Nebraska advertiser., 1867-02-14

Il have no objections" said the sac.
rlstan, eff you are prepared to give me
forty golden forms for it,"
The goat seemed such a. wonder that
the three rogues counted out the money
and took it away with them.
Next market-day they said to their
wives:
"Have ready for supper for us what we
shall send you,and do as you will be told :"
Then they took their way from Pomer-
eul to the market at Mons with the goat,
loaded it with provisions, and told it what
1t must say to their wives. But when
they got home, and they inquired what
had been done with the provisions sent
home on the goat, their wives could not
understand what they meant, for the goat
had not come back, and, indeed, like its
predecessor, was never more heard of.
Some one has played you trick, ''they
SAID, ''as you do TO others daily when
you get the chanoe.''
The three robbers took up their dag
gers in a great passion, and swore that
they would have the sacristan's life
But Vincent Lefevre was prepared for
them, and had warned Claude. He knew
that he must act solely on the defensive
with the ex-crusaders. for they were pro-
tected by the Count Of Hainault, Bald
win Y, the Courageous, who always sid
ed with his old soldiers. When he saw
them coming in so great passion, he
said to them
Friends, listen to me. If misfor-
tune has happened to your goat, have
patience, it will come back again: and
what it has done must be the fault of my
relative, Claude, who has permitted it to
partake of some into xieating herbs. So
l shall punish him, as you shall wit
ness"
And so saying he drew a long knife
from his girdle, and stabbing Claude with
il there came forth torrent Of blood
(from a bladder secreted in his clothesl
and the faithful attendant fell at the same
time as if dead
ooh! miserable wretch that l am" ex.
claimed the sarcristan. "What have
done have killed my relative and now
I must resnscitate him, if have only
Stt telte ~ SuthciehL
sAe three Eogues of P0merUul
stood there aghaal. the old man went
away and brougnt III d nute, upon which
he began to play lively air. Claude
moved, stretched out his hands, opened
his eyes, and soon after got upOn his
feet. The anger of the three thieves had
by this time passed away: they began,
indeed, to hold the sacristan rather IN
awe, and finished by giving him forty
more forms for his flute.
A few days aflerwayd one of the rob-
bers got into great passion with his wife
and killed her with his dagger. But re-
corering himself afterward be regretted
the deed, and had recourse to the flute.
But it was in vain that he played upon it
for more than an hour his wife did not
cnme to life again. When he related
what had happened to the two others, one
of them said
Il suppose it is because you don't
know tae air that the sacristan played.
Give il to me, and l will try il"
So. in order to make the experiment,
he forthwith stabbed his comrade, making
sure Of reviving him and his wife after
ward But he played upon the flute In
vain; death would not give up either of
its victims.
The two remaining thieves became
upon this furious with passion.
"Vincent Lefevre," they said, sis most
assuredly magician, and he shall pay
for these tricks dearly. There is only
one way of destroying one who is in
league with the devil, and that is to tie
him in a sack and cast him into the
Haine."
They accordingly went away, seized
upon the old man, tied him in a sack, and
carried him toward the river.
As they were going along an incident
! happened to disarrange their plans tor a
moment The Count Of HaInault hap
pened to be passing by, on his way from
Flanders, where be then reigned, IN vir-
tue of his marriage with Margaret Of
! Alsatia. The two comrades being oblig-
ed, according to the custom of the day to
salute the count, and to join his escort as
far as the next village, they deposited
the sack and its contents il ditch by
the way.side, and joined the procession !;
Baldwin being accompanied by his wife
and son, the brilliant young prince who
was one day to be Emperor of CONSTANT
nople. &,
In the mean time shepherd, who had
come to the roadside with his flock to
see the count go by, was taken aback by
hearing a voice coming from the sac.7'
which said. They wish me to wed her,
and won't, for she IS lame"
The shepherd FASTENED to unite the
sack. surprised at what be saw, asked
the sacristan how became there.
81 was put here." replied sacri8ian
"because Monseigneur the Count oi
Hainault wishes me to marry his daugh-
/ ter, the beautiful Yolande; but l won
d 0 it, for she is lame"
The shepherd said, musingly, "Do you
think, Messire, they would give her tc
me l should be willing to marry hsr.'
! "Most ossuredly they would give hel
: 10 you J" replied the sacrlstan, "for sh'
| is lame. But you must allow yourself t.
be tied in this sack, and carried ava!
? without saying word"
. The shepheard did as he was bade, ami
$ Vincent Lefeyre, having tied him, wen
t away with his flock of sheep A quar-
t Ter Of an hour afterward the ex.crusader
came hack. lifted up the sack, carried