, 1870-02-06
(rKox OUR aPEclAL CORRESPONDENT

laughing att
Entering a. the Konestbor, the chief os,ec:a Of {
intereAt lie before one pretty nearly IN straight
line, a. one walks through the city. The Church |
Of ST. Lawrence, the 1AEReBt and hotxt In Nnren- |
perg Ia Al the further end OF the KoniisNr.a,e,
colkpcueus with ia two lofty ap!les 1ta splendid
front portal, and the great wheelehsped window
above the SAFE. Tho door A covered win nu-
ueIou4 fellefs In brown sandstone tall the acnlf-
tuIes Of Nuremberg sre executed IN sAndsiosel
representing the Day OF Judgment. Around Tue
outside, IN the nooks and ceruers formed oS tne
wslis or the building, are groups Of statuhfy IN
life etze, sheltered above BY little roots, aud pro-
1ected from 100 near approach by troa rAlinRk
one Of these, remember. depicts chIist praying
in the Gardeu Of Gethsemare, vita his three dis'
cpler hall lying. half slttlp1, asleep BY n1f SIDE;
a the same time the artist ha*. with great
audac1ty, deptcted the Heavenly Father Altttng.on
a throne above and IN the act OF despAtch!ng ao
nrgel with a ueasage 10 the son below. Other
smaller bits OF sculpture are scattered over the
walla, mostly much dlap!dated. In the Interior
are noteworthy old glass paintings on the ~1n-
Aows, a highly priced Altar piece BY "ohlRenoth:
hut most especially so-calsed aaeTaHtnts h7us-
kin, an exquisite atone structure kixt5-folr tees
high, In Gothic stJ.e. crowded with releIs and
little stAtues,-the most celebrated ToFk or Aaam
kraITt. II rests on the shoulders OF three ngufta
tn alone, representing himself md h!s iwo assist
ats, who, together, worried for four years. On IT,
nuishinH il In 1900 The church was begun 1881.
and nnished 14s but received, Of course, most of
IL artistic Embellishments later. ..-.......
The Catholic F5ausntfreh4 {WoE1enI Church. |
fu,,htr on, the other aide OF the river, was built
IN the fourteenth century, and contains !ess OF
lntc1est: few pantlnS1. wooden Carvings.
Rtdtd oyer. etc. The second Nuremberg church
Ia interest IA the Church OF 81. seoaldus II dates
from the thirteenth and fourteenth centuf1ts- In
general style 1t does not materially dlrer from
| The St Lawrence Church, particularly as 10 the
portals; the interior Is richly decorated wild paint
| tngs Of Durer and kulubach. And many aurprtf-
ipe,y pertect cnrv1nga IN wholesome, indeed, OF
e1eal hze, by ve!t stoes However, the chief po'rt
Of interest in the church, and reckoned one Of t1e
| woEdtrs Of Nuremberg, IL the scpulcafa1 tnoou'
| neEt Of st. Sebafdus, cast 10 hfonze-1ne nas1er-
| piece Of Peter vtscher, who. VITA his nse nonb,
spent on It, n Is SAID, thirteen years worE, aod
RECEIVING for It the sum OF alas aonnt-ratnera
nsltry compensation. eyen cors1dering tho higher
| yalue OF money at that ttt2e. The monument II
| plactd In the ccnttc Of the church: u Dot very
| high, but long and wide. Within II the metallic
casket containing the body Of the saint; around
tnls atand the twelve apoat1es; mAny Other ogures
Of prophets and saints are In various psrss, and
3, nunbe.le1a Representations Of nymphs, Uermalda.
various animals, etc. nowers sud vines are inter
woven with tie whole Cndefneath ase eeE1es
OF rel,els, depicting the miracles wrought pJ lnt
= sai1u. The weight Of the Whole u III nuhastd'
' weight. ........
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gallery, which viii NOT retain, very long. any Ont
tu, an att student, or an adn!rer Of the Geruhl
school Of painting, II contains about goo plctases
auore these many Of Duses's, and some o! Hol
bein e, and Craoacha-
Not unworthy Of mention a1e the fountain dec
oratIons In vstlous parts OF the town. one ve1
chsrntnz one, clote BY The FrauenHtcrc, has
little cass bronze nguye Of peasant holding
eoose under each arm: from the bills OF 10
ccese comes squirting out the water. Hardly
tet,or II nnene4a Of Workmanship TO anStaloe
Su1empuEg, IL the "Beaanfnl Fountain" tSaol
CT BruureD> on the market; lsixty feet n'Gh.
,e. the form OF gothic enre, and crowded VII
.cusptustr, 4cme @. wh,ea are comparatively ne'
others tase back to the fourteenth century.
:. Containing our walk through the city. We pa
aco.ossal B,asoe Of Alorechs pureF, ant, clsmol
= long slope, mud ourselves al last at toe &C
castl+, quite at the ether side Of the :owu. IN:
i.Ettle here to oetsin NJ, md We VIII proeees
re; those who have tas:e for hoHor9-1sc m'nut
walk along the wall to the right, as far as the nj
A4' city Ehye Here ia old but very lnnoeent'lot
Ing hcuse, and IN It Ia 4 narrow doorway, elo'
>. by gate Of hon oars. Within you zee ese
staircase leAd,rg down Into utter dArkneas;
The ali Is painted "To the Secret 1o1aletto
Pull eel1.wlre, nargrg close by, nnd nrescr
IN o.d EoIan cocca With q ley and cans
uIloekl the gate, lights the candle, and nsaefs
down the steep night Of ktalrt. hrouga eeYt
passages TO teties OF Email ehsuoe1s, ret un
Inc kt2Il1 ul Alau.Gs "E0-GlA >"9 'e1
8 ef Tho old luqptaition- The elmpucNS o.
tne-honoted Method Of juatc!al tftal IL mere
m,fably illustrated. You arc charged ~lta *
cr,ne or Other; down with 5ou here, ara on
the thumb-acrew; II you confess, well ana e
your head il chopped on forthwith II 5ou d
11le. confess, then pses along 70 tne next coAn
where something Title worse than thumb Rcr
await 1ou; and 10 on It'll Jou do corless; II
don't confess 1t al, then you are torsuse'
death lot your pe3tt1sct3' ineAet p-s -.
sze coatt,vancea for beading lous joints
wrong way Till they crack under
stain. In the Ee1t stall, N
handa arc lied behind his back,
he Il suspened By his ~rtIts with weights on
feet An us:y.ookirs frame supports
plank tct Upright, aud with ith upper edge st
ened sao armed with iron, 70 that !. Is aoor
vile. sharp n 4 tpsde; EAn s!ls astt!de Of tnii
welshsa on his ieet, and u cantered ur.Aud q
an uncomfortable ttetd to ride Hefe
have lsgh,fnl enlargement with Two metal pate
= and serted between your teeth; the turnrE Of .
ng Ia separates these. and your noutn ls iofeed
,S saoo tit your jaws break; and here, too arc p
[lave tharp plnccrfr which arc 10 oe nea'eu w
lasxe ard inserted INTO the opening to tear your &c
And | ont There sgAin Is q chais With sharp srli
'aSto. the scat; OF, II that IL cot enough, you c.