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Article A SKETCH FROM COLOGNE, WITH A PEEP INTO HOLLAND. ← Page 10 of 14 →
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A Sketch From Cologne, With A Peep Into Holland.
the men assisting them in their labours by shoAVeving fountains of spray right ancl left . HOAV fresh and cool thc air of such a neighboiu'hood Avas ! Then came by the hay-Avaggons , and then great wains staggering under their Aveight of corn for market ; the milk-women , some carrying their brazen vessels on their backssome Avheeling the burnished barrels before themAA'ere
, , pictures in themselves ; and in contrast Avith this country population , an open coroneted carriage , Avith four high-stepping horses of elegant and powerful shape , SAvept past , and Avithin it such pretty faces , uncier the light tasteful bonnets and airy parasols ! There Avas many a char a banc , too , filled Avith families of the humbler gradeall cheerful and Avell-looking
, and the more picturesque from the peculiar costume , Avhich marks the difference between the classes . Soon the corn and hay-fields and cottage gardens were passed , and great trees closed over us . To the right , on an eminence , rose a mansion Avith lawns , and fountains , and swans sailing along the silver
streams intersecting the giwes ; and finding that , by the courtesy of the proprietor , it Avas permitted to walk through the lovely glades , Ave alighted and made our Avay to a rustic loclge , Avhere such a sweet-faced cottage girl came forward as our guide , as made the scene complete . She led us through a path lit in bright patches with the
farewell glory of the sun . We could hear the rushing of Avaterfalls ; and at every ojjening of the glade , some neAv point in the landscape , each prettier than the last , Avas presented . NOAV a little prairie , Avith shadows lengthening on the emerald grass , and a pale statue standing solitary in the midst ; now a Avinding grove , dim and still , saA ^ e for the cooing of the happy cWes ;
ancl noAV a group of copper beeches , burnished like bronze Avith the glow from the skies , and in fine contrast AA'ith the young oaks ancl feathery larches . Here a vast cedar , rising from a mound , stretched its arms abroad , like the protecting genius of the spot ; ancl passing this giant , Ave saw the flashing Avater , but lost it again till Ave Avere in a grotto behind the cascade , Avhich fell between us and the crimson sun like a veil . The
background , a mass of shade , threAv out the huge grey rocks in the grotto in such strong relief , that they looked like men in armour ; and the contrast of the girl in pink bodice , lilac petticoat , and little cap , Avith these grim guardians of the Avaterfall , Avas charming . She Avould fain have led us through the Avoods , peopled with nightingales , to the orangery , but there was not time . At the inn Le Grand Soleil , where Ave learned that a Dutch gueldre ( in value tAvo francs ) goes scarcely so far as its half in
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Sketch From Cologne, With A Peep Into Holland.
the men assisting them in their labours by shoAVeving fountains of spray right ancl left . HOAV fresh and cool thc air of such a neighboiu'hood Avas ! Then came by the hay-Avaggons , and then great wains staggering under their Aveight of corn for market ; the milk-women , some carrying their brazen vessels on their backssome Avheeling the burnished barrels before themAA'ere
, , pictures in themselves ; and in contrast Avith this country population , an open coroneted carriage , Avith four high-stepping horses of elegant and powerful shape , SAvept past , and Avithin it such pretty faces , uncier the light tasteful bonnets and airy parasols ! There Avas many a char a banc , too , filled Avith families of the humbler gradeall cheerful and Avell-looking
, and the more picturesque from the peculiar costume , Avhich marks the difference between the classes . Soon the corn and hay-fields and cottage gardens were passed , and great trees closed over us . To the right , on an eminence , rose a mansion Avith lawns , and fountains , and swans sailing along the silver
streams intersecting the giwes ; and finding that , by the courtesy of the proprietor , it Avas permitted to walk through the lovely glades , Ave alighted and made our Avay to a rustic loclge , Avhere such a sweet-faced cottage girl came forward as our guide , as made the scene complete . She led us through a path lit in bright patches with the
farewell glory of the sun . We could hear the rushing of Avaterfalls ; and at every ojjening of the glade , some neAv point in the landscape , each prettier than the last , Avas presented . NOAV a little prairie , Avith shadows lengthening on the emerald grass , and a pale statue standing solitary in the midst ; now a Avinding grove , dim and still , saA ^ e for the cooing of the happy cWes ;
ancl noAV a group of copper beeches , burnished like bronze Avith the glow from the skies , and in fine contrast AA'ith the young oaks ancl feathery larches . Here a vast cedar , rising from a mound , stretched its arms abroad , like the protecting genius of the spot ; ancl passing this giant , Ave saw the flashing Avater , but lost it again till Ave Avere in a grotto behind the cascade , Avhich fell between us and the crimson sun like a veil . The
background , a mass of shade , threAv out the huge grey rocks in the grotto in such strong relief , that they looked like men in armour ; and the contrast of the girl in pink bodice , lilac petticoat , and little cap , Avith these grim guardians of the Avaterfall , Avas charming . She Avould fain have led us through the Avoods , peopled with nightingales , to the orangery , but there was not time . At the inn Le Grand Soleil , where Ave learned that a Dutch gueldre ( in value tAvo francs ) goes scarcely so far as its half in