The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1873-10-08
OUR VIENNA CORRESPONDENCE

You have doubtless heard OF the fire
which took place a few days since IN
Che AuSstrllung, aud which woull
seem the work Of IN inccnhlary, as
Me fire broke out in four different
places at once, though il Is cT"ceh-
ingly difIicult to comprehend the state
Of mind which wo,.ld inpcl any one
IL peruetraic deed the consequences
of which might % tlin destruction Of
No much wealth, beauty nndnft. Fortu-
natcly The loss was comparatively
small, although the hililiiing destroyed
was one crinterost, itbeiug the depart
NJ mt wherein WIS illustrated life In the
Province Of Alsacc, q name which Inns
ecome 50 well known through the
late tranc0-Germun war. To the
right AZ one entered the room stood =
model Of the castle aud estate nf
rhnnnweicr, Canton Weller. The
whole thing was perhaps twenty feet
square, and was elevated abont two
and u half feet from the floor.
The so-,'alled castle, II largre square
two-story brick house, with corner
towers and surrounded bya dry moat,
across which were light bridges leading
on one side into the park, where mar
bic statues stood In the shade oi forest
trees. A huge dog guarded the en-.
trance to the grounds. Another
bridge led into the vegetable garden,
where the busy gardener could be seen
wedding his cabbagcs, beets and let
tuce. Back OF the house, arose hill
covered with q thrifty vineyard, in
which laborcrs were al work in vari-
Gus ways illustrative of wine culnre,
and alsoshowing the various tools, way
Ons, pals aud baskets common 10 Ga ut
section OF country. The large two.
story barn with wide open doors showed
every comfort for the stock, as well as
suitable provisions for storing grain,
Numbers of sleek looking cows were
Illuminating I'M the barn yard, pigeons
We're flying about, chickens employed
after their fashion in Scratching for
living" and one important character
perched on the highest peak OF the
roof, was sending forth his clarion
note.
Different vehicles with horses at
tached were 10 be seen, from the
manure cart with one horse, up to the
iour-h0rse wagon heavily loaded with
wine casks. Sheep Were grazing in
the pastures, goats climbing over the
hillsides, the stable boy was pumping
water forsome thirsty cattle, laborcrs
could be seen loaded with baskets on
their backs or carrying burdens on
their head; in fact, the whole was u
beautiful picture Of Thrift and industry,
interesting because of the ingenuity OF
Its construction, as well as from its
trIthfulness and instructlvcness.
Ona road back Of the castle grounds
u wedding party was moving inerrlly
along. The first wagon, drawn by q
yoke of nouse-cOlored oxen, led by a
stout peasant, bore the bridal bed,
nicely made up ready for occupancy,
and the household utensils, pots, pans,
kettles, brooms aud pals for the young
couple in their first housekeeping were
hanging from every available point
about the vehicle.
In the wagon followingwere a jovlal
party Of peasants, in holiday attire, the
bride and groom in their midst. A
company Of llorsemen and band Of
musicians on foot accompanied them.
"yes," saba gentleman who stood hy
our side, "a Bauer Hoehzeit TO the
life. I've seen II scores Of times.n By
the way, the word Ilochzcit, which We
translate wedding, literally means
"h'sh' Time = and tile hi,arity Of III,
occasion lustlfez the name. While /,
styrla wehad The opportunity Of wit
nesslng q Hochxelt. The Who'll. e,,,
'nun'ty for mikes around c,,,hyaeaa !,
Opportunity " havlnga thigh time
ana u not nctualiy ut the Wedding a.