The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1874-08-05
Vol. X.

hln, ana you can 1ancy what Il
terror the valots wore in. Un-
fortunately for him, thoy went
and reused tho Sciyncur Of La Pi-
roche. who cares straw for no
man, either living or dead, who
simply, and without any ones as
sistance, stopped the thief, and do
livcrcd him up, bound hand and
foot, to his own proper justice"
"And his own proper justice ?"
"Condemncd him to be hanged,
clad in the armor."
"Wheroforc that clause in tho
sentence ?"
"Bccause tho Scignour of la
Piroche is not only II brave cap
tain, but man Of sonsc and spirit,
who wants to obtain from this
just condemnation both an exam. .
plo for others and Il benefit for him T..
solf. We'll, don't you know that
whatever has touched hanged
man becomes q taliSman for its
possessor The Scigncur Of La
Pirocho, therefore, ordered the
criminal to bo clad in his armor,
that he might take it back again
a(tcr he was dead, and SO have q
talisman in our coming wars"
"That's very clover stroke"
III should think so, indeed |"
"Let us push on. thon; for
particularly went to soc this poor
wretch hanged"
owe have plenty oftimc, wo had
better not ovor-fatiguo our cattle.
We are not going to stop at La Pi-
roche; wo have good league to
go beyond it, and thon we must
roturn to La Potcrie."
eyes; but our horses will have
five or six hours rost, since wo are
not coming back before tho ovon-
ing"
The father and son continued
thoir journey, chatting US they
went, and haitian hour afterwards
they reached La Pirocho.
AS tho father had said, they ar.
rived in timo.
There was an immense con,
course ofpeoploin tho grand square
in front of tho chateau, for thcro
the scaffold was erected.
The two companions got rs near
as possible to the scaffold, in order
TO lose nothing Of tho events that
wero about to take place; and
like everybody else, they awaited
the spectacle, with the advantage
Of being mounted on pony-bacls,
aud Of seeing bottcr, with less ia.
tiguo. Their susponce was not Of
long duration.
At a quarter to two tho cato of
the chateau was openod, and tho
condemned man appeared, proceed.
od by tho guards Of tho Seignour
Of La Pirocho, and followed by
tbn nvonnt;Dnn, n1Lo tl;or ,,,, ,
clad in tho armor ho had stolen,
and was riding back wards on an
ass without u saddle. His visor
down, and he hung his hoad. His
hands wero tied behind his back ;
and if you wish to know our con.
viction respecting him, We declare,
without hesitation, that, Judging
by his manner and attitude, if not
by bis face which could not be
soen, he was worry i'll at oaso, and
was occupied at that momont by
tho most melancholy reflections
The hangman had just set his
ladder lcaningagainst tho gallows
and the chaplain Of tho Seigncul
Of La Piroche, mounted on q plat
form purposcly prepared, was road
ing tho sentence.
The condemned man did no,
stir.
They called out to him to &c,
off his ass, and give himself up tc
tho hAngman.
He did not bulge IN inch. W.
can understand his hesitation.
"hon tho hangman seized hin
bv tho >'bows, lifted him OFF tho
ass, hazel. o,d oct him down up
right on the ground.
During the change ofa. '''"'o
tho chaplain finished reading Il,
sentence.
"HaVo you any request to
make ?" he inquired Of the pationt
"4es,' replied the wrotcbod
man, in sorrowful and scarcely
audible voico.
"What is ?"
III request my pardon W
Tho Soignour Of La Pirocho
shrugged his shou) doris, and ordor-
od the hangman to do his office.
That official Parsonage prepared
TO mount the ladder, leaning
against the gi'obot, which impas.