The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-11-28


roald b. otherwise, avn. tn IN" Is amaz-
log dr.ire, my lord continued ~ IL
the nnbletnan WIN wa3 thur interpreter
THAT yantakr care ! So this wonder ct u
man fn-,nnfiaw. So lhe k,Hg rude ~
pnr.nlt of hls sport and the unblrman, tr-
cnldlne IL lis Nairsty's command, stud
with the " elchman IL g,vs him directions
where he should coms 10 him the ntSi dsv
IN order H. hrs being introduced /" lhe king
and coufi. Accordingly, the Wrlehman
c,mr aud the nnhlrman carried hlmlmme-
dralely 10 His MaIrst,, who, when he de
mandcd y further account rum hun con
c.tring lie Mid boar, the Nrl'hman told
lie srrs SAM story. without tarlali"n.-
Thrn lis Majesty asked Inn .hat felEtpn
he nas 81, bat the W.lchman could gl'r
him very llille account If that; and ihs
kiug folding by his ignorance, he WAS -
likely g. make papfst al hlm "a any
ihlog, offered Linn post III his service
AID The Wrchmao henry very much pleas
ID II the foe appearance "i the gems d
arnrs m life gpafds, told hls MAJESTY. that
ifhr would give hun horsr, aud make
him one of those fine folks. he would bc u
blged 10 bur" Al this, the king vas hi
lI,. snrprisrdthal hr asked fnr nothing bel
lt,r, hui. hoa,"sf he ga,r orders tbat he
should b, Immediately equipped. Aud III
= 40 sounrf inflated Iutn the cops, bat
Ill 1.-THE frrnchm therein "lshrd him - hr
u vi 4 contacted musl mi ,hly mlxtnra
ol FER nd hatred Tor HIM ipl nnta man
H. tn troop dared To cont adlct hun.
I'll" story Of hs putting the Wild boar
into the cave, was sufficient To ntlnIda1e
The bodrs' If them Al leogth, the NrIcb-
man having brrua KIND OF h" ghrr a
mon gsi th,m n great ohll" without the
lrasl interruption, they now began 10
scheme and form II plot against bun, IN or-
der If possible. IN lower hrs mcttle. SO
they went privately through the cups, and
raised be subscription, u purse Of \ thou.
sand ll,res far any ma that would al
lrngs aud fight him al soy wrapun aud
five hundred more hs ~ H. have #
he conquered. But none would undertake
Ia do II foi great willie. ut LAST n very
good swordsman. aud one WIN kept 4
fencing school, unhrrinok Ia challenge him;
aud j. srdrl 10 CIV" hln = public correc-
ton, they Soi leave from their cnnnandrs i,
who WIS obliged Ia AK il If the king, for
the Nelehman Wa a great fatnritr Of liz
Mlirsh's. for the honor If France. Len
mak spic 2, aud public hath" of it.
Nhru fnr N"lchman received TIN Chal
lrugr, aud found HAT his honor. his place,
aud every my 4 ,auc lN Al = stake
aud c,"ty thng drpsndrd upon his sue
cess IN this dl-agrrrahlc engagement, h.
-, n ii.
thlnk On, IT, accomplish his safety and es-
cape: aud At last he resolves rs follows /:
Thr dN for this blood, battle being
fixed for the nortnW, at eight O'Clock Ia
The mornings hr Nrlchman determined not
Ia STIR trpm llome TIL full quarter after l.
III eeNtfal messengers had come in quest Of
hm. Tor thu good nntnfrd Frrnchmrn wire
IN grral nngelnr-s tn haye him di.patched
Bul Fallt hastug stand in his apartment A.
log As ~ thought proper (rllhcr plotting
81 PrNng,) hr bundled up rudy old
sw md aud plck-ax" and ava, hp rudges
To- thr place appointed There he found
ms antagonist ready stript, aud exercising
with aosthcr master, Ia pat his hand in a
g.In,t he engaged and Whole mai.Iudrs
at propr Wrrc esscmhlcd 10 -. TIM bloc
dy c'coon'cr, "mch Vas expected 10 he
thr most worthy "t observation of any
SINGLE eomhat that "Nsr h''" been fought IN
thu kingdom A. soon rs III" WEIGH
nan came u thu place appointed, they all
began 10 trp"aeh him with general Nolc"
tn o>ersI"A1ng his tim" and his autago-
n'si, whose splnls we're Supported aud
kept up hl the encouragement of hs
friends, hrandshed his sword, and With
great eagr'nee- challenged INN To the com
hat. Al which The Nrlehman carclrssl,
replied, Don't pat Yourself into passion,
You shall find, hook You, that am coac
tune enough for YOU presently So
throwing down ms hnndl", aud liter pull
Ing "tl his clothes very dehb" - y, instead
Of ms sword he tak"s his spade IN his hand.
aud looking st'rrdl umrs very earnestly al
his autasoclsl he nuke mark upon lht