Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-11-11

/ prominent In France during M IhiHaf H"1 s3a
/ of the sixteenth century. and it ., os fail'"s.
/ ono stormy evening - The rnip Ten IN torrent
an I'D woman vhn lived m miserable but TIA H.
I Forest of 81 German and S. h. paced 10 l' ~
rounding country tn kind # witch. hrar1a
! loud knocking a. her DIR. She epeuea It, ami a
! young man on barscbaeh presented him''i anI
orAyed hospitality.
By the dull light &C lamp which size he'd Ina
! her hand she perceived him to b. Young nphle-
man. lie appeared Il be quite young. and hs
| dress denoted bs rank The old woman lighted
fire and inquired of the stranger II he was hun
! Try and desired food The appetite of youth OF
sixteen il like his heart mt the snme nge, craving
aud not difficult 10 please, he immediately acoef.
ted her offer a morse Of cheese aud a loaf Of
black bread from the cnpb 'ard was all the old
dame could produce.
Il have nothing more. said she 10 the young
nobleman; this is all that your grinding ithes
and tnxss leave poor creature Ia offer II trat"l-
len, the peasants. too, in this country. call me
witch aud seroeress, aud mike that excuse 10
their consoences for stealing from mf Tie liiie
that my poor old field produces.
Ma foi said the young man, "if ever b.
come King Of France, will Suppress the taxs..
and teach the people better"
God grant it :" replied the old woman.
At thesa words the gentleman drew 10 the Ia
bile 10 commence his repasi; bat al the snme mo.
ment fresh knock at the door arrested him.
The old woman opei ed il. and perceived onoih
horseman drenehcd with rain, who also big
god for shelter Tho snme hospitality was IN
siantly granted him, and. on the strangers CA
trance she perceived too that he Young. jodg
ing f. IN his Bpprarlncr, n of the noble descent.
What, is it you, Henry !" cried one.
Yes, Henry replied the other. Both were
named llenfy.
The old woman discovered from their CONVEX
saion that they were Of the number Of lnrg"
hunting party, conducted ty the King. Charles
TX, which had been dispersed by the storm.
Mother" said the SECOND conner, have You
nothing better Ia offer w
Nothing" replied she.
Then" said be. I'VE will 90 shares"
The first Henry drnurreJ. bat ganoing at tie
reaolato eye aud strong frame Of the second Hen
~. said in somewhat ehagrined tone
agreed; will share equally"
lie dared not express his secret mntiye,b but be
feared, if not sharing equally, his companion
woDld appropriate the whole. They accordingly
sni down On either side If he tnbe, aud one hnd
nlfendv begun In cut the bread with his dagger.
when third knock was heard NJ the door. The
meeting was indeed -ingulnr II again u
Youth, annbiemnn. aud Henry. The old woman
lanked AT them with nulH2cment.
The first conner wished to hide the bread md
ohersc. The second replaced ,hem on the iahl"
aud laid his sword lay the side The third lIenry
smiled
slou do not wish then thai | should hare
! yonr supper" -nid hc. 'Wc | can whit have
| Il strong stomaeh ~
II" ,uppc',' raid the first Henry, belongs by
! right ia thr fr-t comef"
Tho supper said The fr-l IIoury. belongs To
him who knows bt-' h,w to daitud it
The third lny became led with anger, mud
said hnutlIy
errrhap- it hpIoog, 10 hin who Knows br-t
how to fight for H."
Ih"se words werc SCARCELY uttered when the
first lI"nry drew hi- ppiguad the t@" othtr~
their swords. Ashley N,re tt-t beginning tho
fray they were STARTLED by loafth knock at tn
cabin door \ fourth young mnn, tao,th no
blenun. II fourth Henry l. introduced Al tAr
sight of The drawn swords he produced hi own
and attaching himself toihc weakest party, he
! joined IN the combat
Tho old WOMAN terrified. hid herself and the
weapons struck everything ia thclr rearh. Tn"
limp ielldown md WIS extlnEu,shed. but they
continued to fight IN the darkness. The nui-o Of
the swords listed for sometime then gradually
became less aud Mt length, ceased nltngciher--
Then the old woman yentuled 10 issue from her
/ hiding place, aud, rckndug tho lamp eho per
eeiyed the four young mon stretched ON the
grounl. each having slight wound She exmni
ned them carefully; aud found hat fatigue, rathcr
: than loss OF blood, had overcome them.
They rose from the ground and, ashamed OF
what had tlanspired in the heat of their passion,
they began laughing, and exclaimed:
Come, let us now sup together. without any
I more lighting"
/ But when they came 10 look for their supper,
they found it ON tho ground. all troddcn under
Of and stained with blood. Meagreas it wa,
I tEcy regrettedt. In addition L. this, tho cabin
VIA destroyed, aud the old witch seated in cor
ner' fixed her pile red eyes ON the four young
! men.
"Why dosi thou stare on rs thus!" said til,
hrst Henry, who was troubled al her gaze,
Il ann reading the tates written your foro
Z beads" cried she.
The second Henry commanded her stcrnly t,
disclose them. and the two others langudy nc
| quicsced The old woman replied
"As you have all four met in this cabin, So -la
| you all meet in a like destiny. As YOU hay,
| trnmpled under foot aud stained with blood III,
! bread 1T red You by hospltalltySo will You tram
pie under foot aud stain with blood the power yot
might mutually share. As you have devastate,
and impoverished this cottage. So will YOU devns
tate and lay waste France As you have all fauI
been wounded in the darkness. so you will all fou,
perish by treason and n violent death"
The four young noblemen could not refrain
from laughing at the old woman prediction
These four noblcmen were the four heroes Of
the Ligne-two as its leaders, and two as its enc.
mics
Henry of Condo poisoned by his wife at Saint
jean d'Angcy
Henry of Guise: assassnated at Blois by the
Forty five.
Henry of Vaois assassinated by jacques Gle
merit at Saint Cloud.
Henry of Bourbon: assassinated at Paris by
Ravaillnc.
'r"e"'y-si, Passenger. on the underground
Raiir0nd.
From the Cincinnati Gazette Nov.
It's reported that fourteen sluvrs escaped a
few nights since from kenton county Kentucky.