The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-01-10

fragments. Later -Hn followed 'ae
fufers-tlr- group af domestic and uIl-
nlclpal architecture.
IL is probably un accident fhlt 20
should have come lut. being iu t.t
same fifteenth century r..h -H
Hourres Cor lr..f space ou.- more &c
the center of tle raIuu aF.
During th- paralysis OF ta- capita. a.l
OF the kingdom at large Through Boz
terual dI-enrd and foreign invasion.
the remnants ~ national force r.fa.
cred them- Ives together iuta t-e cone
tral province I-r.r. POI. trai effort t1
recover the lost ground
The unity OF rhe Kingdom once more
assure and the rnsal authority eX-
tended the court abandoned Hour-e-
forever for tle pleasant h.ns- OF t..
Loire and the more stirring Hfe %
Paris aud rhe ODD provincial ..fE u..
situated on main artery .l .rl. ,.
Their then or after OBJ. advent
ways-enA t.et into
plane. It He-d on. rar eH.H lu-
cvcurfuIv- for durr- rt. uar-
Iieion 10 suffered MANY Things
wrought ODD -he cathedral hE
comerE Il-laln.-. alt nH
So. Earrha'.u.u re.rHIe
maln UH..r uu.r-.fIu- .r-r-.e
Ho~ Hotel De Vile Yves Bolt
II l- enreahHr remark -..r ur
10 the perad to which our -uhf..t H.
LONGS SD important city s- E.rrr-
and one so given fo h.ua ~ should
have remained without hotel ae
VIM Nrr-s ..r..ar re- rHr. elsa.
cts fathers Were content COO IH.l th.Ir
meetings in "a church chapel suaeu as
.'la Cnurafe~ from ifs foundation hF
one of the counts or Berry mis-
church nas damaged and 10. chapel f..-
strogcd JOB lfS1 by one of those DEE
vasfnru- fires so common ln medieval
towns. whose timber houses. crowded
On narrow and t0rtuous streets. offered
such ready food for the fames. The
whole northern quarter OF the city.
which WAS then reduced 90 ashes. w
promptly rebuilt and the munich %
authorities seized upon This opn0rtu-
nity % house themselves worthuv. The
original building Of Che hotel d. Vile
standing at the back Of the court and
still substantially intact was then
NA'.| HAH AtA HNA ga ODD AN.al. aalIr
portant additions were made.
The building IS rectangular, contain
Ing one long and one square room on
each Of its two floors. and am octagoual
stair tower projecting into The court
20 connect them. The last forms the
principal feature in the elevation. and
on it were lavished the richest decora-
tive efforts. This tower was originally
surm0unted By an open story. or -hel-
yidere," 90 which the now useless tur-
ret stairs Ted. and which provided
point OF observation over the town.
useful for the detection Of lnc'pieut
fires This was removed during res-
toration and replaced hy rae present
cornIce and conicnl roof.
The great han within has "a richly
nodded timber ceiling and is adorned
by noble stone chimnerriece. on IFS
mautel frieze OF Quarrefoi lOzen-es +.
IS decorated In every panel with 4
beued sheep CBrebls clarinee) repeat T
ed from the arms which the cify took 4
from its cloth Industry and which were 4
once carved on the central shield sup /
ported by "a shepherd and sherpherdess. /
II was not TIL the middle of the seven Z
teenth century that Bourges was
granted by royal patent the privilege
lf bearing three fieurs De lys 10 chief
Ike several other ciues-Abheriile,
Tor Instance. Above the frieze dainty
srds perch among the sprays OF a
.risnly cut wreath Of thistle. and high
n stin the masonry yet bears the
.rnces OF the Lilies OF France c0nsci-
sntiously CELEBRATED By some repub-
lean uihusiasL