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Show roar Sinner's lletl. The poor sinner's bell Is a bell In the City of llreelsu. In the province of Hl-lesls, Hl-lesls, Prussia, and hangs In the tower of one of tho city churches It was cast July 17, l:is. according to historic his-toric records. It Is said that a great bell founder of the place had undertaken under-taken to make the Ituest church bell he had ever made. When the metal was melted the founder withdrew for a. few moments, leaving a boy to watch the furnace anil enjoining him not to meddle with the catch that held the molten metal, but the boy disobeyed dis-obeyed the caution, and when he saw the metal flowing Into the mold hs called the founder. The latter rushed In. and seeing us he thought his work of weeks undone and his masterpiece ruined, struck the boy a blow that caused his Immediate death. When the metal cooled and the mold was opened the bell was found to be not only perfect, but of marvelous sweetness sweet-ness of tone. The founder gave himself him-self up tn the authorities, was tried and condemned to death. On the duy of his execution the bell waa rung to call people to attend church and offer prnyor for the unhappy man's soul, and from thut It obtained the name of "the poor sinner's bell." |
