueting ban hadj hal we saw baw several machines mac lunes lunea like the the catapults and balista balis baU stoe stae tm war instruments which were well known to the romans I t the whole castle with its trees and battle hattle ments its ivin winding dint I 1 stair cases its sub terra nean dun Iun dungeon geon zeon its moat and drawbridge called up many reminiscences of the kni alost bringing the decayed forms forma of the past to life ilfe and clothing clo cio them with witti the freshness of the present the counts private apartments I 1 were in keeping wih the rest of the castle I 1 the noble boat hosts with an almost romantic clinging to the feudal times having the entire fitting up of his hia rooms in the abye of the noble chivalry of old thence we sallied out ont for a ramble through the ie so called Gron ground rid iid an almost perpendicular hollow about feet deep 20 feet wide and i extending about amile amlie a mile mlle in length to which i lon ion ou make your descent bv means of steps hewn gewn in rocks it seemed aa as if it the portals of hades ades adea had bad closed themselves over oer us while 1 the ie lofty ridges of rocks rose towering above us like massive walls smalls ready to engulf us for ever A great variety virl ety of flowers and herbs cover coyer the ground while springe of 0 crystal water encased by moss grown rocks invite I 1 you kou rou to take a refreshing dr drought of the pure element there are a great mary many legends connected wih that foot footpath jath such for in j stance that the evil one had causes caused to open that chasm in a fit of anger at some lo 10 t bu iju j man prey and the superstitious peasants so leanly assert to hear bear sometimes the rolling of thunder arise fi flom from om out of oe that in mysterious depth epta others oth ere pretend to have seen been strange I 1 ire fire blaze blaize all at once it certain times at night I 1 without speculating on those popular rumors the place it i gloomy enough to excite the imagination gi nation of every one who spes sees it after a walk of a mile we ascended again by means of steps arid and reached a plateau plateaus 1 from which the delighted eye rested on sever al small val eya in which were nestling lovely vill igsa and scattered farmhouses farm houses bouses the smoke of their chimneys curling curlin ic up in long str akst aka i towards the blue blu blueey eky ky wh while ile in n the fields the i profuse golden ros rod waved its bright spray 1 d and on the green heights herds of c cattle cattie a atle were I 1 grazing at the distant horizon loomed up tip more grandly another range of mountains moun taina I 1 1 their snow capy caps blyd in tn purnie purnile clouds i and while the laii landscape decare oi on all aides became delicato and ald loit lost iu in a luminous lum luw inous gaize the b yrtl ril I 1 I 1 ilant of ibe the d y hat bat bad been gra duall T descending was edw sinking down n luxurious ly into a couch of crimson clo uda E enitia g had bad set in suddenly the solemn sound of chapel bells was heard the laborers their work and knelt down with un heads beads and folded bands to say aay their ave maria marla as good god cah CAb catholics olics for a few moments all was bushed in sacred stillness bu i suddenly the scene was lighted up with life toe lowing owing cattle with their tinkling bells were slowly coming down the hill sides on the way to their comfortable stables the laborers returned from their work making the air resound with peals of merry laughter arid while rays at of the setting sun were still lingering on the mountain tops we retraced our steps through the coming darkness dark ness nesa to the pleasant tavern of the baal hamiet hamlet et after supper qute a number of people assembled in the i parlor to beguile the evening as usual with music for the germans in all their gatherings never foi ford tet iet et to worship at orpheus Orp beus shrine abrine music is interwoven with the existence df tit the teutonic r ce and truly remarks bettina von arnim music la Is the nurse 0 of the soul soui it murmurs in the ear and the baby sleeps 1 the tones are the companions of bis his dreamma they are the world in which he be lives H has hab ha 9 nothing the baby although cradled in his mothers noa arms is alone in the but tones find entrance into this half hilf conscious soul soui and iio ijo it as the earth nourishes the W of plants ereon attim orton t von van arnim one of he be best living authors 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