Identifier: threevassargirls08cham (find matches)
Title: Three Vassar girls in Switzerland
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Champney, Elizabeth W. (Elizabeth Williams), 1850-1922
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Publisher: Boston, Estes & Lauriat
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ody was finally sunk in a little lake on the topof the mountain which now bears the Roman governors name. Evenhere he refused to rest, until exorcised by a travelling student fromSalamanca, learned in the Black Art, who laid him under a spell,forcing him to consent to but one holiday during the year, and thaton Good Friday. On this night a terrible figure, dressed in the redrobes of magistracy, is sometimes seen by the peasants, but whoeverbeholds him dies within the following year. What nonsense, commented the Judge; does the superstitionstill exist ? Hardly now, but it died a lingering death. It was said thatPilates anger was excited whenever the water of his lake was dis-turbed. At one time all persons were forbidden to visit the lake, anda guardian was posted on the mountain side to keep them at adistance. In 1337 six priests were imprisoned for ascending themountain. In 1518 four enlightened men obtained permission toinvestigate the myth. They ascended the mountain, hurled stones
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w & wu p o H w HoK LUCERNE. 95 into the lake and dared Pilate to do his worst. Oddly enough asevere storm followed, and the superstition was confirmed. Almost as Cecilia finished speaking, the storm which had beengathering about the head of the haunted mountain burst upon them,first in violent gusts of wind which nearly tore their hats from theirheads, and then in a steady down-pour of rain. By this time, however,the boat had nearly reached Lucerne, and they were soon housed inthe Hotel National which fronts the quay. Their baggage had arrived before them, having been sent on fromInterlaken, and the girls were soon engaged in dressing for dinner— a custom which had not been kept up in the Oberland. Margaret gave a little sigh as she shook out the ruffles of herembroidered Swiss gown, and heated her hair-crimper in the gas. I feel as if I had been lifted out of myself, and had been allowed tofall to earth once more. I dont believe it will be so easy to be goodhere as it was among

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