How the night owl from Hořice whistled midnight at 4.00:XNUMX a.m. in Jičín

Since ancient times, a night owl walked through the streets of the city, and a bellman stood on guard on the tower to watch for a fire and immediately ring the alarm bell. Over the centuries, there have been many different characters, sometimes sad or strange, sometimes cheerful or funny. Among the latter was the nocturnal František Mádle, who in 1862 wandered the nights of Hořice and was taken by most of the middle class...