| ST. ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA. |
| UP THE CREEK. |
| SEA-ANEMONES. |
| "THE MINUTE-HAND OF THE CLOCK." |
| MR. STUBBS'S BROTHER. |
| A RACE FOR LIFE. |
| TRAPPING TORUPS. |
| HOW THEY HELPED THE DEACON. |
| OUR POST-OFFICE BOX. |
| vol. iii.—no. 143. | Published by HARPER & BROTHERS, New York. | price four cents. |
| Tuesday, July 25, 1882. | Copyright, 1882, by Harper & Brothers. | $1.50 per Year, in Advance. |
ST. ELIZABETH OF THURINGIA.
BY HELEN S. CONANT.
On a beautiful hill near the town of Eisenach, Germany, there stands anancient castle, famous in history for the many remarkable events whichhave taken place within its walls.
It is called the Wartburg, and it was here, in 1521, that Martin Lutherfound shelter and protection after his return from the Diet of Worms.Within the secure walls of the old castle he spent a peaceful year,laboring on the translation of the Bible, which has brought light andjoy to so many hearts. The room where he worked, with the table,book-case, and other furniture, is still carefully preserved.
The Wartburg is one of the oldest castles in North Germany. It was builtabout the middle of the eleventh century, by Count Lewis, a verypowerful lord in Thuringia. It is said that one day the Count was outhunting, when a deer that he was pursuing led him to the foot of a steeprocky hill, where it plunged up the cliffs, and disappeared in the thickforest. The Count stopped, surrounded by his followers, and declaredthat although the hill had robbed him of the desired game, it should, inits turn, become his fortress and stronghold. This was a bolddeclaration, for the hill was the property of another Count, and it wasagainst the laws of the great German empire th