Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1890-06-05
The sERpeNTss olFr.
An Old German Legend Which II Popu.
lnr Isvcn Unto This Day.

+ at Zurich, according to m old legend
retold by tho Jewellers Weekly he
dwclt in house called "Tho Hole" in
front Of which no caused pillar to DO
erected with d bell on tho top Of it. to
tho end that whoever demanded Justice
should havo tho means Of announcing
himself. Ono day Is he set ct dinner in
his house no heard tho bell ring, and
sent out his servants to bring tho claim
ant before him. Eut thoy could find no
ono. A second and e third tirlo tho bell
rang, but still no human being was to DO
seen. At length tho I[ai9or himself went
forth, and he found largo serpent,
which he'd twincd itself round tho shaft
of tho pillar, and was then in tho very
act of pulling tho bell rope.
''Thi3 is Gods will. =" scid tho monarch.
"Lct tho brute DO brought before mo-
may dcny Justice to mono of Gods croats
ures, nan or beast"
Tho serpent was accordingly ushored
into the Imperial presence, and tho
Kaiser spoke to it IS no would to ono of
his own kind, gravcly asking what it re-
ouirod. Tho serpent made q most
courteous reverence and signalcd in it's
own dumb way for him to follow. Ito
did SO, accompanied by his court, and
tho creature led thom to tho shores of
tho lal1o whcro it had it's nest. Arrived
thcro tho Kaiser soon saw tho cause of
sorpcnt's seeking him, for it's nest,
which was full of eggs. was occupied by
hidcouS toad of monstrous proper
tions.
"Lot tho toad DO flung into tho fire."
said tho monarch, ''aal let tho porpcnt
havo tho possession OF tho nest restored
to it,"
Throc days after, as tho Kaiser again
sat at dinner. no was surprised at tho
appearance Of tho scrpont, which this
timo glidcd into tho hall unannounccd.
"What docs this moan?" thought the
Kaiser.
Tho roptilo approached tho table, and
raising itself on its tell dropped from
its mouth into an empty plato which
stood beside tho monarch precious
diamond. 1t thon silently disappeared.
This diamond tho Kaiser caused to bo
sot in a costly ring, which ho presented
to his VITO, tho much beloved Fastrada.
Now, this Gto1c had tho virtue of at
traction, and who 80 received it from
another, so long cs no or she woro it, re-
coivcd also tho intCnGo lovo Of that in
dividual. 1t Was thus with Fastrada.
For no sooner did Gho place tho ring on
her finger than tho attachment of tho
Kaiser, groat boforc. no longer know
any bounds. In fact, his love wc3 moro
lilio madness than any Gano passion.
But though tho taliSrlan had full power
over love. it had no power over death,
ind tho mighty monarch was sent into
despair over tho sudden dcrniSo of his
vito.
IIo was inconsolablc. 10 would not
Listen 10 the voico Of '"iond3hip, but Cor
fowcd il Gilonco over tho Goal body OF
his once beautiful bride. lie would not
allow her to BE- buried. At lcnCth Tur-
pin, Archbishop Of Rhcirl1, bcinT rnado
Gw2r0 of tho caujo OF tao ILaiGcr'S incon-
soiablo grlot, Coatrlvcc u engage his at
t2htion whilo no removed tho r1eGic
ring.
Immediately that tho tail9man waa
removed tho spoil wa3 broken. Tho
c3tooln, however, that no had hold for
FaStradn was now TRANSFORMED to tho
posscssor OF tho ring, Archbishop
Turpih, Tho pioaj ccclc3ic5ti3 was SO
pcrGccutcd by tho ECp2rorD ahcction
that ho finally cast tho tali3rnan into O
distant l2li0 which surrounded one OF the
monarc,l'3 c:;Jtlc3.
An Immediate transfcronco OF tho
royal liking took pl.co, and Tho monarch
th""coforth and forever Cftcr during his
lifo-tirlc loved thi3 ca3tlo and lalro IS q
man might love hiJ vito. So much did he
become attGohcI - it that no directed
that DO should DO buried thoro, and
there accordingly his tor1ainY rcst Until
this day.
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sodium /, a wondnrT,lllv rood nnn1iroL