The pilot. [volume] (Baltimore [Md.]) 1840-1840, 1840-04-23
MI nTsTTsE OF cOLoaEl.

THE snETsR OF COEeGE2E.
In the vesr 1871 there lived st Cologne
rich burcona5ter, whose wife Adslaide, then
in the prime Of her youth and beauty, fell oek
and died. They had lived very happy tegeth-
er, and throughout her fatal illness the deatlag
husband ecareely Quilted her bedside for 40
instant During the latter period OF her slsS-
ness she did not suffer greatly, but the tanning
FITS grew more and more frequent, and oil IN
creasine duration, till at lenEth they became
incesssni, aad she finally sank under them.
1t is yell known that Cologne is city which
as far as respects religion may compare with
Rome itself; on which account it was called,
even in the middle ages, Roma GeTnanlca,
and sometimes the Sacred City. II seemed a.
If, in aftertirsea, it wished to compensate BY
piety the misfortune Of having been the birth
place of the Abdominal bic Agrippa. For many
wears netting elee y7es sen but priests, stu
dents, and mendicant MONKS; while the bella
were ringing end tolling from morning till
night. Even now you may count in II as ma
many churches end eloistero &C the year has
days.
The principal church 10 the cathedral of 8.
Petsr-ore of the haGdsomest bulldingo II al
Germany, though still not so complete as 1t was
probably intended by the architect. The choir
alone is arched. The chief altar is : sin3e
10 Cologne, from Namur upon the Mas. In
the sacristy en- ivory rod is shown, said TO
have belonged to the apostle Peter; and IN Q
chapel stands gded coffin, wish the names OF
7he holy Three Kiass inscribed. Their skulls
are visible through an openiHg-two being
white, as belonging TO Caapar and 0altesar-
the third black, for Melchior.
1t was in this church that Adelaide Eao bu-
ried with great spendor. In the spirit Of that
age, which had more feeling for the solid than
real taste-more devotion and confidence thar
unbelieving lear-she was dressed az bride
in Powered silk, motley garland upon her
head, and her pale fingers covered with costly
rings; in which state size wac conveyed to the
vault of little chapel, directly under the choir
an a coffin with giass Windows Many of her
forefathers were already resting here, all en-
balmed, and with their mummy forms, offered
a strange contract to tie silver and geld with
which they were decorated, asd teaching in a
peculiar fashion, the difference between the
perishable and the imperishabe. The custom
of embaming was, in the present instance,
given up; and, when Adelaide was buried, il
was settled that no one else sh paid be laid
therefor the future.
With a heavy heart had Adolph followed
his wife to her final resting place. The turret
bells, of two hundred and twenty hundred
weight, lifted up their deep voices, and spread
the sounds of mourning through the wide city;
while the monks, carrying tapers and scattering
incense Sang requems from their huge vellun
fclios, which were spread upon the music desks
In the choir. But the service was now over,
the dead Law along with the dead the immense
clock, which is only wound up once year,
and shews the course of the planets, as we'll as
the hours of the day, which was The only thing
that had sound or motion in the whole cathe
dIal. Its monotonous ticking seemed TO mock
the silent grave.
1t was stormy November evening. when
Peter Bolt, the Sexton Of st. Peters was re-
turning home after this splendid funeral. The
poor man, who had been married four years,
had one child, a daughter, which his wife
brought him in the second year OF their mar
riage, and was again expecting her confine-
ment. 1t was, therefore, with heavy heart
that he had left the church for his cottage,
which lay damp and cold on the banks OF
river, and which at this dull season, looked more
gloom than ever. At the door he was met by
the little Maria, whs called out with great de-
light, ''you must not go up stairs, father; the
stork has been here, and brought Maria little
brother Pa piece Conformation more expect
ed than agreeable, and which was soon after
confirmed by the appearance of his sister ia
law, with healthy infant in her arms. His
wife, However, had suffered much and was in
state that required assistance far beyond his
means to supply. In this distress, he bethought
himself oftlie Jew, Isaac, who had late y advan-
ced him triAe on his old silver watch; but
INV, unfortunately, he had nothing more 10
pledge, and was forced to ground all his hopes
on the Jews compasson-a very unsafe an
chorage. With doubtful steps he sought the
house of, the miser, and told his tale amidst
tears and signs; to all ofwhirh Isaac listened
with great patience mrch -, that Bolt BE-
gan to hattef hirps wli'i aavorltle agsWef
to his petition, t'at e aas .lslpp3in.ed; The