"Old folks veritable declared, that some years ago, at Glass, in Dorf, an hour from the Wunderberg, and an hour from the town of Salzburg, a wedding was kept, to which, towards evening, a Hill-Manling came out of the Wunderberg. He exhorted all the guests to be in honour, gleesome, and merry, and requested leave to join the dancers, which was not refused him. He danced accordingly, with modest maidens, one and another; evermore, three dances with each, and that with a singular featness; insomuch that the wedding guests looked on with admiration and pleasure. The dance over, he made his thanks, and bestowed upon either of the young married people three pieces of money that were of an unknown coinage; whereof each was held to be worth four kreuzers; and therewithal _admonished them to dwell in peace and concord, live Christianly, and piously walking, to bring up their children in all goodness_. These coins they should put amongst their money, and constantly remember him--so should they seldom fall into hardship. _But they must not therewithal grow arrogant, but, of their superfluity, succour their neighbours_. "This Hill-Manling stayed with them into the night, and took of every one to drink and to eat what they proffered; but from every one only a little. He then paid his courtesy, and desired that one of the wedding guests might take him over the river Salzbach toward the mountain. Now, there was at the marriage a boatman, by name John Standl, who was presently ready, and they went down together to the ferry. During the passage, the ferryman asked his meed. The Hill-Manling tendered him, in all humility, three pennies. The waterman scorned at such mean hire; but the Manling gave him for answer--'He must not vex himself, but safely store up the three pennies; for, so doing, he should never suffer default of his having--_if only he did restrain presumptousness_--at the same time he gave the boatman a little pebble, saying the words--'If thou shalt hang this about thy neck, thou shalt not possibly perish in the water.' Which was proved in that same year. Finally, _he persuaded him to a godly and humble manner of life_, and went swiftly away." ANOTHER OF THE SAME. No. CCCVI. _The Three Maidens from the Mere._