Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1885-08-23

habited by a powerful dragon, which was
the terror of the country who, to propitl-
ate it and save themselves, sacrificed to 1t
their criminals and prisoners Of war, who
we're at once mercilessly devoured. The
last of these prisoners was q young woman
of exquisite beauty, with whom two OF the
chiefs of the pagan tribes of the Rhine fell
90 msdly in love that they fought about her,
and to end the dispute q third, selected as
arbiter, condemned her to be delivered over
TO the dragon. But the maiden kept him
at bay by holding before him cross OF pure
god and by singing and praying, aud the
dragon fed before her, closed It's monstrous
laws and with shudders that convulsed the
earth retreated until its huge csrcase rolled
down the precidice and was buried in the
deep waters of the Rhine. Then the mai
den's golden hair became halo, and the
people saw and trembled, renounced pagan.
ism, and became converts to Christianity.
The general course of the Rhine is 80
tortuous and serpentine in its twistings and
turnings as to Justify LoDgtellows figure of
speech, that with the clustering grapes,
banging about its temples it reels onward
through vineyards in triumphal march,
like Bscchus crowned and drunken"
But from the Castle of Rheineck, which
ia above Rolsndseck, to Anderneck, the
river takes a straigbter course, and Its
shores afford less ofpicturesque and roman
tic beauty. Appolionarius and it's klrche Is
attractive to many tourists, and the Schloss
Argenfels, or Arenfels, presents handsome
appearance, having been restored under
the direction of the architect of the Csthe-
dral at Cologne The Appolionarius kirch
church, is interesting, both because 1t is
fine sptcimen of al. hitecture, and because
il occupies tie cite OF q much frequented pill
gripaEe shrine The legend runs that in the
twelfth century the Archbishop Of Cologne
went on pilgrimage to Rome aud brought
back with him many sacred relics, among
the rest the bones of the Msgi and the head
of St Appollinarius presented to him by
Frederick Bsrerossa. These were destined
or his famous church and town OF Cologne
But St Appointments wllled otherwise
Afer fair and most proSpesous voyage the
vessel came to q sudden stop, and stayed, as
if rooted, opposite little chapel at Appel.
linariusburg. Suddenly the bell, without
mortal agency began to ring, not an I'M
common thing if one might Judge from the
frequency along the Rhine and all over the
continent Of Europe. Butitwas an unusual
time on this occasion and the inhabitants
turned out, the Archbishop opened his shrines
and when he came to the head Of St. Appel
hnarius the bells suddenly ceased. The
Archbishop accepted the saint s introduction
OF where he desired his final resting place
to be. The head in its shrine was carried
to the little chapel and deposited there and
immediately the bell rang out again a sweet
and ioyful peal of satisfaction. IL is from
the site of this chapel that the Appollinarius
Kirche now stands.
Arenfels has its legend also. A young
knight. son of the Lord of Rheineck. ere his
departure for the crusades, saw and loved
Berthe, one of the two daughters OF the
Count of Arentels. His vow obliged him to
depart for the Holy Land and perform his
devoir as a true knight; but after many
heroic deeds and hairbreath escapes he was
taken prisoner and returned years later to
find the Castle OF Arenfels ruin, having
been subject to long and cruel siege. aud
oil traces lost of the fate of the beautiful
daughters gifts lord He was received with
great Joy at his own home but fell prey
10 melancholy and spent his time wandering
in the woods that surrounded the former
home of his beloved One day hestumbled
upon hermitage and found to his surprise
that it was inhabited by two women, who
proved to be his betrothed and her sister.
They were clothed in haircloth, and though
they had dressed and lived as nuns and
sacred hermitsf for safety had taken no VOWS
The Joy on both sides may be imagined
lrenics WAS rebuilt, and chapel erected
On the 81 fthe hermitage, in which Bertha 8
lister in tbarkfulness dedicated herself to
God.