The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-07-21

I up the body, staggered with 1t as
far as the porch of the Knights
house, and set it there bolt up
right against one of the pillars.
As he carried it out of the yard
| lie heard window in the Kni ght's
house open but couldn't see
where the window was, nor wheth-
,erhe was watched and recogniz-
ed; but he feared the worst, and
such was the terror, he resolved
to fly the place and bury himself
in some distant mOnastry under
another name.
But how. He was; lame and
could not go ten miles day,
whereas a hundred miles was lit
tie enough to make him. secure.
Alter homicide, theft is no great
matter: he resolvedto borrow the
masters mare, and turn her
adrift when she had carried him
beyond the hue and cry. SO he
went and knocked. up the malster
and told him the convent wanted
flour; and he was to go betimes to
the miller for a sack thereof.
Now the convent was good Gus
toner to the malster, so IN, lent
Friar Richard the mare, 6 a
word, and told him where to find
the saddle and bride.
/ Richard fed the mare for a jour
ney and saddled her; then he
rode her at a foot-pace past the
convent, meaning to go quietly
through the town, making no
stir, then away like the wind.
But, as he passed by the Knights
house, he cast look askant to
see if that ghastly object still sat
in the ponch.
No; the porch was empty.
What might that mean! Had
The come to life? Had the murder
been discovered? He began to
wonder and tremble.
While he was in this mode
there was a great chatter behind
him of horseG feet and clashing
armor, adsd lie- felt he was pur-
sued.
The Knight and his men sat to-.
gether, drinking hot spiced wine
and awaiting daylight. The
Kpinht would not 90 to bed. vet
he wanted a change. "Will day
light ever come y said he.
"'Twill be here anon,' said the
soldier-''in half an hour"
The Knight said no, it would
never come.
The soldier said he would go
and look at the sky and tell him
for certain.
"Be not long away" said the
Knight with a shiyer, or the dead
Friar will be taking thy place
here, and pledging me.
"StuT!" said the soldier "He1l
never trouble you more
With this he marched out to
consult the night, and almost ran
against the dried friar seated in
the porch, white and glaring; this
was too much even for the iron
soldier; he uttered a sharp yell,
staggered back, and burst into
the room gasping for breath. lie
got close to his master and STAN
mered out, "The dead man,--sit-
ting on the porchn' and crossed
himself energetically, the first
time these thirty years.
The Knight started and trem-
bled; and so they drew close to-
gether, with their eyes over their
shoulders.
"Winer' cried the Knight,
"Ay,n said the soldier; "but |
go not alone. He'll be squatting
on the cask else"
SO they went together to the
cellar, often looking round, and
fetched two bottles.
They drank them out, and the
good wine, falling more of the
sort, made them madder and bold
er. They rolled along, holding
on by one another to the porch,
and they stood and looked at the
dead friar and shuddered.
But the soldier swore a great |
oath and vowed he should not
stay there to get them hanged.
Thereupon a furious fit Of reck-
less succeeded to their terror;
they got a suit of rusty armor, and
fastened it on the body; then
they saddled an old war-horse
that was kept in the stable only
as a reminiscence, and tied the
friar's body on him with many
cords; they opened the stable
door and pricked the old war
horse with their daggers, that he
out into the road with a
bound and a great rafting OF rus
ty armor.
Now, as ill-luck woulkl have it,
Friar Richard and his narrowed
mare were pacing demurely
through the town scarcely fifty
Yards ahead. The old horse nosed
The mare, and, being left to
choose his road, took very natu-
rally after her. but when he got
near her the monk looked round
and saw the CHASTITY. river. He
gave q yell so priercing it walked
The whole street, and, for lack OF
spears, drove his bare heels in.
10 the ,aase's side; she cantered.
lown the street at an easy pace;
he efarfuI pageant cantered af.
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