St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-01-18
NEw.YEARS EVE IN NURNBERu'
A Iouv Scene of German Festiyity,

crowd OUTSIDE the West io'. - IL
cathedral in London, waitihS lol ~
deem toned stroke which should pio,'a'",
"the keystone of nights black arc" anu
the end OF the old year; ana ! naVe unn-
cred in the new with the NOISY t'h-noin
hlowing crowd on Broadway New io'N.
I have danced the old year out ana Tue
new wear in, in Paris with gay pay
Of students and grisettes; ana nav
solemly smoked away Its dech,,ihe lou'
in Berlin. have spent New-fe eve
showed up in a railway tram ana nay
awaited the hour of midnight IN praV'u'
silence at a Methodist watch n'ght SC,
vice have been one OF INST ioot
marty in Scotland and have sat up 10 tne
smoking room of an Atlantic iiher III
n,d.ocean to usher in the new year:
But the most curious, interesting anu
original OF all the New Years ewes ever
snent was in the ancient and famous CITY
OF Nurnberg, some 10 or II years ago
Nurnbere Who has not heard OF Nurn'
hero with its and varied historical as,
sociations? Nurnberg, that beautiful
citv, so closely linked with the past thar
e i looks to day exactly as 1t did 3oo
r Years ago and more. Nurnberg, that
t c;tv sacred as one OF the birthpaces OF
. the art of printing, and as the repository,
nj nr;ceess manuscripts and treasures OF
/. earlv printed books. Nurnberg, that
$ IDEAL CITY for the artist and the lover OF
g The beautiful with its memories al Albert
O Durer and Hans Sachs, with its build
: mos of marvellous architecture, all Gu
r r;nuslv wrought within and without
j. with some of the most perfect renaissance
Z. decoration that Europe can show. Nurn,
No berq. that city OF narrow, crooked
: streets. with its quaint and curious mar
, kct nlaces. its wonderful castle keep, It's
trowning city walls, its countless gaolea
and turreted roots and its churches maze
i, forever famous in drama, song and STORY
~ TruIy NAV the Bavarians say OF Nurh-
- berg as the Italians oil their beloved Ma
;, nles, "Voi Nurnberg c poi morir!' :,
- But Nurnberg has Its practical as wen
" as IT'S artistic and poetic interests Tor me
u NV mission there was not in connection
" with its famous dolls or its reno neo
u carved wood and ivory work or its beer
~ but with the production OF some OF tn'
=. beautiful colored picture DOCKS winch ar
.De produced in that CITY in such lavish pro
VI fusion for the children OF both the OH
world and the new.
its church towers, its turrets an'
to pabled roofs, were outlined. IN wn't
an against black blue sky, all glltterinl
DIS with steely stars, as | came from III
he hotel lust outside the city gates, a
be about II o'clock, with an EnglIsh an
les American friend, all bent upon seem
er- what there was to be seen IN the street
lid and the cafes, as the old year died an
Ter the new one was born.
ro- The children had long since gone |
NE he'd. wondering how they had missed tt
if man in the market place they were ser
lev ont to see, who had as many noses
nto there were DAYS in the year,-that neV'
ON (a;lng FOOLS errand on which some pc
an, nile 90 on the 3lst OF December, eve
rol after arriving at years OF dlscretio
a The houses were all closed and the stree
~ were silent and almost deserted, but I
bripht lights in many window ana ]o
sounds which even the double casemeu
could not keep in, told OF m'rth ana nj
'."S riment going on fast and iuriously' :,
llSe The cate. restaurants and wine cellf
'o'e were doing good business, crowded WI
5'NN soldiers of all ranks and civilians OF
Tree kinds. A townlolks' ball was gong
elh- in the town hall and We were letling j
'eh1 little bit "out of it" all, and were t
am ing hard to get up some lun among
ue three selves.
pre- All at once, as we were going thror
in a a street leading direct to that famous
UNI churcb so familiar to every one "
,lent knows his Faust" where the light
new hcen burning Tor | don't know h
eln- many hundreds OF years the i'tst slI
ave- announcing the death OF the olu ,
Al,
pitol Instantly and quicker than II
very time to write it, every door was ope
from and every family poured iorth INTO
streets. pell.mell, helter. SHELTER and
haste, with the greatest eXcitem
iono, Every cafe, restaurant and wine cel'il
9 Of quickly disgorgrd its crowd. Ana
o,.t,,,y few seconds a series OF SINAI poh
~ I ms were baz,ug tar and near, the w
=. pe length OF the street, Fire crackers
o,oot. banging, pistols were being le' OH III
e 81 mir. and tor lew minutes the ain
u 'ie the shouting were indescribable.
me- bon6res, which consisted OF all the a
~ u macs oi the wear which bad just exp
lclslh' Quickly burned out and died away /
hr'ls- tlc smoldcring heaps; and the ceren
Zen ne oi setting fire to these now useless
'ppro- ords over. every one seized his negl
llty in man or woman. wife, maid or WI
'ltlons and saluting him or her with a h'
y eitl- kiss. shouted lusty Prosit NeuJah
turned as quickly as possible TO DC
NV. similar greeting ON another IN
Texas was fast and furious for lew mi
lie pen and then almost as suddenly as 1t J.
person il subsidized; and while yet the emo
of not the almanacs were smoldering, ever
manual went back into the house, close
ar per- door, resumed his indoor merrlmen'
value lett the world and us three, save
ON the few military officers we had encouI
tes or in the melee, who explained, how I
,rnnanv mand Tor almanacs, tor the purp'
wages this annual holocaust, was so grea
,cess of ing the last few days OF tie year tn
an mem storekeepers always carried 'a'
an rois pIy tor the whole twelvemonth IN
ovcess to meet it.
.ban t@ OF the bright and sunny New
Aoaord- dav which followed, OF the streets
= ,,.o,,.. ed with entire families promenadi
, o,',"S gether, OF the salutations and hat
r., , innumerable OF the long sounding
" VI No W. with which every one greeted the
w." ~, "''' OF the all-dav-lOng concerts ana
'''N pen tainments in cafe, restaurant and
room. OF all the fun OF the new
It .''"t' Nurnberg, | have no space TO
or justin have told, as saw it, OF one Sy
assigned Abcnd in Nurnberg Il Charles w
W la"'p' the Christian h glster.
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