. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. ked pigeons18. In a postscript this also appeared, There was likewise concealed in thehidden vault of the chamber, the placethereof known only to the Bishop, theSchatzmeister and myself, the Brethrensstrong iron box containing tb3172 in gold,English money, with 2150 silver florins fromGermany. The reading of this greatly aston-ished Colonel Morgan, for here at last,was confirmation of the truth of anold tradition, that had been han


. The Pennsylvania-German : devoted to the history, biography, genealogy, poetry, folk-lore and general interests of the Pennsylvania Germans and their descendants. ked pigeons18. In a postscript this also appeared, There was likewise concealed in thehidden vault of the chamber, the placethereof known only to the Bishop, theSchatzmeister and myself, the Brethrensstrong iron box containing tb3172 in gold,English money, with 2150 silver florins fromGermany. The reading of this greatly aston-ished Colonel Morgan, for here at last,was confirmation of the truth of anold tradition, that had been handeddown from generation to generation,- lsThe wilil pigeon (Cohnnba miff rat oria) is of anash grey color. In Spring they take their passageto the North ami in Autumn return to the some years they flock together in such numbers,that the air is darkened by their flight. Whereverthey alight they make .is much havock among thetrees and garden fruits as the locusts * * * Theirflesh has a good taste and is eaten by the Indianseither fresh, smoked or —LoakieVs Hixtoni ofthe Mission of the United Brethren Antony theIndiana of North America. COUNT ZIXZEXDORF that there existed a secret passagefrom the inn to a refuge of safetysomewhere in the impenetrable forestgrowth that lined the banks of theMonocasy in ancient days. Thethought that it was reserved for Morgan, to discover this oldsubterranean passageway, and per-haps in the secret chamber describedby Albrecht. the innkeeper, find some,if not all of the precious vintages, andbrews, with the gold and silver, nowsurely become treasure-trove, storedaway in that far off time for safetygave him such a thrill he hadnt ex-perienced the like in many a day,not since the summer evening hekissed his first sweetheart down in theSancoit Valley. With such possibtlties staring himin the face, you may be assured thatthe mysterious gallery leading fromthe Kathskellar. which had alwaysbeen a profound problem to t


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