Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-02-02

daylight began to peep into the eastern
windows of the city the butcher arose
and prepared himself for the market. He
was casting up in his mind what the hog
would bring at his stall, when, looking
upward. 10 in its place he recognized
the dead body of Friar Gui.
"By 81. Denis !" quoth the butcher.
81 always feared that this friar would not
die quietly in his cell but | never
thought should find him hanging under
nv own roof. This must not be; it will
be snid that / murdered him, and shall
pay for it with my life. | must contrive
some way to get rid of him.
So saving he called his mcn, and, show
ing him what had been done, asked him
how he should dispose of the body so
that he might not be accused of the muir
der. The man, who was of n ready wit,
reflected moment, and then answered:
"Ths is indeed difficult matter but
there is no evil without its remedy. We
will place the friar on horseback
"What n dead man on horseback ?
impossiblel' interrupted the butcher.
"Who ever heard of dead man on horse.
back p
Hear me out, and then judge. We
! must place the body on horseback as well
rs we may, and bind it fast with cords
{ and then set the horse loose i'll the street
0 and pursue, him. crying out that the
Z monk has stolen the horse Thus all WHO
1 meet him will strike him with their stave'
0 as he passes, and it will be thought tia
II he came to his death in that way.
e Though this seemed to the butcher {
Y rather mad project, yet, as no better ONT
: offered itself at the moment, and there
| g, 10 Il hp ilrn
}, iect was, they determined to put it int
k execution. Accordingly the butcher
horse was brought out, and the frar wa
Il bound upon his back, and with mucl
difficulty fixed in an upright position
Il The butcher then gave the hDraS gioS
unon tLe copper with his staff, whlcl
d set him into smart gallon down thu
g street, and he and hiR men joined in th'
: pursuit, crying
g stop thief Stop thief The fria
has stolen my horse!"
Il As it was now sunrise, the streets wer'
}. full of people-pcasants driving theil
goods to market, and citizens going t.
G their daily nvocations. When they saw
v the frar dashing at full speed down til,
y street, they joined in the cry OF 'Stol
k thief Stop thief" and many who en-
II deavored to seize the bride, as the fria
n passed them at full speed, were thrown
k upon the pavement and trampled undo
d foot others joined in the halloo and tn
is pursuit but this only served TO quicker
s. the gallon of the frightened steed. whicl
ii dashed down one street and up auothe
lc like the wind, with two or three mounte,
4. citizens Gathering at his heels. At lcngtl
l. they reached the market-place. Thepeo
e. Pile scattered right and left in dismay
W and the steed and rider dashed onward
d overthrowing in their course mel. and VIC
is men, and stalls and piles of merchandise
ID and sweeping away like whirlwind
is Tramp -tramp--tramp they clattere
* on; they had distanced ali pursuit. The
lie reached the quay the wide pavemel
.e was cleared at a bound-onc more viii
1t leap-and splash both horse aud ride
G sank into the rapid current of the river
IS swept down the stream were see
1t no more !