The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-05-11
OLE BULLS FOREST CASTLE.
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COLONY IN P1NNSYLTANKA WILDA


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In TIE Bun months ego hes revived memories
Of Ols Boil The forest homo Of the great vio-
linist was long distanos from railroads and
stsamboats fax bask among The mountains Of
northern Pennsylvania Il was reached By
eonvsyanoss Of Afty ysars ago. The country 10
wild and picturesque. A quaint German VII.
lage. whore everything. from the houses 70 the
barsfootsd. Aaxsn-hairsd children. seems
inst transplaptsd from Rhinslapd. y near.
posshs sssre ana do ss
Sunday holiday. while men Are playing ten.
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formerly occupied by ne asent q the 0srma-
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With great banks Of ferns. which give iragrant
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that have stood hundreds Of year. rise abruptly
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their sarroundinss. They arc usually hidden
swSS II some noel thst no one ~. soSe!sosr
yssy pretty pIns Il oolSI Ntt5 dssss: q
door: 70 rsisvs The General Iishtnsss and stcns
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thsT buidipges ar q a.ehI.ecture, An q vi!d
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aSSassa s an ssa M" i.ir
number q lnhabitsnts, but now 8 smal one;
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as Visible a. In the former village. The
eleaEings. for the streets have grown mp with
and T nss BUT
tsins Yielded only lumber instead oi. gold and
went back q, their Old homes in Norway. CON-
the %nprod%ove A% mss e'' Ths sn se
mainder are scattered through the States.
Among the buildings built By dc Bull YET
IN old %
The barroom Is decorated with large deer
sysnins Ole Bull entertained bis Soicni..s with
those tt. famous concerts. xorshipped alike in
and the visitor soptsns Himself n VIZ Viz
seSsiIns I. eve, Of the old liquidation stones
the great SioIIniss and speaks q him With the
Eeyerenee and affection that might be expected
u 20 waH p his
e.. id that M dTsiss drawn Sy !Ss famous %a:
ali asi s
Bu sS os
preached him with deception. HI, kindly face
and he left them without an enemy S he was a
visionary VS. and made mistakes but through al
ne earnest trnnh o. ms great SOU shope clear.
About %Ie and hall Sslo1 S Sso a are th.
They are much more attractive than N the he tum.
bledown villages that recall bis colony. II was
s1sddsa h !, Ill.,
tryImen whose lives ne aesigned to make happy
so h "a" drsa hs mSS sys psn
Ss:tis ruins. shsss nIshs have sssn iissr t3c
busy streets and thriving iaetoriss .' n"'' won
Sn Sa s'H Rs
Slsss was n plain view Of oleonS and NeE
poet ", W and down the stream: op either eide.
osE sns many KIND: q Sseduoas PIes a esas
with their various eolors made = great natural
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music In, the mountains and valleys near the
p1oDer,lSn sSltsd g 4. pisSs VIA. she eassIs
30 the
q tho sH M. a not
carved moaidings. and massive doors that only MY
the strongest bars could force open. The
sions. There wsrs bird houses under them.
os b5s sb sHthsfsd friend, came to hear
carvin0 in every room and the vnijs werc COW
sred with gold; tinted paper. making the In:
the apartments made them quite study. The
room on the south where he kept his famous
whore be spent the most Of his time. It was
elegantly furnished with furniture made In
trouble came upon him. Ole Bull would sit
down IN an old armchsir. and play till the
dows Of the castle. wore flne views Of the noun
tsins that stretch away for miles In every d.
imagined better location for afr and scenery.
After Ole Bull departed his castle was torn
There 10 little left now except the foundation,
Fartlally covered with vines and bushes. and
strongly built. When workmen came to tear It
down they found the task one OF great ifaculty.
Every part OF II was as strong and tenacious as
any OF the castles OF the old country. Ropes
and pulleys were broken before the memorable
castle remains perfect. II. Is the wall sur
rounding II. From this wall the best view is
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