Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1859-12-02
Correspondence Of the Star 4 Chronicle
From a Student in Europe-NO. A.
IN GERMANY, Nov. 3, 1859.

one Sancho Panza to the Goyernorship OF
the island of Baritara, as detailed by the
facetious Cervantes. 1t is one Of the most
soldier ridden places in all Germany. Here
are Austrians, Bavarians, Prussians, and
Frankforters parading the streets every
day, in full uniform, to the sound OF mar
tial music and everywhere may be seen
the gay trappiugs of the military, as, freed
from duty, they wander through the city,
or with glitteriDs muskets and fixed bayo-
nets pace up and down before some public
office. To an American, the sight of so
many idle war-machDes of different nations
in '.frce city, is rather unaccountable,
and he asks, What are they here for z
"To protect the Diet" replies some Ger
man.
"But the Diet is not in session"
"Ah, but it was few months ago"
Perhaps they are here to keep the city
from running away from the hOuses-pcr.
hars to see that Frankfort uses her social
cd "liberiy" With due moderation; for, since
the outbreak Of 1918, she has been a cou-
slant object of suspicion; and in the re-
cent struggle in the South, her politics
were notoriously bad. Where so many
soldiers of separate governments are thus
thrown together, it is wonder that they
do not have serious difficulties with each
other. They readily fratcrnize, however,
and one often sees representatives, Of each
force sitting md smoking together IL the
greatest harmony. The Ans'riaus wear a
ligh.-gray dress, ear. iu.. Ii ID cluIpmeLt
in all their parades, and are undoubtedly
the most seryiceable soldiers.
One Of the first places which the stranger
visits in Frankfort is the old Romer, OF
Parliament house, where the German En-
perors were crowned. 1t is solid looking
building, of no particular style Of archi'
tecture-plain both in its exterior and in.
terror, and bearing its weight of years
with becoming grace, The lower storey
is arched in a sort of mushroom style,
with stone pillars supporting the mass OF
the structure. Above, is the coronation
hall, irregular in its form, and devoid OF
ornamOnr, with the exception Of a row OF
portraits Of the Empcrors from first to
last, painted upon the walls and running
quite around the room. Some of the f.
ures are very fine, the faces full of nrm-
ness and intellect while others are mark,
cd with passion, and selfish cunning, aud
some with absolute effeminacy. Conspic-
uous among the portraits is that Of Charlie
mague, the noblest of them all, in person
"tower Of strength" in countenance a
monument Of manliness.
At one end Of the hall, door opens
upon Platz or square, around which are
some houses Of great age, and quaintesi
architecture. Nearly in the center of this
square stands fountain, which Oh corO-
nation occasions flowed with white and red
wine, where the loyal populace might get
Loyalty drunk, and "nobody to pay" On
the Frankfort side Of the river, facing
Sachsenhausen, is palace of Charlie
magne but whether it contains any me-
MORALS of the great monarch, know not,
as did not obtain admission.
Among the other objects Of intellect in
the city are the house in which Goethe
was born his fiue bronze statue, in the
Goethe Plaiz; Dannecker's Ariadne, one
of the most perfect pieces of sculpture |
have ever seen; the Museum; the Is.
chenheimer Thurm; and the Cathedral.
At the top of the Eschenheimer tower, is
a little flag or weather-cock of metal, in
which, on clear day, small holes may be
seen, forming the figure 0. There is story
connected with this, that your readers may
probably have never heard A bold free
shooter, who had frequently broken the
game laws, and as often eluGed the officers,
was at last arrested, aud confined in this
tower. His sentence, like that Of others
committing the same offence, was death.
1t was the custom in those days to grant
to criminals about to be executed, three
requests, relating to their families, proper
ty, &c, and this privilege was accorded to
our free-shooter. He asked for his rife
simply, and, taking his stand at some dis
tance from the tower, shot the figure in
the metal flag. The ruling monarch was
so astonished, and at the same time so
well pleased, by this display of skill, that
he pardoned the criminal, aud gave him
the office of royal game-keeper, on the
principle of "settiDg rogue 20 catch 4
rogue" This story has diae.eAty versions ;
| tell it merely "as twas told 10 me-
The Cathedral has never been finished {:
aud however beautiful it might lock If
the original design were carried cut, it
certainly is not very attractive, now.
From the top, one has hpe view Of the
city, and the adjacent country for many