A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 135 proud of the accomplishment, but to us un-tutored Americans it looked , it is quite the proper thing inGermany and may have some virtues as asetting-up drill. I always stop to observethe soldiers in foreign parts, for there is notelling how soon they may be holding aprominent place in our affairs. Entering thecastle through an arched gateway, we huntedup a guide and were shown through therooms that formerly were used by the royalfamily. There was nothing remarkable inthem except
A summer in northern lands; the journal of a trip to Scandinavia . A SUMMER IN NORTHERN LANDS 135 proud of the accomplishment, but to us un-tutored Americans it looked , it is quite the proper thing inGermany and may have some virtues as asetting-up drill. I always stop to observethe soldiers in foreign parts, for there is notelling how soon they may be holding aprominent place in our affairs. Entering thecastle through an arched gateway, we huntedup a guide and were shown through therooms that formerly were used by the royalfamily. There was nothing remarkable inthem except some fine old fire-places. Hang-ing on the walls of the various rooms were anumber of paintings and, although the guidemumbled the names of several great artists,they impressed me as being a lot of poorcopies. In the chapel there was some elab-orate old wood carving, but even that didnot look as though it was first-class were then led across the court to a smalldoor and told we could enter and ascend tothe roof of the large, square tower, but ourguide wa
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