. Luxembourg; the grand duchy and its people . ctionof Sure and Our on the one side and almost as faron the other. But early in the seventeenth centurythe line ended ; the domain was broken up, and itpassed into the hands of others. In 1759 the Baronde Warsberg, marechal de camp in the AustrianArmy, bought the place, and he it probably was whobrought the statue of St. John Nepomuk into thevalley. When he disposed of the fortress it fell into thehands of one of that class of vandals who have lefttheir marks on Bourscheid and Vianden. The in-famous one was a man of Arlon named Walhausen,and he c
. Luxembourg; the grand duchy and its people . ctionof Sure and Our on the one side and almost as faron the other. But early in the seventeenth centurythe line ended ; the domain was broken up, and itpassed into the hands of others. In 1759 the Baronde Warsberg, marechal de camp in the AustrianArmy, bought the place, and he it probably was whobrought the statue of St. John Nepomuk into thevalley. When he disposed of the fortress it fell into thehands of one of that class of vandals who have lefttheir marks on Bourscheid and Vianden. The in-famous one was a man of Arlon named Walhausen,and he carried away tons of the castle walls andsold the stones as building material. Then a notary,Vannerus by name, took possession, and as he actedfor Schmittbourg at Bourscheid we may be sure hedid not regard the historic building, or what was leftof it, with any degree of reverence. And now Time,slowly but so surely, plays the vandals part, and manappears to have given up the task of preservation. Higher up, on the other peak, is the Oost Thurm,. THE NORTH COUNTRY 277 a round, lofty tower standing sentinel over castle andvillage, reached by a stairway cut in the rock. Nearit stands the Mariensaule I have mentioned, girtabout with wires so that it may be lit up with electriclight when occasion demands ! And from the plat-form upon which the Cost Thurm stands you seethe lovely Valley of Peace lying, a perfect picture,beneath you—the river running to right and left,biting far into the narrow neck of land on eitherside, the village thrown round the castle ruin, thecurious, small houses, gardens and trees, and, beyond,the mountains all around rising and receding* intobluish-green haze. Little wonder that Victor Hugocalled this peaceful vale the pearl of the northcountry and that it stirred the soul of Liszt. If you go a-wandering with me, you must not beafraid to be abroad at nights. So let us sup atthe charming little Hotel des Ardennes and thencircle the town until we reach the old
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