, 1870-04-10
"reminiscences OF TRAVEL,
stuttgardt. /.
The Kings Horses and Mistresses.
Places OF Public Resort.
Old Recollections.-

and hero We ara among the honest Evahen.
The bost nAtured Of III Garznana. Wo see this
quality stamped On I'll the broad faces va
meet in and around the station, from the etous
fellow who carts our trunks 10 honest Mar-
quart Of TIC hotel It waa evening, and the
long days journey orar the plAins ot BavAsia
from Munich had made me hungry, 80 II was
With good appetite that I eat down to the
bccfsteak and herring salad, dish th.t one
gets better at MarguAts than anywhere else
IL Europe. Somo Austrian fienla, whom
met most unexpectedly, Joined me- over
bottlc of Rudcsheiner, and We sat
TT cthcr chatting til the "wee Ema
toura" Stuttgsrut know batter
Ian any city In Germany, ~
, reat portion Of my youth vaa there spent in
mastering the intricadea Of tho German l,n-
gunge, and the Inconsistencies OF ita philoso-
phers- Though pretty much every object Of
interest Was known 10 me, aa it waa many
years since had been there determined to
renew my old acquaintance, and once more to
visit the familiar scenes Of youthful studies
and A1uuscments, snd judge them By tho light
Of ten more yesss' experience
Accordingly. the neu morning ealhed out,
snd f31tt visited tho old palAco-once the col
lego where Schiller was educated, including tho
ToS% Tsrp where, At r. hs read his first PLY "Ths
Ao dse,sastoy ias h' sstiesds, 5aasisl Rss. pct
foreground, whle in the pcrspectiTe
eome worthy don y Of tho university entering
and displcasuse 1t this sacrifice to tho modern
NuEcs st the expense OF their elder eistory, Il
Is now inhabited b. tho fami6ea Of gcntIemen
and Ecntlcvoracn Of tho Kings Court Tho
royal stables, second only II Europe to the
old King wns great " amateur in horses, and md
did more to improve tho breed, By = }udieious
admi1ture Of. Eng1ith and Arab blood, th2u
sny other sovereign In Germany. At baden,
yeaIs ago, at % yeaEa Of sge, be and biz
s9neM'' ,sc'' nc, ne Count "a nearly = old as
alle5.as il Tine had been conquered for once.
BE has taken his rovengo, howsyer,-the Old
naan with tho se5thc,--for the King eleeps
| with his ancestors, and Count t., thoy
Say don't ride now: Tao present Ring cares
moIs 10. Whist a3d Il less for horses, but he is
equincs detc1iorzte, the softer seq have bot
tGr chance Of Improvement Indeed, tue old
king vent the length OF having his mistress
and legitr1ate offspring opposite him in
gaystss gs 10, M At 10 opera where sle w,s onco
woman, with 4 5sco like cooks, ascompanied
! BY two rather pretty children. It seems th.t
royal t1stc il not alwayB uuinpeAchAblc, though
their persons are; indeed, the people thought
| 60, and, after the Kings deaththe stuttgndters,
for his tnan1oratd made il so unpleasant for
her TINT ehe btat retreat, and is nov derot-
ing herself to the education Of beg children IN
some Ltae town In Italy.
At l., gunrd is mounted in the pldt1 and u
I made point Of attending this performance
! 10
! tho Theatre gate just Al the rolief, headed by
q band Of Lusic, came marching down til.
konigstrasse- NaeA aus se1cS4r," yelled
tho sentry, and tho little men in lluo cauo
tnmbling out and rushed at the muakets
stacked IN front Of tho Guarl-house. Their
officers, . FisEt and Second Lieutenant, TO
lowed, Tightening their sworl-belts. Tho reh1f
comes round tho corner, the drums beat the
long roll, the two Lieutenants lower the points
OF their sabrcs, tho muskots clash in unison
to the present, the co1ors arc hoistel, and the
newcomers proceed to take possession Of the
dirty guasd-1oom. Tie santries arc posted,
the band e very good one) plays somo oper-
| attic aclectone, and tho re1ieveos march on
with light hearts TO its martial 'sttainn, leav-
ing The BELIEVERS 10 tWcnty-four hours OF
rather dismal work.
Somehow or other tho whole armament did
not impress mo as it onco did, when it waa
the event OF the day, and when
,he T., g clash J.. Of tho nnsists and rat
much music to sny soul Tho epaulcts seem
cd less bright, the uniform 1ess splendid, the
men snalle1-by comparison perhaps I was
two feet shorter then-enlpora n,ctontur ct
nos, tfc.. IN fact it seemed very poor pe1-
! ated me in aud lAng eyne-
One Of tho many drosky drivers who
citation along the avenues, fronting the palace,
volunteered his services, Which wero accepted,
and NC were eoop tearing along tue
The large baeizs flied With hundreds s
Of ducks reeslt tho days when It amused me
to feed thep.. Sometimes tho royal gardens
are closed and the high pe1son,gea md their
guests within tic walls have hattue OF these
Toor creatures. Once upon time, WAS
ordered hack By the sentry, And tho banging
inside told me my fayorites We1o being "butcli-
cred to make I Getnaau holiday The driyo
to csnnstadt is lovely. quadruple line Of
either side, vide pathway for pedestrians in
the centre, whils horscnen canter along tie
olas sah!o.,cr which aanls the d1iye.
