The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1864-02-24
The German Heroine EXCITING story.

Ii was IN the year 1889, towards the
Iose Of Nosunber. slight snow. mingled
with sleet, Wis whrled about by the wind,
aad pierced trough every cresice Of a lit
tie roadside un situated between Horn
berg and Rotwell, ON the frontiers of the
dschy Of Ihen.
Two Travellers. driven by the bad wealth.
or TO the st,elsr OF this hostelry. were for,
getting their .unger and WEAKNESS in the
comforts ola 'earty repast Of smoked beef.
The Kissing ad roaring of large sleye
eyn,raste6 sgreably in the travellers ears
with the loud moaning Of the north wind
without. and stspased them still mnre TO
the ,njoymentsf the good things within.
The inn keiper and his wife bad. for
their only domstic. young g,rl Of Baden,
wnom they ha,brought up from childhood.
kre;lel. iyr suu was her name, WAS host
ID herself; ltousekeepcr aud maid to mis-
,res,, cook id ie kitchen, ro!si dc caambre
i. lie stray vistants in the nne best room.
ana groom in th slable--lhr hardy, active,
ana gsod 10 usorl German girl fulfilled all
the aaiies ussaly shared BY large estab-
lishment al S-rsnls.
Ten O'Clock truck, and the travellers
having hnished heir supper. drew neare.
10 the group wich had collected around
The stoye-Faths Hofkirch. the minister.
their host. snd sa,e neishbors ~ao enter.
ed by chance. The conversation turned
Oh the lrarlal sd murlerous events oi
which the nrl shbring forest had been the
scene. aud cach ae had his own story Ia
tell. surprising he rest IN horrnr. Father
Iiohkreh was smag the foremost in terri.
tylng hls aud, d,enc bY the recital OF diiier-
-nt alvepturrs d more or les trsgical.
Tae worthy fahelhsd just finished a hor-
rible story Of roper. ehg fsturre in it-
way. The sceox the legend MAS little
more than a guaxh from the inn door Il
was a tradiiiont osatunately but an an
cirnt gibbet, wksel still remained on the
identical sprt. kxeta the narration an an
OF gloomy yerlv. Ssich no one dared Il
question. Ihis pxe was. Ia truth, made
formidable lhroegla, the province ~ be
ing. u vas said th. rendezvous Of q trapI
81 bandlii. VIII s,d there every nigh
their mysieroa suistngs. All the guest
we're still under ~, aIlnenee nf The 'errol
which the sioryf i4larr Ii"akirch hs.
caused, when one I the travellers brfnr,
Heutioned. offered sbrt two dueats tha
no one dared 70 ret.T 4, TIN, mnnent 4
The fatal spot. aS'I nee with charc"sl !
cross on tie gisbe. The serv idea y
such propasitlon ilreased the FEAR u thl
company. A lnuk ssnrr was their nul,
repy. Sudienis th ,cang Krettel, ~
was quietly srlnnlngh the cDrner. rose VI
and accepted the st.,king her masler'
cUusen, at the s4sn,,imc. lie aud hi
rood wife II Iirst tIud, alleging lhs lnne
illness o. the place II .ise 81 danger; hn
the fearless dams It,i.iel. and was .
last suffered 10 denrl
Hreliel only req eestl that the inn dou
shnnli be Kept opce ,sil her return; an
taking piece ui cala, to prove o. u
morrow that shc'ha raly visited the sro
she rapidly walk aard, the glbbe
When close besidc1 1lne startled, fancy
Ing she heard ilois, hnwe,er. after
moment OF hcsitaiidp, i. st.nne.l lorwari
ready TO take ilighta he least dsnge
The noise wss renewti; Krc;rsi lisiens
intcntly. aud the souni of horses fo
struck upon her ear. r,e terror proven
ed her at FIRST from seeb, how near IT VI
80 her; bat the mex, mut,nt she perceiy,
that the object OF hcriai was fastened
the gibbet itself. Sht s.k courage, dar
.d forward, and traced y, cross. At d
some instant the repott n pistol show,
her that she had been ne k,d Byamoy
nent swift as thought BE unlonscd 4
horse, lraped on the sldls. and lcd Ii
lightning. She was plS lei but, rcdou
ling her speed, she rcnt III ,he barn var
called out to them 10 Ill., the gate. Al
tainted away. When t,brsva rirl rec
vered. she told hor stct .bnd was warm
congratulated on her COB lge and presen
( mind. All admired H. - ,yhi