The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1844-11-08

the waist, butloDcd also closely under the chin;
three cornered cooked hat with wide brin, serves
to distinguish them very edsctusy FROM " the com
mon people" They seem, however. devoted to
their profession, and treated with great respect
my having been taken for one myself Not only did
this mistake occur here, but in Ireland and England
also. was frequently surprised, during my various
walks abou, Dublin, to gentlemen raise their
hats and ladies cross their hands upon their breast,
as pass, and bend with respectful mode OF
salutation. was for long time at loss to know
The meaning of all this-st last the mystery solv
ed by boys crying out " t,cig The Praist,"
then recollecled that my blue cloth cloak was the
cause Of all this mischief and laid il ASIDE for the
time it, however, led 10 the same mistake in Belgi-
um aud portion Of Germany. How frequently is
the world deceived by external appearances.
We reached Cologne early in the evening | took
lodgings at the Hotel dc Cologne, and was lucky
enough to be put into a room overlooking the
Rhine, the hotel being situated upon he waters
edge. This is one of the largest and wealhest towns
upon the Rhine, containing between sixty aud sew
enty thousand inhabitants. The streets re most of
them narrow aud dirty such unsavoury smells
you al every turn, that you consider altogether
a useless appendagc. The wife of tie Emperor
Claudius, and mother Of Nero, born here.
| The objects which here excite the interest of the
| traveller are manifold. First and foremost is the
| Cathedral, which commenced in l24o and is not
yet completed Large sums are now beng raised
by contributions fiom the King of Prussia &c, and
it is thought that it will be finished in fifty or sixty
years Its estimated cost Of completion is between
four and five millions of dollars. The towers are
intended to be five hundred feet high-,t present
they perhaps one hundred and fifty the founda-
tons are fourteen feet thick and forty deep. The
choir, which is already finished, is one hundred and
fourteen feet high from the floor the rod its pill
lars, arches, and magnifcently coored widows far
exceeding any thing have ever seen or Imagined
The entire length of the church, when completed,
will be nearly six hundred feet; the BREADTH two
hundred and forty feet.
Immediately behind the high altar is to be seen
the celebrated shrine of the three Kings of Cologne
or Magi, who came from the East with gift, TO Beth
lehem for the infant Jesus Their bones are depos-
ted in a coffin curiously wrought with plates
of gold, silver, and precious stones Our guide told
wards Of million Of dollars of this statement how
ever the Countess of - and Lady Emily -,
who were condescendng TO assist in showing
me the wonders of the place, inoIedulous as
to express doubt of its truth. None of the paint
ings interested me more than the many windows of
stained glass, which represented long chapter of
Church history by beautiful figures. In tie sacrsty
is deposited, among other venerated relies a bone
Of st. Matthew.
| The Church Ct ST. Ursula is filled with the bones
Of IL 900 virgins, who from Britain were dr
ven up the Rhine, and were slaughtered by the Huns,
because they refused to break their views. The
bones are built into the walls, and meet you, on en-
terlng, in all their CHASTITY hideousness. Here is
shown you of the stone vessels which held
the water that was turned into wine link of ST.
Peters chain, while in prison, besides a curious Sc
lies Of old German pictures of the Apostles painted
on slate, in 1924. Is your patience exhausted