The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-03-07
HUNG N CHiIyN

III INV xN LH-14LA
There was a great stir one mora.
ing IN the little fortified town of
Ziegenhzin. IN Hessen- All the cifi1ens
seemed to have left their houses, and
if You watched the crowds N the streets
you would see that al we're streaming N
the same direction, towards ooe Of The
gates Of the town II could Be No ioy-
FIJI. no feSsL occasion which brOaxhr
these people together. for IN un-
usual silence perr2aed the crowd. and
Al faces looked SD and gloomy. The
open space E.t1zn the gate was lined
with trooPs-tAl halberiiers s-znilng
Ike statues. and nu<keseers With thelr
heavy un~ieliy weapons; every nan
With hoy behind to Carry the Stand for
his mnskes-for tiis Was the yezr l55s,
and these were tie only ire arms In NE
In those days Under the deep 2rrh of
the gateway there Vas s--znge-looking
apparatus Of raIlsrs and iroa clszins.
and beneath this stood grOzp Of gen
tlenen, who wore shor1 cloaks. and high
loose boots and rzzfs ro1.1 their nerkz.
and slonchei hats with feathers The
crowd stood y s1llen expectation, vl.as
Was the sight they had oo-ae 20 see5
They had heard that the Kate Corn-axrsd-
ant Of the town, Heinz von Lzzlzr. who
untii a few weeks before had borne the
highest authority within Is walls. Wa
that morning 70 be hung In chains
Heinz ron Laaer Vas m c:zeer N the
service Of the Lznigrzf Of HeSzen-
Philip, surnAnsi the M.gazaino1s.
together with some German princes.
had been drawn into = var With the
mighty Emperor Charles v, IN order
10 protect his subjects, the Hesz;znx,
IN tine free exercise Of their religion
The EmPerur's troops bad entred
Hessen, and besseged the LzDdgrzf 3
fortresses, among them ZiesenhainL
ZiegenhAin was . small fortress, IN
offences we're veal, and It's g.nison
few IN nuznber; but the man 20 whom
the defence Vas mtusted Ms m him-
self the strength OF the stronehc1d
BE infused spirit into tie g,zrison, en-
couraeed the tovnAoIk, and prevailed
On them 60 take part m the defence !;
With Wonderful activity. enzU, sDd
endursnoe, he held out for weeks,
resolutely refusing to surrender.
Al lAst tidines oane 70 Ziegenhain
which might ven have qnenehed the
hope and courage Of the be<iezed
The Emperor having conquered Philips
ally 1.-THE Eecsor Of SaIo1yl, the
LAndgraf had found himself driven to
make terms with tie enemy; tx how
could q hfsle country like Heszen bold
out against the power of Chaxses v,
the lord of half Euope. So Philip the
M2gnanimO1s hAd been forced, sgreiy
against his VII, to 60 to SPeir, where
the Emperor then vzs. and make his
submission Kneesing before ChHse=.
he vas obliged 90 Rad q petition fog
pardon, which the Emperor did MOT
even deign TO answer. But besose the
LAndenf had left The town. be vas
treacherc0sly sesSei BY the Empcrox's
order, and told 20 CONSIDER himself =
prisoner. In Under to obtain his liberty.
and the remission Of the hon CT the
empire, which had been prunounced
against him. he w.s Obliged 10 prunise.
among other condifionH. 20 szzrr<z.ier his
fcrtresses of Csssel, Giesen, and Ra.ea-
helm, and forthwith level them 10 fle
ground Such v1s N substance the nr~s
winch came to Ziesenhsin. gnevinx
and disbentenine. - ne n.y ven
imagine, the little bad which defenied
the town 50 CALAMITY IN the bope Of
heing relieved by the I-zaixrz< And
soon after there Azrivei message from