Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1850-10-22
MISCELLANEOUS.
From Blackaco0d'6 Mcgazi1,c.
The Mysteries Of History.
Tales of Apparitlons at the Electoral
Court CT IreYeS.


Court CT 1reYeS.
so lately as in the eighteenth century,
saws Bulaw, 1.-The residence Of Ehrenbreit,
stein was repeatedly said TO be visited by
appara ions. Often, for example, when
the Elecior and Bishop, John Philip, en-
crossed with his hraviary, paced the a
partmen's late Of an evening, and at las
reached the outer ante-chambe ber, the guards
man on sentry saw. through The G ass
door. n Azure IN gray coat, and OF grave
aspe :. walking al tie Electors side, and
taking mos. offensive liberties with that
prince. Cace The guardsman saw the
Suspicious Stranger keepirga few PAGES
behind the EIectcg, ard making faces and
swapping his fingers al him. The honesI
soldier could not stand this, but pulling
open the door 10 seize the insolent jester.
He stood open-mouIhed, and Petritied
with establishment, when he found the
Elec,or cutie alone, and turning round,
incurred the cause of his boisterous and
unmannerly entrance. II was so alarmed
about your Electoral Highness," ," SIAM
mered the guardsman, 'lhe insolent gray
coat Oh, has he been here again
He is an old acquaintance replied the
EIector, and sent the soldier back 10 his
post"
We are not Informed what the appear
ance oG this impertinent gray demon poi-
tended. O,ner apParatlons, OF which an
account is gwen, preceded the death OF
an Elrctor, and oflhc Emperor Of Francis,
whose approaching decease WAS indicated
by phantom coronation, witnessed by ii
page or fabricated bv him. But the most
numerous and remarkab traditions were
connected with the Silver Chamber, in
the northern wing Of tie castle. There,
asspmhlages of supernatural beings were
seen; SraNga figures passed in and out,
SaGlV or ~ procession awful sounds
,werc I'VE I'd tie windows lighted them
.sellcS up; doors hat had been left locked
were fuad oaen--.n short all manner oi
extraordinary events occurred. In righi
Of former occupant, the apartment WAS
naturally the favorile haunt Of evil spirits.
For in the wear. G3l and 632 it had been
inhabited by certain Hungarian named
Felix WendroWnikius, whose ostenslbIe
profession was that OF an alchymisi, bul
whom many suspected to be All agent ol
that Bethlen Gabor, prince Of Sienburgen,
who figured in the Thirty Years War.
G4bor died in 1929, however, which IN
valldateS the supposi'ion of Nendrownl-
kius being in his pay two years later
whilst other circumstances concur TO make
II rather improbable even during thai
leaders life. Nevertheless it was made q
ground of prejudice against him by the
-cou;,ier<. who disaPproved the Elector
Philip ChrislOpher'S practices with the
French and their allies; and Wendrownl'
kIus' particular iuc. was the priry cham
herIain, Michael Wiedmann, whose i'll
hnence aver tie Elec;or was very great
The legend related bv Professor BL!ou,
ana which he appears 10 have chiefly de
N'ed itom the very curious account al
hhienbTtlslcin, contained ia the secont
Volume Of the Edtinische .fatiQuo.i0s
(Noo'enz, le43.l is rcmarkah,e ii Is
insure q politics we're snpers,i.i,r. 9:
re'41N 1uHe cEvnin. ,he EIccinr 5rln>i1'
~ "N"s''"ly long a, supprr. yni when
d, ''SI "v rose from t;I,l.. tv i al. lis
~'''''"S''a'" accompany h..;l lr the linn.
e"i'a' ,A'a', wh n, llr vas uii.4,
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