The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1867-12-14
FABRE CRAYON


with promises that cannot fail Of ful.
Asment.
FABRE CRAYON.
Heiienssein.." A Lsgend.
NY FABkE cRAYON
Ncsr the picturesque little village
Of korli,s, Germany, arc the ruins Of
the castle Helfens;sia. A strange
old legcn connected with .hc past
history Of the ess,lc, has been handed
down from the misty past and FROM
ons Of the villagers, a strange, sad
being, whose brain .eemed with mys-
tie and legendary lore, first learned
the weird legend which | sm about
to relate. | shall cnaeavor, ~ near
ly as possible, to follow the narration
in the words of tho original narrator.
lis many years since the castle
llclienstein reared its proud walls
upon yon srssgy peak, to be Rejected
in the waters cf the dark and rspid
stream, which sweeps around it's bsee.
At the time Of which I speak, the
castle, with its broad s1psnse Of
lands, WAS the chief ~s,atc Of the
young Baroness Won Eeksssis, whose
vast wealth and wondrous personal
beauty, had attracted suisors for her
hand, even from far distsnt lands.
The Baroaess vas the Hasa Of her
race, and with her death, the estates
would pass into the possession Of q
distant branch Of tho family, who
were not in The direct line II descent.
To psrps,aste hos name, sad chat Of
her family, the Baroness had deter.
mined that whoever won her hand,
should, upon tAkiay the marriage
vow, 1t the sanc 6sss assume the
name Of Won Ecksteic. For this
purpose she had solicited, and OBJ.
tainsa, The conssat of the Emperor
70 The proposed innovation. .
Yssn rolled on. and the lovely
Baroness was fast vergiug on her
twenty fourth year, and still she re-
NAMED single, 10 spite of tho en-
treaties and prayers Of hss numerous
suitors, II began to BE- fssred that
the last Of the Won Eeksssins would
pass away with the Baroness, but
fears and doubts alike were solved
BY the announcement one hnc morn.
ing In May, that the long anticipated
marriage, had II last taken place.
Herr Von Werlsin, or A. ~ mast
hsneeforth be termed, Herr von
Eckstcin, was . native Of Southern
Germany, and had Won an euyiable
same in many = desperate contest %
the battle field, and within the lists
Of the tournament. In fact, ii was
Ia y conses, Of the latter kind, that
h. 6rst aitrseted the notice Of the
Baroness aud whsM Vt tho close Of
the eontest-in which he had mn
horscd no less thsA four opponents
in succession he crowued the al.
ready interested Baroness, "qucen
Of beauty the couqssss Of her heart
WAS complete, A mouth later and
they were married, ssid demous,ra.
tioss Of tho mos, sstravAgant joy
ffon The peassntry, Who wore no less
charmed by the conrtecss aud kindly
bearing Of their new lord, than by
the beauty and gsnt!snsss Of their
foewsr m,xtress l- vr1 nrr
Faar yss-s few on, and peace and
eostsstment reigned wiihis The walls
Of The castle Hslisnssein. Two lore
~ shilaroa-s son asd . dausAasr--
resusd serssgh The arehsd passages,
ssd liz Up with their presence the
Otherwise gloomy apsrtnsab of the
weird I'D css.ls. TAs Baroness
loved her husband With On ints ssity
and devotion, which rendered him
happy beyond the power Of words 10
express. Alas thas . demon must
sstsr that Pssadiss - earth.
II ~ "a war If his happiness.
tho only brother Of ~ Baron arrived
u he sassis, to pay hin = visi, The |
hrst vsshtn bali ssore n yMsa for ,
be bad -hsss abssns IL the Holy Lasd |
esptasAss With The fnad.l Turk and !
~ Sssssss, fos The possession Of
Jssasslsn. He ssns With ~ hs~.
osabss faus from ~ rsnks Of the |
CrsasAsss, aAd va rsesivsd BY he
Darsa ,visA epsa ara. |
Foa d nsasst Of their IN |
nssdsg. ~ Bsrssts trs~blsa ~
. issrst dsssd. ahs f.l. pows,Isss
ssd wheat . will Of hs cvn. w. |
~ hstAss-ia lav, AdoIpA, casa svss
~ ~ naasetis is1ssnes Il ii. |
psnssss. NJ spoke 70 her husband !
u he ssstiie issasscs which a,s,s.
ID, bet Fascinated Der. asd h bat
lssessa, SD ssat!y chii-i Ass for
pssA shlsAisA fan.
Ado'Ph, i ny broshes, snd will
Aasn xps set;" and .hs Basos
Issssa - b sssss hssahss W.
ssatay sa&si, ~ ssssissd s,Is..
HI syss - fsli sves H. Bsrossss,
I'D ~ ts~b'sd hsssssh ii. sl.ses
A nssh sl.psaA ~ IL Dssas,
~, saseIs y proisas . esnt..s with
10 sssesss sstss vhsa s~i fostsus
- tAssvr y ~ pssA, .sssl'yl
'stssv'saxsd the supzs.sey u Is
sill, ssd driftsd si.lsssly slosg