. Legends of the Rhine . t such a terrible risk. Engelbert theHoly approved of it warmly, and the work was begun with-out delay. Countless workmen were employed, enormoussums were expended, and the architect, fondly hoping tooutwit the Evil One a second time, had his name engravedin deep characters on one of the large stones of the his eagerness to see the effect, he sprang upon this blockbefore it was properly secured, and as he leaned over, ittipped and fell to the ground, carrying him with it andcrushing him to death beneath its weight. Owing to this accident the work was stopped,
. Legends of the Rhine . t such a terrible risk. Engelbert theHoly approved of it warmly, and the work was begun with-out delay. Countless workmen were employed, enormoussums were expended, and the architect, fondly hoping tooutwit the Evil One a second time, had his name engravedin deep characters on one of the large stones of the his eagerness to see the effect, he sprang upon this blockbefore it was properly secured, and as he leaned over, ittipped and fell to the ground, carrying him with it andcrushing him to death beneath its weight. Owing to this accident the work was stopped, but,although often renewed, hundreds of years passed by ere thecathedral of Cologne was entirely finished. It is, moreover,commonly reported that it would still be incomplete, hadnot Satan consented to its termination, and even contributedfunds for the construction, by establishing a famous lotteryin its behalf. But, although the cathedral begun in 1225was finished in 1880, the name of its real architect is COLOGNE CATHEDRAL. COLOGNE. 53 Devils AMONG the numerous legends recounted to explain thelong unfinished state of the Cologne Cathedral, is anotheramusing specimen. The devil had not forgiven the wily architect who hadonce so cleverly defeated his calculations; and was fullyresolved to make a second attempt to secure his soul. Dis-guised, therefore, as on a former occasion, he went to callupon the architect, who, recognizing him, could not restraina certain feeling of elation at the thought of having escapedhim; a feeling which was greatly increased by the first wordsspoken by his Satanic Majesty. Well, sir architect, your work progresses finely, inspite of the few condemnatory expressions I made use of onthe memorable occasion when you got the better of must really excuse the temper I then showed; but, yousee, it was the very first time that I had been outwitted,and until then, I scarcely realized that you were more thana match for me. You flatter me,
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