The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-12-09
EgaNNEs-JACoB OF HOPE ACks.
FROM TuF GBRSINS.


was besiPged by an enemy, and almost
reduced 10y starvaliur, hit upon an inee
NOUS plan for delivering it. lie sewed
himself up in Il sheep skin, and showed
himself on the ciiy Nails, Ia various
places, while his cUmraies Gleated Justify
below, in CONCERT Win iIIm-uuiil at last
the enemy, thinking shat lhe Town mus.
be aburdHuily supplied with food, with
drew in great vexalion. The NUnstadt
tailor was a clever fellow, but he had his
match in Hannes>J ,cob Of Hoppach.
On the way from Eachun to Hoppach
you pass high, steep mountain,-on
this mountain stood the castle Of Widen
stern. No part Of il now remai..s stand
ing, except great wall, ard the gate,
which was formerly provided with great
drs bridge, together with "A high four
cornered tower The cellar is still to be
seen in the yard, and deep well, which
is now quite filed up with stones A
century ago, hunter and shepherd still
uwelt in the castle, since that tune it
hes waste and iorsaAen kline Craze III the
courtyard The wind and binds have
sowed r-trces and weeds and bushes Oh
the masonry; and grass covers the road
that led to the spot.
The Counts of Riencck, who long ago
inhabited this castle, wOuld scarcely have
believed that the place would ever be des
Olate y; unless, perhaps, we except the last
of the race, who, when all his retarcrs
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vain agains: their thick waH. he would
leave again, but they we're disagoointcd.
The lsrch-trees grew green and the birches
put on their leaves. the mines and the frs
showed new shoots. and The cuckoo COM
merced his err, bot after. as before. Law
the Mentzers in the Valley, and the
smoke rose from their camn three times
every day exactly as if they had been AZ
home. Is was a bitter sight 10 the Rien-
eckers TO see the men Of Menz Z gathering
morning, aoou aud nj. ht around the field
kettle. for Schmalbaus. tLe nisgard. had
long been head cook a1olno ;IlrIn meal
and flesh were almost zone a,thorgb
they had come down to olartcr n,e,ic;.n
to reckon within a hairs breadth wben
the last loaf of bread would be baked and
the last ham cut. Wha, vexei the Rien,
eckers most was that their enemy mus,
in some way have learned their condir,on
For when the Count and his servant
Hannes Jacob. were once looki,o over
the castle wall into The valley they heard
the Mrntzers saving:
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