Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1860-06-22
Tpe Giant 81 ncIssensteIn.

Upon certain mountain in Wurtemburg
there stands q castle called Ressensten, which
belongs now TO the "Helfensteiners II lies
ufon steep cliffs, Gar up among the clouds and
storms Just opposite to this castle, and upon
another mountain, on which the Heimensteih
castle stands, is grotto, and there, ages ago
lived q giant He had great deal Of money
and might have lived contented and happy, if
there had only been other giants and giantes-
ses II occurred to him one day that he would
build himself castle, such as the knights
had, and the cliffs opposite seemed to him
Just the place for it. But he himself was q
bad workman he dug out with his nails rocks
as high as houses and placed them one upon
another but they always fell down again,
and never became castle. So he seated
himself on u rock, and called down into val
10y below for worknen; carpenters, masons,
stone-cnttcrs locksmiths must all come and
help him, and he would pay them we'll His
cry was heard through all the land of Swabia,
from the Kocher to Lake Constance, and from
the Necar to the Donau, and from every di
rection, master workmena and iourneymen
came, TO build castle for the giant
1t was droll to see how he sat in the sun
shine before his grotto, and watched the work
going on upon the cliffs. The masters and
liourneymen were very industrious, and follow
ed the directions which he called to them over
the valley. They had oil kinds of jests and sport
with one another, about the giant who knew no
thing about building. AT last the castle was
done, and the giant went In and looked ont OF
the highest window down into the valley upon
the workmen who had collected there. But on
Hooking up, he became very angry, for the men
had sworn that everything was done, and there,
lon the very window by which he stood, one
nail was wanted The builders apologized, say
ling that no one would trust himselfto sit out
Iof the window in the air to drive il in The
giant would not listen to. them, but insisted
that they should not have one cent of pay until
the nail was driven in
SO they all entered the castle, but when they
lcame 20 the upper window, and looked out into
1.-THE air., and down into the valley which lay SO
far below, and nothing but rocks about them,
they shook their heads and walked away. The
master offered ten fold reward to whoever
would venture vet none could be found. Now
there among them, brave locksmith, who
loved the daughter Of his master, and she
loved him, too, but the father VAS herd man
and would not give her 10 him as his wife, be
cause, he was poor. This lad took courage
and thought he might earn his treasure or die
for life was sad TO him without her He
stepped up 20 the ulASbefl lief lhthef, anu hislu
'Will you giveyour daughter if ] drive in the
nailY" The father said, Yes, thinking thai
the boy would surely upon the rocks and Kill
himself, and in this way he would be forever
rid of him. E
The courageousyouth took the nail anC
hammer, uttered short prayer, and starteC
for the window. The workmen raised or,
Of Joy, which awoke the giant, whoasked wha
was the matter. When he heard that som,
one had been found to drive the nail, he look
! ed at the young locksmith, and said "Yot
are brave lad, and have more heart thar
that rabble there; come, will help you. y
Then he took him by the neck, 80 that h
shuddered through marrow and bone, anc
! raised him to the window, and said "Noy
hammer away--I won't lot you tall, The bo,
, drove the nail into the stone, and made /
, firm, while the giant stroked aud kissed hin
! until he almost killed him, and leading hin
: to the foreman, and spoke thus "Give hin
: your daughter" Then going to his grottc
a he brought forth a bag of money, and pal,
] ] each one in farthings and pence. Finally IL
! came TO the brave locksmith to whom he said
'Now 20 home, thou noble fellow get tn
masters daughter, and bring her 10 this cai
= tie, for it Is thine IN C6Rtuyy