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VIBORG.
Chap. XXXIX.
play his bones, and Glipping’s too; his armour (of
the time of Christian IV.) still decorates the walls
of the royal chapel. There is, however, some talk of a
general restoration, if money can be collected; but the
bishop is poorly paid, scarce better than a parish pastor;
4000 dollars, and a house with a garden near the
cathedral, forms his annual stipend.
We visited ’the public garden, where the stone on
which Tausen first preached “ the truth ” still lies. It
is called Tausensminde, and bears a small inscription
thereon, “Upon this stone in 1528 Hans Tausen first
preached in Viborg Luther’s doctrine.” He became
Bishop of Ribe. You have seen his portrait at
Frederiksborg; a sour-faced man, like all the early
reformers ; he might frighten you, would never win.
July.—Viborg has still some vitality in her
left — is repaving her streets and smartening up in
expectation of a railroad. She possesses too a little
commerce of her own. I observe the weavers sit
at their open windows, busily engaged at their looms:
look in at that man, his house shaded by two clipped
limes; how neat and tidy all appears about him!
look at his two bas-reliefs in biscuit, — one of the
present king; the other by Thorvaldsen, the Genius
of the Year. Observe too his flowers—his oleanders,
his carnations—how carefully cultivated! and, above
all, his own healthy, well-fed appearance, and his
thriving family. He sings as he throws his shuttle
at his “uld” (wool), a pile of Jersey jackets beside
him. His next-door neighbour works on his own
account, and stockings, as fast as completed, are
exposed for sale in his window—see, there’s an odd one;
he is occupied at the fellow this very moment. Before
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