, 1869-09-13

death In large, weu-lgbtcd vaults to prevent tbe
posalbtlity Of luterment AlIse. l nayo visited
seTesA Of their gsaveyar1s al Munich. Augsburg
and elsewhere. and found thta prudent shuaRh
gnast!y naolt strictly Observed In che nf the
vsulA hsttnR 1Asge gIas4 1,ndows were seyera1
old men, middle aged women and Infants, tytne
In fhetf coG1n9 on tables. The ltl4 were Oh. and
tne bodies were hung round With wzcaths ani
noWesa- Along each corpse was q small wtre
connecting with bell which they coald reach br
lifting their hhnd. The weather was resy vnru.
The dies were NUMEROUS, and consequently the
dead did not seem inviting. But the people
Of the town did not think 10. Their crowded
around the door And windows, and Iostlel each
other Tor gaze ~ II the cotnns hsd contsIaed
BONE rare Wild animal.
associations with and reminders OF
dta.h are not IN any way painful 10
me, for have seen too much Of 1t to believe II
tuorn than taJhteftous Though wholly natural
change of condftton&- But dont rellah tbs
prpht'c 1nd Inevitable .copsequences Of dlAsola-
don. To be reminded Of the mortality Of those
who have been dear 70 us. by facts Ne can uos
i1porr. u not pse1sAnt. 1t,s Rress pity ttat
the body could not pass arnY a. docs tho spir,t,
soul. mid, or whatever 1t u that pes}o,ms our
1hinAinE, hnti makes rs capable Of sympathy and
lore Then Nc thouli be sparctt the hiacous FORM.
alf.m Of funerals, the superstition that altachea
10 The hotly, and 10 nllc to recall our friends
~tthont mcnorss tlst revolt our senses. anti
dlffufb our Imagination Of what they ssc ID toc
future.
THE rARtgunrcKE
Il rery Hne md decidedly historic tulI.ltng, II
u b1' Jhf1s long, has sixteen a5cbra; wn. haf 4
ernsnry III f'allHlnk and N rnorr than I've hnnfrcI
Jcass OIL. u has \ toNcr Of defence 1t each end.
Tue of the towers, the AAts41t with the Rntc, wAs
Wh'hntt]cs] hy Tho s~rdes In ic+s for ionr months
sa't thtf were unable to bbsalu possession III II
1he HfldRr raa The scene Ut . blttsIy struggle
ctninrr fatcf. nhrn tho PrusslAna WEIR expelled
from frasu'. and Tho ssaienss inl their principal
horrlra1r al that tower during tho rrsulu,iun ..
Dur. istI. hc Ica'ts nt lin t'tntrstatit i,oh'c4
c1rcutr'l III idSI wcro raposoa on tho ,s!lsn tor
trh 1rarr, ami from tho wall WrnsrEl II salh to
har' trrn si'ltltt, ~ uscE Of tho l:upcrr .Hr4l1n
hp frfuscd 10 rcscAi what lhe EInpSrAa hki masa
knDrn tU him In tho sonfeaAenaL Wenkrll wna
aftrrHnri cAnpnlzcd. And for yrat1 pltgr1nlagcs
srrc made 10 thu sisos b., Frlxoua dcvotcca
Wcuxc1lh htFuIsIn deserved recognition, though
ihrro MAS no nerti of lhyrnslnK tho usual Eablcx
stsobs his tQty doattug for llours in Tho Motlsu.
and 1yt Atars lowering ofrF hls hea.i. II II hot
inuch 10 Ia + sslut on tho contI1o1t; but Il II q
gDOt1 draI 10 ho gentleman any Hhrrs4
Tic hutsrsRars OF thu hstslgo arc ornanentct1
With th!sty ataturH anil groups OF Saints, among
,hcn' John Netomuc, thu palrun saint of lso-
heM!a- ThuCaslshsncte. sAJs Nj inscription un 4
CFlf4l& uo&S kuu "AD UA4Ib Ht%U AfuI1J Ca
acted from 4 Jew for Fcylt'ng tho cro4a Thu jew
rrluscd 10 pay vrrJ naturally, an's The plous rco-
pie Who had bcrn shocked II htA Glasphesuy IT.
tnrtr,, to thc religious cxFrncnt af pulling out h!4
teeth until tho nnru VIM forthcoming.
