Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1857-03-18
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| guished, but they continued to tight il the
darkness. Ibc noise of the swords lasted
some time, then gradually became less, and at
length ceased altogether. The old woma,i
ventured to issue from her hiding place, aud
rekindled the lamp, she perceived the four
young men stretched on, the ground esoh
| having slight wound She examined them
carefully, and found that fatigue rather than
loss of blood had overcome them
The rose from the ground one after the
other. and ashamed of what has transrired In
the heat Of their passion, they began laugh
ing, and exclaimed, - Genre let now sup
together without any more fghting a.
But when they came 10 look for their sup
per they found it ON the ground, al trodden
| uoder foot, and stained wifh blood Meagre
as it was, they regretted it. In addition to
this the cabin was destroyed, and the old
witch, seated in a-corner, fixed her pale rcd
eyes on the four young men.
Why dost thou stare on Us thus Y said
the first Henry, who was troubled at her gaze
q am reading the fates written on your
foreheads,'' replied she.
The second Henry commanded her sternly
to disclose them, aud the two others laugh
lingly acquesecd.
The old soman replied, 's AS you have al,
four met In this cabin so shall you all meet
in like destiny. as you have trampled un-
der foot and stained with blood the bread Of
fered you BY hospitality, SO VIII you trampla
under foot and stain with blood the power
you mutually share. AS you have deYasted
and Impoverished This cottage, so you will
deyastate ard lag waste in France. As you
nave ali four pceu wounded in the darkness,
so you will all;four parish By treason and
violent death"
The four young noblemen could not refrain
from laughing at the old woman's prediction.
These four noblemen were the heroes of the
Ligne, two as its leaders and two rs its enc
mies':-
Henry of Conde- poisoned by his wife at
Saint Jean d'Angely.
Henry of >Guise-assassinated at Blois by
the Forty-fve
Henry of Valois-assassinased by Jacques
Clement, at Saint Cloud
Henry of BourboI-assassinated at Paris
hy RaYaillac.
DUTcH CUsToMs.-In BioSek, Eno one en-.
tefs house by the front door. nor is any one
seen at the from. window. The front of ths
house is where the best parlors are. which are
sacred to cleanliness and solitude. Irving's
ceScfi SSiou "a Sucu al apartment Is riGlG!y
true:
''The mistress and her confidential maid
visit once week, for the purpose of giving ii
thorough cleaning and putting thugs to
rights, always taking the precautioD of leaving
their shoes al the door, and entering deyoutiY
on their stocking feet. After scrubbing the
floor, sprinkling the floor with fine white sand.
which was euriously stroked into eagles, and
curves, and rhomboids after washing tho
windows, rubtiug and polishing the furni-
ture, and putting new bunch OF evergreens
in the fireplace, the window shutters were a.
gain closed to keep out flies and the room
locked up fgain til the revolution Of time
brought around the weekly cleaning day
The people Of Brock always enter their hou-
ses by the back door, like so many burglars;
and to insure the front door from unholy ap-
proach. the steps leading TO 1t are removed,
never to be placed there but when three great
occasions open the mystic gates, ard these
are births. marriages aud funerals; so that to
enter Dutchman's house BY that way Is in--
deed al event."