The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1869-07-13

fREN.EUS' LETTERS FROM SWEDEN.
think ! promised no, to take you INTO
/ another palace. Well, we d,' not Vet foot
within the gates of his Majesty, the King
of Sweden, and this neglect was much to
the disgust of some of our Swedish,
frienns who consider the royal residence n
marvel Of architectural grandeur and
beauty. We could not see it, even when
they painted to its maenifcence with tn.
same exalted opinion of its splendor
that posse ssed the Jews in sight OF their
Temple. The Lions Staircase. rising
from the water. edge anl leading to the
main entrance, adorned with two bronze
and therefore quiet lions, presents a gran |
front TO the palace, and within thu same
interminable suites Of apartments, and the
same gsudy furniture, and the same sor.
of pictures and statuary, with nothing that
has a title to any distinction above what
ia common in all palaoee. And why
should We weary ourselves, you and me,
with two or three hours walking and
standing and gazing in these princely halls
Of the North King,
His picture gallery has some five hun
dred paintings, some by Van Dyok, Paul
Veronese, Domenichlno, and Others equal
ly we'll known to fame. and the sculpture
gallery boasts sleeping Endymion, and
| a few other gems, but We are au' If ihe
! enchantment zone. and must not expect
to be charmed with the brush or the chisel
of Sweden. We shall find Tho swalden
when we come to Denmark.
But the royal library has IS 900 VOL
umes, and lift had the library ,ha, Queen
Christina sent TO the Vatican at Rome, it
would be still greater wonder, and then
would be increased if the ancient colec
tion made by Charles Y, and consumed
by fire in 1897, had been preserved, The
| Caier Aureus, a Latin manuscript, OF the
Gospels, dating in the 9th or 7th century,
sis written in Gothic characters of gold
on folio leaves ofvellum, alternately white
and violet
'This book is additionally interesting,
from its containing an Anglo-Saxon in
scription, Of which the following is a
translation Tin the name of our Lord
Jesus Christ, |, Alfred Alderman, (Sen-
ior or Prince, and Werburg, my wife, got
up this book from a heather war-troop
with our pure treasure, which Was then
Of pure gold And this we got for the
love of God, and for our souls behoof, and
for that we would not that this holy book
should longer abide In heathenesse and
now will We give it to Christ's Church,
God TO praise, and glory, and worship, in
thankful remembrance of his passion, and
for the use Of the holy brotherhood, who
in Christ's Church do daily speak Gods
praise, and that they may every month
read for Alfred, and for Werburg and
for Alhdryd (their daughter) their souls
to eternal health, as long as they have
declared before God that baptism (holy
rites) shall continue in this place. Even
80 I, Alfred, Dux, and Werburg, pray
and beseech in the name OF God Almigh-
ty, ahd ce bis saints, that no man shall be
so daring as to sell or part with this boly
book from Christ's Church, 50 long as
baptism there may stand. (Signed) Ala
fred, werburg, Alhdryd.' No trace ap.
pears to exist Of the history Of this volume
from the time II was thus given to Can.
terbury Cathedral, until il was purchased
in Italy, AMI added to this library. Here
also is huge manuscript copy ofthe Biz
BILE, written upon prepared asses skin. 1,
was found in convent at Prsgue, wher