The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1865-08-31
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A LEGEND OF THE RHINE

iue hulhe IL celeOrntcu IOr tn'
innumerable ruined castles an,
monasteries that stand on its bank
and each has its history.
| Our guide told us OF one, an ole
monastery near Lingortield, which
thought worthy OF q place in my
mote book. give IL my own in
tcrpretation and present IL to the
reader, hoping 1t may meet with
approval in its pernsal. la. s.
During the "Thirty Years. War
which convulscd Germany, one
fine summers afternoon a foot trav.
eler came to the little hostelry 0!
the Travellers Rest" which stood
lby the roadside on the rivers
bank. His garb proclaimed him
a soldier. High black boots were
halt way up his thighs, in which a
loose pair of brooches lost them
selves, and a rusty breast. plate
covered his bud leathern jerkin.---
A broad leaf 10 " crowned hat,
from which a single black feather
depended, was pulled low upon his
forehead. Ilo was armed with
sword aud pistols. - l'f'I
N There was something In his
martial bearing aud firm tread that
seemed to denote the officer. SO
at least thought tho little sunny
haired maid Of the hostelry who
came forth to serve him; for she
said atonce. vnT e, ....r.. -,.
iH'What can l servo you with,
noble Capteinl" ab ..r,.ar,.. ~
"a ilagon of Rhenish. and oi
your best vintage, mind, and q bit
of something to eat, in the first
place." answered the soldier, good
naturedly chucking the girl under
The chin, like one accustomed to
that familiarity; "and then a bed
for the night" b9a 'Fnoiii.. e
1, i'tTho FIRST I supply YOU with;
bptlsl,e second, ! am sorfy, e, to say
| cannotJ"ii vi b,v,,,tt' tNs lan
4 Itwas a mans voice that spoke.
They had been joined by the land,
lord Of the hostelry--a short, pursy
little man with adat fsce and y ted
nose. E"iin9ynoo sdt indt a7,9,-.
p "And wherefore motif, asked
tho soltlier,,t carelesslS 3 throwing
himself Oh the woodenbench under
the tree that ,shadowed the hostel +
ry with Its branches, whilst the
girl went into the house TO procure
tho refreshments he had bespoken.'
"Becausc every room is engag-
ed, and Il have not q spare bed
LETT. The young Baron Ravens
burg, his sister, and their attend.
ants, will arrive this evening",
Their courier was here this morn
ing to bespeak the rooms.n
That's unfortunate, But I am
not particular--I am a soldier as
you soe---so give me bundle os
straw in one Of the outhouscs, and
that will contentme.'9 .'9dl mn I'D.
'Impossibler cried the host with
alacriiy which rather surprised the
'even as il is / shall be-
compelled 10 make some of the
Baron's servants sleep in the open
air. My house is but email, as1
you perceive, and the Baron's re.
time is large. Ten miles further
on there is an excellent inn. You
are used to marching said the host
with an attempt at righteousness,
'and the distance will be nothing
to YOU .'aidl .JaLt. +. ..,..f. iD'
p Excuse me, answered the sol.
dier, tapping tho heel Of his boot
with Iii, haavy steel scabbard, and
al the while sahjectihg his host to
scrutiny Of which he was uncon.
scious; Il am not q foot soldier,
and in my long marches | have
been accustomed to use fonr legs
instead oftwo. L did not come all
The way on foot.' u s3'-'s 1,iIJi
81 Where is your horse2' asked
the landlord quickly. and with some
anxiety the soldier thought. ''f
'n.Some two miles from Sore, he
carelessly. Ar 10. .,,.,. ,.g.
Two miles from here!' echoed
the landlordj there is no house
there. Why did You leave him2I
Simply because he could carry
me no further, and L had not been
in the habit Il carrying him! uIie|
was dead ~ 'tti .17iof lhit o.
'Dead T. 'l' i.lftao2 adl no
. l'Yes. 1t happened strangely
These are troublops times ] know.
but l. thought the war Lad not in,
vaded this quiet province, at least
Iwas told so, and therefore I rode
along fearless. of danger. When II
camG to that little glen with rocks
and woods eresting it npon either
side, l tlI0u2ht-.a natural, idea for
a s6ldierAthatb il was capital
place for an ambuscade, and 80 il
proved, for phsd scarcely entered
il When two carbihes were fired
from the thicket.e My horse neigh.
ed with pain, reared up, and then
fell to the earth carrying me along
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