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its
state of utter dilapidation, affording shelter
only to a few laborers, who'contrivc to make
ita questionable accommodation subservient
to their own penury, and who prefer the
sheltered nooks afforded by the angles of
its substantial stone-work to the less secure
huts of mud or timber which would be their
alternate.
Even in-this state of decay, however, the
castle of Lockenhaus is well worthyof a vis
it, for its extraordinary vaults cannot fail to
arrest the attention of the traveler. One of
these, which war formerly the sepulchre
of the Nadasdy family, is built of ponderous
square stones.rand vaulted in round arches
boldly proportioned, which rest on columns
of prodigious girth. It is of considerable
length, being, in fact, a subterranean gallery,
lighted only by one circular aperture, which
was closed by a stone, after the manner of
the tombs of the patriarchs as described in
.holy writ. A second, situated under the
uite of rooms once appropriated to the lord
Os the castle, and dug deep into the solid
(octe. is divided into two distinct compart
ments, by a long line of stunted pillars, up.
on‘*hich the rounded arches descend low
and heavily j and the whole subterranean
baa been elaboiately ornamented with stat
ues carved in wood, of which some frag
ments still remain. This singulat vault is
gained through* vast hall, lighted very im
perfectly by two narrow arched windows,
having in the right hand-corner a well, dug
fifty fathoms deep into the rock,.and ur-‘
rounded by a blood-ied stain in a broad and
ghastly circle, whence this dreary subterran
ean is called the Hall of Blnodt
Fitly was it named ; for pure, and noble,
and innocent bloou was indeed poured forth
like water where that ettju exists—shed at
like one beyond fear of king or kaiser,-wi n
owned no allegiance save to the bead of his
own order; bis ample robes fallingfhbout i
I him in large folds ; his bald head glistening
| like marble in the light which fell firm the j
; hit'll mullioned window at his hack, and
his long snowy heard descending to his gir
dle. His sword lay on a cushion by his
side, together with his spurs, and an illumi
nated missal, in that age beyond all price ;
and as the herald approached, he rose, and
made courteous dbe.sience, after which iie
resumed his seat, and -assumed an attitude
and expression of quiet attention. Far dif
ferent, however, were the look and hearing
of many of those about him. Upon the
brow of some, might be read a *,ern and
proud defiance, while the features of others
bore an expression of anxiety which they
sought in vain to disguise under a semblance
of impatient haughtiness
The herald, however, wasted no time in
commenting either upon the dignity of the
chief, or the passionate demonstrations (ts
the assembled Templars; but ntonce open
ed his mission by exclaiming in a tone of
rude defiance,
“Ye well know, knights and nobles,
wherefore I am here ; for ye have not now
to learn the of the Council of ViAjba,
by which your order has been abolished ;
neither need I dilate upon the crimes which j
have been expatiated brseveral of hour i
brethren by a d|*tb|sf first Ye areallWke ,
guilty ; and yetilest it should be that Bfne
one among you may be able to cxciwate
himself the heavy charges wlicjjwth
ye all slapd charged, tjje King
your lord and mine, unwilling
nocent should
court of justice, befurAvhioh yeßpjpi||:
to offer such defence as yc can
against your guilt—and 1
m~- ”
ajp©ir s 3E)®v@to<M to P®M4fi®s, H®ws, Mtoff&tar®, Agira®Tßlli<bßiir®# M©@lhanri© Airts® <&®.”
MADISON, MORGAN COUNTY, GEORGIA, SATURDAYpI ORNING, FEBRUARY 7, 1846.
with the royul mandate, to summon you to
the trial.”
A deep and indignant v silence succeeded
to tins address ; and every gaze was
tipnn the venerable chief who occupied the
chair of Mate; hut for a moment he did,not
answer the appeal. Suddenly, however, a
light burned in his eye which had been for
years extinguished; and he rose slowly
aril proudly, with ail tire firm grace and
self possession of unbowed manhood : and
waving hftr srrrj .ftnughtily in the direction
of the herald, he replied in a voice as firm,
as sonorous, and fearless as his own.
“ You scy well. Sir Herald ; we arc in
deed acquainted with the edict of extermi
nation which hath been fulminated asainst
ns. We are not ignorant of the martyrdom
of some of our best and bravest—of the saint
ed.deatli of our holy and pious knight-com
manded, the head and bulwatk of our order.
