The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-04

basHador. cvuntenancc or endorse her
app s.h,,i at the eour, OF ST James.
moreover as his sovcreign's p.raonai
wen as official representative in
..phdoh. he could not and should not
ic required to invite TO the embassy
lady whom his Emperor and Ennnrcss
had refusal to recai"c. These were the
ontcial reasons given by the amhas-
sador regarding his attitude towards
the Lmtzows. though IT was known that
there We're others. Francis. however
found them extremely unpalatallc.
Hence the duel. and although he stll
rotaiils his place on the Austrian diplo-
tatlc list, as retired Secretary OF
Embassy and also still holds his titu-
lar rank Of Imperial chamberlain, which
ne holds by right or ancestry, his for
mer connection with the Austrian EN-
oahsy In London has long been com
pletely severed.
have mentioned above that the
rEahcIH LutZows pass half their time
In England. where the count used 10
Follow the hounds. Identifying himself
..ith the celebratsd Pytchiey hunt, and
with John Dawson, or Newmarket, as
his trainer But the remainder OF tine
year Is spent b. them at their castle
III Bohemia, known as Zampach. which
was purchased BY the COUNTESS after
ner marriage. and Is her own particular
property. The present castle is In re-
al!,y former monastery. dating from
the hfteenth century. 1t Is situated al
the base OF the Hill. on the crest OF
which still towers the ruins-ot the for
BIZ. Gast!e OF Eainpach, which was de-
nr set out on his memorable expedition
10 suppress the robber barons who
1erroriIed the northeastern districts OF
Bohemia. Prominent among them was
John. OF Smoyno, known 10 the Bone.
mians as "Pancir' (the Man In Armor)
from his custom OF always appearing
armed eap-a-pie. The first OF these
emperor was this particular "Pancir,"
whom In former days he had invested
WI, win as golden chain. as q toxen OF ia
on the battlefield. II was not until ar
ter long siege that the Emperor man
nsed to take the Castle OF Zampach.
and to eapture Baron 'Pancir." whom
ne caused TO be hung from the battle
nents. placing the moose himself with
nus own nands. around the mans neck,
Smarking that he could bestow hem
pen collars OF infamy when the neces-
sltS arose Just as we'll as golden col
lars OF honor. The story OF Panclr Is
one OF the national legends of Bohemia,
mis- gigantic two-handed sword is still
preserved IN the parish Church Of
Aaniphch, where his remains were ulti-
mhtcly inferred.
OF course the ruins OF the old castle
ars haunted. But the present chateau.
that Is TO say, the old Jesuit monastery
OF te hfteenth century, has Its own
banshees, some of them doubtless born
OF the Legends OF the district, handed
down from the time when the monks
%ere engaged in restoring the Roman
Catholic Church in Bohemia, and fore
ms the people. not always By the gem
TEST means, to revert from their Pro-
testantism to the faith of their fathers,
fhs particular ghost OF the chateau,
and the one for whom Count and Count
ess Lutzow vouch Is that of young
monk: of noble birth. who by way of
punishment. for love intrigue, Is said
% nave been brlcked up In wall Of
mat Is now the library. Every night,
at midnight, the ghost is said to como
on or the wall. and pace up and down
the long gallery for about an hour IL
is alleged TO have appeared repeatedly
10 the count and countess, to English
guest staying at the chateau some OF
'hoin protesscd to have heard the
sound of sandaled footsteps, while
some years ago a servant hanged him
self after declaring. absolutely terror
STRICKEN. that he had seen the spectre
monk whose
Form you may trace,
But not his face,
lis covered by his cowl
But his eyes may be seen
Through the folds between,
And they seem as parted soul.
tCopyrlSht 1912, by the Brentwood
Company