The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1888-12-08
VIENNA.
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N Berlin on September ], the annlver- |
'ary of some battle; the united garri- |
sons of Berlin, Spandau, Charlotten-
burg and Potsdam, amounting to a
hundred thousand, took part. A
noticeable point about this review was
the silent celebrity with which the troops
there was no crowding, no
confusion. An hour and half before
the emperor's arrival there was nothing
70 be seen on the spacious Temple or
common but several idle strollers, and
three quarters of an hour later one
hundred thousand soldiers OF all arms
were standing ranged up in orderly
array awaiting the signal to salute the
commander-in-chief of the imperial
army. The troops marched past, the
infantry first in columns of companies
at quarter distances, and then in dense
masses of regiments. The cavalry
passed by in semi SO uadrons. The
guns went past in sections of several
batteries, half an hour after the last
ammunition wagon had passed the
saluting point not single vestige of
the hundred thousand men who had
defiled before the emperor could any
where be seen on the parade ground,
so nicely are the young men trained to
military tactics. In Germany the young
men are the army, the pride of the
country-Bismarck's only hope for the
preservation OF Germany. He adds
several hundred thousand of them
yearly to the army, and, standing Oh
the ir shoulders, makes the boast that
the Germans fear God, but nothing else
in the world.
Germany is rich in legendary lore,
for instance, In the early part of this
century, a young prince, fleeing from
the enemy, took refuge in the famous
Schwarzwalder (black woods). The
enemy had invaded his country, the
king had been driven from his throne
and exiled. the royal family wal
scattered to the four winds, the prince
even at the moment a fugitive from
pursurers, weary and foot-sore he came
at length to wide yawning chasn
reaching down to seemingly impenetra
with verdue and he threw himsel
down on the green carpet behind 1
, large rock, and worn out was soon fas
asleep; he was suddenly awakened b.
the report of gun. and jumping up
perceived young mountaineer wit
smoking gun in persuit OF som
n wounded animal; percelving the slight
delicate and weary fguie before hir
the mouutaineer paused and asked
"What brings you hither to slee
= beneath Elfrida's Rock?' On maxim
n himself known, the hunter PROSTATE
: himself, and, on arising, the primo
:, asked why he called the rock Elfrida's
Folding his arms on his gun Thorwal
said, "The tradition runs that man
n hundred years ago Elfrida, the queen
: the FAIRIES, and her court came daily {
10 early morning to this rock to was
sr their in the dew; she wore beautiful
;. decorated crown of gold, havin
se around the head band a row of pearl
"a and standing up above the forehead
:. its two lower prongs was a golden sta
its topmost prong supported damon
as big as ones fist, and whose ray
used to dazzle the sun. One morHir
d she laid the crown on this rock whe
a sudden gust OF wind blew it dow
from where it rolled TO the edge I
,e the chasm aud went down, down
darkness and oblivion; her power di
not extend to realms beneath Il
ground, and she was unable to recov'
it. Elfrida was woman, and althoue
,r the loss of the crown could be repaire
her grief for the big diamond wi
inconsolable, she wandered over Gel
q many, and with prayers, tears al
promises endeavored to get one brav
aud bold knight after another to reco
er the crown for her, but as the det
and gloomy chasm was reported to
the summer residence of the evil Oh
the brave and bold knights had mo
important affairs to attend to els
where; at length disheartened she +,
turned to the spot, stood on this rot
and weeping waved her wand ov
the chasm and made vow that q
first prince who should get sight
the crown should raise his country
an unparalleled prosperity and ru
over Germany entire, she then thre
her wand down after the crown al
disappeared forever" "To secure
united Germany" said the prince, "
obtain such an end has been the che
ished dreams of patriots for centurie
0, Thorwald, assist me to secure th
crown and you shall be reward
co beyond your widest dream" Il
young hunter for time demurred, t
superstitions of his childhood days st
fingered about his mind, but bel
overcome by the promises of the prin
he at last consented. They made
long rope of the climbing vines fro
the neighboring trees, knOted and loo
ed it at short intervals, securely ia
tened one end to the rock and let t
other down the chasm, the prince W
about 10 descend, Tharwald looked
his slight figure more use to treadil
salons of palaces than doing else, a.
then looked looked down at his sta
s' wart limbs enured from childhood
scale the harsh rock and steep cliffs
the mountains, endure bardships, ct
"Let me co." said he, "vour streng
would soon fail" lie lit tore
stuck ii in his girdle and began t
descent, soon disappearing III 1
gloom, every few moments a fai
halloo would come to the top whi
grew fainter and fainter until it ceas
altogether. The moments to t
anxious watcher above seemed hOul
after a long time the rope sacken
and soon became again taut, the prill
then knew that the adventurous hunt
was ascending. Had he fOnnd I
crown? Anxiously he looked for
spark of fire, but it never came to vic
his torch had been extinguished; so
a faint halloo came smothering mp, al
soon af'er tho prince could dislingui
the outlines of his form way down
the darkness, he was waving som
thing in his hand which the prin
could not distinguish. "Hurrahl Hr
rahl have found it'll l have fou
it'll" he shouted waving his hand int
air; suddenly a few strands of the ro
began to part few yards above hi
he gave cry oil horror as looking
he perceived 1t, seized with terror
threw the crown tar out against
oppose side Of the chasm, made seve1
desperate clutches upward and h
assembled to within few feet of
rupture when the last stran gave wa
ID. and with one last long wild shrek
agony he went down, down, down
the dark unfathomable depths belo
The crown thrown torcicly backwa
struck against the opposite side of t
chasm, the large diamond struck (
against its rocky wall, bright flash
fire io from the rock lighting up
crown III all its glory, and then it WI