--- title: Legends and Tales., part 3 — Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains · full text with trees · page 2 description: Legends and Tales., part 3, «Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains» by Toofie Lauder: the whole chapter, every sentence with its dependency tree and pragmatics. It begins: "And mine too!" sobbed Lina in his arms. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/4/page/2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [tales](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/) / [Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/) / Legends and Tales., part 3 # Legends and Tales., part 3 · page 2 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/4/) **2** Another legend relates how a wealthy countryman had lent an Earl von Regenstein a large sum of money, but when he came to demand payment was repulsed with scorn and derision.[64](../../64/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon after the Earl did not return from a predatory excursion, and many singular reports were circulated concerning his death.[65](../../65/ "tree and pragmatics") The countryman hoped for payment from the Earl's heir, but he treated him more roughly than his predecessor had done.[66](../../66/ "tree and pragmatics") The creditor, on his way home, heard suddenly a loud noise like the crackling of flames.[67](../../67/ "tree and pragmatics") He looked around and saw a cleft in the mountain, from which issued smoke.[68](../../68/ "tree and pragmatics") He went and looked in.[69](../../69/ "tree and pragmatics") It was the mouth of a cave, in the deeps of which pitch and sulphur flames with loud hissing enveloped each other, and in the midst of this fire-gulf he saw a human form, over which the flames swept without consuming it, and which sought, wailing and moaning, to escape, but fell ever back into the boiling heat, with wringing of hands and tearing of hair.[70](../../70/ "tree and pragmatics") He soon recognized the Earl, who after some minutes saw the creditor whom he had cheated at the entrance to the cave, and broke out in lamentations and entreaties.[71](../../71/ "tree and pragmatics") "Oh! see how I must suffer for my injustice.[72](../../72/ "tree and pragmatics") Have pity on my anguish, forgive my crime.[73](../../73/ "tree and pragmatics") Take my signet ring, go to my successor, tell him what you have seen, warn him not to act as I have done, and to pay my debt, that I may escape from this bed of flames."[74](../../74/ "tree and pragmatics") The countryman hastened to fulfil the commission, showing the signet ring.[75](../../75/ "tree and pragmatics") He was at once paid with heavy interest, and the castle chaplain received orders to read a mass for the suffering soul.[76](../../76/ "tree and pragmatics") On his way home the countryman looked again into the cave, but nothing more was to be seen either of the flames or the guilty Earl.[77](../../77/ "tree and pragmatics") The Spectre Maiden of the Regenstein still haunts the ruins.[78](../../78/ "tree and pragmatics") How solemnly the old ruinated fortress looks down upon the plain bathed in the rich lights of sunset.[79](../../79/ "tree and pragmatics") And around the walls and the tower sighs a spirit, and sighs the storm.[80](../../80/ "tree and pragmatics") Let thy stay there be short and cautious, for the ruins are haunted by night.[81](../../81/ "tree and pragmatics") A maiden form rises from the dark vault, and wanders to the tower, and to the great gates, and an innocent countenance smiles upon thee.[82](../../82/ "tree and pragmatics") Guard thyself well, O wanderer; gaze not so deep in the mournful eyes; it is the Spectre-Maiden.[83](../../83/ "tree and pragmatics") She bows to thee in graceful greeting, she offers thee the full lips to kiss, she beckons, she spreads out the arms.[84](../../84/ "tree and pragmatics") Oh, follow her not\![85](../../85/ "tree and pragmatics") Her breath is poison\![86](../../86/ "tree and pragmatics") If thou grant her the kiss, thou wilt fall an irrecoverable prey to death.[87](../../87/ "tree and pragmatics") Her greeting, her beckon, are not for thee; she waits here for her lover.[88](../../88/ "tree and pragmatics") As Crusader, he marched to the Holy Sepulchre.[89](../../89/ "tree and pragmatics") She is gazing after him from the tower, waiting for his return by the broken drawbridge, and wanders ever in search of him.[90](../../90/ "tree and pragmatics") If she meet thee, she will fancy thou art her fallen hero-lover.[91](../../91/ "tree and pragmatics") If thou dost follow when she beckons, she will draw thee into an open grave with ice-cold arms.[92](../../92/ "tree and pragmatics") Oh! guard thyself well when in her sight, For she haunts the Regenstein by night\![93](../../93/ "tree and pragmatics") The Lost Sketch-Book of the Regenstein Chapel.[94](../../94/ "tree and pragmatics") The Baronin von Felsen had led her young English friend, May Rosenmore, through the ruins of Schloss Regenstein, the authentic history of which begins with Kaiser Henry the Fowler, till at last they wandered to the tiny roofless chapel.