We need no teaching to comprehend of
what ctime both they and we are held to he
guilty ; nor do we, in the consciousness of
our innocence, fear to .submit our lives or
onr actions to the cognizance of justice.—
We cannot, however, forget that our breth
ren now in Heaven were illegally murdered:
ami the remembrance does not tend to in
duce us willingly to plpce ourselves in the
same ruthless hands, with a full assurance
that, until ourguiit.be proved, we shall not
be condemned to die the death of the felon
and the traitor. We therefore demand that
the royal word he pledged for our safety,
until wo be pronounced death-worthy by
the laws of our country ; without this
surety, not one of these brave knights, my
followers and my children, will set foot be
yond the ramparts. To prove to you thn.
I speak not without assurance of this fact,
I cull upon each Templar who is mimteil to
submit to this my authority, and to redeem
-.my word, to lay hand upon his sivord.”
In an instant the gauufletled palm of ev
ery knight there pn?*er**Tj-gs struck henvi
•lly tttx . f u.ui'll.^
clash arid clangor of thn smitten niet.ii
awoke the greedy echoes of the hall so start
lingly, that the herald involuntarily stepped
back a pace, and half drew his own sword,
ere he remembered that the character in
which he came was sacred, and that his
emotion was an insult to those about him,
and a deep shame to his own chivalry. The
hot blood mounted to his brow, and lie with
drew his fingers hurriedly from their cla.-p,
as he exclaimed.:
“ Your treason he on your own heads,
knights and warriors : 1 will do your bid
ding to the King, though little do 1 deem
that it will avail you in this strait and as
lie ceased speaking he turned to leave the |
hall.
11 Bear him company to the gates, mv I
brothers,” said the chief; 11 and show him ‘
all courtesy ; nor suffer your vow of hospi
tality to the stranger and the wayfarer to
fail you in this case, even although his er
rand may have proved vain as well as of
fensive.”
He was obeyed : the herald strode forth
after a slight arid abrupt salutation, and was
followed by all present save the chief him
self. Beside his stirrup stood an attendant
with a rich goblet of wine, which he tender
ed in silence to the departing guest, who
put it aside carelessly with his hand, and
then walking toward a fountain in the court*
yaul, filled his palm with water and swnl-
Juweti it hurriedly ; after which he emptied
a second handful upon the pavement, as if
to intimate that lie hud accepted only that
which was valueless from the brotherhood ;
and the next instant he was in the saddle,
and galloping under the gateway, followed
by his two armed'attendants.
A few days only had elapsed, when the
same messenger re-uppeuld before the for.
tress of Lockerdiaus but on this occasion
he did not seek fur entrance. The blast of
his bugle summoned the whole body of the
Templars to the ramparts, whence they
heard themselves proclaimed os traitors ami
outlaws, who had by opposition to the royul
! will, and a refusal to submit to the authority
j of the liibunul convened to pass judgement
I upon them, tacitly confessed their guilt; and
thus they found themselves suddenly and
utterly dependent upon their own cxeitions
’ and resources.
These were not long suffered to remain
•wriml, for ere a week passed by, the Bill
r tie Wat beleaguered on all sides by the
I kh Uoops, who commenced their
pptjpitions certain of success ; but the
and equally well-prepared (HI
*
I (lition of the gm'iisnu, rendered the capture
| of the fortress a measure alike of difficulty
l mid danger; for the Templars were at
once experienced and desperate. It was,
Jas they knew, the Just hazard of. the
j die ; and they met the danger like men who
j felt tlfat there was no alternative savo a
death of honor in-thut unequal resistance, or
a life of ignominy in the event of failure.—
So biav elv did.lhoy - 1 oar themselves in the
epwgpncy ilouht of u 1.
