St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1861-11-21

thsfatld boar. Or the goat al the noun.
sains !" replied the con.
"Hast thought Of the eibes and ;eers
o. the towhtolk r asked the father
"Iaey love to sharpen their wits on the
hill peopls."
II have foteseen them, proylaed fer
them. and forgotten them" said<the so.,
knife.
Il. is dear honey that ,asst Be- last
g fss1 sborns." still rs~oaefrsted the
= isaa can make even the
- : rsEsisted the son. And so
e !. .as sessese thss Bsrthold should 90 to
81 ross Sisk the d.wn., saying
The sssseins hosr has gold in its
mouth" 5e drew piece Of boars's
meat. forbidden Injury. from .. cave
where It wss hidden, put it into the
pot. together with q quantity of beech
nuts and then lighted some pine boughs.
which burned with thick smoke and
= pitchy scent. Soon the o.d parents
awots, and while they watched the
scethinf aesh, Berthold made his toilet
+st M0s pcoi near by. He had new
suit VI ch1m0is leather, which fitted him
closely enough to show his power Of
nb and grace Of movement, and Lis
md painted sash Of the same
nasses5I - the knife. which WAS his
only weapon. ssg, black hair lay iu
waves round his tsosd forehead. and
brilliant. ous-locking eyes Illuminated
his du.ky face. His was no drawing
room beauty. but the fascination Of
spl~ndid possibilities fixed itself in the
,nsm"ry. and haunted the fancy Of all
who hehcid him.
On the evening of the fourth day
from that on which he set cut, Ber-
thold Was again in the mountain hut
HE who journeys sees for two-him-
self aud the kinsm-n at hon,c," said
the elder Zahriugcr. Tell Us abou,
the great city"
There wero plenty of 6ne houses
esowdiug on every side," answered Bcr-
thold. ''and = rush and roar of men.
and the Haunting of banners, aud
trampling Of horses. aud clashiug of
steel. and brayiEg Of trumpets..a great
glare aud dassIe, yet I could see moth
lug distinctly bnt the Emperor daught-
rr. She rode her coal-black herse as If
a. - A. -.sisuai were Que, aand her
white robes lay over his glossy sides, as
the winter SNOW lies ove, the black crags
of the Brinkerstuhl."
''Pshsw!" {" muttered the old man.
ITO think Of looking At baby girl when
onc might sse brav. solYli rs with their
spears, aud bst,lc-axes, aud shining
swords"
Il have seem soldiers and swords be-
fore" returned Bsrthold. "but I never
saw or dreamed Of seeing anything 20
beautiful as the maiden. I lived
Whole life while she was passing BY"
"Ieu speak hk. lover" said the old
man with . sneer.
Possibly" replied the youth. "Wbo
kaows? | may yet marry Princess"
: Thcaccforth Berthold dreamed much,
but he wrought alsu. Through the whole
district there was no arm, 30 stroug as his
to bring down the giant trees, no skill
like bis TO build their great funeral pyres.
to cover them with chips, and moss,
asd the fine brsise. to arrange the
sper!ures. aud to FIRE the heap. and none
watched with equal fidelity for each change
IN tho smoke or vspor, recording npon the
exterior Of the mound the curious stories
Of its hidden processes. Success awaited
him-not the Glow, small success reaching
y better cabin and warmer hearth
but such as gave his name and fame in
the early historic annals. Digging for
earth to mix with the dust of former coal.
ings. he perceived some white stones
which cleaned under the rays Of the mid
Jay sun striking botly down the forest
opening. His heart beat quickly. We're
Ihey-could they be-yes. they were Ger
tainiy silver! Bcrshoid told no one of
his discovery. He still labored at his
trade. bu. less diligently. for bis time
was spent in collecting the ore aud melt
ing il into bare. These bs concealed
(or future use. and. continucd to live as
'cansily aud eo.,sely ss before.
- =
Eight busy years had thus gone BY. |
when the emperor. flying before hia rebel !
ious vassals. took refuge on the Kaiser
,tuhl mountains in the B.eisgsn. Tue
little army he led thithcr was constantly
Unfinished BY dcsertion and death. while
Ortrcss after fortress fell into the hands Of
iis enemies. He chsfed at his compelled
n.csion, and finally offered his ,iaugh-
.er's hand to the man who should affectu-
llly aid him. Berthold had always left !
bio .pook in the forest, saying. ''.he noble !.
mans calamity is the peasants orportu-
Jity. aud be SION heard Of the proclama-
iss. He ip,inediasely repaired TO the
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