, 1873-11-30

stump Of an ancient troe studded all over with
huge iron nails, which tree is supported BY iron
teotod BY sorlos Of iron hoops. Popular trsdl-
tion claims It ns tho last remaining
relic Of the Wionvnld, or ancient for
est Of Vienna IT,, which 1l1. IL IN psst tmss 9''
point. Until comparatively recent time every
| travelling artisan who passed through Vienna
used to hammer nail into the trunk Of tho old
tree for luck k.-henco the name by which tho relic
has come to bs known Rt. the present day
| Stock I'm EiBen.'
! Ii tho opposite cnd Of the Graben, short
distance down stcep narrow turning In An al
most equally narrow street, ono observes on the
mented with some elaborate perforated design.
| which oloBor inspection reveals to ba priucoly
| crown, cncfrctod with oak wreatha, surrounded
by beaming rays. Should 1t chance to bo fow
ulinutos boforo II o'clock in tho morning or in
the afternoon, moro or loss Of crowd ie suro to
be assembled In front, apparently waiting for
the doorB to DO thrown open. Wol1-to-do pro-
vincialH, visiting Vtonna to 500 tho Exhibition,
arc thore, and frequently in company with their
wivoa, foreigners also arc likely. to DO tolerably
numerous, Including, Ut course, tho typical tray
cling Driton, in tweed suit and billy-cock Int,
| who hovota about the outskirts Of tho crowd,
| with tho inevitable umbrella in one hand and q
| acar1at-bound Baeaeckor In tho othor.; whilo
! Hungarians, in braided suits and tnll HeHs!an
| boots, and commonly carrying Heedy, oll-fash-
ioned carpot-bags, come hither as pilgrims to q
| shrine. -
| Thoso In the front rank press against tho
doors, 1iatoniug apparently for some Woll-lfnown
signal. An occasional passor-by stops to swell
the oxpoctant company, SO that by tho timo the
door opens Bomo 80 or 60 porsona aro frequently
present. Should q stranger be inquiBitiYe as TO
painted notioe Immediately b'enoatah tho oak-on-
oirclod crown will aaaist his curiosity. Horo ho
roads: prico Of tho Prince|y Esterhazian Hun
gesian wincs-Whito nuAtor, Y lrs. mass, 20 kre,
soitel; White 1,aderaonor, 4s KRIS. mass, u
kra. hetal Red 6exatidcs, 50 Lrs., mass, 10 krs.
seitef' Tie notice further intimasea that tho
establishment is open daily from II to / O'Clock
with Tho exception Of Sundays aud ThurHdaya.
whom 1t opens LII the morning only betweon II
aud l..
The doors fly open. and wa enter with the
flight Of stairs dim'y 1ightod by = small oil-lamp
fixed against tho mo!aesing wall. Grasp-.
lug tho fraii hand-rail to avoid pEeoip-
tuition, not merely upon those in trout,
but possibly TO tho bottom Of tho steps. by
tho pressure iron, behind we descend aomoo
couple Of dozen BtairH, and, pushiug opon ono Of
a pair OF glaHB folding -aoora the panos OF which
are grimcd with The dirt OF generations, we find
ourselves in a Kind OF gloomy cave, with tho
earth under foot troddsn ns lard an brick. A
| strong vinous odor po1yades the place. A loud
| hubbub aesails tile car tho oauHe Of which it is
| impossible to discover until you get accus-
tolnod to tho imperfect light from a fow sick1Y
oil-lamps and one or two gutterirg tallow-
a tritio brighter than tue rcst, We turn
to the loft, aud push our way to rude counter,
in front Of whioh q acoro Or moro persous aro
struggling, elbowing each other, lifting ono an-
other on The foot, grumbling, laughing. and
swearing, and tho tailor ones stretching their
armH over the h0ads Of those in front in eagor
endcayors to soize a soitel Of 'princoly Ester
hazian wiuo.
Seated behind the counter is the Princes depu-
IT,, q. gray-hoaded, shabby-looking man,
with keen eyes peering sharply through
spcctaoles, but remaining impassiyo to
ssohi%g IT s1esps e. tnaps viii t%non9y wlSh
liberation III q book. In the Yaulted cellar be-
hind him hundreds Of casks arc visible, and you
dimly rec couple Of colarmcn drawing of vino
as 1apldly IS they cay accomplish It BY the aid
brandtish offeot to the group. Whom the money
has been haudod over, not merely for tho vino,
but also Tor the glass Which contains 1t (for
which 10 kreutzers have to he deposited, other
wiso half tho customers would carry of the
empty glasses IN their pockets), an assistant do
lyetB up tho aoitol Of Ruster Btdersonor, orSex-
atidea to tho person paying for it, who has
thon TO battle hls way out OF the crowd glass in
An hour after the princely Esterlazian Keller"
opens, this contest ia9onewed every day.
When ono'H Dyes have got accustomed to tho
gloom, Increased by dense crowds OF tobacco
rate-aized vaultod cellar, forming a Kind Of yeH-
tibule to tho more capaoious oellara
whore the produce Of vaat Hungarian
vineyards are stored. This veatlbule branches
bopchcH. polished smooth by constant ocou-
pauoy, and With narrow ghelYeB tust above tho
hei9ht OF d pereon'a head, On which auoh coh-
utres aB prefer to. dsombnrraBa themselves Of
Every one however, takea caro- to keep sharp
watch on hia CLAUS. as otherwise It would vanish
Aud It does not auliice merely to keep sharp
eyo:on your glass you must be equally obaery-
ant Of your pockets, q circumstances Of which
walls. Spite, howevor, Of the conspicuous
warning, rooket-booAa not unfreQnentfy get
transferred from their owners possession to that
Of ono or othor Of the numerous sharpers who
regard tho prinoely Esterhazlan Keller AZ q
happy hunting ground. :,
Tie riotous bacclannllan crowd compriaos ill.,
dtviduals Of widely different ranks Of nocioty,
although the majority Of the company belong to
observe servants and housewives. with market
baskets on their arms descending for their GUS
tomary morning dram. The old women scat
themselves lesnroly' placing ther glassea on tho
60 disnogod. Tho remainder of tho assomblago
Is mado up Of proyincials or foreigners, who ro-
| gard tho Tstorlazy Keller an ono Of tho sights
Of Vienna on no account to bo missed, or casual
paaaerB-by who drop ia for glass Of Woisser
| Balersonor or nother Boxatdos.
| AL tho winos, with tho exception Of the To-
kay, which IL sold in small TASKS SEAL
| cd with the arms Of tile a.lolout Hum
garinn house, arc drawn direct from the
| cask, and are OF unnsual body and strength,
quito unlike tho weak docoosionA which the oon,-
nloner Vienna restaurants folat on their custom.
ers aa Hungarian wine. 1t Is this, no doubt,
which renders tho dirty, gloomy Princely Estor-
hazian Keller popular resort. OF tho three
| oommoner wlnos. tho Ruhter III tho flneBt. Do-
Ing drawn boforo 1t haa attainod any conaldor-
able age, the flavor ia slightly sweetish; stu
there Is nothing cloylug about 1t, such al one
dndB In tho better-known Ruster Auabruoh,"
Chinese SuporstitAons.
One very extraordinary way In which Chinese
tho system Of ancohtral Worship, to which thoy
attsoh extreme Importance. They SOON to be-