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woFkn'en had only left ii; and Jet for 1eo years
the sturtns have beaten on these walls. Hut the
eye ~ tho master was upnn tho workmcn, and
whoever, .labore'l under that eye did honest
church, tho heart IT the EscuEtal, from which
the building. draaa its life. There Ii not much
~ the church. and the impression es frat Is one
it,-and Il thjs aiif VT pa.s loto tho inclosnre,
sneepe M 1n' on sse :tone ~ , e hess ess
a,e voices Of prIests chanting their of1'cess
L. sayIpR,-s lats mas At side altar for taEsiy
Chrstsans. In few minutes tho priest passes
us, carrying the sacred vessels In h!s hand, a
couple Of toJs in SUPPLIES tugglnG After. The
praser. 4 group OF asssttng priests follow,
elso mutterin9 prayers. Ths mass is over, and
they arc hurrvinR to breakfast: Tbs conRrega-
tion, not more thana dozen. dssotves, one Or
and Of us would, for tho sake of God and tho
Virgin, and the saints, glyu them aims. All of
tbis A. we wander Into the church and Try 10
i !. w. enaush; IN fact, lie IL imuf*..
faye done so much more. W. ass told BY our
guide that these aslee arc 30 feet long, and go
Of them. But ths mIud Ina becomo 20 aceu.-
toned TO other things In the Wsy,of churchea,
TO the Gothic fnagnlllecnce Of Durgos, ami
Acvilla, and Toledo, TO- the marvellous weep of
Other schools, to tbs hiatl-yauIted arch anL
groincd columns, that something seems want
ing. 70, Is We are bidder, me 70 up to the
grand altar md studs that. Note thosu hroa'i
screen, which j. naarly TOO feet high, was the
wtsk of sh italian, who gave acscn years 10 Its
fultll'inens. There are columns. Of 5asper
na, snd bron1c, tssaIons and statues Ihs
wood. Some French soldiers cams here. Ind
they were very much IN tho position Of Bismarck
when before i'ahs,-thcy wnnte1 money. Bis.
but tho frencAnru had onty their axes. So
they hammered al tue brDllze tabernacle. sup.
posing It tn 10 s,lver, and now only t!,e fra!.-
,.ncnts rstoatn. SUPPOSE bismarck woula !!ayc
hammered down every tabernacle In Paris II he
hud not bccn patd bis tnoncr, anl tue lesson
learned from this net of rapiMe was that inyall-
ers arc about tue same thing al thu world over,
and d!aposed to taku what ther caii get. II Is
n pity sone o1Ir did rnt tell the frrnrlnen
that tllcy were ham1nerfac dawn bronzs. We
might have the tabernacle today.
THE ToMps or TIE xtxns,
The Escurla1 n something nIoru than a palace.
C.'arles v, waa ahout to leave his throne he
charged hle son to lntld Ho,al tntib worthy
nj the Kings "f S7a'n. 4" Philip co&.oiHet! two
VOWS, ono to hta father aal tho otllFr 10 It,.
Escurinl. Under this sc1llrc,-'tsrcily us.iur tie
aitar so that wlcn tito prieat ra%es the t,ost \.
the rnoIntht ut the elevation hu stands itnuledi-
ately over thu tcpu1cbrr-tlts tutnb was l'ult.
Our way luwn MIA over anlOoth stens of
marble ntd juspcr, 80 smooth that w were
warpeA to walk warlly. Tie rou.n IL ,lurk,
mud the attendants carry. ,at'urs, which
throw Ellanernr light. It WIS Philips
In keeping With thc Eseurtal hut his SOU added
tnarhtcs mud btorzcs a!,d other dccufatons, unti
you nute that the r''oiIs II one Of st!rndas. It
ls IN ortaEon, thirt,-sl teet In diameter UNI
thirty.e1ght teet hiEh. Tnrfe Is II chandelier,
b!ollze angels, u larua crurllx, quite l'.c.slzr,
a1rt m altar before which 1alhu burns. The
rnonnrehs rest In sl.csvvs, Tour shelves II, row.
ons over Tue other cast, rangs separated irou,
the osilcT by doubts eoninns tn baa-selci, witt
CurInt!'tan caps. The decorations ute elahnratc,
Out of keeping With the EscurIul, aMl not
rarsnen.t. all .! them t''lei witt. collins, but
i,lasly OF the to!ns wanting IL occupants. Fhe
collins are ready, and II thu monarchy
lasts thG!e arr enough tor eener4.
resxntng, aud tue uothrfs u relsn!nc sover.
