New-York tribune., 1841-10-21
Firm Tic Tchen for Isil.
TIE WHITE LADY.
ROM TIRE GERMAN OF rrEFrEL.

FROM TIE GERMAN OF PFE - L.
The knight Wolfgang, of Wolfsbelg, with the
lady Ida, his only daughter, lived in his ancient
castle in the Black Forest. He had been three
wears a widower, and "a, at that time, there was,
neither in Palestine Germany, any one to make
war upon, he undertook never-ceasipg campaign
against the soars and harcs Of bis tar-reaching
forest.
He had instructed his daughter, from her early
childhood in the arts OF horscmanship and archery
have no son., said he, " will at least make
n half boy of the girl" His gentle wife had ex-
erted all her powers this singular course
of education. She took much pains to ins,il
into her daughter every thing feminine and deli
cate, as her husband did inspire the little girl
with masculine courage. After the death OF the
mother, the paternal system prepondcru;ed. Ida
went every day to the chase with her father, and
thus the heroic bearing of Diana was added to the
features of Venus which the poets of the time,
especially those who frequenled her fathers table,
had already discovered TO belong to the young lady
Wolfgang was, on the whole, however, good
hearted man,-all his neighbors were his friends,
and, as he was the great man OF his region, they
often visited him at his castle, and while they
tasted his wine, they listened to the exploits of his
YOUTH But this hero, who had so often been
terror 10 the Saracens, could not, without shud-
DER ride by the churchyard or the gallow,. As
the Growing OF cock airighs the hon, so was
the soul of the knight alarmed BY The voice of the
screcch-owl. He believed in cobolds and ghosts
and any one who denied their existence, was, in
his opinion, heather, who had no faith in God,
and what ne perhaps thought as bad, none in the
devil.
Among his neighbors, were two young knights,
Cbuno. Of Loucns,ein, and Adelbcr,. OF Schonborn,
who had always maintained an intimacy with hon
est Welfsberg, and who since his daughter had
left bchind her the sixteenth summer, had been
more than constant in their visits to the castle
Wolfgang suspected some particular object IN their
visits. and he often wished he mad daughters,
that he might become father.in-law to the two.
They were both well formed respected and brave
country gentlemen who already lords, each
of handsome fortune, which had descended TO
him by inheritance.
Chuno, however. was an artful lotterer, who bad
carefully studied Wolfsang $ humor, while Adcl-
bert, by bis honest. open conduct, had drawn upon
himself the notice of the daughter, more than TINT
of her father He had alse the misfortune not t.
believe in witches or wizards, not even IN Num-
bernips; and once when Wolfsang was recounting
the last occasion upon which the wild hunter, with
his raging pack, seen in the castle forest, an
involuntary smile played about the hips o Adelbcr
Wolfgang perceived II, and the credit o, the young
disbeliever fell the lower, because Chuno awaited
himself OF this accident and followed up the mar
rativc OF the old man, by dozen nurses ta'es.
which perfectly established the superiority OF his
character
The artiul Chuno did not neg'ec, his advantage.
He seized the occasion of the old ssntemans ia
vorable disposition towards him, and The next day.
offered him TO him the husband o; his dsus htcr.
''Y Your proposal i. very agreeable TO me- an
.wered Wolfgang, -" but l promised my dear,
blessed Gertrude, never to marry her daughter
against her will. Ii YOU win Ida's love, YOU
may carry her away your bride.
Chuno was very well aware thar the young lady
did no, regard him with the same favor ne en-
loved with her father; he cursed IN his heart the
las, PRAYER Of the departed lady Gertrude, {
courted her daugater with redouoe~ zeal Ida,
IN Tho contrary, punished him by her Increased
GOODNESS for the diligence with which he sirove to
noprsh her fathers increasing dislike TO Adeloert
new accident extingushed tho last spark OF OF
Kindness which glimmered in the mind OF me rsd
man for Adebert WoligaDg, csc evening ae-
clared that in the half ruined PARTON ct his castle
,he White Lady who at that time played DIS
tincuished part among the prophets ana pro-
phetesses OF Germany, announced, BY her appear
anc, when anv even, of Importance WAS 10 take
place in his family and that she had, the night De-
fore been Sc n by the sentinel of the castle, at tue
great window in the east IN tower should
like 10 see her" said Adelberi. " and have httie
talk with her. Jest no further, ON such suo.
iecr." said the lord Of the castle . Why not
continued the other .'Sec, my lord, here is my
TURQUOISE ring.-it is the dearest legacy al my
mother. Now will place this ring on the fnseI