At Cannstadt there is little inn where Z
glass OF hook and saltzer, with sugar, il warn,
weather, is thing not TO bo despised wheu
coming after dusty drvo or ride. There ia Z
Echool, and, believe. q cricket club, ~ mum.
bcs Of English and American families are
settled hcro. In summer tho St1ttgardte.s take
tEeir wives and children and drink oceans o1
ltgcr under tho shade Of the trees in front oi
, | the beer gardens.
Neturn:ns, ve drove pzst certain palAce oi
the old King, about which yery little liz knowr
il the City, it being almost high treason Il
speak about il. II is surrounded by treea
I sna il ncrcr shown to Strangers. Il
bis lot youth ths old ki@g h.s
= great deal OF unwrit.en history was trausacto
:. amons those groves and walks while tho lev
. .clled bsyonet Of the sentzy kept back tie curl
ons or the indiaereet- Every German po
j tcntatc seems to have taken Losia nv. - tn
j rtiurs has his Versailles, his ait de bGuf, hi
r ;es:'I naito,.s on tho model Of tho gtea
j lewieGe1, WHO gave war AID fashion to tn
n eighteenth century Lt4at c.cA nolan
10 Grrts 1oi L athJe give The keynote TO IL
y character Of that magnauilnotls Frnce-ir
10 deed, II. re is a certain resemblance bet~ee
!. George the Tourts, and Louis-on1y tho formc
n lived too late to 1e appreciated
n AZ VIC drove nuIrr tie archway that connect
= The theatre with the palace, for old Kin
,c fort, had il constructed 10 avoid getting III
,J feet wet-passipg under tllis srrllway we ono
I. more enter the ylai: with the old King smons
q ment in tho mi1lle, an everlasting neuent
T. Of mortality to lis successor. The column
n least an hundrel feet high was finished in Il
10 King s lifetime. and tho vacant pedestal was
" receive Lis statue immediately on his deceas
TO by tl,at good old rule ulat forbida statues
s. tho living. At the period OF the schi]lerfe
ne nc eoue years aFo, stussga1dt "a tiled ~ VI
Is Is dining room at i1arglarts, and national Al
,nt loyal German toasts were drum
cd = tremendous procession blocked IL
sc streets; \ triple representation ttho who
- II Wsllenstciu) was given At tho theato-
e.. flowed III torrents in Stnttgarls. II was an
.uu different kind, anl1nany remembered the G.
ist- teuasy by The heslacllo On the following d
M 1T might there wsB brilliant illumination, =
tar thousands Of coloEca lanterns did honor to
~ ~ German cities change 1ittic--there were m,
~ Of the ramc faecB in the di,ing-soom that (
.k lr,menbe.ed tseinS EEL Is boy: TIE fst e.; n. l..
bad r:nsnaed .spssta1es' tho long, eadAv
f.. [Gv eas s@.zt sR4 GEE little Come. ., lo1ae.
IT,. was Lieutenant nov, though; II
Of Eal dealt gently T,ta thsse good-humo no
~, ~ -.hst xsa I'll. left Stuttgart With 1egTs
III, IN unt1anslatablc wonD cndear ons to it:
Inv Is not, perhaps, very enlightened CITY Il
the is Little PROGRESS, bot mneh eoo9 aee49$,
I'M Lalitants arc not brilliant they are amia
~ ~ am. in tie long run, ono learns Which Of
,eds two qualities to prefer.
~ Nett day ! left the dear old .plscs Hith m
ore rcgrcte, snd slept next night N r. CasisE'
OF E0lAAA " Wy - - a.. 1s3~. ~L;ah !.
= s SSAf. ..r;f,Io ~ Errort. ~nJ NJ
bat- S III liza, one may find in tie Other Eater
II !. placcs confined fA1o
Of =
fer Rfcach Of Txnss'
hrt: Fyo,n sae st,e Jcfk Hrs.inq Pu.t, pr41 Il
1nAa At the Union LeaEua meeting on Satu
tinae night to cousides the Tweed charter, rc4
t2s tiona vere nassed ahowiuR IN the essential
capi- Toealv mischievous nature of thAt chart.
boss committee wsA appointed to 80 TO A1bAn
the | 1roie1t arxin.t lis adoption' Mr.. He