Then we enter the next evening
Through the ancient gate in triumph,
And my whip I'll crack so loudly
That the town-house windows rattle.
Then I hear the aged Baron
Asking sharply: 'What's the meaning
Of these banners and this uproar?'
From afar I shout already:
'Heaven's blessing rests upon us;
Here a bridal pair are coming,
And, my lord, they are your children.'
This day ne'er shall be forgotten!
In remembrance shall the tom-cat
Hiddigeigei have a genuine
Whole well-smoked Italian sausage.
For the sake of after ages
Must the good schoolmaster make me
A fine poem on this subject;
I don't care, e'en should it cost me
The amount of two whole thalers,
And it must conclude as follows:
'From true love and trumpet-blowing
Many useful things are springing;
For true love and trumpet-blowing
E'en a noble wife are winning.
May true love and trumpet-blowing
Each one find good fortune bringing,
As our trumpeter young Werner,
On the Rhine at old Saekkingen.'"

THE END.

NOTES.

The town of Saekkingen, where the scene of this poem is laid, is
situated amid beautiful scenery on the outskirts of the Schwarzwald
(Black Forest), on the right bank of the Rhine, and on the road from
Basel to Constance, about 30 miles above the former place. The town
owes its origin to the settlement of St. Fridolinus (as related in the
Third Part of the poem), who came here from Ireland in the 6th century,
and founded a monastery, afterwards converted into a convent for noble
ladies. The settlement was made on an island in the Rhine. In the poem
the town is still considered as lying on an island, but according to
the legend, St. Fridolinus altered the course of the Rhine, leading
its waters entirely to the west side of the island.

The castle of Schoenau, on the site of the old castle of the Baron, the
father of the heroine of the story, stands close to the Rhine, and is
now the seat of Mr. Theodore Bally, the well-known wealthy and
benevolent proprietor of large silk manufactories. He has caused the
old tower of the castle to be restored, and intends to adorn its walls
with frescoes, representing scenes from the poem.

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