Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-27

"NHE stork selected most ro-
mantle and picturesque cradle
when he dropped little Wolf
gang Mozart into the Bavarian
town of Salzburg Ideally situated
on both banks OF the swift-hoWing
salzach the city terminates, on one
side. In the abrupt castle hill, and on
the other, in an ancient stone wall half
buried IN oak brush. and varied at in
tervals by dnapidated watch towers Of
sinister "Reminiscences. until capped. nm
ally. by a musty-looking old fortress.
Beyond are the snow crowned Alps and
the clear blue that would do credit to
a Colorado sky
The natural beauty OF the surround
ings and the quaintn' vs. of the town
caused us TO lose our hearts promptly
TO salzburg. and we set out Immediate
ly to ''see the sights. This ought not
to be long process. ordinarily, but
each shop window. with its fascinating
display Of Alpine ouvenirs-carved
wOoG. Salzburg pottery long pipes,
Swiss hats ana al sorts OF treasures
Jsyo!" 'p''''0 us 10 STOP "''''' ~
At last we generously daUided TO
leave few poor trnes for the next
party OF Americans. Besides, we were
unable 10 carry any more.
As we continued ON our way, a guide
cc~c~tc1 - -LG cordially insisted that
we annex his services. "All English
mems say they never see no man what
speak Ike am'-and he beamed in
guileless enthusiasm over his own at
tainments. A guide. even though such
a paragon Of English conversation, APP
pealed 20 us as being only a sacrilege
and bore, 50 we firmly declined his
services and left him gloWering bale
fully after u.s.
The great sight OF the town-and
wonderfully picturesque il is, tool
is the fortress Hohe Salzburg. which
rises in solitary grandeur from a wood
ed nil. TO the south OF the city. It's
pinnacles and towers can be seen for
miles In every direction. We decided
10 20 10 the top for the sake OF the
vieW-and no sooner said than done;
for an ingenious elevator. constructed
on the perpendicular face Of the rock
bound clif. lifts as TO the top i'm most
sudden and dizzy fashion. We walked
for an hour along the cool forest paths.
often stopping at cOnVeniently-placed
benches, 10 look out upon the rugged
skyline OF the Alps, their SUBMITS
made
our way down the messy. stone-paVed
trail TO the town again.
ON our way 10 the Mozart Plaza.
where stands a beautiful bronze statue
OF Salzburg's immortal music-maker.
we noticed groups Of people standing
about In attitudes OF expectation. MOI
wishing 10 miss anything. we. too.
Joined the crowd, and before long the
Glocken chimes ia the tower of the
Rathhaus began TO play the morn
ing hymn, II was "a tribe shaky as TO
intonation, 20 be- sure. and one low
note that came la frequently like a
slide trombone. was grotesquely of
pltch. u Is well that MOZart's seusi-
tive ear was stopped. for ne never
could have endured o., IL Is said thar
when ne was "a child. the loud tone OF
e. trumpet, even though PLAYED in
tune was sufficient 60 send him into
violent spasma But We moderns. ac-
customcd Co Richard Wagner and
Richard strauss were not disturbed i'm
the least on the contrary. We found
the effect very impressive. ON the
whole and wished for several verses
The house in which Mozart was
born is a grim old building standing
iu narrow Case which does with
ont the superdultN OF "a sidewalk We
climbed Mp the dark. dunEcOn-liko
stone steps. followed by many years
OF use. 20 the Mozart rooms
The one entered first Is where the
little Mozart was born. n Is a square,
lnw-cciled apartment. with a curious
old crockery stove on one side Ills
plano. "a queer blaok-keyod instrument
is boa the room. as is also the small D.
octave claVichOrd which he used during
the five months he was composing the