Smyrna times., 1871-07-12

Granted the truth OF the story, interrupt a,
ed Edgar h
The brothers," resumed Macmillan, u
proceeded to the designated churchyard, ac- al
cOmpauled by all the clergy, the maglstracy, T.
and many citizens of Berlin and then, alter Ii
many prayers had been said, and many hymns j.
had been sung, they planted their trees, which II
solemn act performed, they returned home, G.
where they were allowed to remain unguard- v
ed. I
"Some would have used their liberty to |
quit Berlin with all possible speed, murmur- Q
ed Edgar; but of course such was not the case d
with this band of brother, = 5
. 1t was not said Maximllian, . and re-
suits proved that they were right tor the up Il
per branches of the trees all struck root into G
the earth and the original roots were Trans 9
formed into branches which, instead OF grow
ing upwards, spread horiz)ntlly in rich luxu-
rancc In less than thirty years they over
Swallowed the churchyard." l
And they are to be seen now?' asked Ed ;
gar 49,
"No, since that time they have perished,' !
answered Maximlan " but the brothers were
ennobIed by the Eector as Lords of Llnden
and they bore the eihgy Of the marvellous trees
on their eScutcheOn. GO;thOId married the
Italians daughter
But who, after all, killed the maestro p
inquired Elgar.
Never did hear question so prosaic!
ejacuiated Laurence.
The real murderer, said Macmillan. +" was |
never discovered, but it is supposed that the |
I Italian killed himself, on purpose TO lmper |
the lite of his rival
"If the supposition be correct" remarked |
Elgrr, here is the most wonderful part OF
the whole story. Never did hear so strong
an instance Of man cutting off his nose, III
order to be revenged on his face. And you
l mean to say YOU believe all this?'
A Not at all, answered Laurence. 1t is
beyond our power to prove tie recorded facts.
t But still, Maximilian has given US case where
: a strong reason for supernatural interposition
is adduced-a legend which is consistent with
/ itself
Such" modestly remarked Maximilian,
{ was my intention
"Well, as one good turn deserves another.
d said Edgar, I'll give you story from Berlin,
e which at any rate, has The merit Of being more
o probable than yours and which refers to a
J. fine house. which, believe, is still in existence.
|. Frederick the Great, it seems, to reward GER
a tain citizen for valuable services to the State,
e built him a handsome house, which was dec
grated with number of statues. Another
n citizen, who lived in the immediate vicinity,
regarded with an envious eye the favor shown
in to his neighbOr, and put himself at the head
Sc of charitable movement, with the view OF
IN gaining a similar prize. This plan proved TO
x a certain extent successful, as the King built a
OF house for him liSeWlSe.
as ''Thc great King seems to have been very
Sc fond of building houses for his subjects, re-
nd marked Laurence,
ut You have exactly hit on the truth, re-
.rs torted Edgar. " lie wished to decorate his
he chosen capital with as many handsome edlhce;
re az possible and therefore he readily avalleo
himself of the pretext offered by the two clt
Ds zens Well, when the second house was built
completed, and presented to its future occu
xl- pant, that unpleasant gentleman gave signs Q
he uiscontent so manifest that they did not escape
ho the notice of the King, who good humoredl!
he asked him the cause of his dissatisfaction. lh
IN exclamation was to the effect that the man tei
tly disappointed because his house was not, llk
his his neighbor's, adorned with statues. Freder
ad- lex. promised to remedy the detect, and on tn
18th following day and artist received an order t
IN decorate the grumblers house with calve'
th heads, to the number Of ninety-nine. Wit
as these said the King, trust he will be sa
of isfed The hundredth cafs head he will fu
The nish himself Now, there is a story whlc
and points a moral, and in which there is nothln
mo- incredible at all Some Of the calves heads
self am told are still to be seen, though the ent1
the number has been diminished by the operato
sec Of time.
nost You have not critically examined the ev
very dence upon which the credibility Of this sto
re- rests?' inquired Maximilian You ha
saw merely taken it as you find it, actuated by tn
and, love of legends which is common to all thr
ona Of us. y
dec I" Precisely" answered Edgar.
moi "Well, then" said MaximHan, " in the a
ltely sence of the very strongest testimony in
favor, | must declare that | find your stol
nu free as it is from all reference to the superni
n [ ural quite as incredible as mine. We are ca
ltlon ed upon to believe that a king, remarkable
and his economy, and, moreover, anxious to bea
allan tify his city, went to the trouble and exper
hem of setting up ninety-nine ugly ornaments IN
the conspicuous place, merely because he wanted
nlor crack an indifferent joke.
As Il ought to tell you, said Edgar, son
and what cowed, " that the heads were those
from of calves, but of sheep. As symbol OF
y the pidity, the calfs head in England answers
nife, purpose of the Sleeps head In Germany
to his therefore"
runo, {" And therefore you touched up the lege
once tl,at the point might not be lost, obSer'
pro- laurence And no doubt it had been tOu
blow ed up by many others before 1t reached y
le as knowledge No dOubt the originator OF
eath tale was struck By the oddity of the ornamer
been and set about inveuting a probable cause
roth their origin -,
olved at should always be borne in mind,
and served Macmillan, " thatthe monuments "
real which legends are connected bear very lee
erOus testimony to their truth. The legend pro
ms of ses to accouut,for the monument but trequ'
crime ly it is the monument that suggested the
case; gend. However, VIII leH you an"Inci
] not from Berlin, the moral purpose OF which
e per- much the same as that conveyed oy the 81
ectOr, Of the three brothers. In the time OF Free
adient lex William, celebrated as the Great hle@to
that Brandenburg-tha is TO say, Ia the latter
linden of the seventeenth century-there ilved
/ with Berlin wealthy innkeeper, with daugl
whose notable for her beauty, whose hand was sou
rcum- by Heinrich and Rudolph, two of the Elect
r." body-guard. The damsel preferred !ieInr
ant to who was of a mild, easy temper, TO hudo
work whose nature was somewhat stormy; ana
r. the former had ingratiated himself With
"The innkeeper by rescuing him from gang OF r
nee to ans, his suit was accepted and Rudolph
inter- tired, internally vowing revenge, and resol
g had to do mischief at the earliest opportunity