. First impressions of Europe. is worn two inchesdeep by use. From the apparent effects of single axe-blows, averaging two to sever a head, a lugubrious his-tory is recorded. Another block, used in the tortureby dripping water, is also deeply worn,—but a slightindication of its actual use, as the drops fell constantly,even if no hapless victim sat chained beneath. In onecell prisoners overlooked the kitchen from a little roundwindow and, while slowly starving to death, watchedthe aproned cook prepare the tasty viands they couldnever share. A dark cavernous cell, ornamented inthe sixteenth cent
. First impressions of Europe. is worn two inchesdeep by use. From the apparent effects of single axe-blows, averaging two to sever a head, a lugubrious his-tory is recorded. Another block, used in the tortureby dripping water, is also deeply worn,—but a slightindication of its actual use, as the drops fell constantly,even if no hapless victim sat chained beneath. In onecell prisoners overlooked the kitchen from a little roundwindow and, while slowly starving to death, watchedthe aproned cook prepare the tasty viands they couldnever share. A dark cavernous cell, ornamented inthe sixteenth century by an imprisoned priest, with de-signs drawn in his own blood, is yet more seems incredible that blood stains, though shadedfrom light, should so long retain a suggestion of originalcoloring; yet, by lamplight, they seem genuine, andwhere thickest may be scaled with a knife blade. Longmight these massive walls have re-echoed screams ofthe unfortunate, had good Father William not risento rend the Spanish Amsterdam 49 AMSTERDAM Amsterdam (the Dam of the Amster) has beencalled the Northern or Vulgar Venice from its manycanals of varying width yet never-varying hundred bridges span the sluggish waters, underwhich pass hundreds of canal boats, usually self-pro-pelled. All Amsterdam is picturesque, if the visitorcan effectually sever the picturesque from the malo-dorous. Here at last our exact preconceived idea of aEuropean city became realized; narrow irregular streetsteeming with activities, and long rows of buildings thatfrom age and sinking foundations leaned over the side-walks. The city has deeper and more diversified color-ing than Brussels or Antwerp, with many very lightwindow frames on dark buildings. The QueensPalace, hard by our quarters at Hotel de Suisse, in Kal-verstraat, was built in the fifteenth century, and boastsone of Europes grandest halls, with floors, walls, andceiling of pure Italian marble. Our ladies, apparentlyunable t
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