Complete works . excited derision. Many vagabonds of dangerousappearance, many idle apprentices and ragged urchinswere hanging for a long time about the imprisonedimage, peeping through the railings, and indulging inmany a brutal jest. Mayken ! Mayken! they cried, art thou terrified so soon ? Hast flown to thy nest soearly ? Dost think thyself bejond the reach of mischief ?Beware, Mayken! thine hour is fast approaching!Others thronged around the balustrade, shouting Vi-vent les gueux! and hoarsely commanding the image tojoin in the beggars cry. Then, leaving the spot, the mobroamed idly about
Complete works . excited derision. Many vagabonds of dangerousappearance, many idle apprentices and ragged urchinswere hanging for a long time about the imprisonedimage, peeping through the railings, and indulging inmany a brutal jest. Mayken ! Mayken! they cried, art thou terrified so soon ? Hast flown to thy nest soearly ? Dost think thyself bejond the reach of mischief ?Beware, Mayken! thine hour is fast approaching!Others thronged around the balustrade, shouting Vi-vent les gueux! and hoarsely commanding the image tojoin in the beggars cry. Then, leaving the spot, the mobroamed idly about the magnificent church, sneering atthe idols, execrating the gorgeous ornaments, scoffingat crucifix and altar. Presently one of the rabble, a ragged fellow ofmechanical aspect, in a tattered black doublet and anold straw hat, ascended the pulpit. Opening a sacredvolume which he found there, he began to deliver anextemporaneous and coarse caricature of a monkishsermon. Some of the bystanders applauded, some cried. THE MOB IN THE CATHEDRAL OF bv II. Knackfuss. 1566] TUMULT 227 Shame ! some shouted Long live the beggars! somethrew sticks and rubbish at the mountebank, somecaught him by the legs and strove to pull him from theplace. Ho, on the other hand, manfully maintained hisground, hurling back every missile, struggling withhis assailants, and continuing the while to pour forth amalignant and obscene discourse. At last a youngsailor, warm in the Catholic faith, and impulsive asmariners are prone to be, ascended the pulpit frombehind, sprang upon the mechanic, and flung him head-long down the steps. The preacher grappled with hisenemy as he fell, and both came rolling to the was much injured, but a tumult ensued. Apistol-shot was fired, and the sailor wounded in the were drawn, cudgels brandished, the bystanderstaking part generally against the sailor, while thosewho protected him were somewhat bruised and be-labored before they could
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