; success 1.-egan to prevadethe helesg
f uerinfj soldiery ; and the royalist general
j abated somewhat, of the boastful. insolence
with which he had on his arrival affected to
I look upon the vermin who had been hur.ted
.’ i
j to their holes, only to he driven thence, and 1
run to death by his own troops ; and to i
cnrtlprcheud, however slowly and reluctant
ly, that even caged astlidy were within tour
walls, and cut of!'from all hope of external
whom he came there to
no contemptible andcraven foes!
threats, or subdued by the
\ frown, tin ned on them in
his own ambition, and
own demerits.
riicumstnnreil uteri one
vile by the fear of u'limate
i
, was hound by a solemn
vow,
dor cnv^^^HTdaikncss, and sped to the
camp of lie was welcomed
with&e falseßul hallow welcome of the
retuJlPe : and. like Judas, he sold his soul,
I not indeed for thirty pieces of silver, but fbr
j a yet meaner prieß—the safety of his own
i worthless life. He remained an hour in
the je, of the general, where ho was fed
with pi -es and piomises, anil encouraged
by pledges ton magnificent even to be rc
i deemed : arid then, intoxicated with wine
i and hope, he crawled hack through the si
i lent midnight, like some base reptile jiollut
| ina the beautiful and tranquil bosom of na-
P- it--, !>
watch upon the wall.
j All had been carefully arranged between j
I the traitor and his new ally : the position of
the secret door through which the royal
troops were to gain access to the inlet ior of
the fortress, had been ascertained ; the hour
’
j of the attempt fixed fbr the following mid- .
1 night ; and the certainty of a speedy and
I complete triumph gave new energy to the ;
j feasting in the tents of the heseigers, while j
i it induced them throughout the day to relax j
! in their operations against the fortress, like I
i men who began to weary of an apparently j
j hopeless hostility.
j Prudent ns they were, the comparative j
j supineness of the enemies infused fresh j
i hope throughout the gallant little garrison ; j
I and when the night-watch had been set. the j
; w hole body of the Templars collected in the
subterranean hall to discuss their future |
measures, for of their present security they
entertained no doubt ; strong in the con
sciousness of their courage, and amply sup- I
plied with provisions, water, and fuel, they <
were well aware that the fortress was in- j
i vulnerable save by treacheiy, and who could i
I he a traitor beneath the banner of the red
; cross ! Tims, tl, n, it was with high hearts
and hopeful brows that they followed their
venerated chief to the hall of council, where j
the moonlight which streamed‘through the!
narrow windows lay clear and cold iipon j
the lesselaled pavement ; and the effigies i
of their huiseemed to mingle !
in tluir deliberations. Without the hull
j tlie gallant Servient held his watch, and as
he paced to and fro, blotted out at intervals j
the narrow stream of light \vhicl)-contrnsted
its silvery beauty with the ruddy glare of
the torches which burnt in iron sockots along
the walls,
Suddenly a deep groan, a heavy fall, and
the tramp of armed men broke upon the
j ears of the assembled knights, and in an in
! slant every hand grasped a weapon, and a
! simultaneous tush was mode toward the
entrance of the hall. Acios9 the threshold
lay the body of Servient with a dagger
in his heart, hut they had no time to raise it
from tiie earth, for as the door fell back the
enemy were already upon them. Fearful
was tlie carnage that ensued. The Tem
plars fought with all the maddened energy
of desperation ; and each, as he struck at his
J foe, sought
knighte fell thick and fast before weapons of
theirstd! increasing enemies,until, at length
the gray haired chief stood alone amid a
host of foes.
For an instant there was a pause ; it might
he that belief in the superior value
of a liviwt* pris oner of a dead foe
; crossed the minds of Vhe loyalist soldiery;
i it nyght even ffi-lhat the venerable aspect of
I the aged TepAbir touched the henils of n
fieiv -T^>>iW'j)<iTi4tr.; .buJsbe lb® impulse.wt*t
i it might, the.efect endured not long; for,
iri the next nmfbcnt, an herculean arm was
raised in the air, and, as it descended, the
hoary head of the veteran knight was cleft
in twain, and he fell heavily upon a heap of
dead.
Five centuries have elapsed since the
perpetration of that fearful tragedy, and
still the gory belt surrounds die well beside
which the Templars were massacred. Tra
dition tells that numerous efforts have been
made without effect to .wash a way the ghast
ly stain ; and the more credulous of the
peasantr y talk of sheeted spectres haunting
at midnight the unholy spot, and renewing
the vestiges which the hand of man iias re
moved during the day from the Hall of
Blood.
