Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1836-10-27
STOCKHOLM AND IT'S ENvTRONs.
SToCKHoLM, June Is, 1896

have already said that the Palace is n
square. The Interior court or hollow square,
is somewhat like public place. Persons on
foot may at any time during the day and early
hours of the evening pass across it. And
into it drive the Royal carriages, when any
of the Royal Family choose to ride out
The apartments ofthe Palace, should say;
nre very handsome. There is not profuson
Of ornament, but every thing displays good
taste. The King, the Queen, the Prince
Royal and Princess occupy different parts of
the Palace. Through the kindness of one OF
the ladies' of honor who attended the Queen.
! had an opportunity Of seeing the apartments
of her Majesty, whilst ber Majesty was out,
taking her daily ride. Many of the most i'm
portant rooms in the apartments Of the King
and Prince Royal, had other opportunities
OF seeing, to my great satisfaction.
There are some very beautiful pictures and
statues in both of these apartments. The
great saloon Of audience is quite magnii-
cent one, though the throne and the canopy
are less snowy then some others which !
have seen
There are two or three palaces in the
neighborhood Of Stockholm, which are very
pleasant ones. That of Harga is particularly
distinguished. But that which stands in the
park, (Djeergarden, as the Swedes call it,) a
very beautifully sloping and uneven piece of
ground of large extent, covered with forests
and rocks, at the distance of half mile to
the northeast Of the city, is very charming
summer chateau. 1t is truly Il summer resi-
dence. 1t was built by the present king, and
is visited by him, at this season, almost every
day. 1t is very fine drive or ride to see 1t.
The name Of this palace is Rosendah, or
Vale Of Roses. 1t contains one or two fine
statues, and some excellent paintings, es-
pecially those of the landscape sort, by two
Of Sweden's best painters-Fahlcrantz and
Westin. But the most beautiful ornament
ofthis palace is very large vase OF porphyry,
ten or eleven feet in height, exclusive of the
granite base on which it stands, and some ten
or twelve in diameter across the brm. 1t
was made by the Dalecarlian peasants, and
presented to his majesty, the present king Of
the country.
Stockholm has many churches, some Of
which are well worthy ofa visit from strait
ger. That called Riddarholm is the West
minister Abbey of Stockholm. 1t is the
burial place Of the most distinguished Of the
mobiles. The lofty and elegant spire of this
church was not long since destroyed BY
lightning.
But probably the most interesting thing in
Stockholm, to literary stranger, is the royal
library. It is kept, as have already said, ',
in one Of the wings of the palace. 1t is not
to be compared with that at Copenhagen, in
regard to size. 1t contains only sixty thou
sand volumes, but these are well selected
Il has also three thousand manuscripts, and
sixteen thousand diplomas OH parchmeni.-t
There arc here several works Of much in
terest as objects Of curiosity. One Of these
is the Four Evangelists in Latin, manu-
script of the 9th century, which is said to
have belonged to one of the ancestors Of
Alfred the Great. Ofthnt matter can only
say, Je men sais rien. give it as heard 1t
from the learned librarian. Another manu-
script Of n singular character IL an imme nscly
large one, being not less, think, than yard
in length, eighteen inches in width, ard a.
foot, If not more, in thickness. II was made
in the 18th century, and was taken by the
Swedes under Gustavus Adolphus when they
captured Prague. 1t is a sort Of Encyclope-i I
dia ofthe middle ages. II contains the Bible,
or at least the New Testament several dis
sertations on medicine, ast.ology, necro-
msncy, &c. &c. II is called the Dcrirs Bible
"a wonderful name, certainly, for it. On
one of the pages, near the centre, is picture
of his Satanic Majesty, done in terrific style.
A more horrible object can hurd'y be con-
ceived. On the opposite page is picture Of
his palace of fire. The reason why this book
10 called the Devils Bible, is that il was made,
a. tradition asserts, by a monk and the Devil
conformity, in one night. The monk having
been condemned to death, il is said, invoked
the aid of his Internal msjesty In making
something which might procure his pardon.
The result of the copsrtnership was the pro-
duesion of this astounding book, which pro-
cured (ss il surely ought) the pardon Of the
poor monk.