Gardnerville record. (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1898-1902, 1901-11-22
MARRIAGE AT
THE S(AFF0LD


In the seaport OF Calais. which for
over 100 years was under the power of
the English, there once lived bache
lor, Josse Dullart, who had come there
to carry ON business. He was native OF
Baillenl-enF Flandre, well qualified to Sc
cure for the London merchants the wool
of which the Flemish yeavers 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-
ble life which came to him IN conse
quence, our man became exposed to the
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
endeayor 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 kindliness.
Nevertheless they decided To ruin him
and 10 that end contrlvcd A device 50
black and 50 wicked that Sir Satan
himself In his demoniacal mind could
not have imagined better In pursu-
ance of the scheme one of them secret
ly concealed In the house of Josse Dull
lart a leather bag containing sum OF
100 llvres sterling in 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 plt everything into confu-
sion and he able easily to slip into their
purses that which is anothers.
The world has indeed heard of much
folly and seen many iniquities. but not
that. aud human justice, which had ney-
er known of any jesting upon the mat
ter, would have hung their like high
and in short order. dealing with them
precisely ms she would with yeritable
robbers.
Who was amazed at seeing the po-
lieeman of the provostship invade his
home, ransack his Golfers and chests.
produce from them n sack of gold Of
which he knew nothing and legal
clerk take down disquieting notes of
the affair In his illegible scrawl? 1t
was the i'll fated Dullart.
The poor fellow stroye with them in
vain. vowlng 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 II 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 it-a great merchant, with house
of his own, convicted OF common lar
eeny. like vulgar rascal
In the end the populace, while IL
was not priyy TO the plot laid by half
dozen arrant rogues, was nevertheless
not mistrustful. Ii 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 hay
ing been expelled from their fireside
by the conquerors. rs had been the
poor commoners of the city, and who
hated all the English within their bor-
ders.
So IL may he said that the throng
which swarmed about the streets and
crossways on the day when Dullart
was to be taken to the glbbet entertain
ed more compassion for him than deri-
sion, above all. II you take into ac-
count the fact that he was young. good
in every respect and Of a prepossessing
appearance.
From the Jail to the gallows Josse
walked with bowed head by the side
of priest who eniolned him to re-
joice that he was about 10 pass into a
better world. He did not glance Mt
single person. so great was the shame
he felt on account of the filthy mischief
of which he was accused. 1t was only
when he had aseended the first rounds
of the fatal ladder. having the cord
about his neck. that below the soldiers
grouped around the base of the gibbet,
be perceived the crowd and recognized