ZigZag Journeys in Northern Lands;

Strange Story of Faust.-Faust in Art.-The Seven Mountains.-The Drachenfels.-

ime this evening. He thus cont

rds, the mossy meadows about the mountains, the white-kerchiefed villagers, present so many varied and delightful objects, that the eye feasts on beauty, and wonders expectantly at what the next turn of the river will reveal. The rock shadows in

us, as the boat moves on;-the Brother Castles, Marksburg, the mountain palace Solzenfels, with their l

e opposite side of the river. The fortress is Ehrenbreitstein, the Gibraltar of the Rhine, capable of holding an army o

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sset of houses, a V-shaped city, at the confluence of the Rhine and Moselle. The Romans cal

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nce, and a favorite resting place of tourists. Th

the English Lake District, in the days of Wordsworth, Southey, Coleridge, Christopher North, and De Quincey was once to England, what Cambridge and Concord have been to America in the best days of its authors and poets,

ants, and is the residence of the Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar. The grounds of the palace are wonderf

nd Ducal burial vault. The Grand Duke Charles Augustus desired that the bodies of the two poet

rgotten. Among them is that of Duke Bernard, who died in 1639. He was the friend o

In 1775 he made the intimate acquaintance of Charles Augustus, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar, who induced him to take up his residence

er, but his great and enduring work is Faust, a dramatic poem, in

e at Weimar. Goethe became most warmly attached to him, and the two pursued their high literary callings together. The litera

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has had so large a growth

ts, and articles almost without number. The Fa

chool, the dark subject as prominently a

the world. It was made the subject of Marlowe's drama, of Goethe's grea

the l

-Weimar, a child whose fame was destined to fill the world of su

was possessed with a consuming desire to learn

ences grew. He wished to know how to prolong life, to change bas

studying, the Evil On

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Evil One his soul for twenty-four years of pleasure, gol

ttendant," said the E

gentleman to appear, whom he pre

ravel into all lands, performing wonders to t

ere he and Mephistopheles were

pes grow on a vi

sile

as dead

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e, and presently it bore a bunch o

es and cut a cl

ow is still shown in Leipsig. The vine had disappeared, and each of the revellers found himse

n the twenty-four years fill volumes. The Faust marve

ast. Faust became gloomy, and retired to

al nigh

ight, do not disturb me," he said, on part

tempest. The winds were like demons. It thunder

heard a fearful shri

the body of Faust was missing. The broken remains of the alche

t to the fable. The transformation of Faust from extreme old age to youth was also added. The opera makers have greatly enlarged even the narrative of Goethe; in the lat

virtue and vice, temptation and ruin, temptation and moral triumph. It is not a good story

us to Bonn. Between Coblentz and Andernach we passed what are termed the Rhine Plains. These ar

ng. These are called: Lohrberg, 1,355 feet; Neiderstromberg, 1,066 feet; Oelberg, 1,429 feet;

e the Rhine the most interesting river in the world. Apart from its castles and traditions, it is not more beautiful than the Hud

ed killed the Dragon there. The so-called Dragon Cave or Rock is

garded as something more than a mere emblem of fait

He had a hundred teeth, and his head was so large that he could swallow several victims at a time.

shipped this monster and off

tian girl was taken captive, and the pagan priest comm

fices to the Dragon alive to a tree near his cave at

n maiden to a spot near the c

conducted the maiden to the fatal spot, and stood at a

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light at last began to break and to crown the

e rocks trembled, and he appeared. He

raised in praye

tim, she drew from her bosom a cr

to the earth as if smitten. He lost all power and ro

s released

have you done th

stretching out the cross in

heir teacher. Her first convert was one of the rival princes, whom she married. Their descendant

er the serpent, employed in early Christian writings, undoubtedly was its origin, but h

e story-telling of the eve

ICK TH

and caused his son's most intimate friend, who had assisted him in it, to be put to death, and made the execution as terrible as possible. He early came to hate his father, his father's religion, and everything that the old king most liked. His father was indeed a hard, stern

ke many of the family of the Georges. He formed an intimate friendship with Voltaire, the French infidel writer, and inter

gained for him a position of great influence among the rulers of Europe. He was prudent, like his father; his government was wise, well order

ntury were in rather a queer state, as the fol

dies of the courts of Europe in order to select a suitable wife for him. He adm

ifted and elegant princess. Of all things in the wor

lizabeth Christine of Brunswick, a girl

g declared that he should marry her, and the wedding ceremony was arranged, Fre

d, Wilhelmina. Two days after his marriage

mise that she will take care of you and give you good advice. I

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eechless. She expected "care" and "advice"

embraced he

n answer to his questi

laimed, and with this compliment began the

Strangely enough, in his old age Frederick came to love her; for he

d bore testimony to her excellent character, saying that she never had caused him the

d the king

on related a

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ble ring. In replacing the lid he nailed the tail of his coat to the coffin, a

ervous system received such a shock that he fell in a fit, and

that the blunder would have happened; and even had it occu

d by superstitious fear, and run counter to

castle, on the confines of Germany. Among the guests was an office

ant hussar was informed that one of them must occupy a room reputed to be haun

, however, expressed a wish that no trick might be played upon him, saying that such an act might be followed

ll asleep. He was presently awakened by the sound of music, and, looking about the apartment,

for a time, highly entertained. The piece was one of unvarying sad

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ecome rather monotonous, and asked them to change the tune. The singing co

rpose of frightening me. I shall take rough means

ndicated his purpose. But the mysterious

l wait five minutes, and then shal

of the time, the officer counted twenty in a loud, measured voice

a state of high nervous excitement, and, although his courage had withstood the shock of battle, it now yielded

rious would have ensued. The damsels sung in another apartment, and their figures were made to appear in the room occupied by the hussar,

hat the supposed phenomenon may be easily explained. It might prove a serious thing for one to be frightened by a nightcap on

losed with an origi