The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1893-07-28

Rather than put the limo man to
death the Judge let the guilty ono es-
cape, but 10 nvoid further inconvcn.
fence of the kind he banishcd all from
the province. One settled in Paris, be-
came rich, and married; the others.
after nearly starving in England. re-
turned and paid II visit TO their more
70 tn nate brother.
The master Of the house was abroad
when they knocked, and the poor wife
was troubled more than little by the
visit.
my husband is very Jealous" She
said to them, while she was giving
them something to eat. You must go TO
the furthcst quarter of the town and
never come here again; but I'll make
your brother look TO your wants"
While she was speaking she heard
her husbands knock and cried out:
Follow me II You value your livcs.
:, She ordered the servant not TO open
the door until she had returned, and
then conveyed the brothers down the
stairs and locked them In the cellar.
Her husband scoldcd for being kept out
80 long, but good dinner restored
him TO good humor, md ut night he
went out TO pay visit.
The wife then went down 10 the eel.
lar, and there found the two brothers
dead, one lying here and the other
there.
What was to be donc2 She sent for
u strong Auvergnat. brought him down
stairs, showed him one corpse, which
she had previously taken out of the
cellar, and promised him louis dor
on his return after having thrown II
into the river Seine lie made no
scruplc about the matter, but popped
the body into The sack, took II to the
bridge. and shook IL into the river.
Returning for his reward the wife
disputed his claim, MS the body was
still lying outside OF the cellar door.
here the stupeiied man saw what he
firmly believed To be the corpse he had
thrown from the bridge, and resignine
himself 10 destiny, he got l, into his
sack and went through the ceremony
n second time.
Coming back he was terrified and an.
ragged by finding the twicc-drowncd
corpse knocking mt the door
Are these your tricks, mastrr?''
said he. "Ah, Monsieur Ghost, clever
as You are, I'll settle you the third
trial"
So saying. he forced the y or hus.
band INTO the sack. carried Him Ia the
same spot, and effected the same dis
charge.
This time he returned In triumph.
for the wife, ignorant OF her bns.
bands fate, and having no more
corpscs TO remove, paid him twice
what she had coyonantcd. mud gave
him glass OF wine into the bargain.
Your goo health. madam" snid
he; "you are better than your prom
iscs, but | earned IT. | found the
humpbaclsed rogue, or his ghost knock.
Ing Mt the door after had thrown him
In u second time"
"oh. wretch, you have drowned my
husband" cried the woman.
While she was screaming and he
was standing In nmngclnent, the
gcndarmcs entered, secured both and
sent them 10 prison. Mex, day they
were brought bsforc The magistrate Of
the quarter aud examined. TIE n, or
wife concealed nothlng;thc Auycrgl u
was called on Tor an explanation. aud
while both were awaiting sentence os
death. the three brothers, full OF life.
but with very pale faces. were ushcrrd
Into the room. Some iithcrmcn sta.
toned near the bridge had saved tho
three. The unmarried men had only
been dead drunk In the cellar. and tho
snbmcrslon, and tho consequent pull.
ing and hauling, and cjccimcnt ~
wine and water. had recovered them
from their drnnkcn lcthargy before
the natural time.
ON their first appearance before the
magistrate they could rive no csplnnn.
ton OF their visit TO the river. aud tho
husband had no Idea OF ,he cause of
his being Hclscd but his " ifcs cxpiana.
ton made all clear.
Tho King, hearing Of the strange
adventure, settled n pension on tho
unmarried men. but they were not Ia
dwell within if,y miles Of aria. aud
the married man not "a he Jealous for
a year and day after hls seizure and
escape from tho river