Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1869-02-11
LO., o., THURSDAY, ,EEB 4. .l869 - !. NO. h. 4

TI anu sclence upon an immense
scale.r Along the nave, taulted
with the traeery Of the frame work
as ifsagainst the blue sky dre arr
ranged vatious piecesoof statdarfy
Here, too, is Houhtaih throwing up
tits crystal stream; and in its basin
Ilillies floating lazily; flowers efev-
cry hue in marble vases, and a
screen Of living verdure along the
sides. There are also lofty trees,
with brds fitting and singing in
their branches. /y.farf .'f
At ting left is the Pompeian
Court, in which is a building illus
trating the architecture and decora-
tions Of Roman dwellings,, two
thousand years ago. 1t illustrates
4 peculiar feature of Oriental hous.
es in countries where II seldom
rains, being built with an open
court in the centre. But few win
dows or openings show outwardly.
The door opens directly from
the street into the atrium, or court
In the threshold is the Mosaic in
scription, Scare Canem," beware
of the dOg.) The court is paved
with marble, with a reservoir! land
fountain in the centre, adorned with
statuary and flowers. Round the
atrium runs series ofsmall rooms
called cubicula, for the use of ser
wants. Narrow passages lead to
the more private apartments of the
family. One room is devoted to
the lares or household gods; an
other is the dining room, with di-
van on three sides, upon which the
guests lounged as they ate. Then
comes o drinking room, adorned
with paintings and flowers. The
kitchen accommodations are very
limited Fnere are also bathing
room, banqueting groom, bedrooms
etc, none of them well lighted
But in those warm climates the
suns rays were excluded as much as
possible, and the people lived much
out of doors. The decorations are
in the style of that age.
In the same way are illustrated
the architecture of Egypt, Assyria,
and other countries. The Moorish
Court Of Lions, in the Alhambra at
Grenada, is here reproduced, with
its graceful arches and columns, its
beautiful tracery and ornamental
tiOns. The fora of the various
zones is also introduced, one por-
ton of the building being heated
sufficiently for tropical plants,
which grow in great luxurianee.-
There is, too, the bark of a NAM
moth California tree, near thirty
feet in diameter Works Of art
abound in all parts of this immense
edifca, ...5tpa ...r.sc
Frequent entertainments are held
here, and it is especially suitable
for the monster musical festivals
held in England. l attended the
Handel festival, and in the orches-
ira were four thousand performers,
vocal and instrumental, ranged
around the immense organ under a
sounding canopy which so concen-
trated the music that solo singers
could be heard by an audience Of
twenty thousand, as well as they
are heard in our Academy of Mu-
sic.
The effect Of such volume Of
melody is indescribable. 1t pours
like a Niagara of music. Those
oratorios Of Handel are meet to be
sung in heaven. The opening piece
was the national anthem Of England.
During its performance / felt thrill
ed through and through, and found
myself at the end Of it in profuse
perspiration. sometimes imagine
that death will be more than a dis
solution of the body; that the
sights and sounds of the upper
sphere will dissolve the soul, even
blotting out memories and hopes,
so that it will crystallize anew
Faith and love will be the nucleus
of glorious crystaIization in the
image of Christ, JusTUs.
- A lady had a magnificent cat.
Mrs. Joues, a neighbor, ordered her
servant to kill II, as it alarmed her
canary. Tie lady sent mouse traps
to all her friends, wlien two or
three hundred had been caught, She
had them put into a box which was
forwarded to her cruel neighbor
who eagerly opened what she
hoped was some elegant present,
when out jumped the mice to her
great horror, and filed her house.
At tba hoftOm of the box she found