Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-03-19
Notes Of European Travel.

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place to smother, became quite recon-
ciled to this mode of cowpu alton. So,
as | said, in six hours and helf we had
left Belgium, entered Germany, add
sped through fields OF grain, meadows
gemmed with the ubiquitous scarlet
peoples, and, al snutty and follorn,
into Cologne. We were delayed full
twenty minutes while Mr.. 3. looked
after our luggsge-detsined in the sEs-
dow OF that old cathedral which has
been six hundred years building, but ]
was too tired to expend my admiration;
1t Oaly occurred to me ii w6s about time
1t was finished. We crossed a magnifi.
c5nt bridge en- route for our hotel, which
Dwell loAed the Rhine. The fist thiI g
was the home letters, and the next
ptosaic mortaIs that we are, despite the
fact that the murmur OF the twiitly-
rushing river OF the song and vine Wss
In cur eArs-supper. Perhaps il was the
letters that suggested the Gi5cussion of
home dishes, but we seveTaly began &c
specify what would best sppsase hunger.
Said /, shot Wafllss." Qle Of my travel
ing companions ref lied, az never cav
any; how are they ma3e?" ] replied,
~ thought New England housekeepars
Knew everything pertaining to the cult
nary department, but your education
has te5n lsmentably neglected" would
eodeavor TO bribe an entrance into the
| Kitchen and manufacture some at once;
but they waffle mania would begin to
rage worse than Lambs burnt pig sfftc-
tlon, until shCu' find myself in the
vile servitude for The rest of the urDey.
/ without, in the garden, there was a fl he
oand aud large assembly of people.
Ne wandered through and paused
awhile, but were too tired 10 stay lor &.
MY passage to dream lard was bR2uilzd
| oy sweetest sounds, and my last glance
rom the window, as | raised my head
| from the pillow, was upon the cCl0red
lights Of tie boa's streaming across the
water, aud the whole scaue irradiated
| by succession of rockets breaking into
dazzling showers. We tsrried in Cologne
Only TO bsptjzs ourselves in genuine
tarlna and hear the gigantic faisebood
OF TIE eleven thousand virgins droned
over, aud were jubilant when TIE day
was fixed for orr departure. o. that
suspicious occasion / arose at an early
houf, and, opening my window, found
the prospect not only dimmed, Tut en-
tlr.ly oDscured by fog. began TO fear
snou!d lose the sceGtry Of the Rhine,
which had been one Of the Inducements
10 cross the ocean. The steamer fOr the
Trip was very comfortable one, with
al awning over the deck, and though
quite number Of passengers, it was no!
dlsagfeea0ly crowded. There Eat at
ten O'Clock on the third Of August, culd
even IN thick dress and shawl, but The
sun had struggle through the peIvading
grsyness, aud / WIS or the Rhine.
What more could be said? ! thought
dismaIiy OF the beautiful Clyde, with
Tie busy towns, green fislds ard grand,
ancestral homes upon It's smiling Banks,
and the everlasting hills forming
tembrandt-Iike background for the
picture, and felt quite deGIauded. But
by and by, far away, bsfors the mist is
fairly dispelled, like 8 shadowy ghost OF
mountain peak, | faw the ruined cas-
tie which crowns Drschenfels ard
aroused from my regretfIl rev.
cries. Certainly was Obliged
TO yield attention to surrounding
o9Jsc.s and PERSONS, for ouf Kentucky
friend was asserting emphatically thai
the vineyards locked like bean-vines
stuck with poles, and the Methodist
brother discoursirg upon geological for
nations and volcano Upheayais in Ian
gusge that would have driven q school
boy Of fifteen to extrsmilies; to cay
nothing OF a recent acquaintance who
talked me nearly to death, having. uu-
fortunately discovered that we had some
mutusl fr!e nds at home. He wore spec
tscies with Que CRACKED glass that M SIDE !
me uncertain whtrs be was conCeutrat- |
log his regards, and in Tess than ten !
minutes he'd epitomized his family his !
tory for my edi6catiOn, and endeavored |
- nafn saal Fr,1 I e,
cy was bad subject l don'5 believe |
in elective Abilities; / didn't respond, |
and he changed mis- base. AS watched |
his retreatiLg form, vowed q solemn
vow, that when once freed from the |
present entsngling alliances, thence.
for b l would avoid, as Plague, pssti-
lence and famine, those rowing, bsrba-
rian hoIdes known as excursion parties.
Finally, after hard-fought battle with
the fates, L ensconce1 myself in an OBJ.
scure corner, where, unOtserved, could
gaze my fill. The hillsides box too
ster ls to support anything; they are ter.
raced and walled up with masonry,
above which the glowing green Of the
vine appears. AS Soon ss | came in
sight of E1renbreilsteiD, l knew it could
be no other tbsn thu Broad Stone of
Honor" Wall after wall rises on the
face OF the cliff, guarded by towers snd
battlements, with darby suggestive
l0Opboles. Beyond Is Stozenfels, which,
| think, one OF the most beautifully sit
usted castles on the Rhine. It ia a re-
stoIed ruin of the middle ages, and is
four bundled feet above the river; the
mountains around are thickly wooded,
and it rises from its leafy perch not GRIM
ly, but vine-drsp9d, fresh and fair ss a
woOd-nymph. The castle OF NaIksburg,
from its commanding position, for hun
dreds Of years laughed defiance at all who
dared as=sl his majesty, but after having
grown hCary in Wailike service, is st
last become only State prison. But !
saw nothing comparable to Rheinfels,
built by Count Deiib, Tobber chiefIain,
for compelling passing boats to p3y
tribute. 1t row belongs to the royal
family o! Prussia. Long before reach.
ing ObeCw5sel, which is called the we
lest spot on the Rhine, had grown
to my resolution taken in the
early morning hours. not to be pleased.
Near the remains Of Schon5erg Castle,
when the water is low, may be seen
seven rocks, called the Seven Sisters
One Of the counts Of Schonberg had
seven daughters, willful and deceitful,
DNt liO were NED" uetk Nutt6
out boating, through the instrumental.
ty OF q wicked fairy, and their pretty
bcdieJ turned to stone, as 8 punishment
for their misdeedE. Then there was the f,
house tower, with its legend OF the
wicked bishop, who filed mis- grausries
with corn while the peassnts were
starving, and the rats came ia legions, !
ate his corn, and took the bishop for des-
sert. At last 'the yellow sunlight fell I
OF Bingen, town go much be-pOetizsd,
thst plain prcss commentary would SIM
ply be RANK heresy. Al Biebricb, where
we we're to leave the steamer, and pro-
coed by carrisge TO Weisbsden, Mr.. B ,
GOT of with several of the party, but |
some of Us not knowing that ouI msrch-
ing order had been given, remained |
until the Emperor Of Germany swung
awsy from the wharf, and, despite the
fearful sgesliculations OF our Cicerone,
and our vehement explanations on
board, we we're carried on TO Msyence, {
where we were just entering carriages {
10 retIsce cur Steps, when 3. arrived, ]
he angriest man / ever cav. He had
driven To Msyence in the short time I
hat We we're being uuwillingly CON- {
Keyed thither by steamer. We were one J
TOUR driving to Weis baden; he spoke {
Tot q word 10 us on the way, nor during U
he entire evening, and we came down I
0 breakfast next morning the most sub .