The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1874-12-27
NUMBER 10.


were torn from off him; and, In spite Of his
piteous cries for mercy, he was kicked ahout,
from one to another, and all that no carrier
about him thoroughly searched.
| Here it is! here it itw exclaimed one of
butchers, who had thrust his hand between the
doublet and tho breast of the stranger "hsre In
the treason!7
He drew out his hand, aud produced piees.
OF parchment, folded three or four times over.
and tied with thread of flax, from which
hung seal. The minstrel stood aghass, aa
Though he saw his end approaching: ho
looked at the dean with anxiety and terror
and muttered few indistinct words to which
the butchers paid no attention whatever. Jam
Breydel seized the parchment; bat, eagerly I'm
he gazed on it, its contents remained unknovss
to him, for he could not read.
what is it, villainf" exclaimed the dean.
Z" letter for Messire van Lonchyn," staur-
mered the COMPOUNDED minstrel, with hesitstipae
and interrupted words.
I'VE shall soon sec that" continued BreydeI !.
then taking his cross-h handled kuife, he cut the
flaw which was wound around the seal, An
soon as he bebeid on this seal the liliea, thu
escutcheon of France, he sprang wrathfully up.
seized the unknown one by the beard, ana
roared out:
"Is that letter for Messire van Lonehyn,
traitorf No! it is one to the castelar, VAN
Lens; and you arc o spy; bitter death shall
you dep
While speaking. he tugged 30 violsu.iv Al
Inc beard, that the ribbons by which Il ywna
fastened gave way; in an instant BreyasI -
cognized the miscreant, and thrust him Avsu
flu fh,k
the poles of the tent.
o Brakelsl Brakels! your last hour Ia
come" exclaimed the astouuded dean.
The cries of the butchers had attraotea q
crowd from the surrounding tents; and all
began to demand, with loud aud angry cIamer.
that the traitor should be delivered up to their
Brake's fell on his kuees, and with elasped
hands begged for mercy; he crawIed TO the
feet of Br"ydel, end implored him:
a." 0 master! have compassion on mel will
serve our fatber1and so 10y alIy-spars mel da
not pnt me to DEATH"
Breydel looked down on him with rage and
and, in lieu of other answer, kicksf
him with his foot, that he rolled to the
'ther end of the tent. Meanwhile the butchers
lad the greatest difficulty in restraining the
crowds, who were raging around the tent, ana
Hing the air with cries OF vengeance.
Give us tho ecoundrelp was their wild
ny. Into the fire with him! throw him into
he fire."
" care not" said Breydel, with an authori-
alive look ut his comrades, that your axes
hould be stained with the blood OF this vipsr.
live him up to the crowd"
Scarcely were the words ont of his mouth
hen man strobe forth from the crowd, and
lrew cord round tho neck of BrAkels then
ie other end being seized by a thousand hands
Q was hurled TO the ground and dragged aus
I the tent. His shrieks of agony mingled
'arfully with tho cries of the infuxfatad
'owd. They dragged him round and round the
mp, and then returning to the FIRE, stiH y0lt-
g and shouting, they drew him through IL
gain and sgain, until the flames had obaft-
sted every feature of his countenapce. Thln
they rushed in their mad race, and vanished
the darkness with the lifelesa corpse trailing
hind them. Long were their cries heard On
Q breeze; but at length, wearied and satof
tn revenge, they hung the mangled body aR
3 traitor on pole close to the ere; then
eryOne betoOk himself to his tent; and an
ur lator profound silence had sucoeeded b
g hideous uprOar.
CHATTER XXI.
iuy bad issued orders that tho whole army,
der it's several captains, should muster on
GrOniDgen Place, in front of the camp, on
following morning.; be wished TO pass
m all in review. In obedience to thsss
ero, the Flemings were drawn MP 10 sqaaro
the appointed place. They asood ltko the
T fOundatiou-walis Of some mighty ediass.
b troop being composed OF siEht slasslv
lpasted diyieions DeconiReR's f6ar slsis
a elchwsseE saguea trs npaa s.