Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1889-02-21
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Feeling that il il necessary for .
person. occasionally. to forsake busi-
nea and enjoy that recreation which
= most pleasing to him, take ad-
vantage Of . quiet season in the Uni.
ted States Consulate. and. in company
with . friend. leave Chemnitz TO take
wesk's trip through SAxony and
cke1lia. intendina on tis way to
vt &c fkmous Saxon Swilxssland
and other places worthy Of notice. A
most pleasant ride Of less than four
hours brings rs TO the old and inter
esting city Of Dresden, the capital of
the Kingdom and residence of the
King. On the way we pass within a
few miles Of the remarkable old cas-
tie Of Augustusburg. finely situated
on high mountain and commanding
q grand view Of the country for miles
around This place was formerly
owned BY August, q brother of one of
the Saxon Kings. He had the misfor-
tune to possess . lovely daughter,
with whom the neighboring Count Of
Lichtenwalde vas very much 10 love.
Demanding her hand in marriage. be
was bluntly refused. but remember
ing the old adage Of Faint heart new
er won fair lady" he immediately
raised an army and laid siege to Au-
gustusburg. determining to have the
fair maiden whether her stern papa
desired it or mot. Fearing something
of the kind, the willy old gentleman
had collected large number of cattle
and had them safely housed within
the inner walls of his castle, but un-
fortunately there was not drop of
water on the mountain and, conse-
quently, fierce raids had to be made
in order to meet the demand. To
avoid Q continuanc of this. the old
gentleman Immediately commenced to
dig . we'll. through the eolid rock,
which. after reaching a depth of over
six hundred feet. he completed in
seven years. In the meantime. how
ever. the numerous raids had depriv.
ed him of a large number of his men,
and all Of his cattle and other sup
plies had given out. so most unwil-
lingly he was forced to surrender and
bsstow the hand Of his lovely daugh-
ter on the gallant knight of Lichten-
walde. On some other occasion may
give you full description Of this i'm
mense castle, a place which is well
worthy the notice Of all travellers in
this section.
Proceeding on our way, the next
place to attract our attention is Erie.
berg. q large town and the c.ntre Of
the mining section. This place was
founded in I'LL on account of the dis.
covsry Of silver. Here is situated the
Mining Academy, from which some of
the most famous mining engineers in
the world are graduated. Among
the objects worthy Of notice I will
mention the remains of the old
walls. the Rathhaus, the Kaufhaus,
which contains Q museum of antiqui.
ties, the stone in front of the Rath-
haus, which marks the place where
the famous robber Kunz Won Kauf-
fungen was executed iR 1855. and the
Cathedral with its fine doorway and
immense organ A short ride, pas
sing numerous mines. brings rs to
Tharandt, situated in q wild and beau
tiful gorge. This is quite famous
Summer resort with fine baths and ro-
mantle walks. On Q hill to the left
rise the picturesque ruias of an an
cient castle, 90 long ruin that large
linden trees Ave feet in circumference
have grown up within its walls. Here.
on . moonlight night, it is pleasant to
sit, and. forgetting all the tolls and
troubles Of the present. 60 back TO the
time when these walls were the abode
Of beautiful women and brave men.
One can almost hear the sounds of
mirth and revelry in that grand and
lordlY hall, when the knights and Ia
dies. with their retsiners. are gather
ed at the hospitable board. But harkI
in the midst of the festivities comes
the sentrY's warning of approaching
danger. Now all is confusion; the
soldiers buckle on their armor and
hasten to the battlements. All to no
purpose they resist the impetuous at
tack Of the enemy. An opening is