The innocents abroad; . , worldly wealth, worldly fame—beholdtheir worth! To us it seemed that so good a man, so kind a heart, sosimple a nature, deserved rest and peace in a grave sacredfrom the intrusion- of prying eyes, and believed that he him-self would have preferred to have it so, but peradventure ourwisdom was at fault in this regard. As we came out upon the floor of the church again, anotherpriest volunteered to show us the treasures of the church. ALADDIN S TKEASUKE-HOUSE. 179 WTiat, more ? The furniture of the narrow chamber of deathwe had just visited, weighed six millions of franc
The innocents abroad; . , worldly wealth, worldly fame—beholdtheir worth! To us it seemed that so good a man, so kind a heart, sosimple a nature, deserved rest and peace in a grave sacredfrom the intrusion- of prying eyes, and believed that he him-self would have preferred to have it so, but peradventure ourwisdom was at fault in this regard. As we came out upon the floor of the church again, anotherpriest volunteered to show us the treasures of the church. ALADDIN S TKEASUKE-HOUSE. 179 WTiat, more ? The furniture of the narrow chamber of deathwe had just visited, weighed six millions of francs in ouncesand carats alone, without a penny thrown into the account costly workmanship bestowed upon them! But we fol-lowed into a large room filled with tall wooden presses likewardrobes. He threw them open, and behold, the cargoes of crude bullion of the assay offices of ^Nevada faded out ofmy memory. There were Yirgins and bishops there, abovetheir natural size, made of solid silver, each worth, by weight,. TREASURES OP THE CATHEDRAL. from eight hundred thousand to two millions of francs, andbearing gemmed books in their hands worth eighty thousand;there were bas-reliefs that weighed six hundred pounds, carvedin solid silver; croziers and crosses, and candlesticks six andeight feet high, all of virgin gold, and brilliant with preciousstones; and beside these were all manner of cups and vases,and such things, rich in proportion. It was an Aladdins 180 COST OF CATHEDRAL. palace. The treasures here, by simple weight, without counting workmanship, were valued at fifty millions of francs! IfI could get the custody of them for a while, I fear me the mar-ket price of silver bishops would advance shortly, on accountof their exceeding scarcity in the Cathedral of Milan. The priests showed us two of St, Pauls fingers, and one ofSt. Peters ; a bone of Judas Iscariot, (it was black.) and alsobones of all the other disciples; a handkerchief in which theSaviour had left the imp
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