Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-10-25
From Hrmburg We went to AK la

tho season. The spIiegS are nunlel
:. tous and pussess excellent medic;
!. qualities, some Of "A hish iemperatur,
!. sufficient to boil eggs lit Tor ealin
In "A lew minutes. AK is ii Yer
old town, and is cel.brat, d as beiu
f the birth place OF Cnmrlemagne--h Ia
, l,,l,o died anu WAS buried here in s 4
!, This gr at Emperor built here a mag
nIficent cit, in the eighth Century
! Sc, 'Ed Only in his vast domains. -
!! In the C.li he'lra or principal CRurel
ura preserved many cnrious relies o
surp ,s>ing tnierest. They are gatri
, I'd viii, great ere and looked Gpol
| with profound yenerailOn. Oar Gu
rio~ity to see them Was too great t,
be denid. therefore. with the multi
iu'Ie, NE sought 10 CRAFTY it Among
them are shown the skull an,l 9th,
bones Of Chari' m gue, his hunting
bnrn, a silver Gloss enclosing piert
Of the true cross, lock of barr oil
The Virgin Mary, uhich,it is said, h.
wore around his n, elk NheD living As
well as in his grave; the crown nray-
! lily set with wels fotnd upon his
head in his tomb several hundred
Years after his hath; the le itber gir.
ole OF Chlisi, the card thar bound tie
Tod which smote him, nail of The
Cross, the sponge that w:s VT With
vingar, b ~. "f Simeon S arm That
bore lhe Inianl s ,iour,the blood aid
bones of ST. Stephen, &c. The
shrinrs. s.cro>sesand leliqoaries contaiu-
ing those rslics, are Of immese value:
made Of massive gold aud thickly
SIT With diAnon,ls, jewels and pre-
cicus stones. In lact, the Church
plate preserved in the treasury Of
this cslhedral. is PERHAPS. the richest
in the world Que small shrine WAS
shawn con tai6ing. rs tie Priest ss-
Surrd Us, piece of the true Cross.
which was set all over withdiamontls
Of great -ize, and Of the first water,
glowing and sparkling with light.
l,.was presented TO the { burch by
"ue of the ,ea,ly Kings But s'rll
more wonderful are The treasures of
the Church cnptaining what is called
The Grand Relies. > They are de-
(, ositcd in shriues of silver aud gold:
they consist. MS they assert mud be-
Iipve. l>t. of the robe worn by the
Virgin Mary at the naiivi Y; 81, Of
the swadd ingciothes in which The in. .
fant 5 yionr was wrapped 3 |. the cloth .
in which the head of John the Bdp.
iist Was lgitl, and 4sh. the scarf woIn
hy the Saviourat the cruciiiXion bear s
ing he Stains of blood. The Grand /
ReIic-." In the stimation of The
Church, are of iufinite value aud so
sacred thatlhey are shown but once
in seven years, and the present ,car
happens to b., the appointed time:
the last exhibition having b en- 10
1858. They are shown only in the
spsee Of ten days. and SO great is the .
desire to see them ana so sacred is
the ceremony in the eslim ton of
the Churrh that. it is said, DO
less than ilom eighty to one hundred
thousand pilgrims resort here to
look upon these relies during the
time OF their exhibition. They are
saidlo have been rresentrdio tho En-
peror ChSIleinag by the Patriarch
OF Jrr1saltm. AS to the authentic
it's aud genuiness Of these relics, ui'
course, many are exceedingly skep-
iicil. Perhaps no harm. bat good,
results II tie creduleus aud d, vout,
II Is certainly Interesting to witness
the unwav ring faith aud implicit con-
fi,ie8ce III their b ing genuine MALI
les. IN the entire Catholic Church.
from thp Prips hood down TO the lnw.
est orfer of the l;,ity-from the Pepe
OF R,me 10 the beggar in The streets.
When, they are being shown, The
Priests ;rs on their guard that Ii"
one touches them With any part Of
the person: this would be considered
Iraly stcrlegious. In asking some
qpesiiens. ! w4s near putting my
finger on the pi. ce of the true cross.
thinking it no improperly. when!
my hand was hnrriediy pushed away
with a. look of astonishment and
horror Mt my temerity aud sacrile.
gions prop rsuy. II
From AK VIZ went TO Ostendl 10
take steamer for Dover, across the