Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1876-06-06
NEAREST WAY TO PURGATOKY.

NEAREST WAY TO PURGATOKY.
Swiss Ohronicle.l
No one can well make a visit to
Dresden without hearing of Angus
tus the Strong. The great bronze
statue of himself and his gigantic
steed is the most prominent object
of the Hauptstrasse, and it is inn
possible to traverse Dresden's his
toric bridge without staring eau
gust" in the face or regarding him
in the rear. He it was who founded
the chief of the renowned art-col-
lections of Saxony's capitalize
Picture Gallery, the Green Vault,
and the Museums, All visitors to
the Historical Museum will remem-
ber the broken horse shoe snapped
in tive by the Royal grasp and the
tremendous helmet said to have
been worn by the Saxon Samson.
All students of German history
will be only too familiar with his
name and his deeds, and no reader
of Carlyle's life of Frederick tht
Great can ever forget that writer'l
graphic description of the charac
ter of "August the PHYSICAL,
Strong" his $50 irregular children
and the big hammock he baked-th,
biggest that was ever baked-at tn,
camp by Muehlberg.
Augustus was the tallest and tn
strongest, as we'll as the widest ant
most handsome, man of his time
At tile age of seventeen he wa
skilled in all manly and martial ex
ercises; no leap was too wild fo
him; he was equally ready for a bou
with a fencing-master and a wrest
ling-match with a blacksmith; b
could crush goblet in his grasp
break a horseshoe in his hand
stop mad bull in full career, an,
suspend a fully-accoutred trum
peter at arms length.
Augustus, whilst still youni
man, succeeded his brother, i
1894, in the Electorate of Saxony
4 Ambitious of military renown h
Joined the Imperial army with
contingent of Saxon troops, IT
\ ceiying the supreme command {
Che combined Christian forces, an
led them against the Turks on tn
Lower Danube. The world believe
that another Samson had ariser
and that the infdel hosts would |
smitten hip and thigh, as were th
Philistines Of old by the stron
man of Zorah. But in two can
paigns the Eleetor was worsted b
The Grand Yizier, and, after th
disastrous battle of Olaska, I'll
Young Prince felt himself col
: strained to surrender his comman
to Eugene of Savoy.
1t was during one of his visits
! Vienna, at this period of his lif
that the Elector of Saxony disco
Iefed the nearest way to Purgator
Z He was the guest of Joseph, ii
/ Emperor's eldest son, a Prince wi
5 enjoyed the honorary title of Xii
1 Of the Romans, and with whom
had contracted an intimate frien
! ship. One night Augustus, as W
!, | rather his habit, had retired to bC
8 al D late, or, more properly, at
( early hour, and just closed his ey
lin Sleep, when he received q me
!. urgent summons from his roy
u and imperial friend to go to hi
Immediately He went, and W
astonished to find his Romish M
iesty-whom he had left the pl
yio1s evening apparently in t
ENJOYMENT of excellent health
ing prone on his couch with clos
j ewes and countenance Of death-li
paIlor, teeth chattering cony
l' sively, big gouts of perspirat,i
standing on his brow; and, VIII
: he attempted to speak, broken a
- scarcely distinguishable words alo
I fell from his trembling lips.
aGood heavens~ cried the El,
tor, "what ails your Majesty r
GA most terrible thing has hs
pened, and | must soon die; !
- what most concerns me, my mol
guest, is that for you, even a wol
fate is reserved; not death only
" which is the lot of all-but eterl
49, woe. Sit down and listen to
tale." Augustus took a seat, q
h;s Ronieh Majesty continued: