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fHEtDEEBEaG, Baden April II, 1869
Nix, THoMPSoN--Dcar Sir: i seize upon.
a leisure hour during my Easter vacation TO.
pcu you a few thoughts and obServations.-
There are thousand little things that wotth
like te tctf yon abont Berlfu, but as have
taken leave Of that city | viii say no more
aboGt it now.
made on excursion, in comppny With Pr0f
EVANS, of Wisconsin,, to Potsdiul, the sum
mcr residence of the King and Court of Prs-
via, a,sometimes styled the City of Palhccs, from.
the sixiroynl palaces and the many ptinceIv
residences of the nobility and private citizens.
The city, with a population of $4,000, is
beautifully. situated OH tiIe Havcl, which
spreads out Into cxtensye lakes; surrounded
by picturesque hills, the charms of, which
have been very much heightened by the hand
OF culture and art The most noted of the
palaces is, Sanssodci, built.by Frederick the
Great, as Il place OF retirement. as its name
imPlies. The inyalid lunatic King, being at
present. .in the paace. We were- only allowed To-
visit thcg picture g,alery and gardens Thc
gallery IS n 'magnifcent building containing
some very fine stltmnry, such as copies of the
Op0Ro Bdcidcre, tho DIANA of MarScfltes,
Mars and Venus. by tlic best lhedcrn scuIp.
tors. Most of Che paintings have bocn trans
ferrcd- TO Bcrlin,, bat thefo are still some
fine specimens of the, best masters, for in
stance, Raphaeb;a ,dtubens, Correggio, Paolo
Veronese, &o.e-I was guilty oe uapardon-
able rudcncss in asking of sentinel, oat-
the gate of the Palace, something about the
King, without putting His Majesty or
any other of the usual trimmings, but, though
reminded of my transgfession of the rules of
etiquette by the harsl,pess of the reply, i sue.
cecdedin gaining severaRtahs of information
without changing my stylefor the .Bettor...-s
The gardens confirm q great many rare tropi,
cal plants, which Frederick thc Great onoe'
complained to French Prince. do. not Aour-
ish we'll here. TO which the Frenchthan,
with characteristics politencss aud wit, replied,
"Slre, IL seems tliat2witiLYou nothing flour.
ish6s sbut your laHres.n > The water works.
were not playing tho main fountain Is said
tosend Up jet f3D feet itfGh rheistttuary
around the fonntaills represented most chafacs
tiers aud scenes takem from Grccian and Ro..
man mythology. | was very muchnmused to
sec'the aftifoial ruin ~ built.in imitation of
some Of the ruins near Rome, atean immense
cost Ny friend suggested that if Louis Ma.
poleon should make AN excursion through
here, they would soon hive ruins enough with,
out the trouble of, building them. To an
American this love of antiquities Is almost
incolnprehensible. On the whole, visit to
Potsdam is even now very interesting, but
must pc charming when the gardens are in
their summer dress, the fountains playing.
and thousands of people there amusing them
selves.
left Berlin with great reluctance, and
shall always look backupon the seven months
spent there as among the happiest of my life,
on account of the many privileges, social, re;
hgious, literary and scientific, there enjoyed
My first stopping place after leaving Berlin,
was Wine86crg, sometimes termed the Prot
estant Mecca, since it was in 'th - place that
Luther and Moianchthon taught In 'he, once
famous University, and were buried ia the
church But j must not Forget to mention
JtsesJos Station, where Is, preserved the In.
dulgence.box Of Tetscl cof which lie was rob.
bed, near here, as he was returning With 1t
full. Of gold, the produce of pardous and indul-
geDces.sold. s Among others. an Indulgence
TO- Knight, Hans gon Haelse,ata tgaylay aud
rob mat, which proved 90 be iihself.s Ar
riyipg at Wittenheyg, I was SO fortuDate, as to
meet on acquaintance who tect great pleasure
in showing me his native Cit55 sahd thens di-
rected me TO the Sexton, sghokeeps the kcYs
ofthc eIiurchand Of Iditlef' 's f5rrn6f feaid epee
in'the University now u q Tfel0gicdl Seuiiie-
~. Ehe old Sex ton was not at home, but his
blooming daug hter put on kcFs bonnet and Of.
feyed her services as geide. Tue door of Che
cAnFch aR which Luther hung up his 95
Theses was destroyed by the French, but has
been replaced byone Of mctal, on Nhicl the