Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-21
REV. Mr.. BURK'S LETTERS.
FROM MAYENCE TO COLOGNE UPON THE
RHINE.
CASTLES NO LONGER RUINS BUT STATELY
HoMEs-THE CATHEDRAL OF COLOGNE
OTHER SACRED ATTRAcTIoNs-AIx-
cHAPELLE AND OBJECTS THERE OF
INTEREsT--NoRTHERN FRANCE.

The kline has been SO much the subject
OF song that 1t seems as II there could be
no other medium writing OF its descrip-
ton, unless 1T be painting. SO l thought
before | rode from Mayence to Cologne
upon Its waters. After the first disappoint-
ment was over | endeavored to understand
why there should be so much discrepancy
between the ideal and the actual, and then
it was l decided that most OF my con-
ceptions OF the Rhine had been derived
from the poet and the painter, and, content
with these, | had passed over as of little
value the matter OF TACT accounts OF less
imaginative people.
There are beautiful portions OF the
Rhine, where the river flows swiftly past
lofty rocks, or steep hillsides, terraced for
the vines, or CLAD with the dark forest, ut
lurking place for the ro6per band. On
some lonely height Inc ropDer chleitaln IS
castle awaKens the imagination, recalls the
stories OF ola ef~ conlures new ones 10 nj
the place, whiie ruined turfet ana keep,
broken wall ana open gateway give addeo
charm 20 tne landscape. Inc STORY loving
dwelier OF the Rnine valley mas given long
lie TO MS LEGENDS Dy making some real
thing his witness. DO you doubt tne ex,
lstence OF her, VINO eneiced SAILORS anu
iirshermen to their death linen look upon
the Luriei, her haunt' ana see oeiow 'ne
rusnlhg waee's.
oolhe VI PUG oaseles a.e =, no .ous' MS
Dut tne staceiy nolnes VI 'ne iion' lnou,
700 one can re,u more snah mere NY VI ~
'nese oiu cas',es, whe0hei io!neu " -
sooreo. Iney liase enei, place ~ n.sooiy
oo DO. soinepllnes 'ne llus'laSlon u a" .l.s
dineren5 cnapters' anu one mno SLOWS ono
history Vi she Ueriiiah ia'ne,i ano oan
trace Dy tnese miiestones vhe iohR paul
way from ropper paion W emperor noin
strlie TO peace.
bus ioisy ihoun'ains anu ioooe, oaeoios
40 not extend an the way nun n"y cnoo
10 Ooiogne. for many lhiies 'ne iisel
nows tnrougn iow-iy,hg counUly, an
ailuVlal pam, as duii anu as unih'sre sS I'll,
as any otner such piece Vi lanu' ane
passing craft on the river are Wslcone
diversion from tne HOMOGENEOUS lahoscs1pe
fortunately the river IS great tnorough-
rare lot passengers ana commerce. one
barge we remember because ~ noie 0ne
stars and stripes. Otners attracteu oui
attention by their ODD form or cargo.
Most interesting were the capie poa.s,
which pulled themselves up tne stream ny
fixed cable, Just as boy viii go up
rope hand over hand. Inc great tug
boats, with the barges behind, reminded
us OF the scenes on the HUDSON anu .,ie
boat villages moving up or down the
river. Indeed, the hudson VIII compare
| very favorably with the Rhlne. LII Ger
tainly has many scenic advantages. IL
has Its legends, 100, ana II IL nave no.
ruined castles, year by year the NUMBER Oh
hp4nflfnt residences increase. WHICH may
be as picturesque as any castle.
The day on the Rhine was OF many
moods, rain and sunshine alterhating'
Sometime before cologne was reacneo' an
other shower passed over us, ana as the
sun came out once more loVeiy ralhDo"
lay across the meadows, and tnen slowly
rose on hIgh until IL spahneo the ear'il
with It's prlsmatic colors; LaGer we sa"
the towers OF cologne Cathearai, iar away
TO our left. we were once more ~ sliauoM'
ana DARK ciouos were neyohu Iie cry,
but rich golden light lhumes the toWeIs
and stacks, gliding the commonplace WIN
an unwonted glory
FROM river OF from iana sne uoniliiao, y
feature OF cologne, IKE naliau, Is 10 nop:s
cacneural, hoso pei.eo0 %o'N =. o.,>
architecsure. ohe misses Cao sno%y w.
ness VI hhaA oe'oheu.ai, one 80 ~
Oh us seone. one MISSES, w. one hsas So
eiaDoiatlon u ue's,ii Gnu noo1I w 20 . NJ.
Vi those saines anu MAJ Uyis mnion az -, - -
rise WIN ehe euinoe i ,., "uoso , co.. y y
t4e hlgnest Plnnacle, ilAe 9no n az ~ y
naeven ing aolnpo e III; onu ,sno,,t,1
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however unuel JUG ui s," =, WI vs.,
MASTER ouliuei q o -, ~ haun,, halano,
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aark anu Solemn WI MlS,' a.. spafts 'ne :,
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break. AZ Coiogne guns 10 ioso.s'u'
pass she portal W enoel uPon 10"
world Oh iigns anu neau.y, ios gse" I've
space mas peeh aiio"eu III minu1"e ., gu.
these are niiea WIN licniy w. 0o,o.ou s o1s
some OF IT. Delng ainiose 4oo yesls o ~
Inc rose WINDOWS were loyeiy peyonu ue
scrlptlon. IL is sucn oelighe W see cliuioi
windows In whlcn one OF TWO nSules "
not demand the attentlon. IN these oi u,
WINDOWS ana IN bne pes' hheiict.n woif
there are figures, but you must give you
attention to them II you would Kho" ehein
They do not thrust themselves upon one
The treasury, 1t is SAID, contains the Dohe
Of the Magl, brought Dy tne Empres
Iieleha from oohs''anslsoI1 D.rharaSsa .' :.
Snsnce ieih1seu ~ ho.san 70 l,a ~ s go III,
Goioehe. uiu my uoInol ~ ~ W "a w
Shrine, hasing ho oeiiei Al 'no ''''0 ''N'0
menu: o.. MON,
unineentlona,y ! saw s.e"s so n'a H.,
otner bones: we nau sone -. " Pc tm'
cnurcn OF Of. oisuia' ouI SnJ h sso sh o,
woulu not let US eneel u 1l nc nau sno"
parry ene "onueis 9, " , ene y, M,
tne leseho has ~, os' ois ., @nu - 49,
virgins were ihal'yIeu on 'l,s 'pUS ~ ~ 'n -
L huns M W. s,1 49, . Vu 1o, viii a.
oones ~ . ehe anhia,,, ha;oro those who do
onoe sec JUG piooio ~ D saorod In ras;oS g.
3 STE " pes.i w. ' S;eon",,t ,lanas i, tbs
u.sula - nspO -. faenred Loom comnan;on,
NC oa sonn,e aaI 10 bon;ng +ha;r StuIls encasef
=; ;io'n e 81, ~ 4hosa 90 +ha second deore,
Isl - ss sa,,, 49, ehrn;derod nth aold thread
n no AZ sIa,,1ls 20 .ha ro,n.;nder a a cot in
"n. ' rs s ,o',as - omlr ~ The trsssnrv and
obnroh p Tha treasury 10 further adorned lq1
m;tl, aos;o, ,nar,-aS in d;fferant homes
Whit VIII oon1d not he nsed in This way are
ba,t in b,,aa sasconhag; The sacristar
rathor thnrSbtIassIy informed ms that !
~ 1s Cl..uIa..,.,,a ,roa .