The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-06-18
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THE FOUR HENRYS.

Inc following strange tale, not, howcv-
er, without some interest, is translated
from the French.
1t ltcOntains the account ofrathcr a stranrc
rencounhe Of four individuals, who made
themselves prominent in France, during
the middle and end of the sixteenth cen
tury, and is as follows:
One stormy evening as the rain fell in
torrents, an old woman who lived in a
miserable hut, in the forest of ST. Germain
and who passed in the surrounding coun.
try for kind of witch, heard loud knock.
ing at her door. She opened l., young
man on horseback presented himself and
cravcd hospitality.
Dy the dull light Of lamp which she
held in her hand, she perceived him to
be young nob!cman. lie AZ peared to
Ge quite young, and his dress denoted
rank. The old woman lighted fire, and
inquired whether he was hungry and do
sired food. The appetite of youth at
sixteen is like his heart at the snme age.
craving and not difficult to please, and he
immediately accepted her offer. A NOR.
sci OF cheese and loaf Of black bread
nomil nro,,nro o'A WAS Il" ''e o'd dame
II have nothing more" said she to thu
,%nE anI ,s',a" ,"na" .n.H IS al your grinding
oiier traveller; the peasants, too, in this
anI ,nsi '' ,L.,. "ao " "'.yh ana SorcereSS,
hr ,,o.I;n, r,,,, ,,s. ~ .''e', e'"Sc'e"ce
oil f,II ms,'1v.aam | S '''' '''''e ''"' my poor
W. r.; o""sei. ~ sa;i a., ,..,. ~.
.r hcc3.mo E1"',,f 'o o""s ,''"", " e'-
moss ,n,. ,axa, 50 ~ ,1.'l 'I",I' WA sup
for ''''' 'e0" '''' pc'P'e oe''
"God cror, ,rr ..;, H.,
s'"' S'"' '"c o'd woman.
the t,hIo =, cn,nmaao ,'o sI;'''e''''n @ N'Hw 10
,h. ....,.o u,o,,,,, cI f'',' ""' ~
door arrested HIM e'' N"oeN '' Tie
The nIJ rom"n - o,o.,..
al ano,Lor Lor'at " ut'eHcu ~ a"' P'rce!F-
who oIso lonn.J t'r ~ I'I"O'e" ~, m''" r"'''
hnsni,'Ii,r IS ~ I"'''e'. tne same
on 10 s,ran,,o,,. a,,, ,: s'"''eH "'''' "''',
,h,, l.. ,',, a., '"'eo ':'' i.ercrNcu
his onna.rorco or m"ii'' ''I" J""s'"4 ''o'''
What' : !, 49,, IT,, "eSs-"'' ~,
.v,. ill.,. y" t'.''y ct'cd one.
both worc nanyoa u'ns p"vn '"' ''"cF one )
RI. oI1 wnman I;'?,. ,
convcrsa,;nr ,h", ,,a,. oeo. '.' e''' from 'ne'r
Lor of la,n, I""s i,s,;' ;".' were o' inc mum
,he KIM ChaJaa i" vo,''r'T' ny
di.ncrseI hr ,La s,a.m "''o'' nav o'e"
nMo,brr" s,;G ,Lnsaoon1 ,o,,o ., -
you nothing better to offer rs " ''''
Nothing" repl,ed She.
"Then," said he, "we will 90 sharos" "
The first Henry dcmured hut gy,nc;n,
at the reso,ro a,.o onI s,.on V.s S''"'S :,
second Henry, said. in Somewhat n rLan ~.
rined tone
"Agreed; we will share equally"
lie dared not eynrc.s his sn,rot no,;ro
but he feared. if not sharing oruolIv L;s
companion would appropria,c The whoin
They accordingly sat down on c;,Lcr s;Ie
Of the table, and one had already beoun
to cut the bread with his daoger' when =,
;hirI knock was heard a, the door. The
meeting WAS indeed singular. Itwas aoaiu
II youth, a noblcman, and a Henry, The
old woman looked ut them with amaze.
men:.
The first conner wished to hide the bread
AID cheese, the second replaced them on
the tab'r, and laid his sword by the side
lhe third Henry smiled.
"lou do not wish then ;hat should
share your supper" said be. "WeIl, /
can wait, have strong stomach"
"The supper" said the first Henry. "be.
longs, by right, to the first conner"
"The supper" replied the second, "be.
longs to him who knows hest how to de-
fend it,"
The Il I'D Henry became red with an
ger, aud SAID, haughtiy,
"Perhape it belongs 70 him who knows
best how to hight tor it,"
lhese words were scarcely uttered,
wnen t"e hrst henry drew his poisnard;
he Two others their swords. As they