Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-05-26

surrounded by a wall, including small
but beautiful park. In the days Of the
Arch Bishopric of Wurzburg, it had been
a nunnery, now it was inhabited by private
individuals. The merry nuns must have
enjoyed life within its walls-ruaning up
and down its long halls and capering
around the garden walks and through the
woods and up the hill. Then the glorious
moonlit nights and the assignation, at the
dead hour, near the old wall, for l can not
believe that those nuns were without their
lovers. They must have had the soul and
poetry of life in them, and could not have
existed in such place, without embody-
ing it in some tangible form, neither did
they want of the necessaries and luxuries
Of life, situated in the midst of a rich and
fertile country, with an Arch Bishop for
their patron, who was at once civil and
ecclesiastical ruler of the land-one Of the
richest of his rank, in all Germany, their
wants must have been abundantly sup
piled. Had there been a Henry the
Eighth in Franken, history might have
devoted page to the revelations of Zell.
Under the pretext Of seeking information
relative to the nunnery, l addressed ques-
tions to the lady, but her answers were
ia mein Herr, and | soon retreated in des-
pair. Some hours afterwards we saw in
the distance large mass of people col
lcctcd along the bank of the river, the
whole neishboring village had assembled
there for some purpose, as we approached
boat dartcd from the shore, making for
the steamer The four or five persons it
contained were in deep grief, and their
friends on shore we're waving their hand
kerchiefs, swinging their hats and shouting
their last farewell, They were evidently
emigrants to America. again remarked
to the lady that they were going to hap
py land, aud that this day, which now ap-
peared to them the saddest of their lives,
would more than probably be remembered
in future years with joy. Why, said she,
were you ever there? l am proud to call
it my native land. A smile at once played
over her features, and during the remain
der Of the trip 1 found her an interesting
and agreeable companion. lam a Roman
citizen.
On my arrival at F. l did not, as l ex-
pected, find my friends on the wharf. The
next morning at an early hour 1 found
Messrs. Lukens g. Co. comfortably domes-
ticated in No. %, Bockenheimer gasso.
We visited our consul, Mr.. Graebe, with
whom was very well pleased. lie is, l
believe, a native Of F., emigrated to Amer
lea, accumulated large fortune, obtained
the consulship and returned to spend the
remainder Of his life in his native city.
A stroll around the environs Of Frankfurt
is delightful. The old walls and former
Notifications have been torn down, the
mo is filed with the rubbish and in their
stead are beautiful walks and gardens,
groves and fower-beds, lakes and water
falls, afording elegant and agreeable
promenade grounds FOR the citizens. There
is fiue monument in the grounds, erected
to the honor Of their originator, Senator
Guiolett. Of the old Notifications there
vet remains an interesting i've pointed
tower, four small towers are attached to the
principle tower. 1t is called the Eschen.
heimer Thurm. Through it is the en-
trance to the street of the same name, and
it was at this gate that the revolutionists
in ls4S, killed Prince Lychnowsky. 1t i:
powerful, massive building, surmounted
by a weather flag, with a figure 9 in it
1t is said that once of time q poachel
was incareerated here and sentenced te
death for his unlawful appropriation Of
other peoples property. While in bis
prison, he entered a complaint to the
weather flag, "nine nights" said be, "have
you disturbed my rest by your grating
were free, with nine bullets would shoot
the figure o into you, in memory Of my
pain The jailor overhearing him informed
the council and they appointed the next
day for a trial of his skill. Should he
accomplish what he boasted, he Was to be
set at liberty, if not to die instantly. Lie
was successful. Hans Winkelrie was free,
and the figure 9 is yet there to authenticate
the legend.
Without the promenade grounds are
number of beautiful villas, with fine gar
dens and yards attached to them. The
number of these are increasing yearly, al
present the most beautiful are along Book
enheimer strusse. The Rothschilds have
several splendid residences in the suburbs
There are number Of places of great
interest in Frankfurt and intimately con
nected with the history of the city and oi
Germany. The Romer is an old edifice
said to have been built by the Romans
according to other accounts it was The
palace of Charlemagne.
It contains the room, in which the En-