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[2nd s. No 47., Xov. 22. '56. 



The Sunken Organ (1" S. vii. 128. 200. 328. 

 391. 413. 512.) — In a review of Ferdinand Btiss- 

 ler's Sagen aus alien des Vaterlands, which occurs 

 in the Athenceum of September 6, 1856, is a legend 

 concerning a submerged organ, strikingly similar 

 to many stories existing in these kingdoms. In 

 Britain, however, it is always bells that are buried 

 or "sunken" in the sea. Many of these legends 

 have happily been printed and indexed in " N. 

 & Q." : — 



" About an Iionr's journej' from Alberssweiler, and in a 

 beautiful valley, lies the village of Eussertlial, ■which 

 takes its name from a convent that was once celebrated, 

 but has now completely disappeared. The choir of the 

 convent church is, however, still left, and is used as a place 

 of worship. All sorts of things are said in the village 

 about the enormous wealth of the convent; especially 

 about a certain golden organ, that once stood in the 

 church, and was played during divine service. When 

 the convent on one occasion was attacked by enemies, the 

 first care of the monks was to secure this treasure. They 

 dragged it to a marsh, which was formerly ia the valley, 

 and sank it as deep as they could. However, they had 

 saved their treasure to no purpose, inasmuch as they were 

 compelled to fly, and died in distant parts, while the 

 convent fell to ruin. Ever3^ one is perfectly aware that 

 the organ is still somewhere in the neighbourhood of the 

 church, but the precise spot where it lies is utterlj' un- 

 known. Xevertheless, everj' seven years it rises out of 

 the depths at midnight, and its sublime tones are heard 

 in the far distance. Nothing is at all comparable to the 

 gentle breathings of the golden pipes in the open air 

 during the solemn stillness of the night. Soon the soft 

 tones swell into mighty billov/s of sound, which rush 

 through the narrow valley until the noise again subsides, 

 and ends with a light echo in the forest. But no one has 

 ventured to obtain a sight of the organist who holds the 

 music in his power, and thus the discovery of the trea- 

 sure is reserved for the future." 



K. P. D. E. 



Gower Queries (2"i S. ii. 327.) — Will Mr. 



Daldy accept the following "guesses at truth?" 



1 . Lenger the lasse, linger the less : — 



" That lasse lust hath to that sory play." 



Chaucer, Slupmannes Tale, 



2. Ligh, lay : — 



" Lay on, Macduff," &c. — Ilacbeth. 



3. Marrement, marrow-bones. 



5. At mannes eye^ to all appearance, as far as 

 man could judge. 



C. Coise, coystril. 



7. Doaire, dowry. 



11. Topsailcole, topsiiWyard, or must. Cf., Cole- 

 staff, strongpole. (Nares's Glossary.) 



J. Eastwood. 



Eckington. 



Order of St. Michael in France (2°^ S. ii. 229.) 

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 account of this order of knighthood in Carter's 

 Heraldry. That author refers to Favin, 1. iii. 

 p. 372. See also Selden, part li. c. iii. fol. 552. 

 The order is said to have been created by Louis XL 

 at Amboise in 1469, " upon the occasion of a 



vision (as their historians relate) of the Arch- 

 angel's appearance on Orleans Bridge as their 

 Tutelar (^sic) against the English." J. C. H. 



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