Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1827-08-01

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his vest, SIX stephen guessed the reason.
All this was the work IF momept and
the dwaff, wilhoa aaowing @r Steph
tc stay, hurried HIM onward to the gate,
where his esquires and his horses were
waiting for HIM.
Sir Stephen reached the camp, burn
ing with Indignation against fhirouz,
| who, he did not doubt, was the con'river
of this attempt against his life; and re-
solved to 90 the next day into Antioch,
and fetch the Lady Violelta away, in
spite of the Arminian.
The morrow, however, brought other
employment for him. A messenger had
arrived the day before, with information
that a splendid present of n silk tent,
from one OF the friendly Saracen pOien
tales to Godfrey Of Boulngn", the Chris
tian leader, was on its way, and guard
had been ordered out to meet it. This
duty fell upon Sir Stephen; but, as there
was not the slightest probability that the
truce could be broken, no thought oi
danger occurred to him, and he prepar-
ed to set out, postponng till the next
day, but not therefore relaxing in his in
tention of punshing the treachery OF
rhirouz lie had proceeded about hall
league on his way to the point, at
which he was to wait the arrival of the
Saracens, when, as he was riding slowly
behind his troop, who were just entering
deiile, his attention was arrested by
something falling on his casque He
loo>cd up, and saw upon one of the
branches OF a tree, winch "verhung the
road, the dwarr vino had saved him on
the preceding evening rom assasslna'ion'
There was an expression OF alarm and
anxiety ~ his cOuutenance as he threw
down upon the knights saddle bow,
rose branch, from which the leaves
had all been p'ucked, with a sprig of
anconile twisted round it. Sir Stephen
had lived long enough in the east to
know that this was a siah1 bf danger at
hand he looked again, hut the dwarf
had disappeared He had fifteen chos-
en- men OF his own troop with hum, and
he cared little for any danger he was
likely to meet with but even the eau
ton which the dwarf threat had at first
inspired him with, was wholly removed,
when ne reached the spot without acci-
dent. He halted his men, and awaited
the coming of the Saracens. The sun
was almost intoierably scorching, and
the tired soldiers had dismounted and
unbuckled their armour, and were talk
ing beside a fountain On a sudden
noise was heard, and before half of them
could leap on their horses they were at
tackled by large body of Saracens, is
suing from the wood at their backs -
The Christians made such defence as
they could, but 4 was in vain; if they
had been prepared, they must have fall
len under ne onset of such numbers as
now attacked them. SIR Sterhen had
dismounted but had not divested him elf
OF his armour. He performed prodigies
OF valour, and many "f he Saracens fell
beneath his ponderous mace AT length
bolt struck him and he feIl The fight
was immediately at an end; the Christ
i'ns, such of them as could, to k to in
stant flight; and the ~aracens drew off
without piandering the slam as was their
usual practice
An hour had elapsed since the fight
and the Saracens had disappeared from
the field, when the dwarf appeared,
searching anxiously among the stain. -
AT length he found the body Of -lr Ste
phen, aud having with grca' difficulty,
dlsencumbered it Of the crowd OF corses
around, he drew it out to another part
of the plain, and placed it at the foot Of
a tree. He ascertained that life was
not extinct, and proceeded TO staunch
the wounds, and to pour down the Cru
sadcr's throat balsam which he drew
from his vest. AT length his cares were.
rewarded, and the knight opened his
eyes. The dwarf made sign to iim
to be silent; and, placing him in as con-
venient posture as was possible, he
hastened across the plain
The Lady Nioletta knew phirouz, VIII"
never forgave any one who thwarted his
plans, and was convinced that he had re-
solved upon the knights death. The
poor dumb creature, whom she had made
use of to protect her lover from the at
tack of the ASA -sln, had also enabled
her to learn the nature Of Phirouz' 9TH
or plan. He had asoertained, byEmeans
Of intrigue, that Sir stephen should be
sent to meet the escort, which he had
made it believed would arrive a day ear
lier than he knew il could be at the ap-
pointed spot; and had planned the al
tack upon him by band Of Saraccns
whom he held in pay. The attempt of
the dwarf to apprise him is already
known When the Lady yioletta heard
| that Sir Steyhpn was uOuc forth sne