Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1876-06-01

1apis-lzzuli table One thinks ore~els
/ In q Suitanss saloon. This efisce i
called = the Kiosk Of Delights" The
King Of Bavaria never crosses the thre~h
old except dressed IS q Turk Of the old
school. wearing an enormous furhsn.
and with golden crescent In the middle
o. his back He winds mp the seif-play-
Tag piano, which Ii concealed behind
curEAin. lights his Turkish pipe, stretches
himself AZ length On q sofa, and passes
| sway wkole afternoons amid tcbaccoss
| amber clouds and the melodies OF his ne
ehsnical orchestra There are many nlys-
ferrous and perfumec pxlhs-borde
with seats covered with satin. and well
stuffed, add evergreen arbors, at whose
laTt1er enc = . Venus, or a croBching
sphlnx-iea0i1g from the Moorish kiosk
10 the enchanted banks OF little lake
which 10 blue and limpi6 as = Trainer;
of Orient sky. and which seems 10 dream
Of its native land under the u,o,jorIe-s
cuposa q palm trees. IL requires Dore,s
pencil 10 depict this marvellous scene. n
= spiendic vision, corner Of Paradise
Mountains obedlent as those of
holy Wrs, docile cliffs, frame this
lake, in which thousands OF gold
and silver fishes sport. on wSicb
beautiful Chinese ducks swim. and which
Is lighted by dag az well a. by nighf hv
eternal moonbe4ms. There is nacLjnery
~ which the stzr-spangled sky NAV A.
viii be covered by black clouds. vivid
lightning hash, hoarse thunders peal. and
the lake becomes tossed By angry pillows
Inc hlngof Bavaria, cOstumed a. William
Tel, Then enters q boat moored n a tree
on The bank, casts Off, aud rows among
me daring pillows. lie has had photo.
graiE " himself and lake taken ,iuring
one Of these mimic storms. The rhoto7
graph u really an interesting picture. II
~ SAID that the King one day asked the
pfilaa donna Of The Munich oTera to come
saa sing the ballad Of the King Of Thule
"a boat on this LAKE. When she reached
ne second stanza the King rang the
ele7cific bell, which was the signal to his
nasebinisf " false q storm ON the lake
ihsiantly tbe Aghtnings flashed, the
lii1iAoef ieea1esl, tae waves ran high, the
boat Ia which the prima donna stood
rocked violently and threatened to unset
she screamed Ia terror, and the King
relied over and over On bis s0fa, laughing
az IL he would split his sIdes. At one end
Of the lake ig an Indian wigwam ii con-
talns Dufialo-skIns, noccasins, bows.
arrows, tomahagks, spears and fishing
implements. A grove Of exotic trees.
filled with parrots taught TO pronounce the
Kings name, separates the lake from
chain of mountains made Of cement. and
made the exact counterfeit Of the Hima-
layas, The decoration Of the fore ground
represents tropical lake, with islands
filled with gigantic vegetation and extra
ordinary birds.
Berg Castle, which is situated on the
banks Of the beautiful Starnberg Lake,
near Munich, is not less Enthusiastically ar
Il a.. IL. II
Residenz at Munich. Berg Castle is the
Kings fayorite retreat. He lives there
pine months Of the year Ii he has his
winter garden in Munich, he has his
island OF roses at Berg Castle. His island
Of roses, too, is a scene from the East,
from the caliphatc Of a poet like the
Caliph of Bagdad; emily il contains no
Scheherazade. The story of q nightin-
gale that was enamored of rose must
have taken place in this enchanted island,
placed like an immense nosegay under the
Royal wincows. The island contains
every species Of rose; the eyes are per
petually delighted and all the senses are
intoxicated by the atmosphere Of odors
and colors. Formerly, there was a fish
erman's hut on this island; il has been
removed, and, in its stead, Swiss cot
tage built. The King has placed piano
in this cottage, and during summer
nights the boais which glide over the lake
can hear the King playing fragments OF
Lohengrin' and Tannhauser" The
Bavarian people have given Berg Castle the
name Of "the Magic Castle" / did not
try TO enter it, for the excellent reason
that my efforts would have been useless.
The dragons which guarded the Hes
peridas kept less jealous watch than the
sentinels who kept ward over all the
avenues leading 10 this castle. 1t is said
TO be crammed with stage machinery and
scenery. Itcontains, among other things,
Moorish kiosk, in which the King fire.
quently spends the night surrounded by
alabaster lamps and smoking incense
burners. Berg Castle is always silent as
tomb. 1t never receives a visitor.
There is not, even at the hour of meals,
the joyous CHATTER OF dishes which indi-
Gates the masters presence. The King
dimes alone He is as temperate as an an
chorite. He mas horror of material ex-
istence. He commonly rides on horse
back around the lake before dinner. He
is followed only by an outrider. He some
times stops at the first house OF Amerland
Village; il is poor cobbler's house. He
drinks glass of water, gives the cobbler
a form, and rides off People who enter
the roads reserved to the King are fined.