The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1861-08-16

incident or anecdote which could interest or
inform his readers. He writes always with
taste and feeling. He as willingly relates
the sigh of Titus for the loss of dav, as
the address of the aged Apostle, who, too
old to walk or to speak, at length was car
ried into the church and could just say,
Little children, love one another > or the
sacreliglous Donysius, who applied the
golden robe Jupiter, in "a temple in Sicily,
to his oNn use, saying it was "too hot for
the idol in summer, and too cold in winter" "
The merry monk had a fine sense OF humor.
Many OF his stories, though not new, retaln
their racy flavor such as that of the phil
osopher, who being repulsod in an old dress
put OF smart habit, and then being ad
mitted to court astOnished Dionysius by
kissing his fine coat repeatedly, but was able
to explain his affection by saying, {" / honor
that which honor me it did more than viz
tue, for il gave me the entree."
The signs and wonders preceding the
appartion OF armies in the air and the fare>
wells of the departing angels at Pentecost,
are told with equal simplicity; as is the
terrible story Of the tamishCd mother in the
siege feeding On the flesh of her own child,
Or the appeal Of Titus to Heaven, as he
holted before bitches filled with dead bodies,
and with tears cried aloud, ut is not my
hand that has Gone this, bat Thne," "A
very curious reason is assigned for the bon-
fires formerly lighted on the Eve of st.
John, that little torches were carried about
h.,f fn,, Of in, IF fhn
burning Of the Saint body, and the seats
teripg of the ashes by Julian the Apostate.
We are told also of the Seven Sleepers of
of Ephesus, the Eleven Thousand Virgins
of St. Ursula, and the two lions who acted
as grave diggers for st. Anthony. In Rome
there were magic statues, of which one
ought to have had complete set at Washs
ington, each of which bore about his neck
the name of province of the empire night
ard day priests were watching them, for if
any province meditated rebellion the statue
inscribed with its name pointed to the sill
yer collar, and horseman of brass brands
ished his shear in the same direction. On
the night Of the Nativity statues and horses
men fell PROSTATE, the eternal fire was eX~
tinguished on the altar, and the weird tens
pie became ruin.
Some of the legends in this old mo.ixish
relic are very singular-as this Of
THE GOLD SEEKERS.
A young man of Aquitaine crossed the
A ps on his way to Italy, with twelve COM
panions, more fond of adventure than bur-
dened with money. One day he observed a
hole in mountain, which led, according to
the country folks, to the place where the
treasures of Octavian lay hid, but many had
sought them in vain, for they died among
the defiles and intricacies of the passage
Undeterred by the tales the young men de-
terpined on making the attempt, and pru-
IDENTIFY guided themselves by using ball of
thread, and penetrated the bill by a dark,
narrow and horrible path bats tapped
their wings in their eyes and Aces pres
cipice rose on one side and river flowed
beneath their feet. The path was strewn
with bones, but after many fears and dan-
gers they emerged upon the opposite side tc
that on which they had entered, and saw
before them calm lake with ripping was
ters playing along the shore. It. wa,
spanned by bridge of brass, and on tie
other bank appeared gigantic horses, like
their riders, of glittering gold. They il
vain essayed to cross, and were fain to co..
tent themselves with splitting up siEer
dish; but Jew necromancer lausned
merriy at their disaster, and enterinl the
mountain, brought out some sparklins dust,
which, as long as it was damped with water
looked, and only looked, sparkling As gold.
For water, we are told, is an all important
ingredient in befooling peoples eyes.