Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-09-14

WHIST . Nashville Man Has 60 Say.
One of our young men now travelling In
Europe has been writing 10 his parents
letters descriptive Of bis trip. We are per-
mitted to make the following extracts from
one lately received: -1f
ave arrived in Dresden about II O'Clock,
and after an acceptable twenty-five cent
dinner, we proceeded to visit the Museum
of Antiquities. These antiquities are for
the most past collections of Roman and
Greek marble statuary, chiseled 1000
years or more ago. The most celebrated
piece is the Venus of Milo. In the same
building Is a curious collection of Porcelain
of every art and description. We then
visited another museum where was to be
seen collection of ancient German arms,
paintings, furniture and implements of ali
kinds. Several productions of arts are
there, which are now entirely lost. The
one most worthy of note is statue cut out
of single stone, representing the raising of
Lazarus. The grave, coffin, the forms of
Lazarus, Jesus and the deciples, are all
most finely chiseled out of single clock of
marble. The name of the sculptor Is un.
known. We then visited the famous bat
tie field, where is still to be seen the spot
where Moreau fell. A monument marks
the place. After visiting the Catholic Co.
thedral which is one of the most magnificent
in the country, we next went to the picture
gallery, the largest this side Of Rome and
Florence. 1t contains 400, 100 paintings,
the most noted of which are the Sistine
Madonna by Raphael and the Madonna by
Holbein. We then took the
omnibus, and started up the Elbe. On IL
road lay three beautiful villas Of Albrecbt
Won Prussia. He is the youngest brother of
the present German Emper.
or, and commander of the
German feet. he lives in Saxony because
he married lady somewhat below him in
rank, and she was therefore not authorized
to attend court in Prussia. These are not
the only villas in the quarter. We note
the Orlando, right opposite to which stands
the small house Of Schiller, when he wrot 9
his Don Carlos The art loving owner of
the Orlando Villa has placed large life-size
statue of Schiller sitting in carved stone
chair with book and writing materials in his
hands. l shall never forget in my life the
powerful impression which this beautiful
scene made upon me, as | looked upon the
heavenly face and form of Schiller here in
this magnificent spot opposite the plain and
simple house in which be lived and wrote.
We left Dresden for the Saxon
Switzerland. This is q Switzer-
land on small scale, 10 or 20 miles
from Dresden up the Elbe. One place
will alone mention. 1t is called the Konig-
stein. Here is an immense fertilization on
a rock some 1000 feet high, and is con-
sidered entirely impregnable. The treas
ures and collections from Dresden ara
brought here in times Of war and thus pre-
served. Napoleon attempted TO lombard
it from another height across the Elbe, but
could not reach it. In the fertilization is a
well ga feet deep, from which the soldiers
are furnished with water. From KONG
stein We went to Prague, in Bohemia.
This is one of the most beautifully situated
cities in Eirope, and the city itself was
the pet of the German Emperors for three
hundred years. During that time, the
wealth of the Empire was used to
beausify the city. 1t is place Of
great historic interest; it was here the 80
years war began. One of the most inter-
esting things in Prague is the grave of the
Saint Neponinck in the Court Cathedral.
Neponinck was the confessor of the wife of
the Emperor We,tzel. He would not re-
veal to the Emperor what his wife had con-
fessed and therefore was thrown into the
river which flows through Prague. The
legend says that the body foated without
sinking five miles down the river with five
stars around the head. The grave or sar-
cophsgus in which his bones are inferred
is of pure silver and weighs 500 pounds
aTerdupois. From Prague We took the
train for Carlsbad. This is the famous
watering place in Austria, and IS
beautifully situated N the Bohemian forest.
After remaining few hours we proceeded
to Eyer on the west boundary of Austria.
This place Is noted as being the spot where
Wallenstein was murdered. Wallenstein
was the General who fought for the Cath
ole power, and the Emperor Frederick,
against GustaVUs Adophus, and prevented
tue latter from planting the Protestant
power throughout all Germany and Austria.
He became so famous that the Emperor
Frederick became jealous of him and ina
gined that be wished TO separate BO-
hernia from the Empire, and make
himself independent King thereof.
He therefore, caused his murder,
which took place at Eyer. We visited the
house and room, took the spear in our
hands with which he was murdered.
Schiller had made this murder the subject
Of one Of his plays.
We are now in Munich, the
city Of palaces. It is emphatically the finest
city in the German empire, and also the
cheapest to live in. 1t costs US as travellers
only a dollar and quarter a day to live
here. The treasures of art, science and
history which are here presented, would
require volumes to enumerste. The young
King Ludwig IL, as well as his father, is
passionate love: of art, and has collected
around him tue most noted artists, painters,
singers and sculptors in Europe. From
here we 60 to Vienna.