New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-07-02
Ti,e Giant 81, ReissenstcIn.

ride, and has never been heard 10 boast again OF
tanning sllrew."
The Giant OF RcIssenstefn.
Jpon certain mountain in Wurtemberg, there
stands castle called Reissenstein, which belongs
now to thes Helfensteners. 1t lies upon steep
cliffs far up among clouds and storms. just OPP
posite to this castle and uponanother mountain, on
which the HeimeHstein castle stands. IS q grotto,
and there, ages ago lived giant. He had great
deal of money, and might have lived eontented
and happy, if there had only been other giants and
giantesses. Ii occurred to him one day that he
would build himself 2 castle. such as the knights
had, and the cliffs opposite seemed to him just the
place for it. Bat he himself was bad workman (;
he dug out with his nails rocks as high as houses,
and placed them one upon another; but they al
ways fell down again. and never. became castle.
So he seated himself on q rock, and called down
into a valley below for workmen; carpenters,
masens, stone. cutters, focksmiths, must all come
and help him, and he would pay them we'll. His
cry was heard through all the land of SWabia from
hoclef to Lake Constance, and from the Neckar
to the Donau, and from every direction, master
workmen and journeymen came to build a castle
for the giant twas droil to see how he sat in the
sunshine before his grotto, and watched the work
going on upon the cliffs. The masters and journey
were very industrious, and followed the direc-
tions which he called to them over the valley.
They had all kinds Of jests and sport with one
another about the giant who knew nothing about
building. At last the castle was done, and the
giant went in and looked out of the highest window
down into the valley upon the workmen who had
collected there. But on looking up he became
very angry. for the men had sworn that everything
was done, and there, on the very window by which
he stood, nail was wanted. The builders apollo
gzed, saying that no one would trust himself to sit
out Of the window in the air to drive it 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 tlley all entered the castle, but when .1es
came TO the upper window, and leaked out into
the air, and down into the vaiey which lay so far
below, and Dothifig but rocks about them they
shook their heads and walked away. The master
eiiered ten-foldsreward to whoever would venture,
yet none could be found. Now there was among
them q brave locksmith, who loved the daughter
of his master, and she loved him, too, but the
father was hard man, and would not give her to
him as his wife, because he was poor. This lad
took courage, and thought he might bis treas
are or die-for life was sad to him without her.
He stepped up to his master, her father and said .
VIII you give your daughter If ! drive in the
nail ~
The father said "yes,n thinking that the boy
would surely fall upon the rocks and kill himself
and in this way he would be forever rid of him.
The courageous youth took the nail and hammer,
uttered q short prayer, and started for the win
dow. The workmen raised q cry of joy, which
awoke the giant, who asked what was the matter
When he heard that some one had been found to
drive the nail, be looked at the young locksmith
| and said
6 You are brave lad, and have more heart than
Then he took him by the neck, so that he shud
dered through marrow and bone, and raised him to
| the window and said:
g Now hammer away-I won't let you falln
| The boy drove the nail into the stone, and made
it firm, while the giant stroked and kissed him
| til he almost killed him, and leading him to the
| foreman he spoke thus:
" Give him your danghter.n
Then going to his gTotto, he brought forth bag
of money, and paid each one in farthings and pence
Finally he came to the brave locksmith to whom He
said :
Now go home, thou noble fellow; get thy mas
ter's danghtersand bring her TO this castle, for il
| is thine.' The Century.
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+ ARKANSAS Couar ETIouETTE.-A Van Burer
(Ark.) correspondent Of the New York Spirit oi
the Times writes in relation to the court which was
in session during his visit:
was witness of one trial, that OF young man
for horse-eteallng. The plaintiffs were an Indian
named Fao-too-hoo- eloo ana his wife SiianetIiti
wauchee. The. prisoner. youth of seventeen
when taken, had possession of four horses, all be,
longing to the Cherokee nation. The counsel fol
plaintiff endeasored to make the boy out insane
ard not accountable for his actions The eonl4
had assembled for trial. The ndee in potent STATE
sat on the bench with, should think, at least hal
aplng of tobacco one ie OF his jaw, every min
/ ute or two squirting around him buckets Of th,
4 juicy extract.
1 The District Attorney sat tilted back in his cfai
4
4 The jury, showing the Intelligence OF the State
4 were in variety of attitudes and occupations
Three were smoking the worst kind of cigars, tw,
at their pipes, three eating pecans and others ID
/ dnlging in the latest news Of the New York Pc
4 lice Gazette. The case was called, the sauit
4 proved, and big Ingun and wife gave such clea
4 testimony, through an interpreter whom nobcd
could understand, that the defendant was Senn
4 guilty and received the extreme penalty Of on
4 year in the pententary.
NATIONAL TAsrEs.-An observer Of curious mat
tiers says:
1t Is q curious and interesting fact, though few
i perhaps, are aware of it, that the tastes of differ
ent countries in regard to the style of ewelry ar
SO decidedly different, that particular designs ar
required for different countries. For instance i
the case OF the ornamentation ON the backs @
watches, each country has its fayorite style. Fo
4 France, the general style Is a small hoguet, or
shield with few flowers. with avery narrow border
the ground either straight barley or fancy patter
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