Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1844-01-13
THE POLTsH E.,.
CJfB.N'7EH.
Translated from the German.
ny JOHN ONENFoEp.

and mothers side. lie wished TO be wiser than
other honest people. and cndenvorcd to discover
a medicine against death, for he did not like
the thought ofdying.
He once read in an old book how the devil
could be raised. About midnight lie privately
left Caracow, where, through the whole city
he had successfully practscd as doctor, and
went to Fodgorzo whore he began TO invoke
the evil one. The devil appeared and they
made contract with each other, as was then
the custom. The evil one leaned against The
wall ola rock and wrote on his knees long
document, which Thardowshi signed with his
own blood
In this contract, among many other condi-
ions. was one that the devil should neither have
! claim to the body or soul of Thardowski till he
should catch him at Rome. Thardowaki was
empowered 10 treat the evil one as his servant,
aud therefore he Immediately ordered him To
collect all the silver in Poland in one heap, and
to coycr it uo with great layers of sand The
! faithful servant oboyed, and it is to this silver
| that the famous mines of Olkura owe their ori-
Gin. lie then ordered him to place lofty
mountain on the SandfiS, with the broad end
at the top anA the point at bottom. The obe-
| told, where it stands at the present day under
the name orthc Falhclfls.
| Thus all happened to his wish Now he rode
on painted horse, he flew about without
I 4 l.
/ through the air,-now he entered boat with
! his mistress, and went up the stream, without
! sail or oar,--now he took burning glass in his
| hand and set towns and villages ON firea hun
! dred mile, off
! Once he became cramorcl ola fair girl he
! wished to marry her hut the girl set condi-
| ton on her favours She kept an animal in
hottie, and required every one of her sutors to
Guess what it was Thardowski disguised
! himself as bcggar, and thus wen, to the girl
I Sha showed him the bottle at distance, ask.
/ ing him.
"Snako, or worm, what can it he
lie that tells shall marry me "
! TharIowski answered: at is bee gracious
lady" And so it really was, and on the day
following the wedding was soIemnized
Thardowsli's wife built herself little cot
lagc in tie marke, place at Cracow, aud there
sold pots and dishes. Every Jay her husband
went by as rich man, with a large rctnuo,
and made his servants destroy her wares. And
when the woman in her rage, cursed all the
world, be sat IN his carriage and laughed with
all his might.
Gold he had as the sand in the sea, for tho
devil was obliged 10 bring hirI as much as he
wanted. Once he came to dark woods, and
finding himself alone he sank into deep rcOcc-
= tion. Suddenly The cv,l one appeared, and de-
mandcd, samcwhat ferccly, (far Thariowski
had forgotten his magic apParatrs,) that he
should Immediately 90 TO Rome. BY the power
Of his words, Thardowski, cnargcd, put the de-
vi 10 fight bu, the latter gnashing his teeth
tore pine tree out ofthc earth by the roots,
and fiung il with such force at the nob'c's foot
that he brok" his righ, leg TharGuwski con.
timed lame from that Time, and was generally
called the "l.nprr."
The devil al last grew weary Of the services
which ne had 10 render every hour, aud there.
rore devised a sra'sgom. He took the fern of
: court-servant, and requested TharjowSki. as
physician ofrcpa'c, 10 hasten to the assistance
Of his master, who was laboring under mortal
sickness. The magician followed the messcG-
ger into the neighborng village, in which there
was an ina bearing the name OF City OF Rome,
Scarcely had he passed the threshold Of the
inn, than multitude ofowls and ravens hrw
upon the root, and flied The air with tic lilo
mcncd cries.
Tharduvski at once perceived tie danger q
his si,uatun; trembling, he took ont Of It's cTa-
die little ncwly ly-chrisrened child, aud walked
up and down the room with it, The devil, in
his proper shape, then rushed in, and, although
he was smartly dressed, having on thrce-cor-
, nered hat German frock, a waiscoat which
reached far over his belly, and shoes with silver
buckles and silkcn ties he was at once rccog
a Missed by all, for horns projected from under hi'
- hat, and long claws from his shoes, while q
y queue was visible behind.
: lie wished to carry oil Thardowski at once
i but great difficulty presented itsei--namely
:. the little innocent child to which he had n,
s right After long pause he approached th
magician and SAID;
h This is really Polish legend and the ma
to whom II refers is celebrated in Poland. lie
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