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Title: Zigzag journeys in northwest lands. The Rhine to the Arctic
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905. (from old catalog)
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Publisher: Boston, Estes and Lauriat
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ith. It was believed to possessmiracle-working power. In a rocky cavern of the Drachenfels, in ancient times, there liveda Dragon of most hideous form. He had a hundred teeth, and hishead was so large that he could swallow several victims at a timeHis body was of enormous length, and in form like an alligators, andhe had a tail like a serpent. The pagans of the Rhine worshipped this monster and offered tohim human sacrifices. In one of the old wars between rival princes, a Christian girl wastaken captive, and the pagan priest commanded that she should bemade an offering to the Dragon. It was the custom of the pagans to bind their sacrifices to theDragon alive to a tree near his cave at night. At sunrise he wouldcome out and devour them. They led the lovely Christian maiden to a spot near the cave, andbound her to a tree. It was starlight. Priests and warriors with torches had conductedthe maiden to the fatal spot, and stood at a little distance from thevictim, waiting for the sunrise.
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A CLEFT IN THE MOUNTAINS. NIGHT THE SIXTH. 177 The priests chanted their wild hymns, and the light at last beganto break and to crown the mountains and be scattered over the blueriver. The roar of the monster was heard. The rocks trembled, and heappeared. He approached the maiden, bound to an oak. Her eyes were raised in prayer towards heaven. As the Dragon approached the victim, she drew from her bosoma crucifix, and held it up before him. As soon as he saw it, he began to tremble. He fell to the earthas if smitten. He lost all power and rolled down the rocks, a shapelessmass, into the Rhine. The pagans released the girl. By what power have you done this ? they asked. By this, said the maiden, stretching out the cross in her hand. I am a Christian. Then we will become Christians, said the pagans, and they ledthe lovely apostle away to be their teacher. Her first convert was oneof the rival princes, whom she married. Their descendants wereamong the most eminent of the early Christian

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