Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-09-01

Tian propensity by studying the mo'Iey NS'e
Of architecture, and the curious Arrangement
Of the old bat,lenenS."
SAID and done; and MI. David llorneas'
ties legs ATE dangling through the hole at
the exterior Of the ruin, over the thick and
bushy foliage.
It wa, glorious sisht-,hOss old walls
There wa. a rude attempt a, architecture
which sufficiently showed, even at the early
and barbarons age when he castle VAS CON
,uue,ed, that the Germanie people were i'm.
bued with taste lor art, which, With cult
vsiioa. bad grown inio that rsre .TOellsocs
in, and high feeling ior artistic works which
so greatly distinguishes them IN the present,
day.
| had sat some quarter Of an hour, los, in
such Ike agreeable antiquarian thoughts 'h"
which was irel,uring carefully up in my
mind, So tha, might he able to give them To-
our club when once more returned to the
grsa, metropolis.
II was warm, even ,ultry, and the weather
began to exercise a somniferous influence
over me, and for fear should drop or to
sleep in this dangerous position, was abou,
to abandon nv seat, when my eve raugh,
SIGH, Of = small red figure In a Mich, in the
corner of the building, which had not Do.
served before. Il was a singular lttle object,
bot upon the opposite aud corresponding Por-
ton of the building, where there WAS Ike
niche, supposed that there must have been
a sImlllr figure IN former times. Il was a
drOll liule figure, about four feet high. Up,
on nv word, thought, it's very like Dag.
shot. Of the Dunniebrowu Militia-ha ha'
wha, a whimsical idea. Eg.d IN make a
drawing Of Il, and produce It a, the club
won't there De roar' Why, the llulc
Wretch has Got a cooked ha; and ltllc
skewsr Of sword. Out came paper and
pencil. and ! went To work forthwith Nv
little grullsm1n advanced rapidly. Now for
thar eomieal nosr, It shades The right Of the
face, 500, bother II, It's 90 the other side
pooh, ITS turning W. The face Is grim
ming, vluLiug, squin,ins, iauehinr-it''
pointing q, mc, takes olT MS cooked bat and
makes polite bow.
OI, Mr.. David Ilcmca,re, While you are
a sound mau IN mind and limb. No, | caH-
uo, sur-a clean seat, nothing sticking. sh
still can't bulge a .ieP-hs hscina,e,
me, the little, houid, rel monster, with the
c'auns, squirting eyes.
Il hO7c ! see YOU well, Her David
lloruPPc."
"llouca,ile, sir, f "a please could
neg -s's. l., -asW,r. tn r-,,.,si.' -.--i.
ms name, nv family was connected with
he llomeas,lc," who came over a, the tins
Oi William ,he eonQuocr.
"Oh excuse me, Mr David Iloneas,ls, -
,aii my liulc gentleman, in s0n tone. with
a funny, merry laugh, ,ha, made the lss,
afraid olh.m II have taken 4 fancy To YOU
sir YOU are an an,iquary, and ] sec you
have little feeling for those good old times
Which lived 10, long time ago - and be
gave Sigh - deep and hollow that he
brouch, down a considerable portion Of loose
cement. and was afraid he would iopple
over 10 the abys, below, with the e'ellemen,
Of ms feelings
"Oh. DON, be alarmed abou, me, said the
little red man, seeing nv anlieiy, IL am
aboye such accident. and ,nfes as tl,a,; I'm
eouviuc c YOU Of that, for III just come round
to YOU"
And in the twinkling Of an eve, before
| could say don't, he was b. my side he
"a, down by me at once, an held ont h.'
hand TO shake hsnd,--I Mas too much afraid
to decline the Profered stony griPe; nut
hI, freisndlr feeling did not stop hers,Ii he
placed his other arm lovingly arOund my
shoulder in true German fashion.
This is jolly" said he, after moment,
"to 81, beside a chaP like you one Who
knows pretty nearly all about US Amt this
a 6ne view Rare stuff grows in iha, cor
nsr under the castle mauy's the glass that
warmed my heart in DAYS gone by" and he
made a eluckiuc, rurgling noise With his
throat, a, though he was lakIug a quar-
,hereofal least.
"Ah," said he, with a sigh, 1T does me
good 10 think Of tbuss times. DO you see
the place mean, old boy"
YES, Herr Knight" said |. difidenlly,
although rather offended At the familiarity
and want Of respect.
"Norssnse. David, said be, with wink
Of his eye, II wasn't knishI; for, like a
good many other fellows who wear swords,
cooked hats, and uniforms, ] was no soldier.
No, HorncasIIe, my boy, Was the fool "i
the castle, give me your hand again, brush.
er-I lived alo0g With the Grali'on Feur-
spnckenberger aud his family for forty long
years. all one night the Graf and we're
going over the drsv-bridge that separates
one side oC the castle, over the ra'ine, from
the other, think We had taken about TWEEN
" bottle, Of the best Observation-Disclosures
Of the good year OF ,he comet l2ll, aud
~as very funny, but was walking on, and as
steady as am now, when somehow forgot
my usual caution, aud that the dIaw-bridse
was uP, and taking step IN advance Of my
lOrJ, went down, sOuse to the bottom Of the
rayiue.
need not tel you. David. lhai nesh and