Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1864-03-18
THE aEHnAN
Az ExcITIxG STORY.

tAANAEl EHGaF EAbHlCd OF , 1853 E0A4afIa lLA
situated between HoTnbeTg and RottHsIl, OF
the lronlisTs Of the dgchy Of Baden.
Two travellers, driven by ihs bad weather to
the shelter Of this hostelry, vera forgetting their
hunger ard wesEissss ia the comforts Of q hearty
TePGss OF smoked beet. The Kissing sad roar
ing Of q large stove cOnlrssfsd aEraeabiy IL tee
travellers ears with the loud moaning Of the
north wind without, aud disposed them still
move to the enjOymsnt Of the g5od things within.
The ianksspsr and ais wife bad, for thsiE Only
qome5te, : young giTl Of Baden, whom they
had brought up from ehiidhood. KreEsel, for
suen vas her name, was = lost in herself
n9ussEseper and maid 10 mistress, cook ia tie
AL-nenI Valet-ds chzm5rs 20 The stray ~Visitants
IN zee ons 5sat roon, aud groom in the stable
me haIdy' active. and go9d humered German
gu iuinifsd all the duties usually SHARED by a
isIge establishment OF servants.
Ten o'clock struck, and the t-avsIers b,vipg
finished then supper, drew nea1sr 70 he grou5
Uhlea bad eollectsd aLound the stoys-Faths-
hshkiTehs the minister, their hest. and sona
nsighbOTs who entered By chance. The copvaT-
sation turned On the fearful and murdsFous
events Of which the nsiZhb5ring forest had
been the sesDs, ard each che had hz Own
story % tell surprising toe rest IN horror.
FaQer HOfEiscb vas among the foremost IN
tsErityirg his audience By The recital Of dfr-
eat adventures, al moEs or less trsgieaf Tbs
worthy isrfHer hal JTsg fuishei 4 horrible story
OF Tobbsr ehsf d'GH0rs IN IT. wy. The scene
Of tie legend was Little more than q gua shot
from the ICn door D. wa 8 tradition, uHl0rsu-
nstsiy 5ut Al ancient gibbe., which still 70
ms!Lo1 On the Itsn icsl spot, gave to he azrEa-
HoR IN ar Of gloouy verify, wEicd nc 0ao dared
% qEesIor. Tbs p-Ega Ts8, Ia lTuIh, made
t0rmI111.s throughout she IT-Yiucs as beirP. II
WAS said, tho Sendezvous Of 8 troep of baudIsti
VINO held ihera svery nigh their mysfe.ious
meetings. Al iae guess wee sill uudsr he
tcHCz1ce ct the tauCr Hhlch The Story Of
! Fs.1sT n fEreh had Czu1ed, whsn a-s f tee
( EavalcIs, bz55ye E=-fiCred. fired to bet two
ouch s tbsL no cue dared % sss Il az that nc
mens % tis fatal spot, sn1 race Eisl esErcJa
q cross on the kihoet. Inc y1-y idea Of suea 8
proposition increased ihs fear Or the cCEaauv
4 l0rg silance vas their CL.y Iepiy SutdeRiv
the yeang Krs.ssi, Who Was qaislly s~Dinnisg
"A he csTns., res7 up Gsl Scslp:sd the oas,
= kiEg hoy Eas-cIs Csnssat s. re same tina.
Hs aoI his god vile q hlE rsiUssd, EIcglBg
h. loneliness ct she Eiacs, IN case of daueeIi
be iha i~ssTiess cEmsel petsIs4sd, AID was a.
So suf-Ted @ depsrs.
Rr=trsl ~on'yrsques55d iEs.tho irB dor should
DO I5it open uItl be. Ia.ura; ard lshfsr gisce
f charcoal, 20 prove on the mo7T0w that she
baf really visited The pot, size IaDiGlv walked
towards ihs g.o5s. Wien eless bs-ids IL, she
started, fsReFizg she heard = n0iss hoasysr.
after a m'ersEl Of ~hesNsloB, she stepped for
ward, ready 80 Eke dEbs e. me .eag. dancer.
The E1Isc Esz renewed; k,e.sli li=tsusd Iulsnt-
y, AID Sc sc11d Of 4 horses foot struck d. 2
her ear. Hs- t-TIgr prevented her at frsf from,
ssejpg how assT Is wss 70 her; bus Be lex mo.
uasnt SO perceived la tas cbjsgs Of her fes-
YVES fastened % he hat I1-lE Sas took
courage, dated f5IEaIj e-d traced tne cross
Al toe sEma Instant tie report q s Pisso. shovel
hsr that ais hsd besu noticed Byamsvanssf.
swift a. tboagh, sac Ualoossd lss horse, lesps
on The sadie. and I'D iks lightning. She res
DnFsueti bat, rebuilding nor spasd, she ressh.3
the baTnysTd, called cas 10 teen 20 e7e=a rs
gate, and lsTisd aTsy. Whsn tha bravo DiTl
TeesvaFs3, sis ted LEI story, and was v.r1Iv
congratulated en- her cou.ays so5 prsssoos n
mind. Al admired the bore. who's rs Il
sinking beauty. A soall lss.hsn v.liss wss
attssted 10 Ehs satcis-bal Father HeHkirch
would Eot softer il 30 be opsGei, except in the
p~reseees Of the burE5mssl-r
Ga ;he morrow, l.ch Vas Sunday, The inn
keeper, his wife and rs guests. al set oE 70 the
RsigbbouDg t5Wa, where they intended, sfter
service, to scqaaint tie bETfomss:er With the
lAss evenings adventure. Krsaei, LEFT sole
guardian Of tie house, was advised rot 70 i'd
nit any one until her masters return. Many
8 girl Heu.d have Hen5lsd 81 5eing left II such
= sltua;iani bu! Ibis youag servant msid, hsF-
i7g watched The parry disappear, fs~aTlessly set
about her houssao-d duties, srging, with o
light heat and q Gear voics, s0Ee piea5 hymn
which her kind mistress had taught Rsr.
