The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1877-06-12
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"Tut, tut, you have heard the procla-
nation; for all your innocent looks, you
know we'll the Governors orders. Hark
my master do you hear It ?" and the
officer pointed his staff toward the court,
where the goat was at that moment
heard to cry.
"Away with him g'' exclaimed one of
the officers, gigantic, burly fellow and
as he spoke he seized the youth by the
collar, and suddenly dragged him into
the street, when he was instantly sur
rounded by the guards
g BE still, be patient, Caspar Brandt"
said one of the officers; " for If the peo-
pie should learn your crime, they will
tear you piecemeal. T"
"Crimel crime |" cried the bewidered
Caspar
"The proclamation of yesterday makes
your offence a fatal one. What! at
time like this, feed beast with fine
wheaton bread When Christian babes
are withering with want, cast loaves to
goats ~ cried the officer But come,and
take my counsel come peacably, the
judge will hear YOU"
Caspar conscious of the innocence,
nay, of the goodness of his intentions,
resigned himself into the custody of his
guards, and, assured that he could salts
factorily justify the seeming wasteful-
ness condemned by the officer, felt conf
dent of speedy liberty. His only anxiety
his only fear, was lest his mother had
overheard the parley between himself
and his captors, lest his sudden absence
from the house should cause her new
alarm. AS he was led to the justice-hall
the following crowd continued to in
crease, and with eagerness inquired the
offence of the prisoner. AT length one
of the guards-he had been roughly han
died by Caspar when hauled into the
street-dropped few malicious hints to
two or three earnest inquirers, who were
not slow to piece out an ample enormity
wherewith to charge the culprit The
story ran from mouth to mouth losing
nothing as it went.
"Oh the monster feed cattle with
bread nourish dogs ON loaves, and men
and women perishing with hunger !"
cried one.
"Dogsl" exclaimed a second; feed
dogs! / doubt not he hath somewhere a
whole pack of hounds, fat and sleek with
food stolen from Christians.
Hal ha a!'' shouted Simon Holzkopf,
" and this is the rare fellow who preach
ed more patience to us this morning; who
gave us a sermon on the goodness of star
walton Look at the villain, townsmen
did We ever see so stout, so burly
rogue, filled to the lips with the fat of the
land ? But this is not enough, it's not
sufficient that he must lard his own
stomach, but he must rob the poor to feed
his beasts"
&C What said the proclamation ?" asked
another; 'the Governors proclamation
of yesterday ?"
C What said it ?'' echoed Hans Potts;
"why it said death to all who who should
keep a dog, or cat, nay so much as a lin
net, to consume the food that Christian
lips are white for. And you heard the
knave this morning talk of the dinner of
the Governor. Well, he forsooth must
keep pet goat-ay, mustrun away from
schooling us, to throw know not how
many loaves to his pretty favorite. Well,
well if there's justice in the city, we
shall see hanging day.
''To the gallows with himl" cried
dozen voices, and the cry was immedi-
ately taken up by the whole crowd.
No trial-to the gallows with him."
The crowd increased, and the shouts
for vengeance on the unfortunate Caspar
became loud and incessant. The square
below the justice hall was filled with the
multitude, whose roaring voices pealed
through the building.
=" Let the Governor judge the prisoner;
the Governors proclamation makes him
guilty. Let the Governor be judge"
said the burgomaster, unwilling to bear
the obloquy, which, in better times,
would be certain to rise against him,
should he condemn Caspar.
: The people cry Tor his death,' said
an officer; "we had hard work to keep
him from their nails"
cay, let the famine cease, and the
same people viii curse the judge who
sentenced him. Let the Governor, who
makes such laws, execute them. To the
garrison with the prisonerl"
Such were the words of the burgomas-
ter, who with his officers had that morn