The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-24
From the watshnAaa and N.lssstct
lelae hoard.

ffem hs "steaman eAa Wrnrstct
nisc oeara.
This bagtSar ol every nursery IN Christcu
dom was no fabulous monster vcihsi in human
hrm. lie actually lived, moved and hid hr.
A., ing in the fhrnth century; not, however. as
q long turtancd Oriental, MS the pic,ury~
which uscd TO make our blood curllc would
! lead MS 10 think
A., On an cmincucc which oyvrlooks the little
village Of Champtcce, near the loie, stands
the imposing ruin of the old icudal castle LIS
gry walls, bar and broken. rcar Themselves
against the glorious sky; and amid the tuubling
turrts, the hat and the owl beat their wings
| aud shrek in their midaight rcvcls. The st.
pcrstitious peasaniry avoid the neighbohood
from fear, ami when the storm which whistles
and tho wind means. they imagine the sounds
10 m walls from the iniurd dead Of the old
ruin The drnal of the place is no new ecl.
Ing, but has existed among succccdlng gcncu
lion OF pcGsantry sincc the reign Of Charts
the Seventh II was WAS n, ,ha, time the
dwelling Of GILES Ne Rctx, u fcudal baron who,
~ he was then and still Is callssi, the Barbc
blue" was, no doubt. the original Of our time.
honorcd, or rather Eard blue BcWrl His
dcNis Of blood. which were hut the every day
incidents Of his lifr, made him the terror Of the
surrounding region. The har mention Of his
name was enough to sabiuc the most rcbcllious
urchin into submission; and even the parents
believed that the winds which rachei them by
passing over his domain we~ sulphur tainted
Well does the history OF this man reveal tho
sss:A sxfr.ss,.s1n pS r. Sfs,~n'a. ssNsasy, aNS
also the npuniiy with which onc in high rank
might commit the most revolving crimes against
kup 40 H., I.s L. la.
sisn oi immense estates and untold wealth.
l'nt by the most dcbasins cxe~~s he no, only
squapdercd his fortune, hn, aiso ruined his con
s,i'uton 81 that, while W, young man, he
borc the appearance Of Jccrpitudc and old
agc. He could not. however, consent 10 pay
the penalty OF his sin by becoming old bciorc
Ids time In the blndnrss oi bis superstition
he conceived the hope OF rcIaiming both health
and wealth by ihr power Of magic. Having
heard of a famous italian alchymist who had
performed some great miracles by this art, he
sent for him 10 this castle
The cunning magician At once read his man.
and encouragej his hopes; hc was, therefore,
employed AT n high price 10 undertake the
work, and invited To make the lofty castle his
home. The first act Wn the winning bnck oi
health and vigor without which all other treas
urrs arr oi little avail. Numherlrss were the
arts he tried aud mysterious the preparations
lc made, The dark dungeons aud secret sub.
icrrancan passages beneath the castle were the
Sccoe Of bis work Herr the terrified pcssap-
Try imagined that the Italian made n compact
With the Prinrc ~ Darkness. and sold the
duPcd DE lsctz TO him In compensation for bis
aid in restoring his health. Among many non
scnsicnl aud harmless experiments, wcfr also
some ~ a cruel and abotninable chnrnctcr. --
iie indnrd bis infatuated employer 10 believe
there csis'fvi IN The blood of infants charm
for restoring youth aud vigor. Tie assurrd him
that by bathing daily In the blOvd Of these In
noocnts The pure Young liie which had no lately
cours,d through their tiny veins would be
transferred to his own
The bloody baron lid not shrink Tor one
momn, ron The commission Of the horid crime
when th's prescription rendered pecs@sary -
Tender infants were secretly stolen or iorcibly
torn from their parents. aud kept IN thc dun
ecohs OF the castle, til their blood was rguir
J. " is hlievc1 that not le@ than ono hun
dr'si humble mo,hcrs were thus deprived o
their youngest born This fcrd In human