The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-10-16
Continental adventures, DC.

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The mountain of Rossberg. a,
the Righi, and most of the other.
in this nefghborhood, being Of az
aggregate formation, aud extrcmel,
loose and inadhesive, the centra
beds of the coarse breccia, or what
in English is called nm-puddine
stone, of which the whole mass is
composed, having To support such
an enormous superintendent
weight, must, when lcssened by the
long continuance of wet weather.
be very liable to give way. On the
overthrow mountain. beneath which
lie the mangled corpses of Lowertz
an inn aud a few houses have been
built. This lake is hauntcd--not
indeed by the ghosts of these poor
victims, but the apparition of a
young female whom one of the an
cient tyrants of these Cantons car
ricd off from her betrothed lover To
the castle of Schwanau, on one of
the islands in the lake, the ruins of
which arc still To be seen. The
melanchol Y tale of his cruel pcrsc-
Cution, and of her constant suffer
ings. is still told by the peasants.
as they point out the anniversary
Of the fatal day on which she ter
minated her life, by throwing her
self into the water. Her spectre is
seen ut midnight, on the summit
of the ruined tower, attired in dis
sheyelled garments, with streaming
hair, bearing lighted torch. and
pursuing the ghost of her relentless
rayishcr, who is armed from head To
foot, with loud shricks, until both
are lost in the dark waters of the
lake. The caitltf knight, however,
according to tradition. fell sacri-
fee to the just vengeance of her
brothers. We had scarcely heard
this lamentable history. before the
sounds of complaint and distress
caught our car and turning the pro-
lccting point OF cliff, we beheld a
tall, stout man. III a travelling dress,
crying and wringing his hands in
the bitterness OF despair. while the
guide, in broken French, seemed
vainly endeayorIng to comfort him.
In answer to an enquiry of what
had happened, the strangers per-
pleXcd-lookinS Swiss guide shook
his head, aud declared in very bad
French, that really he did not
know, but that Monsieur had, all
at once, without any reason, broke
out into this violent taking You
damned sCoundrel-you lie -
You've poisoned me, you villain
and then youpretend you don't know
what's the matter with me = ex-
claimed the Englishman, pouring
out "A torrent of accusation and vi
tuperation against the Swiss, who
continued Struggling up his shoul-
ders, aud making significant ges-
ticulations, that the gentlemen was
not in his right mind /; while the
latter began anew to wiring his hands
and bewail himself, repeating, But
its all over with me n0w--I'm a
dead man Oh oh /! oh - What
is the matter ? we both exclaimed in
great alarm. POISONED .. how ]?
what poison have you swallowed ?
- The poisoned water he gave
me ! oh , oh oh +! feel it in my
bowels Oh ! oh oh the agony
is coming. q Lord o Lord what
shall | do And in this cursed coun-
try, too, where there's never a doc
tor to be had for love or money.
oh ! oh oh - II you would only
explain SIR said, 'perhaps you
might be yet saved. What poison
did he put into the water ? How do
you know that it was poison p
lie own'd it made him own it
IA villain! He acknowledged it
was poisonous after he gave it 20
me- exclaimed the man. oh oh
I'm rack'd, I'm tortur'dn He was
interrupted by Lady Hunlocke, who
never travels without some medi-
cincs, and who had, at the first
sound of his having swallowed poi
son, flown tn the cart. and tearing
open her travelling bag, sliced up
a bottle of ipecaCuanba, with with
which she now returned, breathless
with speed. exclaiming, take this
take this swallow it instantly
This will save you this is an
emetic y and the poor man seized
the bottle, poured it down his throat
with the utmost avidity making.
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