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water below As they faded away brilliant
wheels of blue green and red burned out into
a golden rain Then castle with bastion
and tower sprang into view in vari colored
lights. 1t was being besieged, apparently,
and was Offering stubborn resistance and
shot and shell "hew fast and furious" AT
last it blew up in smoke and our attention
was directed to pair Of fire soldiers who
walked across wire with gnns on their
shoulders: then they executed backward
step that was very amusing. A fountain
threw its crystal water high in the air which
changed into prismatic colors as soon as the
lights were thrown upon it. Altogether the
evening WAS one long to be remembered.
Sunday morning we attended eervices in
an English church and heard very good
sermon. At night, owing to the magnetic
attraction of Baltimore girl, one of our
party. we were introduced to handsome
young soldier of the Kaiser's army who had
been casting admiring glances, or, as he called
it "spying" in our direction for some time.
His sister and some of her friends came in
later and we had some fine music. Next
morning when we came down to breakfast
we found at each plate a little souvenir OF
Welsbaden with the soldiers card Each of
the ladies were favored with a rose while
"Bonnie Mary" received two, 80 potent is
the charm of the American girl abroad as
well as at home.
We took q tram car and soon reached Bic.
bricht at which place we embarked on the
s S. Empress Augusta Victoria for our day
OH the Rhine. 1t was very enjoyable trip
though the weather was cloudy and cold.
For awhile the banks of the river are rather
fat aud unin terestrng but gradually the
rocky walls lise high above the stream many
of them surmounted by historic ruins or
castles restored and occupied. At "fair Bin
gen" is colossal monument dedicated to the
German army. The Mouse tower was erected
in the Middle ages rs toll house and is now
used as o signal station for steamers. The
summer palace of the Kaiser, is the ancic..t
castle of Rhelnstein now restored and is an
imposing looking structure. Gutenfels is a
ruined castle, destroyed by the order of Ma
poleon In 1906. The legend connected with
it is interesting but time would fail" to tell
the many legends a! soclated with the Rhine
Rheinfels are the most extensive ruins on the
river and stand as magnificent remains OF
former greatness. The fortress has been
manytimes bcsiegcd and was finally destroyed
in 1894. harrisburg is the only Rhine castle
never destroyed and is situated ON an isolated
peak 5ll feet in height. AT the foot Of the
Lure rock $50 feet high, is a sunkcn ledge,
rendering navigation dangerous which gave
rise to the legend with which all are familiar
After leaving Coblenz the scenery becomes
unintcrestlng for awhile and we improve the
occasion to 90 to dinner. Drachenfes or
dragons rock is $50 feet high and the ruined
castle on the summit was built in the l2th
century. The stone for the Cologne cathc.
dral was qnarried here. The haunt Of the
dragon slair by Seigfried, in Naghers opera.
is seen half way up the mountain side The
fort of Ehr enbreitstein looks as II it would
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army and is indeed a strongly fortified place.
! We passed tho city OF Bonn where the fam.
Gus university is located and were near
Cologne where we were halted by pontoon
bridge which the military were building for
practice. Every thing succumbs 10 the mill
tary in Germany, So we had to wait quite q
while before the bridge was separated for lis
to pass We reached Cologne about G O'Clock
and az our hotel was near the cathedral, we
went over at once TO see it, We found it one
Of the most imposing we have visited though
the slone being dark and gray looking the
exterior effect was not SO beautiful as that of
Milan. Inside, the lofty vaulted aises and
stained glass windows made it wonderfully
! beautiful and impressive. After dinner We
took an electric car and rode around the city
which, like all the German cities we have
visited, is well built and substantial looking
, Brussels, which we reached Tuesday morning
has been ca led "lttle Paris, and we thought
almost outriYaled her greater sister in the
beauty of her public buildings, parks, statues,
&c; 1t has a population of 100000, We
drove out in the afternoon and saw the Hotel
de Viii or city hail. the cathedral of st. Gu,
dule, the royal palace the Palace of Justice,
the palace of art and many other public
buildings and monuments, all Of fine archi.
lecture and construction. The Martyrs
m0numenr was erected in 1888 in memory
of the patriots who fell in the struggle for
independence in 1880 Here some misguided
infants, taking us for English, called out. "A
bas les Anglais," so unpopular are our Eng.
| lish cousins on the continent that we were
often obliged to explain that we were Amer,
leans. Wednesday being the fiesta Of st.
Maria, we attended mass in the cathedral of
St. Gulule The music was fine and the
service quite impressive. Atterward we Wis.
tied the art gallery which does not contain
many pictures worthy ofnote The principal
industry of Brussels seems to be lace making
and there are many establishments for the
manufacture and sale of this dainty fabric
Innumerablc stores are stocked with exqni.
site specimens Of Brussels, point, duchesse
and many other varieties Of lace One of the
oldest things we say in the Belgian streets,
was the use they made of the CANNES. In
stead OF enjoying their liberty as they do
with us the dogs are compelled to draw carts
that seem very h eavy for their strength, as
they pant and labor over tn cir tasks. They
are assisted, however, by their masters who
help them do the drawing. We left Brussels