Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-11-07

i den splitting fire and shooting flames
from his bloodshot eyes, she tore
her golden crucifix from her breast
and held it towards the noster, calls
ing on her Lord. AS if struck BY,
lightning, the monster reared, dash.
Led backwards and disappeared in
the waters Of the Rhine. By this
marvellous manifestation of divine.
aid, the heather tribe were won to
\ Christ, and the maiden married
their leader, Rinbold, who built for
her splendid castle on the Rhine.
4 Not tar above was broken arch
|of Rolandseck and below on an
island the Convent of Nonnenworth.
Legend tells that Roland, knight
of Charlemag ne found entertainment
one night as he travelled the banks
of the Rhine with Count Heribeah
in Castle Dracht.nburg, and fell des-:
perately in love with his daughter,
1.-THE peerless Hid egunde. Forsak
ling thoughts OF war and conquest,
he fingered in her presence and soon
the walls OF Rolandeeck, their future
home, were rising on the opposite
crag. Soonlove's dream was inter-
1rupted by the summons Of Charlie y
4agne against the inhdel Saracen;
and as the rear, guard Of his army
led by Roland passed through the
vale Of Roncesvalless an overwhelm-
ing force OF the Moors swept down
4 on them from the heights. Many a
Moot was hewn down by his noble
sword Durand as his magnificent
charger Brilliador bore him here and
there, bit in the end the rear guard
was cut to pieces, and desperately
wounded Roland was left on the
field as dead. Sad rnmors Of the
battle came to the valley ofthe
Rhine, and months Of waiting and
agony ior Hildegunde, when, sup
posing him forever lost, she took
1.-The veil and entered the convent at
1.-THE toot of her fathers castle. Rol-
and. AoweVeA after months of strug-
gle with dsssas was nursed back to
heath IN Spanish hut, and return
Y ed, ITO find his beloved forever gone
HE torsook camp and court and day
I l8after day sat in the castle gardens
where he caught occasional glimpses
4 Eof her beautiful form as she passed
to and from below. One day he
: missed her, and soon casket Car.
II ried her to her last resting place
d Summer and Autumn came, ano
o Roland still kept watch till one day
). his faithful squire found him seated
af cold in death, his CLASSY eyes still
], fixed on the church yard where was
n IHildegunde' $ tomb.
le Our boat passed onward, bringing
d in swift succession the storied tower:
d OF Rheineck, Hammerstein, Ehren
d Ibreitstein, Stotzenfels, now belong
IS ling to the Emperor OF Germany
n Gutenberg, Sterrenburg, and Leib
le enstein, Pfalz, Rheinstein, now be
re longing to Prince Henry Of Prussia
t, Ehrentels, and the far-famed Mous'
Il Tower. Space forbids more than al
Y allusion to the Lorelei on who's
le lprecipitous height the Lorelei comb
t. ed her golden hair, and with he
N siren song charmed the passing
le sailor to destruction on the rocks a
h its base, and its poetic rendering b,
m Baskerville:
II know not whence it cometh
is That my heart is oppressed with pain,
A tale OF the past enchanteth
- Ny soul with its magical strain.
Ills cool and tile daylight ~aneth,
The Rhine so peacefully flows,
And kissed by the sunbeam OF feven
e, The brow OF the mountain gloWs,
The fairest OF maidens sitteth
In wopdrous radiance there;
Her Jewels Of gold gleam brightly.
J; She cemieth her golded hair.
With a golden comb she combs it,
!, Aud sings so plaintiyely;
CHI potent and strange are the accents
uf that Wild melody.
~ The boatman in yon frail vessel
~ Stands spellbound dts might.
lis He sees not the cliff before, him
n He gazes alone on the height.
= Methinks that the waves will swallow
re Both boat and beatman anon,
hv And this with her sweet singing