Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1861-11-07

urged him to get wife, he replied, mo
; no ! better alone thar in bad company
Who knows? I may yet marry queen.
"He who lives on hope dies of hunger,
retorted the old man. "He who grasps a
all holds nothing FAST
''Slow and sure wins the race" returned
the youth, with laugh SO full Of glee tina
it never failed to restore his fathers goot
humor.
'The emperor will be in Baden the day
after tomorrow, and am going to see him,
said Berthold, one evening
Hast thought of the way?" asked hi
father anxiously, although he would once
have sneered at his own question.
'Does the bird think of the way, or the
wild boar, Or the goat Of the mountains? 2
replied the son.
Hast thought of the gibes and jeers o.
the townfolk p asked the father 'They
love to sharpen their wits on the hill peo
ple."
Il have foreseen them, provided for them
and forgotten them,'' said the son, drawing
from his belt long. heavy knife.
1T is a dear honey that must be tasted
from thorns," still demonstrated the father
CA light heart can make even the thorns
sweet" persisted the son. And SO it was
decided that Berthold should go to Baden
He rose with the dawn, saying. 1.-The
morning hour has gold in its mouth" He
drew a piece of boar's meat, forbidden
luxury, from cave where it was hidden,
put it into the pot, together with quantity
of beech nuts, and then lighted some pine
boughs, which burned with thick smoke
and pitchy scent. Soon the old parents
awoke, and while they watched the seeth-
| ing flesh, Berthold made his toilet at a little
pool near by. He had new suit of cha
mois leather, which fitted him closely
enough to show his power of limb and grace
of movement, and his fringed and painted
which was his only weapon. Long, black
hair lay in waves round his broad forehead
and brilliant, out looking eyes illuminated
bis. dusky face, His Mas nS drawing-room
beauty. bus tie e aaeiaanp of.splendid pos
haunted The fancy )ef all who beheld him. 8
On the evening Of the fourth day from
that on which he set out. Berthold was again
in the mountain hut. ''He who journeys
sees for two-himself and the kinsmen at
home," said the elder Zahringer ''Tell
us about the great city"
"There were plenty of fine houses crowd
ing on every side," answered Berthold,
s.and a rush and roar of mon, and the faunt-
ing of banners, and trampling of horses,
and clashing of steel, and braying Of trum
trc1o 1a |
see nothing distinctly but the Emperor's
daughter. She rode her coal black horse
as if she and the animal were one, and her
white robes lay over his glossy; sides, as the
winter snow lies over the black crags Of the
Brinkerstuhl.
"Pshaww muttered the old-man. ''To
think of looking at a baby girl when one
might see brave soldiers with their spears,
and battle-axes, and shining swords
Il have seen soldiers and swords before,
returned Berthold, 'sbut never saw or
dreamed of seeing anything so beautiful as
the maiden. [ lived whole life while she
was passing by"
"You speak like lover" said the old
man with a sneer.
"Possibly," replied the youth. "Who
knows? [ may yet marry Princess.
Thenceforth Berthold dreamed much, but
he wrought also Through the whole dis
trict there was no arm so strong'as his to
bring down the giant trees, no skill like his
to build their great funeral pyres, to cover
them with chips, and moss, and the fine
braise, to arrange the apertures, and to fire
the heap, and none watched with equal fdeli-
ty for each change in the smoke or vapor,
recording upon the exterior of the mound
the curious stories Of its hidden processes.
Success awaited him-not the slow, small
success reaching to better cabin and a
warmer hearth-but such as gave his name
and fame in the early historic annals. Dig
ing for earth to mix with the dust of former
coalings, he perceived some white stones
which CLEANED under the rays of the midday
sun striking hotly down the forest opening
His heart beat quickly. Were they-could
they be-yes, they were certainly silver
Berthold told no one Of his discovery He
still labored at his trade, but less diligently
for his time was spent in collecting the ore
and melting it into bars. These he concealed
for future use, and, continued to live as
soantily and ooarsely as before.
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Eight busy years had thus gone by. wher
the emperor, flying before his rebellious
vassals, took refuge on the Kaizerstuh
mountains in the Breisgan. The little army
he led thither was constantly diminished by
desertion and death, while fortress after
fortress fell into the hands of his enemies
He chafed at his compelled inaction, anc
finally offered his daughters hand to the
man who should effectually aid him. Bert
hold had always left his nook in the forest
saying s'the nobleman's calamity is the
PEASANTS opportunity" and he soon hearc
of the proclamation. He Immediately re.
paired to the Kaizerstuhl, obtained an inter
view with the emperor, and promised hi.
whole fortune if required, provided the en-
peror, would, after learning his extraction