F® U 0M 0 L© K I INI a
The Blind Girl.— Let me give you a short
account nf a little Blind girl. Her name
was Julia. She hud never in her life seen
anything. When site became old enough,
and strong enough to walk, sire was led
round by her brother Chatles who was two
years older than Julia. Charles used tir
tulte notice of almost every thing that could
he seen, and try to tkll his little blind sister
about it.
One pleasant summer day he took her
by the hand, am} thew wandered down in
tlio smooth pleasant!fields together. He
talked to her as the/Went along about the
green leaves, and the soft green moss” and
the Beautiful flowgrs.t and the bright sub
shine, and Avery thingihe could think qCI)
make tsr/nappy. T!yJlrf ffy site 1 rvijHß
ry—! * hard to waHj w!reniynuH(B*
sye—mid they sat. down i nder a largSduioV
lice to test awhile. For i few minutes tlufv
sit quite still, and lister'd to the song of a j
little bird Julia spoke irst,
‘ Charles,’ said she, ‘ nv long a time mat i
sweet hint sings. He Hist be full of joy. j
Can you see him, and i he as beautiful as
his song is sweet V
‘Yes, dear Julia, he i a very pretty bird,
and looks very happy a in* swings about in
the air on the very endjif that long limb.’
1 ho little girl sighel, and a large tear
rolled down lior eheukfcs she said,
‘‘Charley, 1 wish lira I could see. You
tell me about the fiowas of nil colors, the
green leaves, the little liuls, the blue sky,
and so many beautiful ilings, that I long to
see. I know, as you anldear mother often
tell mo, that I cun hear Imi feel, and enjoy
a great many things, biitjnli! it must he de
light fill to sec. But l shill ahvavs be blind,
shall l not?’
•She wept then, and I irowing her arms
about his neck, whisperc ,
‘ Charley, if I could on y look upon your ‘
loving face ami our dear mother’s. I should
not so much mind beings mt up in darkness
to every thing else.’
Charles computed her ti well as he could;
hut when he looked upon tier pale face, he
felt very sail, and loved lie ■ more and more.
Not long after this, lilt e Julia became
very sick, and her mot ier and brother
watched over her, and prated earnestly for
her ; hut her heavenly Fattier was about to
take her to a better home! on high. The
day before she died, she Jay for a short
lime in her mother’s lap. Her brother
Cloitles stood by and held her hand it: his,
anil looked sm rowfully upon her sweet face.
She was Very weak, hut talked some in a
low voice. But her gentle spirit rejoiced in
the prospect of seeing bet friends in heaven.
The Tire IJuuses. —l onco knew n rich
man who determined to have a very large
and beautiful house built for himself. Idol
bought a fol of ground in a beautiful patt nil
the city, and took great pains to have the!
house built in the best manner. Tncie wera
many spacious rooms and wide calls, ul
was planned so as to be warm in winter, and!
cool in soininer. No expense was spareifl
to have it as comfortable arid complete al
dwelling as could he made. No doubt hJ
looked forward to many years of etijoymeij|
ill his new and elegant house.
At the same lime that this large house’
was preparing for himself and liis family, he
had another built for them. And theie was
a great difference between tlie two. For
the second house had hut one small room
for the whole family, and that room was
mostly under ground. It had, indeed,
strong walls and was built us marble, hut it
hat! no windows, and hut one small door,
and that was made of iron. What o con
trast there was between the wide arid lolly
mansion, so bright and handsome, and the
low building under the willow tree, which
one would scarcely notice I Yet these two
houses were built for the same people. The
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f oftevyosfoi the/iVmgfamily; theother for the
i j dead. For the low house under the tiee it
i i the vault info’ which tbeir bodies ye to be
Jtapli-i'd, I**ollo after another shall be called
j awayfiVu ,fe. \ ’
Tin vault as soon .finished, audit was
’ j ready, long before • ifie large house. And
i iutQ-vjbico them do you think the rich
j _ nwirttr, hisriself went’filet’ to lake up his
L| sbode,?—Strange as it may Seem; he nis
j ready for tlie van ’ ,-fore the fine 3wetttli£
1 1 lv ” s tfrfejfcjfof. hit. ami many moMbs be*
, j-iiWdiiMHyicioud ‘>f~tlm’jiiSp)us*
; were fit to be inhabited, iia buildet iC laid
in thenatrnw, daik, ami cold
J which lie. wilt not leave until the earth shill
! give up its dead at the last day.
