Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-11-18
falls again into bis former forgetfnlness

lated travellers who have wandered ovt
the Hartz Mountains, and strange chauc,
have bsfallen many who have straye
within the range Of the somnolent Empt
ror. f' ..tyHis ra ....f ., -...
A great many years ago there lived i
the village Of Ilscnstein, at the foot of tn
mountain. one Heinrich, agoatherd. Fl
was simple.hearted. honest man enough
who was content with his humble calling
Every morning he drove his flock to fee,
upon the green spots that are here am
there found on the mountains side: an,
in the evening he sometimes thought j
too tar to drive his charge home. so h,
used. IN such cases. to shut it up in spo
amongst the woods. where an old ruined
wall was left standing. high enough t
form fold in which he could count hi
goats, and rest in peace for the night.
Poor Heiurich's habits were simple anc
innocent enough, yet, notwithstanding this
he was destined to be the dupe of fortune
who has been accustomed throughout al
time to Distribute her favors so indiscrim
inately AMI so unequaly.
One evening. Heinrich found that the
rretticst goat Of his Aock had vanished
soon after they were driven into the 6eld
encompassed by the ruined wall. THIS
was not by any means a singular circum-
stance--goats. sheep. aud other domestic
animals. will eluae the vigilance of their
keeper. aud stray away from the fold
but what surprised Heinrich the most was
that the truaut was there again 10 the
morning. Again and again he watched.
and the same strange thing happened. He
pondered over the circumstance. but conld
not in any way satisfactorily account for
it Invariably at night the same goat
was missing. He made up bis mind to
look still more closely into tho matter,
and soon succeeded in finding cleft in
the old wal, through which, it seemed,
his favorite made her way
"Oh. oh !" CALCULATED Heinrich 'rhis
Is where she creeps through, sit? No
wonder she is missing so often. The cum
ming brute, to keep the secret all to her.
self. and not let hor compaions know Of
her wanderings. However, when night
comes on, III be even with my lady y
He thought it advisable to leave the
cleft in the wall alone, and therefore.
made no attempt to stop the passage |;
but when night comes on, and the fold
were driven to their old resting-place, be
watched the motions OF the truaut, whom
he observed making towards the cleft in
the wall. In the space Of few minutes
after this. the animal was missing. Helm
iich followed the goat. scrambling, as well
as be could down the side of the rock.
He wondered not little, Oh overtakipg
the animal, to 6nd it employing itself,
very much at its ease, in a cavern eating
corn, which kept dropping down from
some place above. 4. .at.-.
"Indeed it is not surprising" said Helm
rich ''that the sagatious creature should
be so glad to make her escape night after
night, since there is any amount of dainty
provender for her. By St Hurbert. but
this is strange and wonderful !! Where
can this. shower of corn come from p
He went into the cavern and looked
about him, to see where all this corn that
now ratified about his ears came from;
but all was dark, and despite his efforts,
be could find no clue to the mystery, which
seemed to be altogether beyond elucidation.
well" he muttered. Its something
to get ones goats fed for nothing The
wisest thing / can do is to say nothing
about this to anybody, but drive the whole
flock every night. All, what was that ?'
He ceased speaking and listened atteu-
lively. He thought he heard the stamp.
ing and neighng Of horses--anyway.
some strange noise fell eron his eur.
"Horses |" exclaimed the goaihcrd.
That's impossible Am / awake or
dreaming Thtre again. heard then;
snort T. He listened atteotively. II was
40. He felt positive that horses were
feeding above him, and that corn fell from
their managers. He remaine,l for some
time IN state Of breathless suspense. bo-
ing awe-stricken at the strange and un.
Iooked.for discovery. Passing his hand
across his forehead, to clear the mist that
seemed to pass before h's eyes. he ejacu-
lated. in tone Of surprise. But where
can the horses be? How is it possible
they can he kept in a mountain where
none bur the gout's foot ever trod n
A. he reflected. his wonder grew great
er and greater. when on sudden, a little
page came forth and beckoned him 10 fol-
,ow Heinrich hesjtated !: superstitious