, 1859-11-11
QUE FOREIGN Correspondence,
E"arions fhfses about Cologne .N~d, Cologne
6fF<tfss Cologne H1H1<r, tctfA ftsy kttF<
about cologne Cathedral.


CoLo1ss. 0ct. 20, 1sS9.
LEFT Paris last evening, travelled all night,
went through number Of towns and cities
having strong historic flavor Of siege and bat
tie; this morning about ten, passed the prussiau
frontier, md welcomed the sound Of the good.
homcly German language again. After bearing
the involutions Of French construction for a
week AID = half, one Welcomes the German
again as almost q mother tongue; and when, ct
the frontier, tbs railway officials came to the
door OF the car. and spoke moment in the Few
tongue, it seemed as if we had got home once
more. At noon We came into Cologne. and
hurrying through the custom-house business.
and dispatchins our luggage to the Berlin rail-
way station, our party was soon in the streets
Of Cologne, in search of the best dinner that t,e
city could give.
You cannot think what foul and mean placc
is this city Of Cologne, without you hare been
here aud seen it for yourself Yes, in that ve.y
city, where some thirty or forty real Jean Maria
Ear;nas dispense the "ori.inal Eau de Cologne"
SO suggestive Of purity md refinement: AMI
where that most magnificent Of Gothic Cattle.
dra's towers above everything, the very cmbod-
in,ent Of an air-cast1e-iu that very citv, the
streets are among the parrowest and tbc f;,,h;
est in Europe. You are hustled alonr ~ IL
were, By importunine guides, who 6o1tov ror
from the railway station for quarter Of a mile.
aud coax and beg for the privilege OF directing
your stens-and The lad;es, dressc, ,rs ro;,.s
on the sl;my uayemepts. md the mir, p.r;*;.r
nolis1, is tarnished bv colocne nrd and 49,
il mn sidewalk n d;st;n9,;st, ,x,.-. -.
e,....,. 49,. sA ~x "us'o "ofses
anou'u not come aua "aeFe gentlemen and
ladies should. This is Cologne, where strek[s
turn and twist in all possib1e wars o,d ,o.5....
~, ,n,o n,..o. rsa,a t,n-a 49,. 49, s,uoae'
wv 1"'o p'aecs "neic soeFe a'c no possible out
lets-wherc the air is redoleut with all inncius-
bic smells cxceot that of Colorne wa,.r ,rb;.,,
to.,. II, ,-A,;e,s ,a-f,,,. O.. :..r.. !,
Ups 80 pee'oNs Pe11o"e ~ !'sei''1 IN the re-
''fement oi stores and shops-where the horses,
zcns md stranoer. fror, ohro,d 49,. ..:..:,..
49,, '."' NC 1'1eo To-
se'her on Inc streets IN incxtr'ea6'c confusion,
and where yoa have to look sharply to prevent
bp;np rim orer. exen m ~. 49,. 49,. 49,
sidewalk rou,d baxe b.en h., 49, .;ds~'nl aIls , 1ne
s'ue"a'A "oa'o nave oeeH' naa sidewalk been.
What a change from Paris to Cologne! Taken
un ut the one place. md in s;xteen bo,-s -
da.-,, =, ttn o.,ar ~, "a. t.-,,.
:, .:a.' appreciate
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ta4ne alooua sou. 4.ast nlsat, We role along
the BoulersEds Of Paris. md the whole world
was light and rav. tIe street ,v,s ,;,,oJ ,,;,t
ran. '
'''''e toano saoles' ""e'e Geut'en1en and ladies'
sat and slipped coffee or maraschiue. and toe
cafcs were LIGHTED m with tEe Yonst ntt,.ct;r.
.n,an,o, =, .,ro,x .o.no- z-t,o-. 49,.
oP'e"uo1 ~ e's1, eefaes' "ne'e sou might run
IN, and IL perfect gentailty spend au Agreeable
hour. Now sou are ii Cologne, and The whole
is cl,auscd. Instead Of cafes fou have brer.
houses, and most cold aud forbiddiur do ther
look to one fresh from Paris light and chez
Oucc in while the sign .sCafs'' meeIs yon and
you look in to see If it is touch OF Paris ars;r.
say you look in; mean, rot did. We ra5reI
ourselves, all SIX OF us, around The table, md
ordered coffee aud tterbrod-that pleasant
supper which was so grateful in Paris. I,ut
'*buutter brod haben ivir nicht'' cau,c l,act-Ts
have no bread and butter; aud 60 re hs.i fo s;n
our coffee and eat sweet cake. but Tho co{Tsr
vas not Paris coffee; it was bIacE. h;,ter
drur. aud the ladies' could not drink ,hcirr ,nd
ve rot uo and left lie cafe in .i;snust 4nJ ~
NC tramped through lie streets ara;n III ~
length We rot used to Cologne smc,is ma
Cologne mud. and Cologne crnni,i md ,,s--as. ar
bye-ways, for high ways il has none. When
was here four Years u.o. II scsn,ca -nr.h
pleasauter city iaan it does now an,l + 1bnrah.
that Coleridcc had alandere1 II n h;s i;rss
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