Charming gentlemen snRuy VI thu ao+calltAt
t:hrtasluns f two Or thrcc centuries Aeo! 1t IA mt
pIu9tnr the Jews have stali affection fof those OF
n different fn!th. They haze !ccn uosI cruelty
a,1d pia,nouxIy ttrRtcd ly the world at 1assr, anh
forgot or tofknEr.
CHILDREN or SATCnE
tic Germans arr In suun! tAlnX1. They caro- llttn
tur lhr cunycnuotAlIes tint society COmpslA
FhrY t!u Otruy what Other liatlnn1 Afn Inclined 10
keep hidden. They arr oot hclt.consc!uus, and a1c
of.en wholly GatTi0tlH Of Others. In tlt Cars ant
on stcatnrta young couples frequently mske lore
to each other In manner that Wonid fw. startling
IN france or .AncTica | hare seen them topl,le
Ant ktss before crowd ~ they would have done
nlonr, ami they did not apEcas to have the n.
nsolcst idea that they were violating the srcFesy
That sentiment imposes. II IA refreshing 10 meet
paiiyes ID thts artificial age 50 free from social
4harkleS.
HyMVns AT TIE pAr1L
Two or three weeks ago was ut the Rhine
Falls The day being WARM indulHeA In my
usual custom Of bathing ID celebrated streams Il
have cot nlssed the Thames, the Seize, the Asno.
tAG A!uGls u VIC %u4QK4 LII I0l9t VI 4AA
water was sometimes inr from encouraglng), yth
wus soon swimming very Pleasantly tn the raplL
current. Aftrr bud come ont, dressed myself
and Has walking 1etsprely to1art the schloss
Laufen. / noticed tMo 3ouug women IN a single
gatmsnt en the sye ol q plunge One u them
wcnt quietly into the water, but the other, mpst
from mischief than from nlodestF, looked arrtlty
over her naked shoulder II TO attraes ms 1t1en-
ton. Then sne nm behind Tree, not hail so broad
as herEelf, and peeIet ROUND !ta trunk In a war
that might haye been inviting 10 men less severely
moulded, The exercise she took rlctn1esluelf
dtranEcd her very scant wardrobe, and her
togu,sh eyes t~inIleu at what she conceived
to he nne Frort. She WAY quite pretty !:
the day Was charming, nni had nothing IN
the world 10 tto. II had been Rubens should
have sketched The ngmph. Her hair wss aa1en
and her cses were Dlne ike the mistress he Is al
ways putting Into hts pictures, though ! am glad
to kay she was not ha1f so fashy. Bnt DID not
gire WAY TO my artistic feelings Oh the occasion.
merely walked On to admire once no.e the beau-
t1u1 falls. ! heard the girls laughing me1r!y and
snaahing In the water. did not look back. |
remembered what happened to Lots wife and ~
urpheus. AZ ! walked tue1ltated on tue coul-
plete naturalness OF the German character, and
doubted II what had Just witnessed would have
happened any whczr else.
BUSINESS FUR TIE rrrE.
Pragoe, Al everyone knows. was the Acene Of
the events that led to Tho condemnation aud GIG
c,ttiou Of John luas ~ the Council Of Constance.
The people here, though four hundred aui sixty
years have es Eed. have nut forgotten the cruelty
aud tntsluy NJ the proceeding. Many Of the e,u-
zeps the Eaio7tY Of them Roman Catholics. un-
.crstand, have drawn up 3 petition to the IDpe
to ayow the injustice Of the act. The petition
which II to le presented to P!o Sono 1t the coun.
eli which assemblies in Rome next December,
e}r 1ufHFrDPh Rth fhh i'AfhOtiTA ri
this city
Their course ts to be commended: but an
afraid the Fope's decision, wha'eter IT mag be.
viii be Of little benefit to poor I1uss Ashes 11ln-
s,t,i centuries ago With the waters OF the Rhine.
II the Tope bestns to undo The wrongs the Church
l,4R doue he will make Work fur bis SUCCESSORS for
ages 10 come. J. IL u.