Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-22

opposite known as the KATE. She used
to sit on the rock in the daytime and
comb her golden hair, singing mean
while a song that could be heard by |
every boatman who passed the rock
below. In the night she would creep |
over to st. Goar's castle and. at last,
charmed by her beautiful voice, he fol
flowed her, but was killed by falling
down the rocky cliff. The legend says
she threw herself into the Rhine |
through grief for her lover. and to
this day If you listen carefully you can
hear her plaintive voice singing, Itch
weiss NIGHT was sail es bedeuten, Das
ich so tramig bin"
Church and Castle.
From the Loreley we went back TO
st. Goar and the next morning early
we went into the Catholic church,
which is known Tor its interior beau.
ty. The communion rail is a work of
are in inlaid wood. The affairs are
also very beautiful. After inspecting
the church and sertiing off few post.
al cards we assembled the hill a little
L further on to view the old fortress
+ Rheinfels. The old castle was built III
! the eleventh century by the Romans.
and destroyed in the fourteenth by
the French, who then occupied II.
} Knowing they were defeated they
. blew II up from the inside before they
9 deserted II. Parts of II were after.
ward renovated and occupied until
= 1897 when the last of the house u
Rheinfels was Killed fighting in
France. The castle passed into differ
!. ent hands from time to time, and the
q last owner was about to have It torn
Il down to sell the stone for building pur.
=. poses. but the Kaiser hearing of this
q saCrilege purchased II Of him and II
+, now stands as ever, silent and males.
h tic, overlooking its old friends on the
q opposite sidef the Katz and the Maus.
- A guide took us over the ivy.grOwn
10 ruins and explained the different
., lparts. The wine cellar was deep and
:, dark and extremely large occupying
"a nearly half Of the underground part.
l. Iprcsume the old knights must have
=, had enough wine to start another riv-
q, or in opposition TO the Rhine. The
l., bauers or country people from all
= iaround had to keep the cellar well I'LL
ed. A part OF the old chapel is in pref.
lty fair preservation. In the vesuy are
= two stone tablets bearing the ancient
" family crest. The Kaiser. through in
- neritance, is a count in this old fam
~ lily, although he could not claim thq
" ruins as his own. To the back of tho
old castle under a projecting rock is
an old well. ran ahead of the guide
and looked over the iron rails into the
black depths and was surprised to sea
u my face reflected as in a mirror. When
u the guide came up he began tellina
10 the history OF the spot and said there
H. was a legend stating that a frauleir
T. who looking iato this well and seeing
= her reflection in the dark water, would
'e become a happy bride within a year
IL As | CHANGED to be the fraulein com
u lplying with the conditions on this &c
ID casion. the guide solemnly applied thu
sd prophecy of the legend to me, not with
SO out entertainment to a large party y
e' my expense.
An Ancient Limbo.
From the magic well we went to SCI
tho ancient prison. Prisons OF todd!
= belong to Paradise alongside of thi
lone. Under a iow.built ROOF are 81
!" round holes in the floor into which tn
~ prisoners were let down by a rope
-" These holes are twenty-eight meter
'' deep by four feet in diameter. Their
III could not come ray OF light nor whit
- OF fresh air to the hapless Captive'
20 The guide set fire to a piece OF papG
VA and threw 1t down hole, yet we Coul
h' not see the fire when il reached tn
d" bottom. How many poor wretche'
10 bones must be lying In that dark cay
II" ern. do not suppose many ever sa'
ie' daylight again who were once cast int
he that dreadful prison. Walking aroun
" the ruins the old tower is reached b
20 rude stone steps on the outside. Froi
" here we had grand view of the rive
eN and the castles on the opposite sid
e. The owners of this ancient fortres
es were very rich and proud. They al
sI said to have owned all the land q
both sides OF the Rhine as far {
me Frankfort.on.tfieM Main.
no At ~ noon we took the steamer
set ST. Goar and went down as far
er- Oberlangstein, passing on our wa
'lh Boffard with the ruins of the Castle
OF Liebnech, Branbeck and MarXburg.
~ Oberlangstein we took the train (,
Do Bad Ems very pretty town on Il
u Lain noted for its water relieving
ped throat trouble. The well known FL
ext ser salts are derived from these "
urs ters. II Is also the birthplace OF Il
Jas old Emperor, who used often to con
hin' here in summer. Taking carria
'nie we drove around the town. There a
VI pretty villas here, in one of which d
eui- King of Norway and Sweden was sta
'"' ing. We saw his private train at Il
any station and noted that 1t was not
DO" pretty as the German royal train
o'' blue and gold.
Wv" Coblenz and Ehrenbreitstein.
''hs After an hour in this charming spt
GUS we took the train for CoblenZ at t
IL" junction of the Rhine and the Mosel
Just opposite is Ehrenbreitste
noted for its wonderful fort This fl