Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1854-06-10

'''No VI oIl iii0 H'OHdsAeIlts ih hiS "O''N'
'Oh hear me, hear ne! Take not my
wine,' cried the munk.'
'Oh no. We will not cried they sneer-
ingiy. Come along, fool of monk, fol-
low us. Ills long since monk has Wis
! lied our quarters
So saying. they drove the asses before
them, The monk was led along by two
OF them. and thus proceeded up the road
which led to the robbers hold. The eyes
of the monk glanced piercingly around as
| they led him on up To the summit.
Halo = cried loud voice from the for
tress, as they entered the courtyard.-
"Whnt success Inv cubsP
The speaker came bounding from a
low parapet, and ran toward them. lie
was man of gigantic stature, armed in
the manner Of those days.
What success fourteen TASKS of wine
such as the saints might sigh for
Fourteen By 81. Cuthbert and is
it good But who is this ?
An old fool Of monk who owns the
asses
HE will be our guest. He shall 1--we
with us. MY cubs, prepare grand feast
as quick as possible. Tonight shall be
given to revelry.
Darkness had settled down over the
whole country when the prepal alton were
finished, and great had been the prepara-
tons. A large hall in the centre Of the
fortress had been decorated; 'ong tables
had been spread out and loaded with vi
ands: massive jars filled with the new got.
ton wine were placed there, and seatsfor all
the men were arranged. No watch would
be kept that night. The robbers felt Sc
cure.
The fugitives began. Twenty four
The whole number of the brigands--sat
round the table. With laughter and
mockery they led in the monk and com
PEELED him to bless the repast. Then the
riolng began.
Firs, they drank but little ard content
: ed themselves with admlrlng the richness
of the wine, which excelled all that they
) had tasted in long time.
by the Holy sons Of the Temple =
cried the Il ger, never has such wine as
; this been tasted at Sofia bef re. Drink,
men-drink away! Twill be long
time before you have such wine again
The the drinking increased. All drain
ed the huge goblets over and over again.
Then arose a Wild confusion of tongues of
men disputng--of wild, discordan! laugh.
y ter, and fierce songs, expressing the joys
of robbers life.
Amid the confusion, which increased
S as it grew later, the Tiger alone seemed
to preserve his senses. >
II Fools fools why are you fighting !!
o Be quIelr he roared.in voice Of hunder
But the riotous and drunken robbers
needed him not. Deeper and deeper the y
o drank, and wilder grew the uproar. -
Fights began, and bottles were flung abou
e the hall The men attacked one another
u and in their fierce struggl les reeled abou
and fell to the floor.
= When, two hours before daylight, every
e robber lay upon the floor motlonless
II senseless, from the strong fumes of the
wine, the leader himself lay low as tht
hers.
lie All through the feast, the monk hat
watched them narrowly. As the confu-
H. sion reached its height, he retired to es
. cape notice. Then, when all sounds hae
81 ceased, he returned and saw his captor
'e all upon the floor. The monk loss
ened his girdle, took off his gown, ant
:, stepped out, dressed in complete armor,
III 1t was Sir Bertram de MerceiIli.
g. 'Ha, hap he cried, laushingly. 'Wha
e. can valor do against wi, ha, 2
y He took down from the walls larg
III number of letters and chains which ha
been hung there as ornaments by The rud
brigands. One by one he fastened ther
ur on. He bound them strongly on The sense
'u less enemies-he fastened them head AM
foot. Then he drew them all 10 one edg
of the room and deposited them in row
y, side by side, all chained and secure.
e. Day dawned, and the Count Hildebrant
ed with forty retainers, stood al the foot
lis Sofia. All looked anxiously upwards.
We 'Ha! = cried the old count, as the fla
ed ascended on The fortress above HIM. ga
in it be? What device see you there ?
rd "A griffin azure. and shaft in gold
of said the old Castilan beside him.
ly Good heavens !! IT'S the escutcheo
'u' of De Morcelli Up, up, men, SolG
is overlhrown?'
rp A short time elapsed, while they ascel
lrd ded. The different barriers on the wa
te, had been removed, and the gates on I'll
,re castle were wide open,and they rushed il
De Morcelli stood there waving his swo,
nj in triumph. Old Hildebrand rushed int
his arms.
ps, 'How did you do this p
'Another time another time. Con
ere in and see my prisoners
Before night the bodies Of twenty-fo
robbers swung from the summit ofSol6
lay The news of Bertram's exploit spread
and wide, and every neighboring mob
came to the castle Of Clous-Noir VIII
rec Matilda was united to him who theme
lila forth went by the title Of THE Bare
the De SoLFIA'