Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1901-10-11
MARRIAGE AT
THE SCAFF0LD


In the seaport Of Calais, which for
over 100 years was under the power Of
the English. there once lived n bache-
Tor. jesse Dullart, who had come there
TO carry on business. lie was a native Of
Bailleul-en-Flandre well qualified 20 Sc
cure for the London merchants the wool
Of which the Flemish weayers make
their various materials and to derive
an honest profit from each. Naturally.
because Of his commercial subtlety and
because of the pleasant and comforta-
BILE life which came TO him in conse-
quence, our man became exposed to the
J~ealousies aud m will Of the other
tradesmen. English for the most part
He did not know II, since the hypO-
critics allowed nothing to become evil
dent, but, On the contrary. made every
endeavor to present an agreeable ex-
terror to him, so as not to compromise
in the least the slight advantages which
accrued to them through his kindness.
Nevertheless they decided TO ruin hini
and to that end contriyed a device so
black aud 80 wicked that Sir Satan
himself In his demonlacal mind could
not have imagined n better. In pursu.
ance of the scheme one Of them secret
ly concealed In the house of jesse Dull
Tart a leather bag containing n sum Of
100 llyres sterling in gold crowns. Hav-
ing done this. be went to the criminal
magistrate with two comrades as wit
nesses TO accuse his colleague of hay
ing robbed him.
At that remote period there had not
yet appeared under the anopy of heav-
en- any Of the impudent sharpers, slug
CARDS and swlndlers who in the course
OF time have shamelessly said aud writ
Ten that ownership means theft, and
the money earned by some is SO much
lost by others, with the sole intent that
they may put everything into confu-
sion and be able easily to slip into their
purses that which is another's.
The world has indeed heard of much
folly and seen many |iniquities, but not
that. and human Justice. which had new
er known Of any testing upon the mat
ter. would have hung their like high
and In short order, dealing with them
precisely as she would with veritable
robbers.
Who was amazed at seeing the po-
liceman of the proyostship invade his
home. ransack his Golfers and chests,
produce from them n sack of gold Of
which be knew nothing and a legal
clerk take down disquieting notes Of
the affair In his illegible scrawl? 1t
was the III fated Dullart.
The poor fellow strove with them in
vain. vowing to God his innocence. but
words could not prevail against deeds.
Now, be could not explain how the
sack, the evidence Of bis crime. had
come into his possession, whence IL fol-
lowed that the innocent man was con-
demned to the halter as II he had been
guilty.
The affair. however, let loose in an
uproar all the devils Of Calais. Think
OF tia great merchant. with a house
OF his own, convicted OF common lar
eeny, like a vulgar rascal
In the end the populace, while II
was not prlvy to the plot laid by a half
dozen arrant rogues, was nevertheless
not mistrustful. 1t rather inclined in
favor Of the pitiable citizen Of Banleu-
lois. This without taking into consid-
GRAFTON the peasants N the outskirts
OF the town. who were French, not hav-
ing been expelled from their Preside
by the c%onquerors, as had been the
poor commoners Of the city, and who
hated all the English within their Dor
ders.
SO It may be said that the throng
which swarmed about the streets and
crossways on the day when Dullart
was TO be taken to the gibhet entertain
cd more compassion for him than deri-
sion. above all, II you take into &C
count the fact that he was young. good
IN every respect and OF a prepossessing
appearance.
From the jail TO the gallows jesse
walked with bowed head by the side
OF n priest. who enjoined him to re
iolce that be was about to pass Into q
better world. He did not glance at q
single person, so great was the shame
he felt on account Of the filthy mischief
Of which he was accused. II was only
when he had assembled the first rounds
OF the fatal ladder. having the core
about his neck, that below the soldier
grouped around the base OF the gibbet
be perceived the crowd and recognized
among them a fair young woman foI
whom Ia happier days he bad conceiv
ed a tender and violent passion
a. the sight Of beF he experienced 4
yet more poignant sorrow at leaving .,
so0n and 50 painfully an exiatene.
froD which he had expected 10 derive
nich delicate felleihes. And then. I'm
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