Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-09-22

They mark the spot where Wilhelm, when
he was King of Prussia, was shot at by O
crank. That was as long ago as 1860, and the
dreaful act had no political significance
whatever. The bullet entered a tree, and
Immediately other cranks began their whit
tling. They would have cut away all the
bark if the local authorities had not coy
cred the old elm, three of them in fact, 50
that no wandering relic hunter should know
which tree had caught the bullet.
LOVELY LIcHTENTHALL.
At the distant end of this avenue is Lich-
tenthall, pretty village situated about a
league out of town. There is an abbey here,
and in its cloisters are women who devote
themselves to prayer and doing good. How
shall describe to you the shady walks, the
smiling valley through which walked ON
leaving this holy place? Over my head
swayed the foliage Of trees green with good
old age, and all around was peacefulness.
The signing of the wind through leafy
branches, the songs of birds, the buzzing of
insects and the murmuring OF wasers-all
these divers sounds seemed like hymn
from earth to heaven, with the perfume of
flowers for an incense. At last reached
cascade. Its foamy waters fell in liquid
pearls, and, like so many prisms, reflected
the sunshine; further on they spread in q
vast sheet, making a limpid mirror into
which peeped the leaves of the overhanging
trees. Then the waters formed nonchalant
stream that flowed through the Oos, to the
Rhine, and then on and on forever.
The President of the Anglo-American
Bank, of Paris, and Mrs. German, gave q
luncheon up in the ruins of Yburg Castle.
Half the party, and there we're 16 of us,
went up on donkeys. some few walked, and
the rest rode in carriages. These ruins are
perched up on the highest Of the peaks that
surround Baden-Baden, and from the old
tower that once topped the castle glorious
view of the valley can be seen, with the
Rhine river shimmering in the distance
towards Strasburg. h
MUSIC FOR FAIRIES.
There is a picturesqueness about old
Yburg Castle that pleases. 1t has well-pre-
served ring walls, a massive gate, and
square tower that is nearly 70 feet nigh. A
population OF specters, demons and ghosts
in general make these ruins their abode; but
we were not distressed by their appearance.
On the contrary we made them dance for
US; or at least they should have done so un-
der the old trees that top the rugged peaks,
for when luncheon was over and the deli
cious punch had been drunk, two fair young
ladies OF the party took out guitar and man.
dolin, and played such music as would have
lured fairies out of red roses. Among our
number was the beautiful Mime. de Barrios,
the widowed wife of distinguished South
American General. She is here with her
seven children, and each child is precious
jewel. Tho eldest son Of the General is also
here; he is graduate of West Point Acad-
emv, and when young fellow passes the
ordeal of four years in that military school
it shows there is the right stuff in him.
On another day we went to visit the new
castle, and tor some of rs the most wonder.
full part about its creation is deep down in
the solid rock on which it stands. For
there are dungeons deep down under the
palace in which the Grand Duke dwells
when he comes to Baden-Baden, and are
the most terrible kind that mans ingenuity
ever constructed. After we had been shown
through the ducal apartments our party
was led to the courtyard. There stout |
women were beating the mattresses on
which the Shah and his suite had slept |
while staying here the other day, and loud |
were the lamentations of the household |
servants over the dirt the "king of kings"
and his Persian followers had made in the |
palace. There was filth in every room they |
occupied, and it will be weeks before the |
rich apartments will be cleansed and fit for |
use again.
SUBTERRANEAN DUNGEONS.
One of these women lighted candles and |
led US through solid oaken door at the |
corner of the courtyard into sort of eel |
lar opening, down which we descended. 1t |
was dark, and cold, and suggestive, and as
we descended we had funereal ieeling diff |
cult to describe. After what seemed several |
minutes of THIS somber progress we arrived |
finally among the dungeons. All around |
US were signs OF horrible torture, and saw |
iron rings fixed against the walls. accusing
witnesses of the barbarity of former
bottom, and into this condemned persons 1