The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1853-10-01
The observation-disclosures In the
Thirtcenth Century.

everybody who would not Join them. The Jsws
were their special abherrenee. and were terribly
prosecuted, partly through hatred, but principal.
ly for plunder a sketch of the pro, rcss Of the
FlsgellaB,s through Germany is given in the No.
vember number Of 'hlackwood's Magazine. and
in It's course, the following thrilling incidents arc
narrated. The scene opens in the cemetery az
FrsnkfJrd, and Godehreche, one Of the principal
actors, was the brutal and hypoera,ieal leader of
the fanatics. We must premise that the Jews
daughter died suddenly Of the plague, and that.
prior TO hef DEATH she desired that = certain
wicker trunk, containing her duwy in jewels.
should te inearthed with her remains. Tls
trhns also contains strol.ing actor. and guitar
J player, who, having scaped from the Scourgers,'
is prompted by his vanity to make suit to the
Jewess, and seeks this strange refuge to avoid
meeting with her paIeat
Godebrccht had not trusted 10 the chatter Of
accidents for a preies, against the Jews whose
wealth he coveted and the wealthiest Of whom,
Simeon S'ork, he had private motives to hate.
Having one day visited Simeon TO extort from
him ransom for the safety Of his people, he had
seen Cheyie, the jew S daughter, had dared pru.
! pose to her father her dshonor 10 lieu Of prof.
feded jewels. and had besn hurled, bv the en-.
tagged Hebrew, with vislence and contamsly from
the house. Before repairing TO the cemetery.
lie hal placed combistible train in q public
building close by the Jews quarter and now,
when the rage Of the mob is sufficiently excited
by the discovery Of the musician, he leaps upon
tomb, declares he saw fiery dart proceed from
the house OF Simeon, the blasPteming Jew. n
whose daughters grave Christian had so near.
y perlsbed, pOints to the first puff Of smoke aud
J flame which Just then shows itself, declares that
the Jews have plot to burn the city, and calls
/ upon all present to requite murder with murder
and fire with fire. The pentup flames now
burst out at every corner Of the bnidng, the alarm
ts'l peas, in all the streets Of Frankfort the cry
OF fire ! rcsounds, and it is on every mans tongue
! that the Jews are the incendiaries. The uproar
and confusion are general the Flagsllan,s are
masters Of the city the unhappy l.raelites shut
themselves In their houses to which Q violent
wind quickly spreads the couhagration aided.
when its progress seems loo slow, by the ready
torches OF the fanatics. Ia few moments the
root Of Simeon Sturk's spacious mansion il utter.
ly consumed, and the interior in light fame It
is to this house that the body Of Flageants d.
rect their steps, headed and divided by Code.
breehs, who .hirs's for revenge aha plunder.
! Upon their way to Simeon dwelling the Ba.e
cobbler and his desperate garg met with various
imPediments delaying their progress. Other
hands of fanatics streamed out Of the side streets
mingled with the rabble Of the city. who would
not be behndhaud in the work Of plunder--
| When Godebreclit reached tine house that was
the object of his cupidity and revenge, it and
the adjacent bulldogs were envelopeI in aanes,
| which fared out of the windows Of the upper
stories, whilst Simeon ..yaul'ed apartment on tho
/ ground floor was still uhscathed. The doors of
} the house stood wide open: the servants bad
! fed but none dared venture into the interior u
the dwelling, rich rs was the b oy there an.
'i3pated, for tie flames licked along the stairs.
th.o al n,rl..
ing timbers fell around Godebrecht stood
gnasbng his teeth in from, of the burning house.
All about him resounded the furious shouts of his
conpanions who behelj the spoil, upon which
they had go confidently reckoned, rescued from
their clutches, and given up 10 annihilation.--
| Through the grated windows they could see the
jew in his counting house, BY the red light Of
the fire they saw him seated before his opened
money boxes runmaging his gold-balhing HE
hands in is-wi,h u nien as indifferent as though
| all that was passing into way concerned him 40
'nouSn ne heara no' .he VeNeyhg psa's oi he
u,"1Ai osnsU' 'he ne'es !e'ls o' ;ne roe tnst
eIan'o'eu io' us 9'oou as HouSh 'he hte tha'
Iaseu aoove atG A'ound MN existed NOT, or -
,"H"snn ns n,a'sen elJoy ca sShs SpeelAl apo Pc
ga.'' T, l"o.ee".n' securing MN lrom every ha,n'
.Hs ;u'nappy ,a.ne! mao 10" al ,nS. gave value
,;,n. m W. u C,, w.a"' a''u s'n'u,u, VI. sMr
j
.''n ""' oou'u Nc "'e uo' "h'e, o'e" near
e., u" we liu'uere's VINO threatened hn' OF tas
seuy "Anu' s.nt were t,iecne' out .oWhru his
,nas, o.y"nu .AhpS W, i"e "n'ch hAu become
h'ieas". ,;as 70 h'In, anu inc treasures mat were
s'.u : ,, ,o' nc. uno was no longer mere 20 en-
jv "em a." van naa h,s servants urseo nm
~ ~ "tso.'pA"y ,nei' n,s"' III SA'h nau Tue! PANT
,' W., :" ,'u eT'o', 'ne u"ns',s Wa. e.ca mo
y, 'h; ~. ".t ,1s in'l'nO' anu hao'' M"s'eo hlrn
" n's sou, r,; ne neA'u no' ,ne warnings ana re-
"nd .nI o., U; ".s peoPe he vas Molsny sun
inc Win b;' % ,", ~ 1'' VI s"'u''' 'u'an'S'P'a1'
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ihe master mace nasty movement towards
NV open entrance OUT none followed hlm' Only
'ue oiInuest iGrf-ohiy that excessive greed
mh.en siAay uece'vus i'ssii as 20 Inc extent Of .
,n.ea'eAeu uanser' eou,u itnpei asS one INTO ihe
interior oi 'ne hou'e: ~nich iessmoled me gaP-
l"s ena'n, Vi some nsty DELL me flaseilaNe
aesuahy . ~ W'ea WIN laee,as olmeon displayed
'he ~ Nea.n "hlcn .hsy saw no Possionity o.aP,
p'oP''a''hs ana Tue raooie OF the CITY united