The New York herald., 1874-08-23

are clad in nothing more than a simple chemlse,
about dressed merely In a pInaiore open benin
TO permit OF free circulation, winter and
summer sunI IN. IN many families the same. The
young girls up TO the age OF hiteen or
thereabouts and the old women do all the outdoor
and Held work, moving the grass on the mountain
their backs. The Girls above this age get employ
ment In the manufactures of Sonneberg or be-
larger cities OF Thurnga. Altogether tine villagers
are about In the same condition as they were Gen.
| turtles ago, when Luther preached to them.
THE FESTIVITIES IN sONNEBERG
commenced on saturday evening by the welcom-
the iesta Of pSe little 81 nn on the h
SIDE, under its new name of 'Zum Dr. Martin
Luther" The latter ceremony was OF q very
the structure handing over the keys to the pres
ent occupants Very curious, however, was
ceremony performed as In the days OF Luther or
elevating journeyman toymaker OF Sonneberg to
the rank OF master" in his guild, said journey
man having distinguished himself greatly IN the
manufacture OF Imitation articles RON the Luther
Judenbach era Tor the Sonneberg festival The
armor, Luther beer mugs exhibited within the
quaint. 0ne-storied, overhanging rooted house
was exceedingly interesting and reflected great
credit upon the arranger or the festival. Even the
ancient sign OF beer Jug within a star suspended
on long spear over the doorway had not been
vertable sixteenth century Ianzknecht or peasant
lance bearer, had been posted at the doorway, clad
with an ancient rusty spear. Very 1 curious were
the inscriptions inside the house, some said to be
a,nsT a not Whether the We Is a or
dld not despise good beer and yet the inscription
makes him say
Each land must have a devil of its owns
1Ia, Ara must g. csisd .swiily.S tsr dc fear
bns 's hs %,a ss pssaH uasmeS. Germany da
THE FEsTAL MORNING
broke out cool and nicely clOuded, and we early
guests and villagers pilgrimaRed.to to The Lutheran
cnurcn to listen TO the singing OF the Cathoc ser
vice, given In order to show the religious condi-
ton or Thuringia before the Reformation. AT
evening, alter The Jete was over, the German ser
vice was given in the same edce to show sae
long special trains from Coourg disgorged
strangers had arrived from the neighborlng capl.:
tails OF Coburg and Meiningen, while hundreds OF
mountains and valleys, came IRON distances OF fl
teen TO twenty miles on foot. At two O'Clock, wnen
least 10. 600 persons stood on the hill around the
Luther House and the numerous booths that had
been erected around IT. IN imitation OF village
1880. 1t was unique, curiousy interesting scene
and enacted with a great amount OF spirit and good
humor Each booth had Its properly costumed at
tendants. There was q shOemaKer's stand with
veritaole lie copy Of
c0bbler and poet OF Nuremberg, who sold shoe
work. in leather and wood, Of patterns such as
doubtless were ofrered to the tram OF Elector
John. There was wandering DR.. Eisenoart with
pills and potions and the elixir OF life. by which
sys ere Pc er pro 70
dery and hOrsenais, oil sickles and scythes and
farming farming Implements, Of cloth for the as !aaz,
with nuge pictures OF elephants and tigers, and
with two enormous carved negro heads crowning
half o dozen boy musicians, clad in old German
costume, were endeavoring to make as much noise
of Luther: while inside was coecuon OF stuffed
owls and bats, miniature wooden elephants and
Sas hon ana magic az Be and Na ark
In Old German costume OF Thuringia OF
the SIX sixteenth century, the .garrets OF
Museum at Nuremberg having been thoroughly
ransacked by Herr F!elscnnann and his co.opera;;
picturesque scene, full OF color and lie and humor.
TETzEL AND THE INDULGENCEs.
- Inc great attraction or the fair was Immediately
cross and Papal standard, with the triple crown,
had been planted on either side OF temporary
clad in the monastic garb and cow who gestlcu-
su lated and shouted win powerful lungs. TINS was
berg-whO was exhorting the people In coarse ian.
guage and with rude jests to purchase ndul@ences
mansions. By his side Stood peasant, ,e holding
aolt the Papal buh, signed and sealed. authorizing
Tetzel In his labors. Immediately IN front OF the
pulpit long table had been planted, and on II
were beer rugs and large iron-oound money
chest, ornamented with number OF little pc-
lures representing souls tormented In purgatOry,
and with the we'll known inscription in German:-
The moment the money in the box doth ring
The soul out OF purgatory to heaven doth spring.
Before the treasury seated two other
MONKS the younger one OF whom was busily en-
poyed IN writing and IN receiving the money,
while the other dealt out Indulgence formulas 10
the score OF monk assistants who were continually
plying the people, shouting "Buy indulgences;
buy ~ TetZel had even enlisted some da look
ing peasants armed with thick sticks into his EN-.
ploy, SO great being the demand for his wares.
TetZel addressed the crowd every now and
then, telling them to hasten and purchase
remission for their sins; that they were going last
to the devil, beng in the habit of cursing and
quarreing, disappearing and deceiving. backbit-
ing and getting drunk, ana doing things they
ought not to 90, and leaving undOne what they
ought to do. But all these sins could be pardoned-
If any one had Killed another, he said, 1T will cost
him twenty gulden; II any one has stolen any
thing 1t will cost twenty gr0schen If he has set
fire to MS mother-ln-law he can get free Tor five
groschen; then he will become as pure a
diamond or as a newborn child. So he went on,
picturng the horrors OF he'll awaiting for such as
Kept their grOschen misery to themselves, ana
the joys OF heaven TO such as possessed themselves
OF the magic letters. Fearing the tOrtures in walt
ing-such as the devil entering the body and ''cut
ting out the thick parts in order to get fat for
torches to light the way to the bOttomless re-
sions," and very desrous of securing seat among
the "iitte angels dear, who SIT up in Heaven and
sing and make music all day lOngn
A RELIC OF TETZEL.
/ purchased two OF the letters of Indulgence Of
fered, properly made out in my own name. for
eight days, the other for life, Tor small consider
alton. Here is one OIL the documents absolvlng
he for eigM days.