andlooks,overReinsberg,anditssteeplerisingamidfriendlyumbragewhichhidesthehouse—tops,towardstherisingsun。
Townwardthereisroomforaspaciousesplanade;andthenforthestables,outbuildings,wellmasked;whichstillfarthershutofftheTown。Tothisday,ReinsbergstandswiththeairofasolidrespectableEdifice;stillmassive,rain—tight,thoughlongsincedesertedbythePrinceships,——byFriedrichnearlysixscoreyearsago,andnearlythreescorebyPrinceHenri,BrotherofFriedrich’s,whoafterwardshadit。LastaccountsIgotwere,oftalktherehadrisenofplantinganextensiveNORMAL—SCHOOLthere;
whichpromisingplanhadbeenlaidasideagainforthetime。
TheoldSchloss,residenceoftheBredowsandotherfeudalpeopleforalongwhile,hadgoodsolidmasonryinit,andarounditorchards,potherbgardens;whichFriedrichWilhelm’sArchitectstookgoodcaretoextendandimprove,nottothrowaway:
theresultoftheirartiswhatwesee,abeautifulCountry—House,whatmightbecalledaCountry—Palacewithallitsadjuncts;——andatarateofexpensewhichwouldfillEnglishreaders,ofthistime,withamazement。MuchisadmirabletousaswestudyReinsberg,whatithadbeen,whatitbecame,andhowitwasmade;