The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-11-04

ucE Ots living mere, SClH W q 1Ouilu IL y iouS
time before we could adopt and get used
tn the ways Of living here, and getting
along, TO use a yankee phrase. There is
one thing, however, always to be borne In
mind by the stranger in any country.
whether in our own Or elsewhere; when
eyer he sees anything different or 8 rang:
and, perhaps where he may regard it. as
absurd on first sight, he ybe sure there
is q reason for it, and sooner. or later he
will see it. Therefore the best way for a
foreigner in any country is to adopt. the
ways and manners Of the people wherever
his temporary lot may be cast ant. ne
will soon find even if he does not like it
entirely, the best way to get along. 81
: 1t was said when we first came. here
that the city contained quite number OF
Americans But what are called Ameri-
cans here, are those who have gore from
Germany yearsago and ma e their for
tunes and return here to spend them.
Many too, who are Jews come here to buy
gsods,and Others to educate their chiidren
in Jewish schools. There was one Jew, I
passenger on boadr our ship,whu .brYugl,t
little son here for the purpose OF bap
tism according to their ancient rites and
customs. A lew days ago there came
from Rome an American family to spend
the winter ,here---tliat of Mr., Healey, the
American artist, who formerly resided at
Chicago think that he was the one
OF President Lincoln, Mrs. fl. Remains
here, their children attending school
while he returns to Rome. The Am riyal
Consul, a Mr.. Webster from Boston, tht
only genuine American have seen, re.
sides 1T present with has family ut Hnm-
burg, some ten miles distant. 1t will be
seen therefore, that every true American
f,ce when one would occasionally meet in
town or passing through, has been hailed
with great deal Of delight. z $500
But if IN nur loneliness tn, f ces of strain
gers who had once trad American SOIL
looked pleasant, now much more so APP
pears those ofnur old friends and neigbors.
A few mornings since. the liveried post
man presented an envelope, containing a
card, on which was written these words
" Mrapd Mrs. Julius d. Haven, Hotel Vic
toria." With hat and bonnet in hand we
flew into the street, jumped into drosky
and as soon as the four legs of horse
could carry US, quickened by an occasion
al crack of the whip, We were there, one
mile distant ITO be sure" to use an
expresstua phrase often used by AN indus
trious attorney of Kenosha, whose ..fficr
is not on ground floor, we were right
glad to meet them. The only three days
of bad westher since we left New York,
occurred while they were here; still !
think we all enjoyed the visits.
Should kind Providence permit them
to return in health to their own home and
you should see :hem, ask them about our
telling up for nearly TWO hundred feet
in the belfry of an old church, whose
stone steps were nearly worn out by the
c, asicss footsteps of saints and sinners, for
nearly one thousand vears-how the tick
ing of the old clock with its ponderous
machinery, followed us all this distance
seemingly warning us to beware OF dan,
ger and to tread lIghtly-how in the far
up distance we found an old woman with
her kitchen and parlor as clean and sweet
as palace-how we all sat down and
had a good time looking out from the
clouds to see the city for down below
and how the whole affair was closed
by capital song, (Jane O'Malley,) CAPT
tally sung with the accompaniment OF
piano music! Was this not high lifes
Again ask them to tell you about
Kronberg some ten miles distant with its
old ruined castle which we visited the
next day,a stronghold Of one of he robber
knights who ruled the country in the
r,iddle ages, and how we cllinb.;d to the
summit of the highest tower, with an old
skeleton of guide. who looked as if he
had beer ON earth seven hundred years
ago the time the castle was built. 1 do
not further describe, what We saw, for
they will verbally tell you the same. !
shall not soon forget that d y. An addi-
tional flavor was gwen to the whole thing
by Mr. Ravens witticisms and peasantries,
We only regretted that a few more Keno
sllans could not have been present and
enjoyed our happiness during the three
DAYS visit. ~ -
But there was one thing that we saw
which produced a lasting impression on all
our minds. Not far from the castle was
an old cemetery, into whici we strayed to
see where all our mortality must sooner
or later end. Among ancient and
modern monuments, there was ore which
interested us very much - 1t was that OF
one the of Crusaders, dressed in complete
armor, upon his knees before the holy vir-
gin. As it was colossal, standing upon
pedestal, it seemed to make a profound
impression on the traveller. Here was
warrior, upon whose countenance WAS de-
picted all that was noble and .brave-Who
never stopped to mortal foep and who had
just returned from many wars, was .on
Bonded knees before the mother OF Christ.
holding in her arms the infant Jesus!
Aside from its merits as a work OF art,
the moral grandeur is of the highest con
ception.b Hundreds of years have passed
away. and unknowIls centuries yet to come,
In sunshine and in storm in the light and
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