Telegram-herald., 1888-02-21
THE NORTHERN TYROL
a LIGHT HEARTED AND MERRY RACE.
Ola wosld caSkeas sad oid r1zas snpsr~
stitlons Religion "a shs 1sFol-aAs -
tse4at C0stal4S &@ce "a Ns-Ed
Workers s.rs-0s psass-


ing witA wonderful ten2city q their old
world customs. In moss villsges dilr.eg TIE
frequent ard terrible thunder storms which
prevail duriag july sno august, ths grest
bell ia the church Is rong-1rst as a warning
- al who are abroad 10 sex shelter as soon
a. possible, szd secondly 70 drive the thun-
der away. ANY one wh0 did not believe Ia
the efficacy Of tas bel woai1 Dc lnokod al
aSkEnoe and his ignorance would be pitied,
ba; The villagers would lot ~ to eoayinoo
him On ons occasion / Was talking 70 a
group Of peasants snd inqairing what wild
animals were 10 be found IN tho KalserSe-
bc1jo, q range of alnoSs inaccessible mount
aims IN the northern 1NrCl After teilias me
that wolves, foxes. wildcats. giltGres and
chamois IN great abundance were 20 be found
there, ore peasant remarked with mystsri-
Gus look,
''Ahl bat gnadige fran, there are fer worse
things than TIE beasts in those mountains.
There are witches, msny witches: bat people
do no. often see them except before al awful
storm; bur once there was a jaeger lhuntsr3
VINO had climbed Up higher than any one
ever had before and he came ID IA sort of
cave, and there sat horrible cd hag, bend
ing over caldron fun Of some loathsolno
compound He was 50 terrified that b. threw
away al tie skins LIE was carrying, and few
like one possessed with a devil, and never
after yeatured within many miles Of the
spot"
Another story is that poor girl-a servant
on a farm-wss 50 fond of dancing that SIZE
declared she could dance forever, and had
even been heard % say that she would dance
with the devil himself II be would ask her
One evening AZ O dance az a lonely little ian
in the mountains, where this girl was pres
snt, fine very tall and handsome man,
dressed as a butcher, came in. He asked the
girl TO dance eud was accepted On, on they
went till the girl was ready 20 drop with
fatigue and begged him % stop, but 40, on,
on sne must dance. The story goes that she
danced till she fell dead on the floor, upon
which her partner stslked from the room.
followed BY some OF tie villagers. lie went
on till he came 10 a little stream overshad-
owed by thick bushes. There ho stopped,
and planting one foot on the rock thus show
ing the peasants the clovea hooe he sprang
with a fearful yell into the water and disap-
peared in flame Of FIRE The mark OF his
foot may DO seen on tke rock by the curious
and credulous 20 this day, and few care 10
pass the spot after nightfall; or if obliged 70
do so they tell their beads with unsual de-
votion.
The religion Of the Tyrol indeed Of Aus
tria generally, is Roman Catholic. and in the
more remote parts the people are very de-
Won't. There is generally a sisterhood and
often a monastery near every village. One
in particular occurs 20 me where th5re was
and IS a monastery OF the Capuchins. These
monks live entirely by charity, and gifts Of
egrs, bread, milk nnd butter, are freely
brought by The peop,e. the recipients giving
little sacred pictures. holy medals or flower
from their lovely garden in retura. and 20
those who ask for, and need tEcm, their pray
ers. In Salzburg the s!sterhood Of the Capu-
chins have a curious custom. Sometimes
they sro quite without food, and until the
third day they must bear their privations pa
tiently, bat then they ring their chapel bell,
and then THE townspeople come f0cking 70 the
convent, bringing the welcome and sorely
needed provisions.
The costume Of the Tyrolienne is a pretty
one, consisting OF a stuT dress, with a very
full skirt, the bodice cut square in front and
filed in with silk handkerchief which
matches in color; ard gay silk apron,
which is Of pink. blue OF yellow, according 70
the taste of the vesror. Tho hats are not
unlike the sailor hats worn by ladies, except
that they have still, straight brim, and are
generally adorned with .Sssols OF gold bull
hon.
The national costume OF the men is oven
more picturesque, consisting of knitted dark
blue or white stockings, knee breecbe<, waist
coat with two rows OF silver buttons, a some
what long skirtish coat, and hat with
bunch OF some wild birds feathers at the
side But the prettiest costume Of all is tia:
Of the jagcr, OF huntsnAn. The bTeeches
come to the knee only, and the legs are en-
cased in embroidered leather CATERS, leaving
the knees bare; the coat is dark green, with
collar and cuffs OF lighter shade; bat Of
dark green, with an eagles feather, and an
embroidered shot pouch slung over the shoul-
ders.
The Tyrolese arc by no means fond Of very
bard work. Money is not to them what IL IS
TO their neigbbors. the swiss They love
pleasure, and willingly take lower wages II
! they are allowed plenty Of time 70 amuse
themselves. The schools too, DO not carry
education 70 the extent which prevails UNI
versally through Germany and Switzerland,
: and must confess that for q purely agricul-
2 tural population as the Tvrolese arc read
inv. writin- and arithmetic, with good 70
ligiops instruction, are enough, and Ger
tainlv here you see no signs OF ovorwOrked
braims. as are only teo often 70 be mss with
in the former mentioned countries. Here
the children are pictures Of stroDg healtn
and happy. carcles SPIRITS
On saints days there are generally prcces-
sionz which start from The church. ccnsist~
: Ing of q large proportion q the villagers,
I both young and Old. some carrying banners,
f the children decorated with v7satbs. toe SIS
ters singing s0ae sweet anthem ss they 20,
aad all looEing fuli - peace nnd happiness
On these days no work vhatevCT is done IN
the village IN the evoai1g fhe people
a.nusc themselves as they ike hest bat tbere
e vcrv little dTunkenueSs. Beggsrs YOU ssl-
+ dom SEA and Il ~ chance yol DO eBcoUEteT
o0e five kreutzerz VII iusurs yuu hisssDcs
and prayers 10 81 tie saints Tor 7our health.
veslih ard hap ness GyTsies sbouud. and
ere much d-eaded IL tho pcssant farmers,
&c fhe7 uaso fires 9Th tbcr p1atrF. With
f1eir cows. and commit othsT s-as4 oeFreiar
teens Rohterv - houas is bowever. a.
aaost unknown in tne Ivr9i. fhe TeoT.e hang
s.n-1 ,srly h51est- and r. no means ever
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Iyre the sTss. - gray an3 tl7s shoisd -
cl0ren. s-en = tbev are not - becominE