The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-21
as generally on the continent is
merely great holiday.

University town OF Bonn, which was
one Of the first fortresses Of the Ro.
mans on the Rhine, aud was fire.
quently mentioned by Tacitrs. The
University buildings, like those oi
all tho great educational institute
of Germany, arc insingnifcant and
unworthy visit unless the traveller
learns from IL that great Universi-
ty does not consist in fine buildings
but in distinguished professors.
\ littla above Bonn we come to
the Seven Mountains Of which the
most noted, Drachenfels,or Dragon s
Rock, is mentioned by Byron, as,
''The casilcd crag Of Drschenfeis.
Frowns o'er the wide aud winding Rhine.
From ruined castle OH its suns
init there is one of the 6uost aud
most extended viows on tho Rhine.
La the side of the mountain toward
the river can bo soeu tho mouth of
the cave in which there onca lived a
terrible dragon, who ate half dozen
men for his dinner every day. aud
was worshippcd 10y tho idolaters
who lived in the vicinity. But a
beautiful captive christian maiden
was onco given him as part Of his
daily rations, who held tho cross
toward the monster as he opened bis
month to receive her, which 30 ter
rilied him that he sprang into the
Rhine aud was never seen more. In
proof of the story you eau 500 with
your own eyes the cavero in which
the monster lived.
Just beyond, on tho other side of
the river, is the mountain and ruin
ed arch OF Rolandseck castle, oppo-
site the island of Nonnenwerth,
which was built by tho bravo knight
Roland ON his return from tho Cru.
sades, in order that ho might over,
look the convent on the island In
which his lady love had taken refuge
when she beard the rumor Of his
leath. This beautiful legend Of his
Kuiguy devotion is tho subject OF
one of Schlller's finest ballads The
knight Of Toggenburg'
At Liuz are extensive quarries of
basaltic, Which is here found iu hex
agonal colums Of from three to ten
iLchcs in diameter. These columns
arc used largely in tho construction
of dykes in Holland. Neuwiel re.
ceived tho Moraviaus after their ex-
pulsion from MoravIn durins..the
thirty years war, and from this cen.
ter they have spread over the whole
world.
In half an hour more we are a:
the beautiful situated city Of Cob.
lenz, at the Junction of tho Rhine
aud Moselle. On the opposite side
of the river is the Gibralter of the
Rhine, tho fortress of Ehrenbreit-
stein, which is practically invulner
ablo It. can be defended by 500
men aud cau accomoIate lG0,00J.
and its magazines will contain pro.
visions for $40 for ten years. Twelve
miles from Cublenz is Ems, the
favoriio resort of the German En-
peror, where, in 1870, King William
brought on the French war by his
sharp reply to an obtrusivo French
ambassador. Coblenz was the birth
place Of the distinguished Austrian
Prime Minister, Prince Metternich.
From Coblenz to Dinsen, a distance
of thirty seven miles, is the finest
scenery on the Rhine.
Three miles above Coblenz is the
castle of Stolzenfels, on a precipi-
tous rock rising 800 feet above the
river. As early as 1900 is was fa-
nous castle, but 200 years ago it
was destroyed by the French and
left in ruins until within fifty years,
when it was presented to the press
ent Emperor William by whom it
was rebuilt. Queen Victoria was
entertained here in 1S45. It in
cludes one Of the finest views on the
Rhine On our right towers the al
most conical mountain on which the
castle of harrisburg is perched, 4S5
feet above the Rhine, the only mid
die age fortress on the river which
has escaped destruction. Scattered
through Boppard are number Of
those strange old German houses
with the frames on the outside OF
the buildings. This part OF the
Rhine is much frequented by artists
in search of the quaint and pictures.
que. Like several other places on
the Rhine in early times it boasted
o Lodge Of the Knights Templar.
whose heroes are mentioned in rec
ords OF the Crusades.
just above, on the opposite side
of the river. cronwing adjacent spurs
OF the same mountain, are the ruins
OF the two castles The Brothers.
These we're occupied by two broth
ers who loved the same maiden
Heinrich generously went to tho
Crusades and left the prize to Con-
rad, who finally growing weary Of
her, also went to the Crusades, aud
suddenly returned with q Grecian
bride. This broke the heart Of the
deserted wife, who shut herself up
in her castle aud refused to see any
one. Late one evening strange
knight claimed the hospitality Of
the castle. He proved 10 be Helm
rich, and at once resolved to svenge
her wrongs. He challenged Conrad
to single combat, but just as with