The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-08

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Goslar now lay behind me; between the
the road led pest mill, where
the merry journeyman was struggling IN
the doorway with girl, to get kiss.
A steep bank, where the yellow ochreous
earth shOne forth, rose close by, with the |
ruins Of an old watch-tower. The pros
pect now became more extensive; Ocker
dalcn Qhe Ocre-dale,) with its smelling.
huts, ley around us The black smoke
curled in the air, and contrasted strangely
with the blue-white mists about the. noun.
tains The fierce red fire burnt within the
huts, ard the smelted ore ran down, like la
va, with green and white flames, into gut.
ter over the floor
A little path led us over field and mead
ow, into the green lealy wood, which, how
ever, soon changed for the old dark pines.
Round about were several springs of water,
so that the earth in several places stood in
marsh; and my guide pumped in to the
knees. We met several wandering stu
dents, in white travelling blouses, and with
flowers in their caps another party had
three or four large dogs with them, and
looked not unlike Carl Moor's troopers.
The forest resounded with whistling and
shouting, but neither saw nor heard any
other birds in that large and quiet forest
Of the ruins Of HaIzburgh there was too
little to see, and Of bushes round about
there were too many, so that there was
scarcely any prospect. We came up with
a wandering postman, who was going to
Blankenburg he told US that on this road,
within the last two years, there had been ma
ny 'Spitzbuen' (knaves and robbers,) and
that even now it was moi always safe at
night and strange enough it was, that as he
told this. the forest at once became thicker,
much darker, and consequently. also, far
more solemn.
A thunder-cloud gathered over us, and the
first discharge of heavens artillery rolled
between the mountains as we entered the
village of Ilsenburg.
The t'aronial castle here is finely situated
but appeared somewhat ruinous. The net
ties grew up high before the walls, whence
the red fragments of stone had fallen down
into the river
The BTocken was quite envelOped in the
large thunder.cloud, which darted its light
ming down amongst the pne-trees; yet after
a rest OF lew hours, | determined to as.
cend the mountain.
A fresh guide announced HIMSELF the
thunder was past, and we set off through
the beautiful valley llsedsl. Beautiful
How little does there not lie in the mere
word! Yet the painter himself, cannot with
his living colors, represent nature in all its
greatness how, then, should the poet be
able to do it with words? No; could tones
become corporal; could We paint with
tones, as with pen and ink, then we should
be able to represent the spiritual, that which
seizes the heart when the bodily eye sees a
new and wondrously charming scene Of ma
tuIe.
The river Ilse ran on with stormy cur
rent by the side Of our path; high pine-cov.
cred mountains lay ON both sides. The
naked rock llsenstein, with a large iron
cross on It's highest point, rose perpendicu-
larly in the air; it made one s neck ache to
look up to this height; and vet when We
stand on the Broken the eye looks far
down in search Of it. The opposite side is
rocky wall Of similar exterior; everything
around indicates that these rocks, by some
mighty CONFUSION OF nature, have been riv.
en- asunder, thereby forming a bed for the
river Use. In this mighty rock, says the
legend, lives the beautiful Princess llse
who, with the first beams of the morning
sun, rises rom her couch. and bathes her,
self in the clear stream; happy is he who
finds her here; but only few have seen her
for she fears the sight OF man, though she is
good and kind
"When the deluge blotted out man from
the earth, The waters Of the Baltic also rose
high, high up into Germany; the beautiful
Use then fed, with her bridegroom, from the
northern lands here towards the Hartz
where the Broken seemed to offer them &
retreat. At length they stood on this .enor
NOUS rock, which projected far above the
swelling sea; the surrounding lands were
hidden unoer the waves; huts, human be
ings, and animals had disappeared. Alone
they stood, arm in arm, looking down on
the waves as they broke against the rock
But the waters rose higher; in vain they
sought an uncovered ridge Of rock where
they could ascend the Broken, that lay like
large island amid the stormy sea. The
rock on which they stood then trembled un.
der them; an immense cleft opened itselI
there and threatened to tear them away;
still they held each others hands, the side
walls bent forward and backward; they fell
together into he rushing food. From her
the river Use has obtained its name, and she
still lives with her bridegroom within the
flinty rock"
proceeded further into the forest; the
way began to wind upwards towards the
Broken; the declining sun could not shine
in between the thick pines; round about lay
the huts Of charcoal burners, enveloped in a
blush smoke, so that the whole had still,
strange, and romantic character.
The road went more and more upwards;
round about lay enormous masses Of rock.
The river rushed over the large blocks, and
formed succession OF waterfalls. Some.
times the channel of the river was hemmed
in between two narrow cliffs, where the
black stream then boiled with snow. white
foam; sometimes it rushed on, broad and
unchecked, between the fallen pines, and
carried the large green branches with it.
As we continued to ascend, the bed oil
the river became less-the stream diminished