The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1878-07-17
HExG uOSHOMNE, THE COMnUS
IsT JACQ UERiE.

broad shopldered, above six feet and
a.halt ia height, with q replls:ye
( face crowned wi;h unkemp; red hair,
was alking rapidly through the
beautiful forest Cf AIl3ns, on love-
/ IL sumner morning ia the year 1858.
/ lie carried 10 bis head sE go rmous
ba.le-axe made cf solia iron, and
much too heavy i9g q man CT ordi-
/ nary strength
/ Although he was dressed 10 tie
( coarse costume Of the French peas.
ants Of that period, there was about
bis whole appearance aud bearing
I something indicating that be did not
belong 10 the bundle tillcrs Of the
I soil.
Upon passing through q clearing,
HE eyes fell upon tie distant old
castle CT the Lords of Montgomery.
Ills countenanco assumed an al
most Gcndish expression; be clench-
cd bis Est, and said, menac.ngly TO
ward the aucien. maaogial seats:
"inferaal aristccra,s, your time has
comew
He moved on.
Suddenly in a lhicket If splendid
cid oak trees, the noise oi approach
iDg horses fell upon his ears. He
passed %, without paying any at
tention 10 il, until he was suddenly
con frontsd by,.two mail horsemen.
One CT them said t1 him, sueeringly:
"Where did you steal that battle
axe, low born eur 2"
The herculean made no reply.
What" cried The other horse
maa, angrily Has it come to this
iha, 4 French peasant refuses 10 an.
swer a nobleman? At him, Mon
seigneur dc Chaloux -
TIE two horsemen sparred their
horses and drew their So ords against
tie tall man
THe latter l3cked o. them for a
second or Two with q defiant, con-
temptuous expression Of counte.
nance.
Then, quick as Lightning, be lifted
his huge battle-axe, and dealt each Of
his assailants a tremendous blow up
on the head With loud groans they
sauk from tteir horses. Several
mJre blows from the axe completely
dispatched item. The victor utter
cd triumphant cry.
Aha, my proud seignors !" he ex-
claimed Humble lie Grand Ferre
was more than a match foryou This
is al auspicious beginning for me.
Let me FIRST tie you horses together,
and then take everything valuable
IRON you"
lie fastened the two horses 10 Z
ree, aud then divested bis victims Of
heir coats Of mail.
"Ahl All - be exclaimed, upon
taking the helmets from their heads.
Here | fell 10 with two rare birds !!
0ue CT them is tie young Duke de
Charlcux, enc Of the worss oppres,
sors Of cur pcasantry, aud the other
the Baron de Trochon, who boasts q
having seGuced FIVE hundred Of cur
prettiest country girls. Well, | shall
hang both Of them up 10y the legs TO
this tFee, where the hag Is and crows
will feast upon their worthless car
casses.
Having stripped OF every shred OF
clothing from the corpses, be car
ried his horrible threat into execu-
ton, loaded the spoils upon the backs
of the two horses, aud drove them
along at rapid rate Of speed.
Half an hour later he stood still
and uttered shriIl whistle, which
was Immediately answered.
Il an here" he said.
\ few moments aficrwsrd hc
reached an aperture in the ground,
hidden behind cluster OF dwarfed
oak trees.
At the entrance be was met by
TWO men, dressed ike peasants, but
whose faces indicated q high
degree OF intelligence.
All bail, good lie Grand p they
ssid TO the man with the two horses.
"All hail, Gaillaume Caillet and
Gailiaume Aux Aloue;tesl" was the
reply.
lie hnrieily told them al about
his terrible adventure in The forest.
What q stroke Of good luekl" ex-
claimed Caiilet. "These horses
must BE- slaughtered immediately.
We hare in this cave one hundred
and ten persons 4 The brink Of star.
valion.n
BE it so |" said Le Grand. 'And
ell these valuables shall be divided
among them, too
They led the horses down three
wide steps, aud entered a large cave,
which was dimly lighted up with
pine twigs stock into boles in tteI
walls.
On either side Of the cave were
hunks made OF rough bewn timber
From these hunks Issued the walls
ot persons Of both sexes.
The cave was one Of the hiding
places, constructed by the down.
ireddeu peasantry Of France TO con.
ecsi themselves from the rapacious
soldiers, bo,h French and English,
who Ssre perpetrating all sorts Of