Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-01-06

Of DEATH" at others she was called the
"Angel Of Death, y the white Lady OF Sor-
row." the "Nymph OF the Air" and the
spirit Of the Air" In all cases. however,
her Office was tho same. that OF bringing 20
the family to which she attached herself
the news Of an approaching death.
The folklore OF the Teutonic people IN In
some respects more vividly imaginative
than that of any other race. and IL is In this
branch Of literature thai the origin OF the
White Lady must be sought. says a writer
In the St. Louis Globe Democrat. In the
old German mythology there was god
dess. Freia- -Bertha-Holda, who was popu-
larly represented as the mother Of life and
death. She was represented ~ q woman of
glorious beauty. with clear cut. regular
features. q wealth Of golden hair which
flowed down her shoulders TO the ground as
she moved along and with robes of dazzling
whiteness
phantom was lost In the popular mind, and
then various other stories were coined 70
account for her appearance and interest In
the reigniDg family Of Germany. One Of
these narratives make her the ghost Of
Agnea, the countess Of Orlamunde, who. In
the ninth or tenth century. becoming en-
amored Of neighboring nobleman and
| finding her children I'm the way Of a success
| fnl elopement with him, quietly removed
| the obstacle by numbering them all. In
punishment for this crime, the story says,
| her ghost was condemned 10 roam the earth
| forever and to be a messenger OF death tc
| the family with which she was connected
until the last surviving member was dead.
| The many virtues Of this excellent lady
/ gave her wide renown, and after her death
popular tradition attributed frequent ap
pearances In the vicinity Of her favorits
places of abode.
When the fame Of the Rosenbergs wanes
before the growing splendor Of the nearl,
allied Hohenzollerns, the latter appropri
ated the specter as their own private prop
erty and let it be understood that the ap
pearances were for the exclusive benefit O
members OF the reigning family OF Prussia
Lady Bertha died about 1883, and from
that time TO 1893 her appearances were FIRE
quent. She again appeared In 1919 and n
1923. In 1878 there was tolersbiy well au
thenticated appearance Of the specter In tn
palace at Baireuth about the time OF tn
death OF Margrave Erdmann Philip. Sh'
appeared one night to King Frederick vii
liam, the father Of Frederick the Great
The king covered his face and spoke M
utOT6 tuhb Dikuts nt hC4b Ahl tAt H1the ~
coffin, made his wife lie In II to see that !
was comfortable in every way and dies
| that afternoon.
=. Frederick the Great.
/. The son OF Frederick William, Fredericl
the Great, though hardened disbelieve
! In supernatural phenomena, was, strang
to say, mortally afraid of ghosts and 70
! many years was In dread Of seeing tn
} White Lady. 1t Is recorded OF him tina
Just before the battle Of Dutzen he SAY
, something which gave him great fright
and he made up his mind that he was TO
G killed on the following day. In this he wa
; mistaken, and though for many years b
expected the phantom 1t did not com'
) Old age came, but not his supernatural vi
itor.
e One day, however, he was standing Z
his music desk with his flute, trying me
ody which had been written especially x
2 him, when he heard the door open. He di
/ not turn, but an instant later his attentio