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front of the broad side of the castle with its or- 

 namental flight of steps, and on the left the mill, 

 the dam, and the foaming, roaring waterfall. (See 

 Plate XXII.) 



The temple is to be adorned with nothing but 

 a bronze bust standing in the center. I have used 

 the bust of our King Frederick William III, 

 because he is a monarch who in every respect 

 shines forth as a model of Perseverance of our 

 times, the virtue to which the temple is dedi- 

 cated. A cornucopia, hanging down from above, 

 symbolically pours its treasures over him, but in 

 the evening it will light up with a ray of glory 

 the head so dearly beloved. (See Plate XXIII.) 

 A formal flower garden protected by an iron 

 palisade ends at the steps, not without signifi- 

 cance — for perseverance in good and right pre- 

 pares for our lives a bed of flowers, even though 

 they only bloom within our souls. 



We drive now over a second bridge over a 

 ravine, which I have named "Prince" bridge.' 



» The giving of this name is in token of one of the most agreeable 

 happenings in our region. I speak of the presence in Muskau of His 

 Royal Highness the Crown Prince and his Consort. When I had the 

 good fortune of escorting their Royal Highnesses, the Crown Prince, 

 a fine connoisseur, made the very judicious remark that a bridge at the 

 end of a waterless ravine which it crosses has never a good appearance, 

 and hence should be more concealed than shown. I had felt this blem- 

 ish myself, but had no facilities for altering it, as the road, for other 

 reasons, could not be changed. His Royal Highness then gave me the 

 advice to face the whole side of the wooden bridge with a trellis of 

 young oak staves in the form of an arch and to have it overgrown with 

 Virginia creeper, beneath which the ravine would be seen in the depths 

 as though under a natural grotto. This gracious advice was followed, 

 and the effect not only did away with a blemish, but substituted for it a 

 considerable improvement. (See Plate XXIV.) 



