New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-18

! 3 0tO0oS oteiko 6No1hop fZ&
the neck. and then tSs {
noise snd . Ereat clstaer.ssa J,
chucklsd With pride ~ NJ
cess Of his thrsw. Hovs !.
some minutes before be ~.
walked briskly out. mr. .
There lay Joha fat, a. = !,
| Brother Richard ran "a K, i i
hypocritical tsympatly. -. 4,
enemy's face very Whit
and telt his heart; he Va 4
| The poor monk, whoee n. a,
mere feminine sort, and ~ q
deadly, was seized with r,
beat his breast and prsysS n
| stead Of repeating Paterns ~ 81
me'ste dictas ~ the great n q
| them. 3fgtS q
But other feelings scoa iii
enLnity to the deces sed ~ I'D
and this would be cslleS NV.
body was found in that ~. INT
life would pay the forfeit d
Casting his eyes around a ,hI
he might hide The body, s. "
standing against the wall LII
him, but be was in no cosd;;. red
| over email riddles. Tenn, . tho
he lifted the body, crawkd sNsor
der, set it on the other a,d. sss'
! CHASTITY load down safely N
naturally cunning and hsv;.. IA !.
save, he went and hid The II
the body, staggered with m :
porch of the knights house ~ 4
boltupright against one Of ~
As be carried it out of ths a.,
. window in the knights ~ d,
could not see where the v;s1sV ~
whether he was watched M ~
but ne feared the worst. Ana ~ -
terror, be resolved to fly The e,s..
himself in some distant nnc... -
another name.
But how? He was lame al ~
60 ten miles in . day, whesss.
miles was little enough to msis 4 %
Alter homicide. theft il po - 6
he resolved to borrow the m.ia B
aud turn her adriit when nm.
him beyond tho hue and err =. -
aud knocked up the mals,er 81
the convent wanted 1uur, sad n. :
betimes to the miller for : ~ =
Now the convent was . eoea ~
the malster; SO he lent Ffiar n
mare ut word, and told him IA
the saddle and bride.
Richard fed the mare for i.
saddled her; then be mounte1 n q.
q foOt's pace past the convent a a
60 quietly through the tow
stir, then away like the wind.
But, az be paced by the kniif
he cast q look aecant to SEQ il IN r.
object still sat In the porch.
No, the POI oh was empty.
What might that meant HI
to lifes Had the murder beea 6
He began TO wonder and tremIh 4
While he was in this mood &
great CHATTER behind him of horSs
cisehing armor, and be felt be =
The knight and his man Il
drinking hot spiced wine and -
light. The king ht would mot m
he wanted . change. Twill ar
come p said he.
Twill be here anon" said Il
"in hall an hour"
The knight said no, it would =
The soldier said he would ~
the sky, and tell him for cestaia.
''Be not long away" sid TIE T.
. SILVER, Ter the dead frias viii 3
thy place here and pledging ma
''Stuff !" said the e0ldiee, shI1
tro ,b.e you more"
With this he marched out 70 -
night, and almost ran against thsl
seated in the porch, white and II
was too much even for the irel u
muttered . sharp yell; etaggefsdl
burst into the room. gasping f@
got close to his master, and staup
The dead mab!-eitting in tie !
and crossed himself energeticslt
time these thirty years.
The knight stared and trembai
obey drew close together, with Z
over their shoulders.
"Winew cried the knight.
"Ay," said the soldier; "but II
alone. He'll be squatting On ths Il,
SO they went together to The elllf
looking round, and fetched two ~
They drank them out, and a.
falling upon more of the sort -
madden and holder. They rolll
on by one another, to u
and there they stood and lookl
dead friar, and shuddered.
But the soldier swore . great 4
vowed he should not stay there -
hanged. Thereupon . furious ~
lessness succeeded to their terror
= suit of rusty armor and fsstenedf
body; then they saddled an old =
that was kept in the stable - q
,ence, and tied the friar's body q
with many cords; they opened II
IGOR and pricked the old war-hs
heir daggers that he clsttered oati
,Oad with q bound and . great rst
:usty arm0r.
Now as i'll luck would have It.
and his borrowed marc ven
lemurely through the town scaia
Yards ahead. The cid horse ~
mare, and being left to choose y
Ook very naturally after her; bat y
got near her the monk looked ~
'aw the ghastly rider. he gsvea
piercing it walked the whole street
ack of spurs, drove his bare hee!h
Mares side; che cantered down VI
It an easy pace; the fearful pe&s
cred after; the friar kept turning e
ng, and windows kept opening q
Popped ont to see, and by.aadH
pened and q few carly risers jcisAss
pursuit., wondering and curious.
The cavalcade never cleared thu.|
the friar, in the blindnes
pair, turned his mare up what 49,
i'm an open lane; but there was nsass||
lead pursuer came up with bin,
brew himself off and cried, "Msfg
>! mea culpa!-I confess i'll con-:
Dolly take the horrible face from met
q his despair he owned that be M
srother John.
Then some led the horse and bis 9
bad away, and wondered sore; ou!,
auled Friar Richard to justice; a.
ewing it was . miracle, snd Hesveas,1I
pom, persisted in bis confession, ~
ast into prison to abide his trial.
He had not to wait long. lntnoe,
he law did not tarry for judge OF =
ound the country now and then.
own had its mayor and it's aldefm'I
ne OF whom could try ana hang
eed was. SO Friar Richard was alA'
eek.
BY this time he had somewhat re-
10 spirits and his love Of life; be e. 4.
imeelf, and said that indeed he d.
is brother, but it was by misadvenp..
ad thrown . stone at him in some y. 4
ut not to do him deadly harm. "
lid with many tears. Bat, on IT,
and, it was proved that he had loolss
rOthAF .1Ohn. that ho had rot Oube