Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1876-07-27


watched, and recognized but h,
feared the worst, and, such was hi.
terror, he resolved to fly from the
place, and bury himself In some dis
tant monastery under another name
But how lie was lame, and could
not go ten miles in a day, whereas
hundred miles was little enough tc
make him secure.
After homicide, theft is no great
matter he resolved to 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 60 betiines to the miller for a
sack thereof. Now the convent was
good customer to the malster SO
he lent Friar Richard the mare, at q
word, and told him where to find the
saddle and bride.
Richard fed the mare for a
journey, and saddled her ; then he
mounted, and rode at foot pace past
the convent, meaning to get quietly
through the town, making no stir,
then away like the wind.
But, he had paced by the Knights
house, he east look askant to see if
that CHASTITY object still sat in the
porch.
No, the porch was empty.
What might that mean ? He had
come to life ? Had the murder been
discovered ? He began to wonder
and tremble.
While he was in this mode, there
was a great clatter behind him of
horses feet, and clashing armor, and
he felt he was pursued.
The Knight and his man sat to-
gether, drinking hot spiced wine, and
awaiting daylight. The Knight
would not 90 to bed, yet he wanted a
change.
will daylight never come said
he.
"Twill be here anon, said the SOL
der. 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 GER
tain.
BE not long away said the
Knight with a shiver, cor the dead
friar will be taking thy place here,
and pledging me-
Stuff said the soldier. 'He II
never trouble you more
With this he marched out to con-
suit the night, and almost ran against
the dead friar seated in the porch,
white and glaring this was too
much even for the iron soldier he
uttered sharp yell. staggered back,
and burst into the room, gasping for
breath. He got close to his master,
and stammered out
The dead man-sitting on the
porch = and crossed himself energet-
ically, the first time these thirty
years.
The Knight started and trembled !;
and they drew close together, with
their eyes over their shoulders.
swine y cried the Knight
'Ay,' said the soldier 'but go
not alone. He'll be squatting on the
casket Also
So they went together to the Gel
lar, often looking around, and fetched
two bottles.
They drank them out, and the
good wine, falling upon more of the
sort, made them madden and holder.
They rolled along, holding on by one
another, to the porch, and there they
stood and looked at the dead friar,
and shuddered.
But the soldier swore great oath,
and vowed he should not stay there
to get them hanged. Thereupon a
furious fit of recklessness 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 to him with many cords
they opened the stable door and
pricked the old war horse with their
daggers, then they clattered out into
the road with bound, and great
rafting Of rusty armor.
Now, as i'll luck would have it,
Friar Richard and his borrowed mare,
were pacing demurely through the
town scarce fifty yards ahead. The
old horse nosed the mare, and being
left to choose his road, took very
naturally after her ; but when he got
near her the monk looked around and
saw the CHASTITY rider. He gave a
yell SO piercing it walked the whole
street, and, for lack of spurs, drove
lis bare heels into her sides ; she
cantered down the street at an easy
pace. the fearful pageant cantered
after the friar kept turning and
yelling,-
CONCLUDED NEXT wEEL.
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GENERAL Crook and his command
in the Indian country have at last