, 1870-01-23
EiSenach.
The Castle Of the Wartbnrg.
Lulher'A Chamber.
[PRok oCR SPECIAL ooR1RsPoNDkrr.1

|A4 to1oVRo Waffle EAIfpr kle63s thtef Al l41t
1h Halt Moon Hotel, znd cnoinS myself IN.
coa.nonJ hungry. d1Da It fne taslt dyeh =
t>t'ous Ceremony which II general strongly OBJ
so' =. Dtnrcr oTor. Tsp awhile On tbs sofa In
~ room; nna1ly Tired or doing nothing arouse
uytetf, LOOK ont Of the window at the WaHttuEg,
Away up toward the etic8, and rrsolYc to 90 up
thelo forthwith.
koE, As explained In my ia1t An Of al IN.
practical tnta OF mind, have special repuguance
TO tho bard sae&s Of wtN eataniisned history, md
= much z1eater liking for myths 1egeudF, JaruA
or ant lung lowering midway between truth and
rc'lon4 uetce, The Wa11burR interested ms less
oD account Of the solid reality that Luther once
lived there, than the somewhat airy sud mythics1
tale OF the holy ST. Ellzsoeth aud the contaBt Of
LIE Msrnts!fEelE.
Eltzabe' b, 60 the story Inns, waa Hungarian
Prtrcess. who became, at an early age, wife Of
Lufw!g the Genle, Count OF ThurnE.a- The
Nsrttorg was, tfoui 1910 Oh, the realdence Of the
Ihut1nR1an Counts, and ua1 teos. the sceue Of the
fauop+ poettcal etr.fe OF the MIunesingeta The
popular account connects, also, the HdIselbcrg
with the n;atter. The HGrselberg Is q hill Ia the
1nnedste vicinity oF.the Wxrtb1tR, in the inner
mrs, depths Of which, according 10 local superysi-
Tor, FIJI Venus lo1f* court aud celehrates hes
nf:fs Cle =: he E'.ueslngels, Heinrich Won
N'tet s.:xeu, ,ctEe.t " GrcEn a. TannhauseE, wAs
unjrci y ed ;:.t2 tIoae underground caVesuS,
+ Irre he Eena,nt>! !rai, captive 10 the allure
Lcs:s OF ~ S3ddes&. A last, breaking looBe, ne
tnppcafto II Inc Soc'e'y WHICH ne aao 1ets' ~
iooA PIT III lne t5!!taa eon. 1ne ooo1esE y.
me fu'e var a.1nhe y. 1--we. AAaun.uss. :s.
ao'ocAto lne ciatus VI eAato! " eeasHa9. nv
o'1etFr-"An "oliaua Von .sscaeaoaea o. .uen
htad, ,-ot di<ine and spiritual love. The dlSpo,c
wa1eh Ha.1', and Tannhauser, thrown OF hts
guard ty excitement, lei slip = hin. Of hIs eIpe.
f1eEce, how he had been participant IN tbs feVal-
yea OF the veurkpe1g. T1e guests we're horr11ed,
and the kn'ghts, thinking themselves and the oc-
cczton intulted By one thus uufntnIul 10 ma
kulRhty sons and profesnons ea h1noes1ugI,
Fe1e sboat 10 pas htna 70 dessn On tue fpos
uett1ch threw himsen IN despair At inc leet OF
the Countess Elizabeth. who look DIS pAt1, inter-
cedeA for him. and saved hia les but 10 80 doing
she sronsed the sutpesons OF her husband ano tns
rck, who, declaring thRt ehe was n league "1so
the devoiees OF Unlawful p4eaaute.
drove her nercuessy fsom ne9
hone. She went to MafautR. en-
tend clo!sfer and spent tne remainder OF nes
eklrt life in the sfftctest seclnsons IN aes o. oe
Eottoa tnd cha3ltft sne asa soon a4tet Aio' ~.
receisst a1tef oea1a the g9ea1eAt tesese1se y
sa'pt. lauf1ma came IN s1eas nhsaoeta " ss1s asA
grave. 'na Inc ca11eb WHICH oeato net uHus. w.
chief Jsusuept o4 ANnutk Nua oae u A1o aoe"s
e1Atrg monuments OF the pure Gofaic arcnltec"
tu.e WEE erected ca the spot ....-.
The Castle OF the WasTourg itself WAS b1nt II 1910
e Ludwig tie Leeper, and was the residence Of
te counls or Thu1tnRla until the lue became ex-
;lnct, which vaa IN 1870. It belongs now, together
Fl'n tne e'y " I'seu.su, " an ~ DAu sos,,t,o,
pa. ras pesa ~ slesas tmaea souaAu, w.
hutWas testoreo ~ lug anos. e,san. eua ~
VIE me UTMOST noen1s ~ .ue ausseus ~, snu ~
1ss' !: s'anns on tue summit 81 sseep ,.'., wv
tee ecose lae cily u Isen~en, a1uoasn ~
tnsll II covers lug Iop " .ae ~. eoapl. ~ 1
pnsf nave peen LII Inc olaeu l1oen 13ouS Ao1
rSf4.
twenty minutes cniupips' W saS1eu' "tuu ,,..,.
r. loot-pstn, htlngs iue W Lug sop' w nsss
opcu ep1ce ot!o1e lue sate s4nu soA4e -
OF eas9y att'Aeit-oa1les sen1ss Hss sAN- ~
teese OF an old'!as sn1oAeo eoloie's .s, go,
thouRn considerably lop2el' 6au e0ts.ns 90. ~
TIE a1noss aot mteei tnan pin4, ss..snr 49,,
eFe1s on goou.sl1so CHI taNes' ~. -. ps - 49,.
ae'cR'1 1o"0Iu lug eutA
loote' very 4o1uluanse onts. .-,,,,.r,,,a NJ
1ne gate ~ ohe emo o. Lae loaa' aAesa.a. nas
ouudne6 70 ID tne !otm VI palutso o.sDs I,.sas
ver3 Wapo na11o@. loe ,noa. aao ~, .",ns.
which epsns II, are so enA4 IuAI uns .ss+.
