Telegram-herald., 1890-11-03

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grAss ana Needs, aad saesi trees WeIt
gloslng GA tlls nncaatpleta4 towers.
hli the trQsslan oNsrnatrnJ lQ0k hala
ot tae eosaapg, aaa 2 Mas sioes
restored ana Goa pielsa.
Tie proportions of the whole binding
Srs the lerteciian of symmetry. I:4e
pgssts au4 attendants la tle ohursa
ssy thNt the iengta OF tie Aaldlug s
5s2 &. ana tnai tae tNsn spires al az
frout ar sxAeay a82 f0st ugh. IAe
western e40ie is 25l iesl ilgh. and lne
Nlath oi the church Is the same. Ihe
transcepts are 80 feet long. Snd lne
root towers 10 4 heighI Of 20l feel
over the Iransccpt rises tower S47 feeg
ia hei ht.
A. Iae visitor walks through one of
the Great Western portals. - tcet ln
height, the whole magnificent arch
filled with sculpiured SAINTS sd tlnsi-
ca characters, &c feels that really he
dOesn' amount % much after ali and
a. he gazes down the VISTA ot clus-
tered columns 4 tenth Ol = mle l0 eN-
tent, tue feeling grows upon hun.
IL forest Ot giant palms, WITH
branches 50 inler.aoed overhead as %
ehut oat the light u day. bad, BY the
touch of some encbanter's wand, ar 10y
some mighty miracle, been suddenly
transformed into pale gray slose, the
effect would be very Ike the interior oi
COlOgue Cathedral.
The mammoth gothic pillars that are
the inside supports OF the great spires,
are forty feet in circumference, and
they udlte N great arch just benezth
the roof. A gigantic Prusslan, VINO
acted as one OF the Nergers, came for
ward 10 meet Us, and IN y child sh voice,
offered has services as our guide. HIS
offer acc pied, be started out by point
ing out the slender columns of the nave
and transcept. sand ne, There are l4s
OF these pillars aud they are leo feet IN
height" Ny hsnd inyolunt&rily found
Is way 10 my vest pocket where ] used
10 carry q card bearing the strange but
truthful legend,
I'm SOMETHING OF LIAR MYSELF"
Not finding il, resolved 10 test his
statement by comparison, and found
that at a distance OF 200 feet 4 man
standing by the side of pillar was IN
about the same proportion as al ant
beside y mullen stalk. / resolved 10
swallow any future statements without
question, no matter how extravagant
II might appear. On the SIDE Of every
column, al = height OF about 20 feet, 10
a group of statusry of llfeslZe, each one
representing some act IN the lives OF
the A ADOstles or Of the Church Fathers.
All the saints III the calendar are there
in the crOwnlng acts Of their lives, COM
memorated in stone. Above and All
around are gorgeous stained glass WIN
dows-the gifts of kings and princes TO
this most beautiful of all earthly tenn
plies erected 10 the Prince of Pesce.
Up and down the nave and aisles we
wander, charmed with the strange spell
of the place, and finally at the gate
in the railing OF the choir our
gentle giant hands Us over 10 young
priest, of striking appearance. A face
such as one seldom sees IN these mod
ern days except IN the paintings Of
youthful saints handed down by the
old masters. Indeed, If the wonderful
! st. Sebastian, IN the Luxembourg Pal
ace. could have the arrow extracted
from hs breast and the look OF patient
agony smOothed out of his face, and
| he could be clothed in priestly robes
and have a cunnins little tonsure
about the SIZE OF q gnger-snap showed
on his occiDut, one would say, These
two are twins" If they were side by
side. HIS face, rounded with the
curves OF youth, clear-Cut as s. cameo,
and HE wealth OF wavy black hair cut
squarely OF just as il reaches the collar
| OF his cassOck. His voice is soft and
musical. as be tells us OF the wonders
! that are 10 be seen within the inner
sanctuary, and the price OF admission.
1 With a gentle smile ana a cOurtly bow,
he ushers Us into the choir, and before
the echo OF tile jingle Of our three
| silver marks has died away, we are on
/ our way 70 the treasury.
This treasury IS small vaulted
/ chamber % the north transccpt, and i
/ Is filled with interesting relics Of all
ages OF the church. Richly embroid.
/ cred priestly robes are there iu pr0fu
sion, and some of their former wcarer.
/ are famous do church history. Among
other things is q staff, with a blackenel
/ head Of ivory, that WAS formerly horn,
/ hy II. Peter and presented by him x
/ Nalerus. The attendant saws that toe
/ wooden portion Oi the staff IS Oaly
few hundred years old. hut that th'
/ knob IS a genuine relic OF She Apostle
Tae principal attraction of the place
/ is the maEu.iiceut shrine of beaten gold
that euc.oscs the bones of the fhrc'
1 Mag. ltls SAID o. bc the finest sueci
/ men OF the E0id-beatcIs art lu exist
! ence, and one wl0 sees e has no oClf
/ of the truth OF the statement. 10 :
about SIX feet long snd four and one
haif wide. and toe dcsgn of g IS some
1 thing ike a gothic cath drai without
I sDlre. Between each pair % the hut
treses. al around the shrine. il a groul
OF human figures in alto rel ewes, rep
resentisg scenes 30 the lives OF the thre'
wiss men. Their journey through thN
desert. their appearance before Herod
( knephue before the m8uger oi Bethle
hem and fleeing from the wrath % "a
Jewish king. al these and many NOR
Il 8 legendary nature ar represented
beaten out Of virgin gold. ln tDe from
or western end ot the shrine r. part
fou that q detachable. and this is oaI
removed twice year, oare on Eppt
any sunday and sgsin ior peryd o