, 1874-06-06

rHE RHINE: Toun FnoM PARIS ro a1AYEsoE nY
THE WAY OF A1x-1A.cnArEILE, WITH AN ACCOUNT
IIIsToR1cA1 EVENTS. By v1CToR Huuo. Translated
byD. NJ. Alnn. 1amo., pp. 275 Chicago: Jansen,
NcClurg l. Co.
III. Hugo tells Us, In the beginning Of his
tour, that, on long excursions, he las peculiar
liking for short stages, dislike OF luggage, and
fondncsa for riding alone in hB carriage with
the two friends Of his boyhood- Virgil and Taci-
tus. He also adds thDt, in travelling, he does
not seek incidents, but fresh scenes, which
excite and create ideas." With these fow, fer
tio hints, NO may picture tho soltury
tourist passing at lis leisure from ono
picturesque and stored place to another,
Us thoy como In his way :; holding discourso with
hia favorito authors when the scenery along tho
route offers no amusement for the eye; stopping
nt lis will as city, han1lot, castle, or cathedral
excite hs curiosity and invita- his inspection; mud
roaming on foot and alone, with many pausas
md much meditation, over every spot that is
hailowed by Naturo or by historic association.
80 he travels adown tho Rhine, slowly, pllilo-
sophically, taxing notes Of a that is or sug-
rested for the bouefit Of the reader, who will
mentally accompany him.
He fails to date his journey, but thero are owl
deuceB TINT 1t waB not recently taken. There is
no mention OF tho Into deadly struggle between
Trance and Germany. It is proof that the mo-
nentouB affair WAS yet hidden in tho womb of the
future, IA ha peacefully sauutored through Al
eace, across tho frontier, into Licge OIL tile
NleuBe. There il not much that il particularly
noteworthy in the COURSE Of his travels lie
etopB at Alx-la-Chapol!e long enough to explore
the old church whore ths bones Of Char1omagno
mere once lnterred but arc now exhibited in
glass cascs, and look upon all the roles OF the
grent Emperor.
Charlomagne was colossal lii body as we'll as
In mind. Tho sIzo Of his skull and. arm iudl-
Gates that the son Of Popin-le-Dmuf was phys-
ca!!y giant. The marble chair Oh which tile
monarch Hat in lis tomb from B52 to 1156. with
a crown on his load, globe Ia one lanl, q
acoptre in tho other, a swora by his side, the
Imperial mantle over hls shoulders, tho croas OF
Christ around his mock, mud his 'tcot iu the
saroophagus OF Augustus. is now preserved in a
lis coronation Frederich Barbarossa profaucd
the tomb Of Cllarlamnghe. Ths skeleton OF tue
Emperor Was given to the church, which sep-
arated tho bones, making OF each n holy ro!ic,
while the chair Was converted into throne
where thirty-s!1 Emporora were invested with
their crowna
In 1904, when Napoleon visited Aix-la.Ul,a
palle, ho took of his hut and stood In silence bc-
conjurea boforo him; but Josephine aippantly
mounted tho stops loadng up to it ana sat down
Oh the throne whore the dead Emperor had re-
clined In state for $50 yeara. Ton years after,
T10u Liz %DulD OF Tho
great Charlemagne, Alexander OF lsunain, like
Napoleon, took Off his hat and aurtout, but
Frederick William Of Prussia and Francis OF
AuBtrin remained ooyered. The King OF prus-
Sin stood upon tho marble stepa aud listened 10
tho proyot Of tho chapel whie lie told OF the
coronation of the Emperors Of Germany.
At Cologne, N. Hugo visited tic house w1Ier0
Mary ds bLedicB brenthud her lust. Tho sceue
recalls to hum "tho glorious reign OF Louis tho
Fourteenth" aud e1cltoH the following sgnit-
cant remnrKs:
~ for me, aa you already know, 1oyo that which
sB absolute, which IL perfect and therefore, haya nj
ways haa profound ro&l'eet' for thiB grave
and worthy frtncv, wcll borI, 10 much
ioYods aud 20 well surrounded; King lii lis
rratllc, King in tue ton!h; true Sovereign iu
pyery accertation Of Tho word; central monarch Of
civilization; pivot of Europe; aseing, NO 10 rpeak,
from TIM To lime, egat iorcz, Ays kvtans tnrco
EnpcrorB, two King. ot Hlail, three K!ugs Ut port-
yu, four Knga nrl pno Queen Of England three
Kings Of Denmark, one Queen aud Two Kinay Of
bWulon, four Kgs nf Faaul, and four Czurs Of Mus
poyy, appear, shine forth, and disappear around ha
throne; polar ssar OK tho eAtro ago, VIM Iuril,o
suysnty-tw0 years saw al tho consultations luaies.
ideally perform their Gvuutona round hlnl.
Another 4ksplY t0 Dr. Clarke.
WOMAN,B EDUCATION AND WUaIAN,H HEALTH:
C1ItEFI,Y IN lxpLY to "BEI IN EpucArIuN.n l,y
OEuuax +, OoMEoRT, a. H., Dean Of tls uoilegs of
Fila Arts Ut ByrlcuEe y. y, aud Airs. AkhA MAN
Ntn1 CouBpHr, n. d. 12tuU., pp. l65 Syracuse !:
T4oIlsB ". uulstol' Il Co.
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