The Monticellonian., 1915-07-08

spare another thought TOT
 Dinant on the Mouse; in- deed, one of the least among cities, says writer in Country Life. Yet one may believe that among the wan dering folk, the tourists, the idle trav- elers, there must have been grief for Dinant when the i'll news of it's fate came in Who that knows that little town between the limestone cliff and the water of the Mouse but will mourn that history should terribly repeat her self at Dinant? The warlike days of Dinant had long gone by. In her hour of pride she had been cast down. She lived humbly. You would have war ranted her that history should make no more troubles for Dinant. Yet now her name is the last chapter as city sharing the terrible fame which has come upon Louyain and Namur and Malines Once again Dinant has ceased to be-
 It was in the year 1466 that the fates last meddled with Dinant. Then she was bonne vile, rich and pros porous, a lief of the bishop of Liege. Sixty thousand hotblooded, hardwork- ing Walloons were within her armed walls. Brasswork was her craft; more than half her citizens piled that changing trade. Read what the Sire Philippe de Commines wrote of Dinant: "A mighty strong town it was said he, .and rich withall, by reason of its traffic in those works of brass that men call dinanderie, which are pots and pans and the like at ters.' He goes on to tell you how Dinant had quarreled with Bouvignes, her neighboring town on the other bank of the Mouse, carrying unneigh- borliness to the point of firing upon Bouyignes with two bombards and other pieces of artillery until they of Bouyignes were constrained to work and eat their dinners in the cellars of their houses. The Sire de Commines tells you that you will hardly believe what hatred these two towns had for one another; they were, think, two of trade: Bouvignes had it's own brass-works.
 Dinant's Former Destruction.
 When King Louis of France fled up the hill from the field of Montihery. leaving Charles the Bold to claim victory among those of his Burgun- dians who had not fled on the other side, somebody brought false news to Dinant Now Dinant hated the count of Charolais almost as much as it -l urhi inh held by Namur and was loyal to Bur gundy. Therefore, hearing of the counts death, It seemed good to the rabble of Dinant that they should march gayly towards the walls of Bou- vignes, carrying with them the stuffed shape of man. This dishonored pup pet had cow-bell clinking at it's neck. It wore coat of many colors. Bouvignes, looking down from its wall, saw with horror the coat-armor of the heir of Burgundy, saw the shape tucked up to gallows and shot full of arrows by the popinjay shooters of Dinant. But Charles Count of Charo- lais was not dead He was alive and vengeful when Bouvignes sent him it's tidings. Dinant knew that soon, and quaked. A humble letter beseech- ing pardon was written out by two elders of the town. Another letter prayed King Louis that for pity's sake and charity he would intercede for them with his terrible cousin. No an swer came. In fear Dinant heard that Charles had struck out the name of Dinant from the list of rebel towns to whom he would give his peace. For nigh upon year Dinant waited unpar- doned. On an August day of 1466 the good Duke Philippe was carried into Bouvignes on litter. Old and feeble, he was to see from the cliff at Bou- vignes the knightly vengeance that his son would take upon these vile brass workers who had hanged the stuffed image of count,
 Then came the count himself under