The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-25

ness, as servants sometimes are. and be-
thought himself that the dusty old urn
needed cleaning. So he emptied the pre-
cious contents into the gutter. scrubbed out
the stone receptacle and turned it up In the
sun to air, like a milk pan. The rage of the
duke may be imagined. but it couldn't cor
rect matters. and the funeral ceremonies
were indefinitely postponed.
Near the main entrance to Casa de Pr
latas are some ancient Roman marbles,
including an angular cross of Marmo Al
ricano and two collonetts of rosso brec-
ciato well worth looking at. Crossing the
picturesque first court you come to the
beautiful Moorish patio. adorned with
white marble columns. and most lovely
arches and windows. In the hall to the
right are some exquisite tiles and a fine
coffered ceiling; and beyond 1t, seen
through a window, are two ancient columns
of breccia pavonazza ten feet high. Open
ing out of this court is the famous chapel,
in which stands one short column of Porto
Santa marble, probably the only specimen
in Spain. 1t is a mo4el. in size and shape.
of the column in black and white Egyptian
marble. preserved in a chapel Of San Pras-
sede, Rome, as the traditional pillar at
which Christ was scourged. Nothing has
been omitted from this chapel which per-
tains to thai far-away tragedy.
A GRIM MEMORIAL.
Besides the pillar of the scourging and
the cruel whips. there is the basin In which
the hands were washed, the table upon
which the thirty pieces of silver were
counted, the dice with which His garments
were rafiled, the thorns from which the
crown was woven, the spikes for His hands
and feet. and even the hammer that drove
them. At the top of the stairs the cock
that crowed is seen, stuffed, in a niche OF
the wall, with entire disregard Of the fact
that the famous bird did not live In Pilates
house, but in that of Caiphas. Perhaps
the object of profoundest veneration in
Seville is this scourging pillar, which was
presented to the Duke of Alcala by Pope
Plus ". At the right of the chapel a plain
black wooden cross indicates the starting
point for the pilgrimage Of fourteen sta
tions,'' which ends at Cruz del Campo, the
supposed distance from the judgment hall
to Calvary. On one day of every year
penitents make the pilgrimage on their
knees. The way leads through the rough
and slightly ascending Gale Orente Cast
street,, passing the church Of San Esteven,
under the shadow of the great stone aque-
duct which supplies Seville with water.
Half an hours brisk walk brings you to an
open Gothic chamber, inclosing a tall
wooden crucifx. The view from this emf
nence Is charming; and so are those OBJ
tanned from the terraced roof Of Casa de
Pilatas. There are many other quaint and
curious things in the building-enough to
keep one busy a long day through. Among
the many rare marbles are some columns
of Verde Antico. brought from the ruins
of I~talica-the Roman city near Seville.
There are paintings galore, a naranja cell
ing, and a gorgeous staircase of purple
tiles. To my mind the glory of the place is
it's splendid ~azuelos, like those of the Alca-
Ear, and it's garden of enormous banana
trees.
BY the way, it was in this quarter of
Seville that Marshal Prim was assassi-
mated. Do you know the story? King ANA
deus seems to have been a free and easy
sort of a young fellow, who found the end
less ceremonies Of the Spanish court ex-
tremely distasteful. In order to do away
with some of them, and at the same time
to popularize himself he used to walk about
the streets and out into the country, with
few attendants, chatting Familiarity along
the way with people whom he CHANGED TO
meet. On one occasion, when attended only
by Marshal Prim and another c%ourtier,
he stopped on a country road to talk to
a muleteer. OF course the man removed
his hat in the presence of the King; but
the day was hot and the road ~unshaded,
and Amadeus kindly told him to put it
on, unaware OF the fact, which was plain
enough to the muleteer, that according to
long established Spanish etiquette, it made
any man a nobleman to be permitted to
wear his hat in presence of the King. Mar
shall Prim, aware of Amadeus's mistake,
struck the hat from the mans hand as
he was about to put it to his head, and set
his foot upon it, at the same time Offering
the muledriver a sum of money. The money
was proudly refused, the muleteer went
his way in great wrath; and a few lays
later Marshal Prim was assassinated. In
dlcations pointed to the offended mule
driver, the strongest being that he had
suddenly disappeared.
FANNIE B. WARD.