Of J.uodel soab OF sn actual nea.aFal eosno'
Going through INC passage VIC cotue tuo .ao
co1rt, which Il 30 very NARROW taas " i.etl
hardly more than ps1eage-WsI. The ouualogs
~ e,r.- $50 - n.rs raI'mels a1a9uI jim
" ..s.-- l.. .s-s..ts~"n,. ~
tns sena ~. ~. :. ss.. n..-. =, =
oe =. n.s.. @ Is,t - ssaa 49, .a-.ar - ~.
s us sAs- ~ .ue A'sos. -s.sa ~. ~. :. 1880.
tS+ eq.0e o"G. .... ,.ons ea =. 49,
-. ~ ..rct, ~ ~" ssa1tdhx 41lLa isumIeu. Tue
rear and part OF the right and side o.
the court are 1etr open; that l., protected only
by wall Tho left side IL occupied BY the largest
and most Interesting building OF the castle.
Directed ior admntance to The little Inn and
Restaurant outside tue castle walls 1t the right
IND there others waiting for the SANS purpose.
and party IL soor made up. The Duke, who
n ga IN r. n nY1t71 Enw q
siding there at the time: hence soIne OF the rocms
were closed. out we raw all Of any Historical In.
tesess- The Eoi6s conducted rs 0tat to 1ne hst-
mentioned building No pains or ezpeuse has
teen spared In the restoration Of these apartments
and The waits have been decorated, perhaps not In
the best taste, with we'll executed frescoes, rep
1eIepttug vsrions incidents IN the history OF the
burg and the uemorao!e reaidents Of the ean,e
Entering by g ANAL door at the corner, we pass
1rBt Into a lccg co11tdors running the entire
length Of the hnnd!ng. HeFe sre sskaeA OF Tres
Goes representing The life OF 81. Elizabeth; hea
artVsl at the War1burg when quite 5oung. mel
mafr1agc; the slngef-adsettnfcs net e1pa!h!ot
frhm Rome, hef death II tec nonaese15. s1ou
this corridor one ertefs, as tne Ia11nel eua' Int
chapel. datntlly ntted up, where service nov
occesorallylheld+ Next the chapel tine singer
Hail." mol fety large, WILD m alcofe ana E6asec
platform a. o1c end. large pa!ntln9 on tne Rhl
represents tue scene o1 the contest "alcn tooE
plAce here ConIected with this roou By I low
doorsay Is the o11clsl recepttou.room or the old
coun.s. TIE surp.tate here a1d In at the apart.
pnents IA either original or carefully Initiated from
original models, The walls here are osnamented
Win p.ctrrea OF the discovery Of the slte bul,d.
fpu cf The caste etc. Above, occupy!nS the entire
urper nocr ol the building, is the npsst roorr
pf al-the 40 called bauoueI.ha,t. r. not, after
all 50 reu !a.ce, aud Is rather low, but the .1ct
carving On ,ne xn!ls, ceallug, and furniture, the
ME tspes.nes, and the exquisite taste shown II
The arrspgespept Of the whole, render the enec
eaceecsusJ beautiful Floor, wnl!s, and ceiling
are talsned IN dark WOOD, nlety Polished but n
1iph, from windows on three e!des prevents an.
c.ocmy Impression. The noor sh,tes Ike tniF
1cE; The Getting, at oucc the roof OF the honse
alapts on on both sides a5ter The fashion OF Al
nIric.
The o.hcr rooms we saw In this part or tn'
catte were OF lees Interest,"; ou]E the arnoE-cham
Der, with the weapons And equipments Of lopl
tine Of Cnpn,r. deserves mention. In 91!.t
eco,her par, ncar the castle gate l the room wher
1uthcr resided In 1be1~92 and worked at his Bible
11an.latton. 1tss a I,tle ,ueau11 forn1shed uppe
chamber. with \ strcle suau window, Tao,e
chaJre. bed,,ead. boos.case, remain precisely II
tnst tine, save That tnc snlyes Of relic .huntIn
ris!uors have made fAd havoc with the edges {
thr .arr. IA, in the rude straight bAcke
rn.tr. i1h seat s,,out The width Of the key.boar
~ ptano fotts, and foupd II yer
uncomfortable Various relics of Lushet-books
au.osrnphs, porraitf,-sre preserved here. II
here shst the gsess te1et@ss @ fAa 70 nsv
1hrosn the EAs,sna .. ,us ssu ~, aaa - s,s, s
spot Ia vlslale ea tae "H.s 9a.Ns ueoeo " ~.
ter, repof.eo 70 p LUG ps... . ~ sas.Ms" =.
sifuck' ane sn'oo S,.. Aso4Lsa -. .ssss. -. W" ~
tApsehy o. tae huo ~ ~ a,.a. snd ~,
possible to Keep any psslet on tue pSce, ~. ~.
:. II had teen plhstefed. 3nos oAo bAys "s~s4 we