The Weaver of Naumburg; Or, a City Saved by Children. from [Die Hussiten VOR Naumburg by C.G. Nieritz]. (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1874 Excerpt: ...much disturbed by the noise that he made, and could scarcely get any rest the whole night. As the morning broke the Hussite became more tranquil, and by degrees regained his consciousness; and on the evening of the second day he desired something to eat. Erwin, to whom the care of their guest was wholly made over, brought him a large howl of beer-soup--a dish for a sick man at which our doctors of the present day would raise hands and eyes in astonishment. "Oh, mother " said Erwin, when he returned with the empty bowl, "I have always thought that Stein was the greatest eater in the town, but he is nothing compared to our Hussite. The soup was gone like lightning, and he would have eaten three more such bowls if he had had them. But he has not got a dry thread about him, and father has lent him his mantle and one of his shirts, that he might hang up his own to dry. He has not had the black death, that is certain, or he would not be so brisk in this short time. If he is quite well to-morrow, I will get him to tell me something about the Hussites. And I will ask him what he dreamt of in his delirium, when he fought with his arms and shouted so loud." Erwin's curiosity was fated to remain unsatisfied; for when he went next morning with another basin of soup and a huge slice of bread to the Hussite's room he found it empty; the man had flown, and the window was still open through which he had evidently taken his departure. And he had taken something else besides, for "Wolfs shirt and mantle were nowhere to be found. Without greeting and without thanks the stranger was gone--a very painful disappointment for the philanthropic Wolf "That is what you have got by your kindness," said Ursula, indignantly, to her husband, on hearing...