Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-08-28

them to cast lots. The lots fell upon
seven of the ugest Knights, whercupon
the sisters fed, jumped into boat, atid
made haste to escape but when just be-
low the town were upset, and were, for
their coquetry. changed by the water,spiri
it into these seven rocks which we see
standing in the stream. But the peasants
also say that the countesscs have
tNeil revenge; for often, when the wild
storms sweep down the valley. or when
the thick Jog lies along the river, water
nymph allures the boatmen upon the
rocks, and the raf,smen which come DOWN
from the mountains with great RATS OF
timber 6ud themselves fast in the en- brace
Of ,he seven sisters, who tear their RATS
of timber along the banks all the way
down to Cologne. From this story Of the
Rhine all girls may learn that it is peril
GUS to be coquette
Just below the town the river makes d
sudden turn through rocky gorge called
the Lurlci, where there is delightful
echo. When the air is still, If you speak
the n mountain seems to be full of voices
answering from cliff and glen. If you
ask "WL9 IS Mayor Of Oberwesel 2" the
echo replies "Esel," which in German
means an ASST
1t woull be delightful had We time and
space, to taik Of the historic scenes of this
section of the Rhine-how Gustavus, Adol.
phue, King Of Sweden, stood on high
rock projecting over the river, aud direo-
ted the attack which his troops made on
one Of the castles; how Blucher's army of
Prussians pursuing Napoleon after the
battle Of Leipzig came to the stream,
kuelt upon the shore and cried 1.-The
Rhine the Rhinel" saug songs and shout
cd their joy at beholding the stream
which is as dear to all Germans as the
Gauges is to the Hindoos how the Elcc-
tors of Germany used to meet at the
Kings seat" vauted chamber in a
castle where many great events have taken
place, where war has been declared, trea,
ties of peace concluded, and where EN-
perors have taken the oath Of Office dressed
in their imperial robes. Thee are tales
# horror and tales cf love which might
be narrated, but We must pass them all
by
FROM CoBLENz TO COLOGNE.
We are only down to Cotlenz, where
stands the mighty fortress Of LhrenbrcIt.
stein, after Gibrater said to be the strong
.st in the world, held by Prussia since
1915, defended by 400 cannon. 1t wa.
once the stronghold of the Archbishops Of
Ereves, who although they professcd to be
ministers Of the religion Of Peace, were
some of them great villains. 1t WAS once
besieged by the French in the time Of
Louis XIV, and the garrison ate up al
their provisions, and they held out Sc
oravely that they ate cats and dogs and
norscdesh before surrenderng.
Here the beautiful Moselle comes rush.
ing in from tho west, having its source
away up BY the fortress of Luxembourg
about which France and Prussia can't
very near having wara few months ago
Sometimes in winter the ice piles up a.
its mouth and dams the water, which
overhows the banks of the streams twenty
miles away.
Just before VIC come to the broad mead
ows of the lower Rhine, we see the con
vent Of Nonerwerth, and towering high
above it on the top Of mountain, th,
crumbling walls and turrets of the castle
of Rolandseek. The country people have
sad story to tell us of this grand ola
ruin: that in the time of Charlemagnc
one of the nephcws of that great emperor
loved beautiful lady who promised to b'
bis wife; bnt the young prince went Of
to fight for his uncle. and after grea
battle wcrd clme to his betrothed that h'
had fallen, and heart broken she entered
the convent and became a nun. Months
passed by. and one day the nephew re
turned he had been wounded only. IN
: could not take her from the nuhnery, ant
so making this castle his home here b,
lived all alone. 1t was his only pleasur,
! in life to be where he could see the Con
. vent which contained bis hearts love
, Through all the years of vigorous man
hood, till old age came on, till his hal
grew white, he remained within ihos'
walls, looking out morning and evening
to gaze upon the Convent walls Th'
great poet Schiller has made it them'
, of Que of his beautiful ballads, but he hsI
taken poets liceusc and transferred tb'
, scene to the Upper Iihine in Switzerland
, 1t is very delightful to sail upon sucl
, a stream as the Rhine, where at ever,
. mile wcilook upon old castles which hav'