, 1861-05-09
Beautiful Legend,


had ever equaIIed the queen; her beauty, like
her strength, was beyond conception. Whoever
aspred to her hand must first VanQuish her in
tournament; II he was defeated, he died. Gun
thcr, chief Of the Rhine, set his heart on dthe
beautiful woman" las she was called and said :
Whatever happens, l will cross the sea: I
viii go to Brunhilda; aud vii die or make her
mine" lie departs. The lists are opened.
Brunhilda appears-as it were, the very mother
of Bradamants and Clorndas She fights and
is conquered and then she follows Gunther to
the borders Of tho Rhine The marriage is eel.
obrated; and at night Brunhilda retires to the
nuptial chamber; but as Gunther enters, she
stands erect before her couch IN her bridal gar
hent Of white silk. The knight excIaims +:
Behold me now, possessor of all ] desired |"
and waving the torch in his royal hand, he boldly
approached the proud Brunhilda. "Dack, noble
sir 7" she says 81 choose to remain mistress
Of myself" Transported with love and rage the
chief springs upon the masculine maiden, and
tears her white garment At this outrage, at
the sight of the man who presumes to compel
what love alone should grant, the beautiful aud
powerful girl finds in her mOdesty aud her pride
q strength unknJwn before; and seizng her
girdle, she, in turn, leaps upon Gunther, tics
him hand and foot, and hangs him up, by an
enormous nail, on the wall. ..' =.
Thus part Of the night was passed; he dying
Of shame, she mocking him from time TO time
"Well, Sir Gunther, will It please you now to
be seen by your chamberlains, tied fast by the
hand Of a womanr"
"Unbind me-" said Gunther; "and since my
violence has offended ycu, will not even touch
your garments, If you do not desire it."
She then set free his arms, and he stretched
himself oil the couch but so far from her that
lie could hardly see the top oil her white silken
chemise: she would Lave It so.
Think, now, of Ruth, creeping under the GOV.
cring that sheltered the sleeping Boaz Think
Of the Indian wifs, trembling because her master
does not homer her with his body.
However, with the morning came the servants
Of the bridal pair, bringing new garments in
abundance. But the King was pensive; he
waited for the night; and when Il came, he shut
the door, fastened it with two strong bolts, aud
advanced towards Brunhilda. alt is not fitting
th1t thou shUuldA havea wife, said she "thou
who art weaker than a woman" And she
thrust him violently back. But the valiant man
is not discouraged; he returns to the attack, and
seiE;ng the fiery virgin with both his hands, he
bends her in his powerful grasp. Immediately
what changed Like the ancient god, who,
after being transformed into lion, tiger, 4 ser
pcnt, assumed oil At once the aspect Of afrend as
soon as he recognized in his asSailant . man
worthy to understand him, Brunhilda, as soon
as she felt her arms subdued in the grasp Of
Gunther, changed at once her look and language.
The struggle ceased. 40 king" she said, al
am thine, thou hast deserved me, since thou hast
conquered me no longer oppose thy noble
love, for know that thou art worthy to be mas
ter" Henc0forth, no longer Q heroine she re-
mained only woman, like all other women, ex-
cept that she was even more tender. How she
lOnged to repair the evil she had done How
She kissed the hands and brow but now so viO-
lently rcpeled! a paIeneSs still sat on her
countenance, but il was no longer the pallpr Of
wrath, nor even the confusion OF shame, but the
anxiety Of tenderness With that charming
sweetness Of which the strongest souls seem es-
pecially to possess the secret, she loaded with
caresses him Of whom she was so proud, the man
who reposed by her sido She watched him as
he slept; and when the dawn glowed at the
windows, and the king " Iuld have ridden to the
tournament, it was she who detained on her DO
SOM his dear and docile head. '7''T7
Muggins was passing up ST. Charles street one
day with friend, when he observed poor dog
that had been killed lying in the gutter. Muggins
paused, gazed intently at the defunet ANIMAL and
ut last he said:
"Here is another shipwreck."
"ShipWreck-wherer a
"Iheres bdTk that's lost 10reverF
His companion gTOtuIsd and passed on. '..2
Let us respect the majesty Of Time; let US con-
template with veneratiOn the agVs that have rolled
past, rendered dear by the memory and remains Of
our ancostors but let not attempt TO retrOgTade
towards them, for they contain nothing in harmony
with our real nature and il we attempt TO arrest
them, they will vanish from our grasp OH ~,
There arc said to be IN London 10000 sewing
women, who earn barely 81 a-wcek while working
inct SANITY l6 or II hours a.day. Here is field
for the philanthropst.
A man askeil another, whom he was about to
help to chicken, whether he wished the leg or the
wing ut is matter Of perfect indifference TO
me-" sail the other. And infinitely more so to
me-" replied the carver, laying down the knife and
fork, and resuming his own dinner r
II is not pleasure which corrupts men il is men
who corrupt pleasure. Pleasure is good in itself
1t is the seasoning which God, the all-wise and
alLgoOd gives TO useful things and needful acts, in
order that VIC may seek them.
A young man visiting prison, in Maine, in
quiud Of some Of the prisoners the cause OF their
being in such place. A small girls answer was
that she stole u saw-mill, and went back after
the pond and was arrested"
To cure poverty, sit down and grOwl about it.
BY SO doing, you'll be sure TO get rich, and make
yourself particularly agreeable to everybody.
A young lady says the reason she carries a par.
asol S that the sun is Of the masculine gender, and
she cannOt withstand his ardent glanccs.
Personal beauty is a letter Of recommendation
written by the hand Of divinity, but not unirG-
qucntly dishonorcd by the bearer.
II you Inspect yourself as much as you do others
you will be Ms careinl 10 do nothing mean when
alone as when in company.
The moment anything assumes the shape Of a
duty, some persons feel themselves incapable u
discharging Il.
Men c,nraIiy think Il n r,rat misfortune when