cishs alone, nrc admitted. ihn ct,lllIls ara ot
black uatble, with spaeei followed nit Tor the
tlcl'* ot the drsd soyerciutia. Tho. tlrst Is
IN plain l.o'nAn letters. llc rrsts jn .tbs tut
compartment, on tlIu left ut the eruciax. ltu
fsncens arc ranGctl IN oniet Oh the left. Here
rcs ase tue nshes ot all tho Span!ss suyescIgns
and FerlIcand VI. Thoy praferrc,l in sleep
elsewhere. not caring IL hare the company,
cvcn III death, u the AustraH soyerc!sas. Tile
after decexsr. Thu ATe kcpt III another tsatt oi
the EtcuFiAl Hnu%n As tito plaza OF ulltrcfuc.
ttou. Ia this lincc, which We -passcsl nx we
came down. are tho sen,ains oi Dun CArlns. or
wlum Schiller wrote: Don John OF Austria,
who was famous In lii day. aud ,te luke nt
Hcndoue. who4a name Is given 10 thu Satn,.
ieu,, stsuars ln 1ars. Within Thu presrnt ynar
two llAte die' w'iose placr nl .'c IN this Pm.
tileut--clrts.tna, Queen u fcrdtua'!d rlI.,
grandmother ot tlIc King. ahtl grandmother,
tfn, OF the haplcss young Mercedes, Queen vi
ALFONSO, whu Sleeps up-siltts u peats alter \
brief llorlcymoon. during tho llcpublie cot-
mission ,opcned tue, eotlln nf Charles Y. Ths
lnnly had hcon deni fut aver tArrs CENTURIES,
but ii WIS 50 vel! preserved tat even ii, tis de-
say yon could truce Liz fcatnrra which thu rcn.
slt Of Titan has mae!s i1nu!ursal. TIL. collin
tlrea scara after death. rnlllp ~. w4s
prompted 10 hoId giiastiy Intercourse with Its
Kreaf ancestor. lie fnuml tie bt4lY wrIi
alter lookME log some time, turiyd t. hIs
ny lord, very grest." il W.. lcru tt,at cI,ariys
II. cansu attcrlls lust hls inr young Quvull. ill.,
out IN tears, rxeiztlMfng, "el,a IL Eulle, and
klull souu b. Win hnr." Very st.,n t,s was
brought .lown thu marble and i3spur stcpt, aud
idle sla'tsecrs Tap hs cailln. wncrc he l.4s sIcls
fur le0 yrmt. Not inHg ktnce. SAYS nt,n Ut 0lfr
attcnlianls bpaHtarl ratnu IT, ahd ktelt At thu
uliar, mixing to he alonu lttIp wl'tls that l,e
might pray t1r tl.e r''lDse u tlle lnstrioas don'l
about ntnI IN lew mil.l.tca tbs attendants
returned unl lul4nd tllut lu lad shot hI,usr!f |
with plslo!. liz Aatl u mad 1aury ~ t1Iu Il,
tuyat st'elcty.
rulLi1's HOME AxD nE1TuuEn.
But l,cfurn w WY farewcli IN llle Escuriul let
VI paya yi&tt 10 ths ho'lc of tho great King
whs fouadct! 1t. We puss ap q stairway AMI
enter k,nalI rrLt pa4ctl with brick. There ID
larger ru".n al!olnng ~ onu VI these ce!ls
in1ip LIVED and d!",l. H. the ut',er attendants
awaited h's vii 4 window OF the vc|t utyt1.
into sAe ehurcll mud the King, ~ lia lay u; Ills
rallet rouid fix his eyeA oH thr priest VI mass,
tlst sarrel host it sspIled The act Ut * III.
tim, on tile Enesltng status of h!s father. This
il whut il III eatu to-ttls rnteF of nIany cot,i-
nen.s-.nothing but ibis dingy cell, Into wh,rli |
ilCht euules. an old INN. In aaouy, aud ,eur,
a;td te'f feoroartt, drsaitua. Numbering, trvm-
hltng ovat thu brink Ut t.s fate, huptME that !
prayer, ath! song, und sorruw, and pfte.tly |
IntvtcesssouA may save tis soul. Thu rootl,. aru
- Ftinr teft them, II We except tic necessary |
ceaftng sud scruhblng. Tnuru IL C. fadcti ta1es-
trr OIL the wall, In With .uu lrasa tAs royal |
urEns uI Austr,a, ,-hts tathtrfs nrns. There IL y
r},uIr EIt11a