Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-05-16

one Of these quaint d towns as whe.
he has no idea Of where he is going ol
what surprises await him beyond th,
next bend Of the street. !.
| Walking on in this way, I notices
. marble slab in the wall Of an anci
snt-looking house. Crossing the stresl
| I read
Here Albrscht Duerer was born l473.
Duerer. the painter and architect
who still lives in his worksl .Duerer,
the friend of Titan. and Of whom our
sweetest poet has said
4Fairer seems the ancient city, and the
sunahine seems more fair.
That be once has trod its pavement. that
ne once.has breathed its air r.
gsa s Psss!i!s! ss.s. towers sAisA guard
designed by him. Round and massive,
they are worthy creations of dream
er's mind.
At the hotel I found Mr.. Black, our
consul. awaiting my return. Under
his guidence we visited many inter-
estingIlaces and took a walk around
the Notifications. The rampant and
moat are in an almost perfect state Of
preservation, the later being 35 yards
wide and 35 feet deep. The river
Pegnitz divides the town into two al.
most equal parts. being spanned in
each case, by the wall on a massive
single arch. The river is crossed by
numerous bridges, ornamented with
time-stained obelisks and memorials.
From height the roofs of Nurem-
berg form perfect wilderness Of ga
bles. chimneys, sharp pointed, richly
carved dormer windows. red or soot-
discolored tiles, with here and there
tall church tower, with a clock on
each of its four faces. rising abruptly
from their midst. while, covering the
top of neighboring hill. the hoary
castle looks provaz down on the beau
tiful town whichsit has protected for
a thousand years.
To tie right, on entering the castle.
10 collection Of instruments of tor
ture. On the east wall is pentago-
nal tower which is said to have been
been the original fort around which
the dwellings of Nuremberg clustered.
Among the curiosities preserved in
this tower is the "Irop Virgin" or
"virgin of Mercy" a hollow. figure
which opens on hinges. The interior
is studded with sharp iron spikes and
the horrors of the death of the Vic-
tim upon whom the Virgin was closed
leave to the imagination Of The rea.
der.
In the courtyard is a venerable
Lime tree which is said to have been
planted by the Empress Cupigunde,
about the ysar looeSsS ~,
Near the WESTERN t6wer ia famous
well. hundreds of fsst deep. 1t is
said that halfway down this well is
a secret door opening into a passage
through which. in time of need. a
man could pass. and emerge from the
ground in a secluded spot about three
miles from the town.
But / must hurry by many Of the
most beautiful features Of Nuremberg.
Gorgeous oriel windows. rich facades,
exquisite fountains deserve mention
which ! have not space and time to
give.
Over all hangs the memory of the
brilliant past. bat
Vanished Ia the ancient splendor, and be.
fore my dreamy eye
Wave these mingled shapes and figures
like faded tapestry"
Bidding reluctant farewell to Nu.
remberg. our train headed due north
with the hills Of the Franconian Swift.
zerland on the right.
Passing through Erlangen. which
ia noted chiefly for its fine beer, and
leaving Baireuth (ths home of th,
great composer Wagner) on the cas-,
we arrived at Bamberg town which
has enjoyed its municipal rights ever
since the year 973.
/ On an artificial island in the rivei
Regnitz stands the Rathhaus, or towr
hall. comparatively modern build
ing covered with. allegorical frescoes
/ The Cathedral, said to be one Of th,
finest Romanesque buildings in Eu.
rope, was founded about ths yesl
1904 BY the Emperor Henry II. Th.
building has four handsome towers
each 265 feet in height.
i BY falling from one of the Window
Of the New Palace in the CAroliner
Platz. the French Marshal Bsrthi sr
Prince of Neufchatsl. lost his life il
1915. while yisitinG his fathsr-in-law
the Duke Of Bavaria. Il was ais,
from this palace that in 1906. Nspo
leon issued his declaration Of wa
against Prussia.