This is a fact which ought to fix the st
i tentinn of tlie young. To you every thing
in life seems bright and happy ond promis
ing great enjoyment, ami you forget its end,
, .or imagine it is too far off to be thought of.
T hr. house of the living is so large anil beau
tiful. tlmt it hides fiom our sight the howt
of the dead. But remember that like the
man I have been telling yon of, you may
i have to lie down in the silent grave before
i you have entered upon the pleasuiesof life
| which you are expecting. If you will be
j wise, you will live and act in such 3 manner
j as to he prepared both for life and death;
i to enjoy the one and not to fear theother.
j Ihe .Saviour has declared : “ Whosoever
j liveth and believeth in me shall never die.”
; I his is true in the most important sense
i possible. The true believer, whose sins are
| pardoned, and who is accepted in Chiist,
; has the promise of n house which is not
made with hands, but is eternal: not in thie
perishing world, hut it: the heavens. And
the passage from this life to that, i9 not to
dir as the world speaks of deotli: it is to
fall asleep on earth, and awake with find.
Youth’s friend.
~ IMI 0 © © E IL ft, A M Y . ‘
DKFIMTrONS OF TEIJ.MS LSF.D IN AGRICULTUM.
Amble Husbandry —vvheie (he raising of
grain is the main object of the cullivato^.
Arboreuilure —cultivation of useful ti'eet
and shrubs ; rural embellishment.
Assimilation- —inanimal and Vegeta bio
| economy, lie. hidden process by whichte
i matteAMTwliicli have an affinity, into-
and nature.
A’HI fonts —such as flower and sere
the sJ®*l year, and then die; aslhecab*
! bag* carrot, onion. ‘t
j Ctikcireous soils— such as will effervesce
I with acids ; show! g the presence of lime.
Cereal grains— those raised fur bread
corn ; as wheat, &c. ;
Core —in Europe, the genertfh termi for
all grain convertible into bread ; in the Uni.
ted States, the term is-particularly applied
to maize.
Cotyledons —seed lobes, or the two halve*
which separates in the act of sprouting.
Culinary vegetables —sucli as are raised
. for tlie table.
Ferruginous soils— those which abound in
iron.
Herbage plants —clover and other plants
cultivated chiefly for the hero, to be used
either green or made into hay.
Inorganic matter —devoid of organs; pure
eat ills.
Insoluble matter —not dissolvable by tho
waters of the soil-
Latler-mnth, after-math , orrouen —term*
applied to tlie second crop of grass.
Lay, Icy,lea —terms applied to a meadow,
pasture, 01 sward.
Leguminous crops —peas, henns and th
likc; having a seed-vessel with two valves,
in w hich the seeds are fixed to one side only.
Mould— organic matter in a finely divided
anil decomposed state, with a little admix*
ture of earth, as leaf mould, peat mould, &c.
Organic matters —animal or vegetable
matters in a greater or less stale of decay.
Perrennial plants —those that do not gen*
ermilly flower the first year, but die dowry
to the giounil, anil grow up sgaia the m'st’
spring, and .so on for n number of mk; as
rhubarb, horse-radish. &e. V -yi
Primitire soils —such x, exist ftMgrly
formation I, f tlie globe, aildHMfl|Bfor*
■ 1 m : .” ‘ ’-7'7.-J•-\;vV- •
Wkai, Another }—flbndnn Post of the
Bth ulr. says ‘Ww. havcgreat satisfaction
in being er.afiled Tft announce that an event
calculated to strengthen the affectionate at
tachmeut of the pAple to the throne, and at
the same time increase the happiness other
Majesty’s domestic circle, m*v be expected
to lake place early in April ntxt.
Benefit of Joining the Church. — William -
Bloomfield, an old bachelor, got manicid ioi
lowa, to a pretty young girl named Eliza.
Church. Sinde his mariage he bus known
more happinesa, be aays, than he cw df*
before—U ojghicfc be attributes to.ba.4ngi
joinedthe CNhh. — Fbila. Ledger.
