The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1875-09-15
"Stop! stopP


The brothers De White, inclosed within
the body of the carriage, were not able to
see anything; but they felt a severe
shock, occasioned by the rearing of the
horses. The whole vehicle for a moment
shook and stopped; but Immediately af,
ter, passing over something round and
elastic, which seemed to be the body of a
PROSTATE man, set off again amidst VOL
ley of the fiercest oaths.
"Alas!" SAID Cornelius, al am afraid
we have hurt some one
''GallOp! gallop!" called John.
But, notwithstanding this order, the
coachman suddenly came to a stop.
"Now then, what is the matter again?'
asked John.
Look there !" said the coachman.
John looked The whole mass of the
populace from tie Buitenhof appeared at
the extremity of the street along which
the carriage was to proceed, and its
stream moved roaring and rapid, as if
lashed on by a hurricane.
''Stop and get off" said John to the
coachman; 'it is useless to go any fur
Their: we are lost"
Here they are! here they are!" five
hundred voices were crying at the same
time.
ayes, there they are, the traitors, the
murderers, the assassinsI' answered tn e
men who were running after the carriage,
to the people who were coming to meet
it. The former carried in their arms the
bruised body of one of their companions,
who, trying to seize the reins of the
horses, had been troddeh down by them
This was the object over which the
two brothers had felt their carriage pass.
The coachmau stopped, but, however
strongly his master urged him, he re-
fused to get off and save himself.
In an instant, the carriage was hem
med in between those who followed and
those who met it. 1t rose above the
mass of moving heads like floating
island. But in another instant it came
to dead stop. A blacksmith had, with
his hammer, struck down one of the
horses, which fell in the traces.
At this moment, the shutter of VIM
dow opened, and disclosed the sallow face
and the dark eyes of the young man, who
with intense interest watched the scene
which was preparing.
Behind him appeared the head of the
officer, almost as pale as himself.
Good heavens, Monseigneur, what is
going on hereY' whispered the officer.
Something very terrible, to a certain-
ty," replied the other.
Don't you see, Monseigneur, they are
dragging the Grand Pensionary from the
carriage, they strike him, they tear him
to pieces"
Indeed, these people must certainly
be prompted by most violent indgna-
tion," said the young man, with the
same impossible tone which he had pre-
served all along.
And here is Cornelius, whom they
likewise drag out of the carriage-Cor>
nelius, who is already quite broken and
mangled by the torture. Only look.
look -
"Indeed, it is Cornelius, and no mis-
take"
The officer uttered feeble cry, and
lurned his head away; The brother of
the Grand Pensionary, before having set
foot on the ground, whilst still on the
bottom step of the carriage, was struck
down with an iron bar which broke his
skull. He rose once more, but immedi>
ately fell again.
Some fellows then seized him by the
feet, and dragged him into the crowd, in
to the middle of which one might have
followed his bloody track, and he was
soon closed in among the savage yells of
malignant exultation.
The young mana thing which would
have been thought impossible-grew
even paler than before, and his eyes were
for a moment yelled behind the lids.
The officer saw this sign of compass
sion, and, wishing to avail himself of the
softened tone of his feelings, continued;-
Come, come, Monseigneur, for here
they are also going to murder the Grand
Pensionary."
But the young man had already opened
his eyes again.
ITO be sure" he said. "These peo-
pie are really implacable. 1t does nc
one good to offend them"
'Monseigneur," said the officer, may
not one save this poor man, who has
been your Highness's instructor? i
there be any means name it, and if
should perish in the attempt
William of Orange-for he it was
knit his brows in a very forLidding man
ner, restrained the glance of gloomy NAL,
ice which glistened in the half-closet
eye, and answered.
Captain Van Deken, request you t.
look after my troops, that they may b.
armed for any emergency"
but l am to leave your Highnesl
here, alone, in the presence of all these
murderers?'