Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1850-02-22

Conrad II, Emperor of Germany was surnam-
ed the Spiezer, from his great attachment to the
city of Speyer. He was the monarch who had
the imperial vault erected in the beautiful cathe-
dral OF that town, for the deposit of his own re-
! mains, those of his successors, or the members
OF his family who might happen TO die on the
western side OF the Alps, as the inscription over
the entrance, still egibly implies. The hstor-
ans OF that riod relate the following romantic
story as the origin of this vault:
There lived at the Court of the emperor a no.
beman by the name of Calm who. having had the
misfortune to offend him, fed with his wife into
/ the turthermost reccsses of the Black Forest to
escape the vengeance of his irritated master
/ There they took up their abode in a miserable
and destitute hut. Some time after their flight
as the emperor was hunting in the vicinity of the
counts retreat, he was benighted and compelled
/ to seek an asylum in the very dwelling Of the
man who had 50 much offended him. The count
was abroad at the time, but It so happened that
during this very night the countess was deliver
ed OF son in a chamber next to that to which
the emperor had retired. Immediately after the
birth OF this child, he heard u voice emphatcal-
ly eXclaim-.Oh! Conrad this child will be thy
son-in-law and heir The astonished monarch
instantly summoned his two attendants, ordered
to get possession OF the child, and put it death.
Bat being more humane than their master, they
determined rather to preserve than take away
The infant ) hte, although proof a of their
/ bloody work, Conrad had ordered him the infants
reeking heart. The servants stole The child
! from the countess chamber and left the howell
as if having the intention 10 kill it. Close to
the door OF the nut there happened to be guam
/ tty of game that had been killed at the hut the
/ preceding day. al the sight OF which the humane
servants thought OF stratagem to deceive their
cruel master. They ripped out the heart from
the body OF a hare, and brought it TO the king,
who, being more OF a monster than an anatOmisl,
/ misJooh it for the heart of his victim, and OK
/ pressed Ills appreciation and delight at their
/ prompttude in despatching creature which, lie
/ had been tore!old, would be his son and success
sor, in the meantime the infant had been put I'M
der tree by the attendants until their return
bat during their absence, Herman Duke of Sua-
bIa, passing by, and hearing the baby's screams,
took compassion on rs neglected state, had it re-
moved 10 his house and adopted as his own.
/ Many years after, when the child was verging
! on manhood, the emperor paid visit to the
duke. The young counts Interesting appear
aucc attracted his att nJOa, and upon his iuuui>
/ ring WHO he was, Herman related the singular
manner by which he had come by him. Suspi-
/ cion immediately entered the emp rors mind =
I but he concealed hls alarm, and pretending he
had taken an extraordinary interest in lis youth
desired the duke to cedo him ever to linn as he
would appoint him as one OF his pages Though
the duke loved young Calm almost As if he had
been his own child he could not refuse the en-
purors demand, but suffered him to dapar with
his sovereign in the quality OF his page. Ona
/ irving at his residence in SQa5ia, the emperor
Immediately summoned the two servants TO his
presence, whom he had, eighteen years before,
commissioned to DESTROY the infant in the Black
Forest in order to elicit from them more positive
proofs OF the counts identity The two men.
constcrnatnd at the kings demand, fell upon
their knees and confessed the manner in which
they had imposed upon him but at the same
time declaring that If it was their sOvereigns
will that they should die for what hey had done
they would rather submit to the worst OF deaths
than exist as murdercrs. The angry monarch
dismissed them from his presence, there being
no longer anv doubt relative to the Counts birth;
but his mind was no longer in peace, fer the
prophecy returned with renewed force, and he
determined that the object of his alarm and la
tired should not this time escape him. In consc-
quence he despatched lin TO the empress, who
was then residing at AiX-la-Chapeile, with let
ter containing this terrific Injunction AS YOU
set value upon your life, see that the bearer Of
this be secretly and speedily destroyed. The
travellers way lay over Spoyer; where, on his
arrival, he lodged, according to the order he had
received, in the house of he dean OF the cathre-
dral. who was I most worthy pillar of the church,
but, fortunately for the young Count, his spirit
ual occupations were not altogether so impor-
tant as to deprive him Of much time to satisfy
his worldly curiosity, which was more than usu-
allv excited on the arrival of the emperor's page
bearing dispatches to the queen, an event of not
-, 4 10 Z ba
about the importance of his mission, but in the
answers he was much disappointed, and rather
served to increase his inqusitiveness than other
wise and. whilst he was exhaustng his inter-
rogatory resources, and drawing largely upon
his :cnce the over-wearied traveller fell asleep
Then the excited dean. not able 10 resist any Ion
ger the impulses of his feelings and the favor OF
the moment: went 10 the boy, drew the letter
out from the folds of his dress where il was con-
ceaed. and with trembling hand broke the
imperial seal As he finished perusing its con-
tents. he turned with tears ia his ewes upon the
innocent victim of his soyereign's cruelty, con-
WINGED that he had committed no crime to merit
such a death, Ltor the guilty could not sleep as
the count then slept, and resolved to avert
the fate that menaccd him By the alteration of
few letters he changed the sense of the cruel
order to the queen TO this: As YOU set value
upon Your Ike, see that tine bearer be secretly
and speedily married to yonr daughter" The
good dean then consigned the letter back TO lis
deposit, soon after which the page awoke, and
departed for Aix-a-Chapelle, where, not long at
ter his arrival be was married to the emperors
daughter.
( When the emperor heard of this he was aston
ished and dSmaved 4; but when he ais discover
ed that his daughters husband was the count
Gains son, he became reconciled to what had
! happened, and made him co-regent in the gov
+ eminent thus fulfilling the prophecy that had
been told OF him in the bat of the Black Forest.
Out of gratitude to the Dean of Speyer who had
+ prevented him from shedding innocent blood, be
made him his chancellor. and founded the impe-
/ rial vault within the precincts of the SPeyer
Minister.
THE NEW YORK s'SPIRTTS.-
/ We don't know what TO think of them, but
consider il best 10 give our readers bot h sides a.