Identifier: selectpopulartal00musa (find matches)
Title: Select popular tales, from the German of Musaeus
Year: 1845 (1840s)
Authors: Musäus, Johann Karl August, 1735-1787. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Fairy tales Tales
Publisher: London, E. Lumley
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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of the watery element with all thehorrors of death, and now again presses once more the firm earth ashe exultingly scales the cliff. Notwithstanding the assurances whichhe had received of perfect security, it was not without certain appre-hensions of mischief from the spirit of the mine, that he performedhis subterraneous journey; he feared lest the stern guardian ofthe treasure should appear in some terrific form, and either throwhim into a mortal dread, or even plunder him of the rich fruit ofhis daring enterprise. Everything, however, succeeded to hiswish; he neither saw nor heard any evil spirit; only the irondoor closed behind him with an awful sound, as soon as he sethis foot out of the vaulted chamber. In his hurry, the alarmedtreasure-seeker forgot his talisman, the spring-root, which he hadlaid out of his hand when occupied in scraping up the gold, onwhich account it was impossible for him to return for anotherfreight; yet this circumstance did not cause him much affliction 1
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PETER BLOCK. as his desires were by no means immoderate, and as be bad helpedbimself, on this occasion, pretty liberally. Peter now took bis departure, considering bow be should bestsecure the prize be bad obtained, and live comfortably upon it athome, without exciting idle curiosity or malignant suspicion. Itwas also very desirable that bis shrew of a wife should knownothing of the treasure of the Harz king, else be feared that shewould never desist from harassing him until be bad surrenderedup to her the fruit of his toils. She should, therefore, partake ofthe stream, but remain quite ignorant of its source. The firstpoint was easily accompbshed, the other caused him to belabourhis brains greatly without determining anything. Havingsecurely packed them up, he transported bis riches to the nearestvillage : here he purchased a wheelbarrow, and ordered a cooperto make him a tub with a double bottom; in the centre of thishe deposited his treasure, filling up the false bottom at either e

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