The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-11-03
A VUAi~1 CirY.

,sI / fouai. III K.'.l,enhurs. the
.v. a~iute-i AMI one o; the most An
-, i, aud picturesque ci'iss IN Enrsps.
correspondent Of tho Chicago Ad-
.,ue hav. Ii, Yer secn All American who
..a.nod bis WY to the town. 1t lies on
.,.,u,ss,rts, 70 u sl~.s. of the railway
.,,u ii Germany. A rick'iy branch road
.,~ .ry.n miles o: WHICH it took the tram
...,r nm hour to traverse -en'lx near one
: i. xa,ss N4boly ever happens in
ral~aburs. He is there, il A. all. on pur-
= ia young laiy. whom l mot IN
i.S,io hai not told ~ fascinating bit Ut
,ra.sy ot it aud painted 70 v'vidly Its
S.,;svul attractions this account would
-, h,ye been written. Nurenburs. which
& ~ ths common route Of travel. u sup.
,,..a by mos, tourists to be tho ideal of
....ut,e old tcwu Of the Middle Ages- But
: aO.hing to Rpsheubury. The favor OF
=. n,us.~euth century i stealing into II.
gev.t.uyisd ways and modern improve
-,ss. srs making Eartul hAvcc. Why. I
az svu,ss IN NuremLurs that ara not day
.ree than $50 years Old: I vss shocked
4, tie sight of DOZEN, II least plato glass
s,dvva There is gas in Nnrembars.
-. sra street cars therc Some OF ths
u vall Las beeu torn down to lot in moro
i,s,s,uth century. But hardly a sight OF
ausd x.,hin tue circuit Of Rothenburs
&np IN upon your me.iinvM dream. The
srvv, dinsy streets are lishted--so far as
Suaisd q abby lanterns These are hung
= vivss stretched across the s,rcet. and ara
anvu in with polleys to one side. to Do re-
y1ui,l,ed. Street rail or gas lamp there is
,ne. Tie town is huySed completely
maud with turreted gates. And the towers.
) ,hey throw their arms tender'y about
tAer charge, look back to bid defiance to all
nolem iutrusions. At kome poiuts, tins
~ water in the nioat still sleeps in ven-
sabls sta;ua,ion. As your omnibus :asties
rder three Or four successive xrc.its into
u silent streets, the lingering echoes OF cur
IN sra die away behind, aud you ,!ro., four
0ays centuries FROM human history. You
vsude: through the little city tof no. more
iAan $500 inhAbi.ants) wherever your feet
helns, and lass hundreds Of houses. ANY
- Il which, like n certain old domicilc III
M leadol, Conn, or one ia A~sifcrt
NJ. would Be the chief . lion = OF AN
American town. MIST Of them vera stand
IL before the Pilgrim Fathers left Holland
many os them before America WAS DIS
Avred With their steep, towering. red
~ seufk. their seulptured ga.eways ami
ensR snrrets FOR defense, and gloomy c.,.st-
EedA they look down in losdlt compassion
oysf freshness and your u,s.art r,s<on
eyuad Tie SEA. Hour after hour / rua,Eed
osd5set. looking in vain Tor a single mod
0AuA Every street n paved through
- ~ scs Sidewalk 70 be seen 11,s
4nitivs simplicity aud naturslness "f the
1ulAnburgers too. are charming. About
~ man you meet recognizes you at once
- stangsr, and feeling TINT the town
~ yoa courtesy, touches his hat with a
OoAmil& Not bad example Tor some
/ ~ Anesioans. 1t must be granted that
- sds oe antiquity in some of the by
esss b slightly too strong 10. the most
sanaae But one can pardon that. and
- overlook the fortue-cLamber. under
= 1aahhaas tof which the present genera
- b innoosat) in consideration Of all tie
sesd taseination of the quXius old town