The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-17

O4fa l.Hs AAl ~ SAD-ist InF VT els
upon few roots asd hrackish wa.
Ter.
Nc wesdef. tbea, iLa, the az.
aogacemeD, that here vcro two
hcrssa destined for fSod filled The ia-
mates Of the case, swiih which uo
have 70 deal, With naiyigEol de.
light
The aaimsls wer4 ncble chargers,
bet Tier ;hrsats gele remggseletslg
cut, AID, horrible ta gay some of tbe
FINISHED peasants dfelk Zoe warm
bleed, while oh rs FayenousIy de-
vcared shreds of lir gaw aud still
reeking aesa
In tho meaa thh meantime IL
/ Grand FeTr, Gailadme Aux Aoia.
etls and Gaillaume Caille, held a
whispered conversation.
Caiilei Vas the pdncipal speaker.
"Tha time has come fer us TO
STRIFE the blow" &c said Poor
France has never bsen in such an all.
Iiect condition befose. Her kiae,
John, q prisoEer h Eagland, his
anon prince a sirtua1elaveof Marcel,
the sblo but unserupplous dictator Of
Paris. Charles de kGyaTra, the fa-
nous scoundrel all sowerfal where.
ever the English do not occupy
France; the country laid waste, the
peasantIy o prey To- tic rapacity Of
English and French soldiers, and to
the infamous greed of the nobility,
which robs the poor agriculturist5 Of
everything destined to sustain life,
and even Of life itself The starving
! peasants are ripe for rising. Let
Us move without delay
~ an ready said lie Grand, dry
ly
"0se word" interposed Guillaume
Aux Alonetts. Before the move
ment begins, we must have & lead
er."
'Who shall be that leader ~
"CaiIlet," snid 10 Grand, gfuGly
"No,n said Caillet, "tke Fesponsi.
bility is TOO great for me-
Are you afraid ?n asked lie
Grand, almost contemptuously.
"Oh, no, let Alouetls be our lead
er ~ rejoined Caillet.
Il gladly would give my consent
to t." said Alouettg; "but | canno
command an armed force in the field
You can, Caillet."
"Well, them replied CeiIlet, 81
viii be leader What tile shall l
assume ~
king !" exclaimed lie Grand.
"Our peasants think king almost q
supernatural beingr
"But King wbat?a
Aloueties said: EEhe nohlemen
sneeringly call every peasant Jac-
ques Bonhomme. Suppose you call
yourself King Jacques Bonhomme ?"
His two hearers laughed.
"a splendid idea" said Caillet.
II am King Jacques Bonhomme
now. and in that ] order you two to
accompany ne 10 the cross-road ta7-
ern al Lointes. Some noblemen are
earousipg there at this very hour.
There we will strike the first blow" f"
The three men left the cave where
the peasants were feasting upon the
tie flesh Of the two horses.
Fifteen minutes later they entered
the Picardie Arms tavern al Loin-
tes
In the small bar.room they found
three young noblemen, already coz
siderably under the influence Of
liquor.
"Host," cried lie Grand Ferr, in
stentorian voice, 'three bottles ofI
your best Fleury wine"
Have you got the money for it ?"
asked the landlord.
Yes" cried lie Grand, "here it
is !"
And he filled tie hapless fellow
with his battle-ax to the focr. The
three yonng nohlemen sprang to
their feet.
"Wbat means this ?" they cried.
at means this !" replied lie Grand,
Staying them, too, With the murder
Gus weapon
And thus was iaaugurated that
terrible civil rising known il the
history Of France as LA Jacluerie"
The three men ser Ere to the tav-
ern.
The flames attracted large con
course OF peasants.
King Jacques Bonhomme address
ed them as follows
Peasants the kcur Of yorr De.
lirerance has come. Follow me
am your King Jacques Bonhomme
We will FIRST avenge cur wrongs mp !
on the noblemen. We will punish /
them 10 manner that will be re-
membtrsd. Their wives aud daugh- /
tiers belong to you. Dishonor them, /
aud then slay them, We will di. /
vide the property Ct the nobility |
Fellow me 10 Castle l4ointes y
That castle was the manorial seat /
of a very bad mar, the Marquis de I
Lointes.
Two hundred peasants rushed in-
to it They killed every male in
mate. As for the females, their fate 1
was still more horrible.
In three DAYS there we're /
four thousand well.armei men under
the command of King jacques Bon
homme, who caused every nobleman /
70 be slain IN the country between /
MontArgis and Amiens, aad who en-
tered that city in triumph seven I
days after the beginning Of the ris-l
ing.
For certain reasons the citizens Of 4
Amiens received BIN with open |
arms.
His army looked someWha; gro.
tesqac, for it was dressed ia the go5-
geous clothes Of the murdered no
blemen and their servants.
King Bonhomme was solemaly /
crowned ia the market place.
Meanwhile the movement spread .
all over Soa.harG France. Sixty 1
thousand psrsoas fell victims 10 la
JacqaeFie in the course Of enc year.
Tben King Charles cf Navarro 1
,h0nsht il was time fos him TO Inter F.
tere.
lie invited Cailiet to al Interview. /
and ,reachercu.ly caused him to be
killed hy having q red hot crown
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