Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1914-04-02

Rev. and Mrs. H. w. Wissler
Meet King Ludwig III, and
His Wife Maria Theresa in
Munich, Germany.
Munich, Germany.

A few days ago we left the old and in
teresting city of Nurmberg and came tt
Munich, the capital of the Kingdom o
Bavaria, Germany. The trip was mos
delightful as we passed through mead
ows and lofty pine forests, over noun
tains and through dark tunnels.
We saw hundreds of little German
towns with:their houses of red tile roofs
each doef having it's church and steeplt
and little graveyard. At the sight of one
of these graveyards not more than two
hundred feet from the railroad, the writ
er's thoughts went back to the one OF
his own native town of Thurmont, Md.
where rest the remains of his father, anC
of his early teachers, Frederick White,
John Landers, Ephraim Boblitz, and of
many of his former schoolmates Harvey
and Howard Rouzer, Benjamin Jones,
Sam. Hahn, Simon Eyler, Annie Creager,
Zeppie Feagle, and many others who,
though not mentioned, are by no means
forgotten. These early learners of the
writer first gave him the desire to see
Europe with its high mountains, its Gel
ebrated rivers, monuments to kings and
queens, it's museums, churches, universe
ties. Many of my old schoolmates will
read this letter and call to mind days of
old. Let them ever remember am still
their friend and delight to hear of their
success, and may prosperity crown their
efforts to be noble, faithful and true.
But l must tell my schoolmates and
friends in the homeland something of
what | have seen in the city of Munich.
My wife and have spent some time in
the old Art Gallery. We have seen Ru-
bens murder of the Innocents' 1.-The
Fall of the Angels, "Outpouring of the
Holy Ghost" 'Seven Joyful Children
Carrying festoons of Fruit", 1.-The Last
Judgment, Samson Betrayed; Van
Dyck's "Madona with the Child, Boar
Hunt, "Rest on the Flight into Egypt
any many other noted pictures.
The large collection of sculpture in the
Giyptothek was most intere sting. In the
Egyptian Hall we saw Sphinxes Horns
the Sungod. Iiss, Hindoo Buddha; Segin-
etan Hall, Hercules, Dying Trojan, Fall
en- Warrior Schiller, Ajax, Hector.
Yesterday we visited the large Military
Museum and saw large and small cannon,
swords, guns; fags-among them tro-
plies of Napoleon's campaign; Turkish
trophies captured in l726- TIT; guns
taken from the French and Chinese in
1886.
In the National Museum visited today
we saw relics of the stone age, wood
carving, treasure caskets, specimens OF
the gothic godsmith's art, marble man
tie piece from Venice, cabinets, silver
plate, Chinese porcelain, porcelain paint
ings, King State bed, and thousands of
other objects of interest.
Today we met King Ludwig III and his
wife, Maria Theresa. He was SO on the
18th of January. Avery fine looking king.
We visited the church in which he wor
ships each Sunday. 1t is beautiful. Have
seen his fine horses in his large stables
also his many handsome coaches and
sleighs and gold and silver mounted har-
ness. The Hop garden is large and well
kept and in the middle is the Fountain
Temple" with its grottos of shells.
HARRY w. WlSSLER.
Munich, March l., 1914.