eams that through
The green leaves gush and shine:
'Twas blood that from the Lombard ranks
Rushed down into the Rhine.

"'Twas here the German soldiers flocked,
Burning with love and pride,
And threw their muskets down to kiss
The soil with French blood dyed.
'The Rhine, dear Rhine!' ten thousand men,
Kneeling together, cried."

THORNBURY.

There is a beautiful legend that Charlemagne visits the Rhine yearly
and blesses the vintage. He comes in a golden robe, and crosses the
river on a golden bridge, and the bells of heaven chime above him
as he fulfils his peaceful mission. The fine superstition is
celebrated in music and verse.

"By the Rhine, the emerald river,
How softly glows the night!
The vine-clad hills are lying
In the moonbeams' golden light.

"And on the hillside walketh
A kingly shadow down,
With sword and purple mantle,
And heavy golden crown.

"'Tis Charlemagne, the emperor,
Who, with a powerful hand,
For many a hundred years
Hath ruled in German land.

"From out his grave in Aachen
He hath arisen there,
To bless once more his vineyards,
And breathe their fragrant air.

"By Rudesheim, on the water,
The moon doth brightly shine,
And buildeth a bridge of gold
Across the emerald Rhine.

"The emperor walketh over,
And all along the tide
Bestows his benediction
On the vineyards far and wide.

"Then turns he back to Aachen
In his grave-sleep to remain,
Till the New Year's fragrant clusters
Shall call him forth again."

EMANUEL GEIBEL.

THE STORY AND LEGEND OF BARBAROSSA.

Frederick of Germany was a very handsome man. There was a tinge of
red in his beard, and for that reason he came to be called Frederick
Barbarossa. He was an ambitious man, and he went to Rome to be
crowned.

[Illustration: CHARLEMAGNE INFLICTING BAPTISM UPON THE SAXONS.]

It was a time of rival popes, and Barbarossa entered into the long
controversy, which would make a history of itself. He captured
Milan, and levelled the city. The sacred relics in the churches were
sent to enrich the churches of Germany. Among these were the reputed
bodies of the three Wise Men of the East; these were sent to
Cologne, and are still exhibited there amid heaps of jewe