Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-10-25

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productive.
Inc Cathedral of Goslar was torn down
IN loZO, owing to the weakness of is
walls. 1t was built in the year 9I5. by
the Emperor Conrad H., and ACCORDING
to all accounts, was very MAGNIFICENT
Only the side vestibule is still standing.
and bears the inscription: "Propylsum
@d. Cathcdr. tuendis antiq. Germ. mo-
nun instsure. AD. 1924" 1t Is uoT
the depository Of many articles Of in
terest IN the original Cathedral. AmoDr
them Is the celebrated . Crodo- Altar >
supposed to have been used for the
worship of the Saxon god, Crodo. Il
Is made of brass, and was once elabor-
ateiy studded with gems of rare vslus
but they were taken out by the French
VINO carried the altar 10 Paris duriro
the NapoleOnic supremacy in GERMANY,
mere are some curious antiquities IL
the Town Hall, the most noticeable of
which Is the " Biting Cat" a cage in
"nleh quarrel-some women were i'm
prlsoned IN by-gone times, before their
sex had laid aside the infrmfty of using
their tongues to bad advantage. The
ancient Guild Hall of Goslar is now the
chief hotel, and its facade is ornamepted
with statues of eight of the more eelebra-
ted German emperors. As for their
mechanical execution. Perhaps Helm
rich Heine was not far astray wi.on he
said that they reminded him of so MAJ
fried University bead.es"
THE BROKEN.
From Goslar We went to the village Of
Oeker, and began the passage through
the pleasing valley of the Oeker. Here
we were suddenly overtaken by thun-
der storm, and were compelled to take
shelter under some shelving rocks, until
change in the wind brought the raiu
squarely into our faces, and made Us
search for better protection, which we
found, after getting pretty thoroughly
wet, in shed made Of fr-bark. We
there built FIRE, and after resting and
getting dry again, spent the remainder
OF the day in walking to Zellerfeld and
Clausthal.
The real ascent of the BrOeken from
the southwestern side, where We have
made it, begins at Oder Teich. There
is fine carriage road on the northern
side, but We were compelled to find our
way as best We could through only path
ways, and that, too, with threatening
storm above our heads. From sheer
weariness, We could say many a time,
with GOethe's grOtesque company, who
went much faster than we
lis our wizard journey endede
Is the BFOcken yet ascendede
ROdnd US everything seems wheeling.
Trees are whiriing, rocks are reelirg-
Al in rapid circles spinning,
With motion dfzzying and dining
However, we have reached the Brock
en- House without undue bewildsrment
and the feared drenching, and enjoy the
rare good fortune of an excellent view.
And here we are, not so high above the
sea, only 350S feet, yet in the very CEN
ter of German legend More witches,
and giants, and dwarfs were said to live
here than in any one place in Europe
There Is not a German boy OF girl who
has not heard many stories of this
haunted spot, and the German Juvenile
literature Of to-day is as abundant as
ever in creating new ones and repro
dueing old ones. just off to our right
are the Witches Altar and the Devils
Pulpit, on the former of which, as the
story goes, human sacrifices used to be
made to Wodan, and the witches still
come to celebrate their May Day Eve.
Besides these, there are a great many
immense boulders near the top Of the
Broken, and nearly all of them have
their names and clusters of legends.
The view is far more extensive than
the elevation would seem to justify, and
is really very beautiful. The whole
Hartz range stretches right and left, and
far off in front lie cities and towns in
abundance. Hoary old castles peer MP
above the towns at their feet, like dis
armed and sleeping guardsmen, Fields,
carefully titled and undivided by fences,
extend nOrthwaTd, like unrOlled, bright
eolored ribbons. Over all this charm
ing landscape are the spent clouds which
we have been fastening to avoid. Both
ends of as perfect a rainbow as l ever
saw stand far down in the valley, while
the arch rises high in front of US, above
all the lesser Hartz peaks and the
Brocken, which, by the way,,is the high
est elevation in Northern Germany.
By the aid of glass we can desery
our route for the morrow. 1t lies to the
right, over a rough path, which, every
body declares, will require guide The
most distant mountain visible is the
Witches Dancing Place, lying across
the chasm through which the sinuOUs
BOde works its way. 1t is confronted
BY the RosstraPpe, a spot only second to
the Brocken in legendary interest, and a
very appropriate point for terminating
our foot-tour. Our descent from the
Broeken is over the same winding way
through with Goethe leads Faust, Me-
phistOphiles and the Meteor. But, alasl
slow and knapsaeked pedestrians can
hope for no such easy and swift travelling
IS they experienced
s-Woods-hov swift they vanish from US
Trees o a trees-hJw fast they fly usi
And the olifE, with aBJic greet ng,
Fen5iug forward and retreating,
How they mock the midnight meeting
5hessiyr cks grin glsriDg on as,
Painting, hIoving, as they shun u.s."