St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1862-05-29
TIE oHoST-DEAD-BELL.

TIRE oHosT-DEAD-BELL.
ut is nov over two years since was
quartered with my regiment i.t Vienna.-~
Among the acquaiutances which formed
there was y"ung noblcman who was in
the Imperial Guard, the Baron Won Stein.
GRAFT. He was tho sole descendant Of IN
anc;c.: Syrian family. that had lived :or
centuries in an old castle not far from
Salisbury. A finer hearted fellow could
not be found in his Imperial Maiesty's do
miDions. nor better soldier in-h;s army
than Friederich, Frank and gay rs a
companion. he was ia ;orite with his own
sex and gu'd figure, to say nothing Of
a good property, maize him not un" ccepta.
bic With old mammas aud young daugh-
ters Friedcrich, however. seemed t, be
no marrying man, though he had nothing
misoyynistic in his nature When yur in-
,imacy had grown into friendship. I hap
pcned tu banter him upon the subject Of
matrimony, naming young lady who Was
evidently uot unfavorabiy disposed to him.
But Frederick assured me gravcly that h~
had resolved never to marry. Not said
he, that have any disiAolination to the
state, but that have long tclt the convic
ton that fate had forbidden nle to enter
into it,
''Then he told me how, when child.
Zigeunerinn, or gypsy woman from Bohe.
mia. had met him IN the wood near the
Schluss, and look cd into his hand, aud said
t" him, 'Ach! jung Herr, when you go to
marry vile take heed The WY to
Gods altar lies through Gods acre'
"WelI, said |, that was safe propl,c-
cy. \ man can not we'll get to the church
duur till lie walks through the church.
yard
"'Oh,' he replied, that was not the
woman's meaning. If she spoke true,
either or she, whom l would make my
, wife. should not live for the bri lal day.
At Ill events the belief has so grown with
! my growth that CAN not now reject it
And sol will never cndanyer my owa
life or that uf one whom could love we'll
en.u ugh to marry. And now my dear friend
let us never speak Oh this subject again
"Ot course We never did; aud the mat
ter was SOON forgotten by ne.
"a year passed by, and l was far away
in tie north Of Germany, when got a
letter from he i'aron Won StcinyraH. 1t
announc 4 nat lie had proposed for a
young LADY i'll his own country, Wa: acccp-
ted, and would shortly he married. 'My
Destiny he continued, whatever it he. I
must wo'k out aud could not resist the
attractions Of my little Roeschen. So
come tu mt as soon az y"u can. Who
knows but your Interpretation Of the gip-
sy's prophecy MAJ be thr true one?'
Il laughed heartily as | closed the let
ter. The old story-old as Adam. Wo-
mans tongue has overcome mans resolve.
Pretty youLg Roeschen has beaten the
wlthered Old gipsy out of the 6eld and so
saying prepared for my journey, and was
en- route the following morning.
1.-THE close of lovely autumn day found
me GU the road between Sa'zbury and St.
Gilyen, where it skirts the picture que
little lake OF Mondsee, SO snuyly enb,som
cd in precipi,ous bills clothcd with the
pine and tho larch. Nor tar ti,m this
stood the Schloss Of my 1ri.ud. buiu close
to the ruins Of SUPPRESSED monastery,
and pleasantly sheltered! by the dark tor
est upon which the evening sun was now
slinting. Thi,her worked my way. rath-
er slowly, for the api'roach was steep aud
circuitous, SO that by the time | stood ut
the heavy door way the 81" had set and
the large Dlass of building was lying in
gloom My visit did not seem to be ex-
peeted, for l had to knock many times
and loudly upon the thick oaken portal
before any one ca1ue to my summons. At
last the door was openeu by man who
looked more like holzknecht or woods
man Of the district than u servitor Of a
well-ordered establishment. He had a
lamp in his haId, aud appeared furried
l stated who | was, and desired him to
conduct ME to his master. To this he
made no reply, but shaking his head, mo-
toned me to follow him. We cr sscd the
grea. hall and entered small chamber,
where the man set down the light aud dis
appeared. "a strange welcome, thou: : ht
l, from an intended bridegroom for his
best man.; aud looked around me. The
room was comfortably furnished there
were cases we'll filled with books guns,
rods, spears, AMI hunting gear were hang
ing from the wall, and an escritoire stood
near the fireplace; but no cheerful fire
was glowing thcre-a few half burned Zine
logs lay upon the iron dogs on the hearth.
When l had completed my survey an old
serving man entered, and few words
solved the mystery. The day his master
had written to Inc he was suddenly seized
with illness, and he was now in the eis htE
day struggling with fever, and was deiiri.
ous.@ The doctor Of the neiyhboring town