Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1901-08-01
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lor. jesse Dullart, who had come there
to carry on business. He was native of
Observation-Disclosures well qualified to Sc
cure for the London merchants the wool
of which the Flemish weavers 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-
quence, our man became exposed to the
jealousies and i'll will of the other
tradesmen. English for the most part
He did not know 1t, 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 him
and TO that end contrived a device so
black and 80 wicked that Sir Satan
himself in his demoniacal mind could
not have imagined a better. In pursu-
ly concealed in the house of jesse Dull
lalE leather bag containing a sum Of
100 livres sterling IA gold crowns. Hav-
ing done this, he went TO the criminal
magistrate with two comrades as wit
nesses to accuse his colleague of hav-
ing robbed him.
At that remote period there had not
yet appeared under the canopy of heav-
en- any of the impudent sharpers. slug
CARDS and swindlers who in the course
of time have shamelessly said and 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 ney-
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 provostship invade his
home, ransack his Golfers and chests.
produce from them a sack of gold Of
which he 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. he could not explain how the
sack, the evidence Of his crime. had
come into his possession. whence it fol-
lowed that the innocent man was CON
demned to the halter as if he had been
guilty.
The affair. however, let loose in an
uproar all the devils of Calais. Think
of it-a great merchant, with q house
of his own. convicted of common lar
ceny, like a vulgar rascal
In the end the populace. while 1t
was not privy to the plot laid 10y half
dozen arrant rogues, was nevertheless
not mistrustful. 1t rather inclined in
favor of the pitiable citizen Of Bailleu-
lois. This without taking into consid-
Grafton the peasants on the outskirts
of the town. who were French. not hav-
ing been expelled from their fireside
by the conQuerors. as had been the
poor commoners of the city, and who
hated all the English within their bor-
ders.
So It may be said that the throng
which swarmed about the streets and
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was 70 be taken 10 the cibbet entertain
ed more compassion for him than deri-
sion. above all. if you take into ac-
count the fact that he was young. good
in every respect and of preposs sing
appearance.
From the Jail TO the gallows jesse
walked with bowed head by the side
of priest. who enjoined him 10 re-
joice that he was about to pass into a
better world. He did not glance at a
single person. so great was the shame
he felt on account of the filthy mischief
OF which he was accused. II was only
when be had assembled tie drst rounds
Of the fatal ladder, having the cord
about his neck. that below the soldiers
grouped around TIE lsSe Of the gibbet,
he perceived the crowd and recognized
among them a fair young woman for
whom in happier days le had conceiY-
ed q tender and violent passion.
At the sight Of Der he experienced
yet more poignant sorrow AZ leaving
soon and 50 Painfully an existence
from which he la expected @ derive
such delicate fel;cfties and then i'm
PEELED by a sudden Renaissance and
by Natural instinct for preservation,
b. began e crE out with an his might:
.Loyse. Loyse, ~ God tie Father,