Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1854-07-21

by five Jets of water the middle and lar
gest one pouring through the mouth Of
dolphin, with the songster Arion on hi
back This Jet is five inches in diameter
and rises to the height of fifty feet, produ
cling beautiful mist. Much seulptur
and other interesting works of art, are t
be seen, but what interested me particu
larly were the old ediiices, viz Apollo
Temple, situated on a small rocky emin
ence and forming sort of rotunda restin:
on twelve pillars statue Of the 90,
himself, standing in the middle, two othe
statues are in front; and a stream Of waite
gushing forth. Below, and partly subter
ranean, are rocky walks, from which on,
is led to balcony commanding fine view
of other parts of the garden. In another
part of the garden is the Temple Minerva
small, rotund-like edifce, with three
door-ways or entrances, and built of top
lius. \ circular stairway leads to a gal
lery above, where fine prospect opens il
is surmounted by cupola roof, part Of
which is broken through. The Turkish
Mosque is Of modern build, but of Orien.
tai style, and is quite a curiosity. Two
slender minarets stand near it, nscended
by l27 steps. And lastly is the remains
Of a Roman Aqueduct, through which the
water is still! coursing its way.
Heidelberg merits much praise, and is
worthy Of Il summers residence To say
however that the town itself is beautiful,
reminds one Of the fable Of the Goat and
Wolf The Wolf said to the Goat stand
ing apon roof and reviing him as hewas
passing By, at is not you that revile me,
but the place you occupy" This appears
to be quite apropos to Heidelberg and its
environs. So VIXEN the Germans speak of
Heidelberg being sprncApon (proverb)
for beauty, they mean, its environs. The
surrounding scenery far transcends the
beautiful-it is grand and sublime. The
mountains of the little Neckar river here
suddenly divcrge and take the direction of
the Rhine, leaving Immediately below the
town the spacious and fertile plain of the
two rivers On each side Of the river rise
lofty mountains with cliffs and jagged
rocks, their billowcd surfaces bearing a
rich waving foliage, and numerous peaks
towering to majestic height in the blue
sky above. Near the upper end of the
town, and overlooking it on bold granite
eminence, are the ruins of the once proud
Citadel, a mighty monument of the long
slumbering dead. Some parts of the Cas-
tie, (whose ruin was completed in the early
part Of the 18th century, think, by the
French, land show the marks of tremendous
violence } are still occupied and in prescr-
walton, bringing in an amount Of revenue
from visiters and strangers. 1t i. here
tia. the celebrated tun or cask is kept, as
one Of the most prominent objects Of curl
osity 1t is above 80 feet in length, and
% feet in diameter, containing 2S3,200
bottles of wine, and is said to have been
filed three times.
About this interesting spectacle, myself
as well as many others make almost daily
excursions, surveying its huge broken walls
and towers, some parts of which are most
luxuriantly covered, even to their tops,
with ivy mantles, "crccping where no life
is seen" Its deep, damp vaults, and sub
terraneous passage ways, dark and myste-
rious, inspiring sensations of horror by
calling up associations Of felonious deeds
or manacled limbs and unhcari groans of
the emaciated prisoner. In connection
with this nre its terraccd gardens, groves,
shrubbcry and gay flowers, cool and shaded
promenadcs, often thronged with visiters !;
the streamlets ripping down the mountain
side, and fountains pouring into reservoirs
or gushing through the huge terrace walls,
delicious draft from which is well worth
clambering after at early dawn, even while
the rosy-fngcred child of morn with ange-
lie blush is yet lingering her departure and
breathing her..healthful fragrance mingled
with the sweet melodies of the warbling
denizens. From the balcony of the Castle,
and also from the terrace grounds, we
command perfect view of the whole town,
and also the Neckar river winding its
course to the Rhine.
Extending our excursions still further
up the ascent, fortunately, bya great deal
of labor and skill there are good roads and
walks leading to all the most interesting
parts of the mountain our view expands,
objects multiply, the scenery before us
becomes more picturesque. One Is often
induced to stop and span the prospect as
it rises before him--the town extended far
beneath, the glistening waters winding
through the vallios, the lofty trees at and
far below ones feet gentling bowling their
ornamented heads under the influence of
the sweet breezes, and the blue peaks Of
mountains in quick succession rising in
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