Excerpt from Agnes De Mansfeldt, Vol. 3 of 3: A Historical Tale The fete of St. Urbain, the patron'of vine growers and wine-drinkers, had been affected by the caprices of the season, in a very peen liar manner throughout Germany from time immemorial. No bishop or martyr was ever canonized under such contingencies. St. Swi thin himself, the very arbiter of the weather glass, the ever-changing distributer of shower or sunshine, possessed immunities which were refused to the innocent and ill-treated Urbain. No matter if hail, rain, snow, or a combination' of all defaced the anniversary of the former, his faithful followers do him equal honour as though he had benignantly shut up his sluices and poured enjoyment instead of misery upon the nether world. But if on the birthday of the latter, who was never imagined to possess. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.