New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-11-07

die Ages, and TO all appearance ho nc" oui""e
has beep erected IN them for ceBtnIles. Inc
Kocherthal lies in the heart OF a region which Il
touched by no modern route Of travel, and pre-
se,ve. with scarce a change, faithful picture
of Ancient Germany
Toward sunset we climbed the side Of long
hill, whence we could overlook the valley ioi
many league before and behind us. Al our
feetlay the town of Kunzelsau, halt emoOsomed
in forests which descended from the rugged
nights in its rear. The massive white iron' OIL
castle belonging TO the Prince OF EhrIngen' rose
.hovo the hanks Of the Kocher, domineering
over the dark. pointed gables and messy roofs
If the old place. mountain stream, leaplng
from the forests, passes into the streets, roa's
,hroueh an arch under the Rathaus at the head
o( the public square, where two flights OF stone
stsns lead down TO its bed, and then disappears
under the pavement. We saw but little OF the
town. for II was dark, and We were somewhat
.,iff from a walk of 25 miles. AT the 81 Bell, to
no which inn would recommend all tourists
visiting Kunzelsau,) we found rest and refresh
ment.
We left the Koc her at dawn this morning and
crossed stretch of cold upland to Langenourg'
on the upper waters of the Ja1t, where we
breakfasted. The Prince OF Langenburg. whose
castle crowned a bluff, high above the stream Is
a brother-in.law Of Prince Albert. This was
told me by the landlord, who also showed me
ssag's head, with superb pair OF seven-branched
antlers The stag he said, was the last oil all
those with which the forests around had ior-
merly been filled Once it was common sisht
to see groups OF eight or ten on the nils ou'
that as before the Revolution Of lS4S. when
the nobemen fed to the fortresses, the deer had
no keepers. and were all chased and slaughtered.
This stag alone was left, and for two seasons
the hunters had been on his track. Oniy TWO
weeks ago they brought him to bay TOT the his'
time. and slew him. Some of his meat was IN
the house, and might have steak served up IN
princely style if liked
The rest of to-days Journey, for more thah
twenty miles, lay across high and somewhat
barren table.land, dividing the waters OF the
Neckar from those Of the Main. The iand Is
devoted principally to grazing and the more
hardy kinds OF grain and vegetables, but here
and there the road skirts fine forests Oh mr. The
villages, which are rare, are small and nave an
aspect of poverty. We learned, too late to take
advantage of the information, that the great Fair
of Roth.am-See is now being held on the mead
ovs, of Musbach, not more than league out OF
our wav. This Fair, which has been held on
the same meadow for several centuries, Is prooa
blpxhe most peculiar in Germany, as 1t Is Ire
quented principally by the peasants OF Suaoia
and Franconia, and exhibits many curious usages,
which elsewhere have passed away.
Late this afternoon, after enduring two or
three showers. we saw, under dark and gusty
sky, the towers of this venerable City OF Roth
enburg. 1t was apparently built on rise IN the
plain, but on approaching nearer, we found that
its walls overhang the brink of deep gorge, at
the bottom of which flows the Tauber, trlbu-
tary of the Main. Although have seen but 1T
tie more of it than the views afforded by the
windows of the Golden Stag" | am sure II
would richly repay longer tramp than we have
made. Everything about it is fresh and un-
hackneyed The landlord says we are the irst
native Americans ne ever saw, and requested
us 10 write our nam es in his book at the top OF
a new leaf He has sent out for a professor IN
the CITY School to come and see US, and by the
way in which people are dropping into the room
where write. there is every chance OF our soon
receiving deputation of BuTgomeisters. They
oblige me to close this letter, (already too long,
fear,) and reserve ROthenburg for another
time. B.. T.