[95](../../95/ "tree and pragmatics") As May entered it through the Gothic door, scarcely high enough to pass under without stooping, the first object on which her eyes fell was a crimson morocco sketch-book, closing like a pocket-book, nearly filled with sketches.[96](../../96/ "tree and pragmatics") The last two sketches were--first, an arbour, in which a lady and gentleman are seated; the lady is arranging roses from a basket before her, while her companion reads to her.[97](../../97/ "tree and pragmatics") The last sketch is the empty arbour; the book lies open upside-down on the table, the roses are fallen on the ground.[98](../../98/ "tree and pragmatics") In the pocket was a photo of a lady and gentleman together, the latter in officer's uniform.[99](../../99/ "tree and pragmatics") "What a contrast to these grim ruins, with all their legendary memories, is this elegant scrap of modern art!" exclaimed May. "[100](../../100/ "tree and pragmatics") I am sure there is some sad history associated with this little book.[101](../../101/ "tree and pragmatics") Perhaps I may find the owner."[102](../../102/ "tree and pragmatics") "Warum nicht?" replied the Baronin. "[103](../../103/ "tree and pragmatics") The woman in the Bible found her piece of silver, the shepherd his lost sheep, Saul found his father's ass, Jochebed found her baby, Joseph found his brethren, poor old Jacob found his long-lost Joseph, and the loser of this sketch-book may be as fortunate."[104](../../104/ "tree and pragmatics") A few days after this event the Baronin gave a \_Kaffee\_ to a large Gesellschaft, in the park of Schloss Stolzstein.[105](../../105/ "tree and pragmatics") The company sat grouped here and there under the clumps of old beeches and oaks, the deer cast their shadows in the clear lake, graced with swans, and somewhere in the background the music of a military Capelle floated softly on the air.[106](../../106/ "tree and pragmatics") May Rosenmore amused herself with a study of the varied characters present, and with German manners, which were new to her.[107](../../107/ "tree and pragmatics") A maiden lady, the Baronin von Schattenthal, who was staying at the Castle with her young orphan niece, interested her with her quaint humour and sound common sense.[108](../../108/ "tree and pragmatics") Little Amalia came out with her attendant to her aunt.[109](../../109/ "tree and pragmatics") She was a lovely child, with long auburn curls, and a dash of the French character, for her mother was a Pole.[110](../../110/ "tree and pragmatics") Finding that her aunt paid no attention to her toilette nor her curls, Amalia finally whispered, "See, Tante, Gretchen has curled my hair."[111](../../111/ "tree and pragmatics") "I see, my dear," said the Baronin; "but it will do you no harm if your hair does curl, if you are a good little girl."[112](../../112/ "tree and pragmatics") Amalia's crestfallen, puzzled look as she walked away were amusing enough.[113](../../113/ "tree and pragmatics") Soon after she came back with a very knotty question.[114](../../114/ "tree and pragmatics") "Tante, could all our family ride on an elephant at once?[115](../../115/ "tree and pragmatics") Gretchen says they \_could\_."[116](../../116/ "tree and pragmatics") "Yes, child, several small families could ride on an elephant at once."[117](../../117/ "tree and pragmatics") But May was not left long at leisure to amuse herself with the pretty child.[118](../../118/ "tree and pragmatics") Her hostess brought and introduced to her Baron von Stammnitz, fresh from the Heidelberg University.[119](../../119/ "tree and pragmatics") She soon found, however, that he was possessed of much finer cultivated hair and moustache than mind.[120](../../120/ "tree and pragmatics") He had dipped a little into the natural sciences, and learned a smattering of some of the absurdities of German Pantheism, and held himself competent to solve the mysteries of creation, and moral relations, of the universe and of mind, much better than the old-fashioned Moses and the Prophets, or St. Paul.[121](../../121/ "tree and pragmatics") It is this false moral training of the students of Germany that will prove one of her greatest dangers in the future.[122](../../122/ "tree and pragmatics") Baron von Stammnitz had studied English, and began at once to edify May by airing it.[123](../../123/ "tree and pragmatics") She expressed her admiration of the Harz, its history and legends.[124](../../124/ "tree and pragmatics") He replied, "Yes, the Harz is highly interesting, but chiefly so through its old leg-ends."[125](../../125/ "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/4/) **2** - ← previous: [page 1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/4/) - next →: [Legends and Tales., part 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/5/) - ↑ back to [Legends and tales of the Harz Mountains](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg74323/)