, 1876-05-20

Anu llI'lsOn, Ul the NtU Eotfnun{. An Interest,"
Ing meeting nuy bo expected.
THE NEAREST WAY TO PURGAT0RY.
Sntss CArontcte
No one can we'll make visit to Dresden with
out hearing OF Augustus the Strong. The great
bronze statuc Of himself and his gigantic Btcctl,
Ia the most prominent object In tho IIaupt-
strassc, aud It Ia impossible to traverse Drcs-
denis historic bridge without staring "August"
in tic facc Or regarding him In the rear. Lie H.
WIS who founded the chief Ut the renowned art-
collections OF saxony's Cap!tnl-thc Picture
Gallery, the Green Vault, aud the Mustulnt.
All vlsttora to the Historical Museum Will re-,
member tho broken horsc-slloc snapped In two
by the Royal grasp aud the tremendous helmet.
said 10 have been worn by the Saxon Samson.
All students Of Gcrmnn history will be only
too familiar with his name and his dcctls, and no
reader Of Carlyle's Life Of Frederick tho Great
can ever forget TINT writer's graphic description
Of the character Of "August tho Physically
strong," Ills 900 Irregular children, and the big
blnuock he bakud-tho biggest thut was ever
bakrd-as the catnp by Muelllbcrg.
Augustus was the tallcst md the strongest, as
well us the widest and most handsome, man Of
Ills time. At tho agc Of II he was skilled in all
innnly anl martial exercises; no leap WIS too
Wild for him; hu was equally ready for bout
Will, a fencing master aud d wrestling match
with blacksmith; lle could crush a goblet In
his grasp, break horseshoe In hts hand, stop
mad bull In full career, and suspend fully-ac-
cout1cd truulpctcr ut ar1n's length.
Augustus, willis. still young man, succeeded
his bruthcr In 1861, In the Electorate Of Saxony.
Ambitious OF military renown, he Joined the
Imperial army with contingent Of Saxon
troops, received the supreme command Of the
combined Christian forccs, anG led them against
the Turks on the Lower Danube. The world
believed that another Samson bad arisen, and
TINT the tn,i1cl hosts would be smittcn hip and
thigh, as wcsc the rhillstlncs Of old by the
strong man Of zorah. But in two campaigns
the Elcctor was worsted by tho GRIND Vtz!cr,
mad, nfter the dlsustrous battle Of Olaslta, tho
young Prince felt himself constrained to sur
render LIS command 10 Eugene Of Savoy.
i. was during one Of his visits to Vienna, at
this period Of hts life thut the Elcctor of Sa1ouy
discovcrca the nearest WY to Purgatory.
lie was thu guest q Joscph, the E!npcror'a
title Of King Of the Romans, aud with whom hi.
Ind contracted an intimate friendship. Ono
night, Augustus, as was rather his habit, hnd re-
tired to bed ut . late, u. more properly, at m
carly hour, and justcloscd Ills In sleep, when
III received u most urgent summons from his
Royal and Imperial friend to 20 10 him I'M
mcdiatcly. lie wont, and was astonishcd TO
find his !somlsh MaJcsty-whon be had left,
MINI nj cYrslIcnt j'catttt,NlvInr nronc m ia
couch with cloard eyes md coiIntcnancc of
jcnth-likc palior, teeth chnttcri,g cunyuisye}y.
big goutB Of pcrspttaIon standing on his brow,
s, scarcely ilstinr,shaGle Words % aIons fciI from
liz troinhl!ng fins,
"Good hcayc,n!sI" cried tho Elcctor, "what
nils your Alajesty1" -
IA most terrible thing has hnppcned, and
HtHs hitt tr}1nt mn1t ri
noble guest, i, that for you, oven q worse fate
wna ' too s ana bo
KGmisl, Mnlcsty cOntiuurd;
nThis nI1ht knye sccit the ,uost awful nm
partition ever behold Of mortal eyes. 1 had slept
perhaps two hours, when, suddenly awaking, /
heard sound Of footsteps. Thinking that some
improncr prrson lad pbtained acress to The
room, 1 extended nv hand for the n,lrpose Of
ringing for my pooplc- c-whcn-whel,--f beard
loot Of nv bed q taii and ghostiy figure, clad in
moldy ind rrayc-staIncu Earcnts. Tho
spcctro In d terrible yoico addressed me thus !:
II joseph! Joscphi Nnnish King! i mn an
unhappy soul, condemncd Tor space to burn IN
cuIno 10 warn thee from thu t,tIueuIinc ruI r 4
to wI!ch thv friendship viii, ths Elector NJ
Suxony Is exrosinc thee. Forswear ut onre IL ds
fatal friendship, Or prepare Tor sudden d., III
u iIcrowith tho chujns nuain ratt1e,1 horrt nv
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