Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-03-11

OF summer days light OF which nave an unDecou
ing souvenir in the way of very brown face As 20
remember the scenery is holder after leaving Coblent
the shores wilder the stream losing itself in many
winding bout, reminding one Of the Hudson Highlands
where one sees no clue to the labyrinth. No, mo- th
stream certainly does not its charm to legends
poetry These embattled towns, how picturesque the
are and how bright look the hamlets with their pecua
pink and red striped houses and how longed to explor
the beauties of ruins and lovely pastoral valleys hide
behind these frowning crags and the Lorelei All, n
more encing song could that syren sing than Mendels
sohn Who having given to the froics and Whispers
love of fays in inspired strains and the nupta music
Ttana and 0beron has also made this mermaid of thu
Rhine sing her golden strung harp such song Nigh
we'll lure the unwary mariner to her cool grooes below
| ~ 49,. e.. ~. BERLIN, RHEINIscHER HoF
sorry not to more of Frankfort, my only ex
perience of it being very bad scrimpy supper and pr
mitive sleeping arrangements owing the great crowd
at rEmpsreur Roman, where insisted upon putting up
for your sake regretted not having glimpse of Dan
nekers Ariadne, as well as view of the city, which
struck me, however, noble, drove through the
principal streets to the railway station The parting
with American friends saddened the day. and made the
unnterestng ride still stupid to Casse the capital
of Hesse Cassel, principally about large as my
pocket handkerchief We sauntered by the evening light
with its pretty walks avenues and fountains the health
and pleasure of the people in this Insignificant place
being as usual on the continent kindly cared for by the
Government Returning about nine o'clock, met the
Electors equipage going bring him from the theatre
six horses Positions and ourders Very primitive hours
his Highness keeps and we could not help laughing at
this drol playing royalty in such little out hewsy
nook of the great world The two days. ride from Frank
fort here were just much lost time, inexpressiby
wearsome the road passing places of interest, no
scenery, and suocatng with heat and dust We had the
pleasant change of diligence for few miles, taking along
with peasant in the familiar costume of buy broom
girl who afforded amusement in talking, neither party
the other She laughed good naturally at
the odd ways of the strangers and her face frightened at
the word America if she longed to make compre
bend that she had friends far away there.
We arrived late at Berlin and for the first time,
detained about the luggage. Although have raced my
trunks asonishngly and left loads of things in London
it is still matter of annoyance, the extra pounds to be
closely weighed This same matter, however, de-
mands experience, and is especially troublesome to
usually much bedressed American travellers. looked
sympathzngly at the remorseless and impertinent
treatment of lady by the douaner who grafed his in
soen curiosity by opening every article Of her apparel
to her trinket boxes. &c. fearing somewhat the
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friendly overures the rather ercelookng person to
whom We consigned; and, seeing him with snuff
box, begged for prise de abac. Aadmoisels fat
de rhonaeur." Best thanks and smile completed the
arts which melted this Cerberus and secured me
touched boxes One could escape much detention and
annoyance the continent by remembering that patience
and courteous bow will generally soften these custom
house bears Berlin we find quiet and very dull looking
much like Washington in August deserted and dusty.
We are to be sure, here at unfortunate the
Court absent the legation and every body out of town.
and the heat oppressve the streets are empty car
rages or crowds moving about and even the broad
nues of lime trees the famous promenade unter den linden
looks scorched and scrubby There to be no old
town, delicious hotel de ps crumbling tower or
majestic cathedral the squares and streets wide and
as stupidity rectangular Quaker city; but
suppose it is prosperous capital and automatically
progressive But, then, Offset to the want Of pic
uresque antiquity the public buildings the palaces and
universities really superb, and have nowhere
much splendor of architecture in small space.
At this season the lions are soon exhausted. First
among them comes the Royal Palace altogether the most
magnificent princey residence we have seen except of
course Versailles the handsome are gitering
with regal upholsering and the floors exqusitey inaid
went through schottisch the length of the grand ball
room, and fancied that with thousand or so Of wax
lights, brilliant court and German orchestra it might
be fairy scene. There is gallery with few great
masters, also containing the usual curiosities
but far interesting Of the personal belong
ngs of the great Frederccoat swords books and his
famous cane, besides many valuable relic and souvenir
Of soveregns and heroes The Throne room has right
royal canopy of velvet and gold embroidery and
buetisa collection of superb old gold plate immense
savers, and grand vases exquisey wrought There
several unmistakabe buss of the great Frederic and
portraits Of celebrated marshals, glowing likeness Of
Napoleon with his glorious head, and Of Alexander
strikingy handsome. In the Kings study is pretty
fuength of the little Prince of Wales in sailors dress
Here seated myself at his Msestys table, which was
not in the most tidy order by the way and taking up
pen well worn by the royal fingers, began to write,
of Americas sovereigns" when the valet de place
cut short my manifesto. ... ..... ..
The opera house is light, gay, luxuriousy comfortable
and richly decorated altogether the best appointed thea
ire have yet it has few of those dark
London private boxes, but is arranged like the Astor
Place house, where ladys toilette be seen from
feathers to satin shoe. How laughed at the perform
ances, rather actors for did understand word
of the German wittcisms which, in the sober man
per convulsed the quiet impassve audience. The con
rast between the graceful vvacous exqustely dressed
Parisians and the heavy hearty honest Germans with
their heels and waists between their shoulders
was immensely comical We to see especially the
ballet of Esmerada but the dancing was inferior and
have seen it much better given in New York.
In the library are some valuable manuscripts and auto
graphs; the Bible of Luther, with notes in his writing
and another Bible, Of the first twenty every printed
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