An hour had scarcely passed By, when thaFs
came a knock 81 tee cater door it WAC = iraY-
eler On horseback, who asked lsavs 10 rect fer 6
Little. krettel ct first Reused: bus. on the
promise Of the cavalier that 10 would only
bIeskiasl SEa dsPsr., shs sgFe=d 30 admit him.
The stranger wished himself 80 take his heFss
to the stao's. and rszl.iusd 3 long tine examin-
ing and sdBiring tee noble st5ed Nsich had ar
rived the previous evening in = mEunsE 50 IL
expected. Wkls b-eskiasting, b. Es1sd msuy
questions shout ths i'm ard is owneTz; iEu7iTed
whose horse ksd sttracsed bis attention Sc much;
and, in short, acted 80 successfully that tie poor
gil, iRROeens O. al deceit, tod him her lists sd-
venture, sad eDdsd By c3ufessiJn tia. she was.
/ sl alone. Shs fslt Immediately : vague sense
Of having committed sCme imprudeucs, fOF he
/ stranger listened to her with singular attention,
/ sad ssemsd 70 AXE q gTssssf icssfsst than sin
pie curiosity in what she gss saying,
The broadcast was prolonged to is usnost
length; IS last, aEeE = few HnimE0rtsRt gueE-
tens, ths irayelsr desired ihs servant gII to
bnng him a bottle Of vine Krellrol Teso to
obey bus, Q n reaching the cellar. loUnd that
ths stranger had followed hsr, sni, turning
round, shs saw I5s g iiseT Of a pstol hs8dls
through his vast. Her presence OF nm isilsi
her so. et this critical moment When they
had reschsl the fo0E of ths steps, she suddenly
-extisg1isbsd Sic iigh. ssd 5:o5d ID close zgsinss
the wall; Ehe nan, uslcEi 2 Impressions, a.
yancsd a few steps, cropping his way. Kr3tisl,
pg9dHrg b. this memsni, remsuatcd the steps,
\ sgre sld u~e-s1es5, closed and irnlJ bol.ed the
doJr upoa the pteieniCd traveller, aud than bar
-icaded herself secure in an upper chamber,
these 20 SWEET her raster s.rTvaL
Kre.tal lad lot bon msuy minutes e1scaEccd
in her TcT6at when a fresh knocking rss5uzdsi
~ he inn door, aud shs perceived t1srs sw9 il
loEng nEc, she zs=ei hsT hsE hA5 becoue
Ct 3 traveller Fho hsi been .hsrs s short time
before Efom her de.crip.isG Of bis sesesr.
Enea, the young gil i~EaedilteIy discovered
E5Et tie Fesoa sought Tor, vas the STRANGER
Nhlu sds had locked il TIE eel 81; nsyer.b-Issg
G g thought Is NEST prudent % nike 10 admse-
sion OF The subject On her refusing IL 7 r.
qnbst o open Lc5 door rts tNo uaI thFaataus9
scao tbs val. the poor gil remb.sd With
fzaT; h6f u'Eg9 Eas EiEa t~ezeginr tsfs for
she kCcW they could essly ace5ns ish their
psisct By means @! ;Aa iron bRFs 6xs1 20 he
windows # he ioWvr story. II this re-oIexifv
sttfel licked sreund Ter, Ea1 her eTa fell
upcu = EusBss which haug -r0aa tls wall. q relie
Ct her masters yo1rger days. sts seized H.
and poinlrg tba Ufuzslo oUt Of tEe window,
cfisd Cut t,at sic you'd GFs OF toe f-ss a,au
Wh9 st.smptad % sscsEd
Tn tEo ro3b6rE-f0r sGsb they we've could no
l3nFsf b d0ubts3-stTEck dumb s. tbs siThi
o. tresrms vhs.e, expecting no resistance, ihey
had br1ng5s No wesp5ns, and e~Onfouaded BY
such In.F pidt g., w~e.tsszy use1iss tbs n0s.
fearful m~sEsCe5, snd y5wiBq to IosuEu il Fres
torc7. "a Cp.8 Of hr terror, our heroine re-
Tasiusd ara st her post An hour pissed sway
in this criieai pssi i'm 81 lsss the gill PeresiE|7
ei her master a0d rs friends coming n sight
accompanied by Z bJEZons7tsr aud sons en-
GERS
Ths brave Kre tl g1sh.d TO- ;hs door, and /
hoT fear Amounting almost 20 d5sPar, gave '
plsee to the liTeEssf joy. To iEo wonder sn5 ,
admiration Of Ell, che related Wsst hsfgens9i $
ihs tDrgom-stsT sspeeisly lsvishsd On Ber the =
yarmest praise FOR nor hsTcis e9nt0et- TIE
,fiegrs Bsal in ses.ch Of the robbar whom 4
tad inptiI5nsl With 20 muea address
md presence Of micd. Af0r a rhsJP resistance.