Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-03-24

emit proprietor. the duke Of Modina-Cell
The latter Is old and feeble but delights
Nto personally conduct foreigners over
the structure and explain its manifold
beauties. The largest court Is surround
ed by statues Of pagan gods and busts
OF Roman heroes-SclpiO Africanus,
Marus, Titus. Adrian. Cicero, and a
score OF others. The heavy, stolid VS.
age OF Charles Y, 20 whom, as de-
scendant Of tho Caesars, Spanish PRIDE
has assigned q niche looks III az ease IN
such distinguished company. While the
duke OF Alcala was Vlceroy OF Italy, his
friend. Pope Plus " presented him with
many rare and curious treasures Of an
tiQulty: and these subsequently all
found their way 10 the Casa de Pilatas,
which had become the family FAD. The
thing which the duke most priced was
an urn, containing the ashes OF Emper-
or Trajan, who was native Of the
Roman village, Itallca, four miles from
Seville. The duke intended 10 RENTER
the remains Of the emperor In his birth
place, amid all the pomp that the
wealth and influence OF Q vice-klng
could command, and 20 make Of 1t
function so splendid as 20 render his
own name immortal. But While ne
was absent preparing for the
great event an Over-zealous
servant was seized with spasm OF
neatnoss, as servants sometimes are,
and bethought himself that the dusty
old urn needed cleaning. So he emptied
the precious contents into the gutter
scrubbed out the stone receptacle and
turned il 10 In the sun to air, like a
milk PAM The rage OF the duke may be
imagined. but II couldn't correct mat
tiers and the funeral ceremonies were
indefinitely postponed
Near the main entrance TO Casa de
pilatas are some ancient Roman mar
bles, including an angular cross OF
Marmo Affrlcano and two colounetts OF
rosso brecciatO, well worth looking at
Crossing the picturesque hrst court
you come 90 the beautiful Moorish pa
ito. adorned with white
MARBLE COLUMNS
and most lovely arches and windows
In the hall to the'rl-ht are some ex-
qulsite tiles and q fine ceifered ceiling,
and beyond It. seen through a window
are two ancient columns Of breccia
payonazza. ten feet high Opening out
of this court is the famous chapel. In
which stands one short column OF Porta
Santa marbe-probably the only specl-
men IN Spain. II Is model, IN SIS
and shape, Of the column in black a. d
white Egyptian marble, preserved IN II
chapel Of San Prassede. Rome, as ~
traditional pillar az which Christ W
scourged. Nothing has been omi
ted from this chapel which pertains ~
that far-away tragedy. Besides the pla
lar Of the scourglng and the crLS
whips, there Is the basin In which ~
/ hands were washed, the table upfk
which His garments were rallied ~
thorns from which the crown was ~
en-, the spikes for His hands and isN
and even the hammer that drove ~.
! At the top Of the stairs the cock s
crowed is seen. stuffed. In a niHe 8
the wall, with entire disregard Of I 4
fact that the famous bird did not live
in Pilates house. but IN that Of Gaia
phas. Perhaps the object Of profound
est veneratlon IN Seville Is this scourg-
ing pillar, which was presented TO the
duke Of Alcala by Pope Plus V At
the right Of the chapel. a plain black
wooden cross indicates the starting
point for the pilgrimage Of fourteen
stations which ends at Cruz del
Campo, the supposed distance from the
Judgment hall to Calvary. On one day
Of every year penitentes make this pill
grlmage on their knees The way leads
through the rough and slightly ascend
ing Gale Oriente, east street,. passing
the church OF San Esteven. under the
shadow OF the great stone aqueduct
which supplies Seville with water. Half
an hours brisk walk brings you to an
open