Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-03-06

down and make yourself easy, now. He
would take an ak and convert. the rest OF
the nation himself. Charlemagne was that
kind of a walking delegate.
Yes, there were great missionaries in
those days. for, the methods were sure and
the rewards great. We have no such mis-
sionaries now, and no such methods.
But to continue the history of the first
walking delegate if you are interested. L
am interested myself because I have seen
his relics at Seckingen, and also the very
spot where he worked his greatest miracle
the one which won him his saintship in the
papal court a few centuries later. To have
seen these things makes me feel very near
to him, almost like q member Of the family,
in fact. While wandering about the Conti-
nent he arrived at the spot on the Rhine
which is now occupied by Seckingen, and
proposed to settle there, but the people
warned him off He appealed to the King
of the Franks, who psde him present Of
the whole region, people and all He built
great cloister there for women, and pro-
ceeded to teach in it and accumulate more
land. -
The Testimony OF = Skeleton.
There were two wealthy brothers in the
neighborhood, Urso and Landulph. Urso
died, and Fridolin claimed his estates.
Landulph asked for documents and papers.
Fridolin had none to show, He said the be-
quest had been made to him by word of
mouth. Landulph suggested that he pro-
duce witness, and said it in . way which
he thought was very witty, very sarcastic.
This shows that he did not know the walk
ing delegate. Fridolin was not disturbed.
He said:
"Appoint your court. I will bring wit
ness"
The court was created. It consisted of
115 counts and bsrona A.day was appoint
ed for the trial Of the case. On that day the
judges took their seats in state, and procla-
nation was made that the court was ready
for business. Five minutes, 10 minutes, Is
minutes passed, and yet no Fridolin ap-
peared. LandulFh rose and was in the act
of claiming judgment by default when a
strange clacking sound was heard coming
up the stairs. In another moment Fridolin
entered at the further door and came walk
ing in deep hush down the middle aisle,
with tall skeleton walking in his rear.
Amazement and terror sat upon every
countenancs, for everybody suspected that
that skeleton was Urso'E II stopped be-
aloft and began to speak, while ali the as-
sembly shuddered, for they could see the
words leak ont from between its ribs. It
said:
Brother, why dost thou disturb nv
blessed rest and withhold by robbery the
gift which gave for the honor of God?"
Their Quaint Laws Of Evidences.
!. 1t seems a'strange thing and most irregu-
lar. but the verdict was actually given
against Landulph on the testimony Of this
wandefing rack heap Of unidentified bones.
In our day skeleton would not be allowed
to testify at all; for skeleton has no moral
responsibility and Its word could not ration
ally be trusted. Most skeletons are not to
be believed ON oath, aud this was probably
one of them. However, the incident Is
valuable a. pressryiug TO us q curious sam
pie Of the. quaint laws Of. evidsnce Of that
remote time--a time % remote, 70 far back
toward the beginning Of evolution out Of
original idiocy that tbs intellectual differ.
sace between bench of judges and basket