ANDREAS KURTZ. 



The ancient town of Reutlingen was the 

 birthplace of Andreas Kurtz. In the old 

 church-book of the venerable Marien Kirche 

 it is recorded that on the 2Oth August, 1777, 

 Erard Kurz (or Kurtz) married Anna Barbara 

 Schaefer, and that on the i6th September, 

 1781, was born their son, Andreas. His 

 native town is prettily situated almost under 

 the shadow of the Swabian Alps; undulating 

 cornfields, rich orchards, and terraced vine- 

 yards lie around. In the immediate neigh- 

 bourhood rises in sugar-loaf form the Hill of 

 Achalm, of which Uhland sings: 



"Zu Achalm auf dem Felsen, da haust manch 



kiihner Aar 

 Graf Ulrich, Sohn des Greiners, mit seiner Ritter- 



schaar ; 



Wild rauchen ihre Fliige um Reutlingen die Stadt; 

 Bald scheint zie zu erliegen, von heissem Drange 



matt. 



"Ach Allm!" stohnt einst ein Ritter; ihn traf des 



M orders Stoss 

 "All mttcht'ger" wollt er rufen man hiess davon 



das Schloss 



