The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-06
Miscellaneous,
NORFOLK AND HEREFORD.
of rnr TINES or WILLIAM rng coNQuERoE

4 HISTORICAL SKETCH

ofiounJs,-lor many deep throat was pour
,ur Trh the fierce but melOdioua cry Of,
,,ser pursuit M Tie deer started HwHy from
h, ibicket and bounded over the brushwo0d
ofils more open part ofihe forest. Waving
Al. avs down WINS n sea Of gentle hills aud
dIp. Nih streams flowing through the yhl-
ls,r. rrd cisTiesi perched upon the suumiiF
On ihr enc side, where The country sloped
sssf towards the banks oflhe Wye, n wide
ct'cnl Of wnyy lines ofeyery hue, of purple
and Of yellow, might bo seen stretching nlur
nl they were lost IN misty nothing, whilst,
on The other hand, over the tall tree tops rose
up The blue heads Of some distant mountains
On spot where this scene, 80 far IN ilsrlf
Ms rendered doubly benulif1 by the effect
fihe sky, which, though IL WHs full summer
sAs now partly oyershndowod for few IN
SAINTS 10y broad heavy cloud, Stood young
ll Of some fourteen or inecn years Of age.
Ne was dressed IN light Iunic Of green, Dor
dsrcd with gold lnco, with brccchcs stock
nss, and boots Of uulnnncd leather. No
,loak wis upon his shoulders, but under his
eG arm hung quiyer Of arrows. In his
iigh hand was how, taller than himself
and with he foot Ice kept down tho leash
N,hch confined two tall speed hounds which
stood with urched backs aud raised ears,
ea2nie along broad rond running through
The midst Of the forest. IN the same dice
"A .aA- tho boys eyes were also turned, aud tho
zane eager aud impoluous look might be
ptg Ia tie human iuce and IN tho faces Of
lIe dogs,
moment after, large fine deer bounded
isfoss lhc spncu where the wood WINS low,
md wo~ crossing the road into the thicker
on Of ihe forest on the other side, when IN
% instant an arrow was laid upon The string
M TOW rufEud,- the Hlthit al4ai- aud lhe nnhle
hlsI fell over aud over, with tic missile
Iefcing his side, through aud through, Just
,bud the shoulder Close upon lila track
ITJTc mo hUUuJts UrIt II tdrrr tTurty ut hunts
meni mud the youth ran eagerly forward, eX-
claiming, with sort Of dcprecnlory look,
-inu gave mo leave "a shoot ~
Yes did, Walter" replied one of tho
new cuuirrs, turning towards him "but you,
should be careful You might have shot man
ordos'
"uh, ~ fear Of that, noble lord,' replied
he hoE u never miss my mark" and, gnZ-
ing AlOH he proslrnte carcass or the stag,
si'I quwcrug with animal life, while the
ulul.men logged the dogs back from II, hc
npl, l'i a uuslug tone, To himself, "fhe old
man told me, should some day shoot the
b.hc,, beast in all the forests Of Engiandi
and think have done il, aud the latest
too
This il the fourth .brough, down this
n9niug' said the gentleman who had just
spoken turning To ngother who accompanied
him, you see, Ralph that we have vonson
IN Iierriurdshirc as well ~ ia Norfolk"
AYE, Iruly,n replied the other; "and This
the lnllrst buck ofNll IT'S a SHINE to
hive il slain 10y pngc's hand"
Nay. may" replied the first. "Walter
Tyrrcll is the bcst marksmau amongst us;
and ihc Norman bow was never better than
4 10 his hand. Some day he will do good ser.
wee here with. Envy him not his stroke, |
bAl lei the fores,ers break the dcer,l for have |
had enough of such Work, aud come along
With the. | will shcw thee n hind which II /.
better worth thine aim than all the harris Of /
the fores,.r
"llaye with you,my good lord" replied the |
o'hcr aud, turning their horses heads, they .
rode owayiollowcd 10y part Of their attend.
ans but not all.
Ii had not been difficult to see that thcS .
len!emcn who had spoken while rho rest
maintained silence, were Norman mobiles OF
avery high rank. They had all the disinc-
I'VE marks Of their class and their nature;
me long dark hair, hanging IN ringeIs over
lher shoulders, the close shdven face, leav-
ing nov the slightest particle OF beard thul
could be removed, tile long tunics, nppa-
'enly more fiued forn court than a hunting
'rfi mint rr1t --e+++l1EalIGled- Enld
round the edges, bul ornumented in various
parts with precious stones, and, above the
ldrred rheno, or gorget rs believe il may
5ccaied, which rising panly round the neck
aeseentIctl thence over the chest aud shout
tinit-Ivrrc- y1tiiig= iH=ihe= early Il
TtidI Of Life; aud both were peculiarly hand !,
ne,espcci0lly the one who had spoken last.
4 ne was tall, graceful, powerfully made; and
ne features, slightly nquilinc,, displayed all
Ihnt peculiar delicHcy Of outline which mark.
eh lGc Norman race, and often deluded the =
enemies opposed 10 II into the dangerous
hncy that the spiri, would DO found MS soil n
and delicate ms the countenance.
rs They rode along,et slow space The one
called the other RalplG md the other adj
o'essed him again by the name ofRoger; but
shen any of the attendants spoke 10 either,
was with lowly reverence, and with the
Eatlon Of my Lord, the Earl. Sometimes,
1ieed, though but rarely, the first of the no.
Htnen hive mentioned would call the 9th
81 NoriQlk;" and the other would in turn
II''esS his companion as "llereford;' but
Wy! seemed upon those iptimute md broth
n.y. w Ietms Which frequently exist between
wv hhlshts Of the middle ages, extending 10
~ excess of attachment and devotion which
SENS marvellous, aud almost incredible, to
T4- Colder aud moro calculating minds
'ne'her n real and formal brotherhood of
~us existed between them, know not but
.y''a'hly the attachment ofthe one to tho 9th (.
a. was as great as If they had been born of /
DE- DE same mother and YET, strange to sny 4
T%.I1Ph de GuNdor Earl Of Norfolk, was but !
p p,e acquainted with The family of Roger {
w V,:shorno Earl Of Hereford, had never
rs" hIs mother, aud had only met his father, (
me 1's celebrated igyorite of William the Con-
NM Oh occasions Of eeHFtly- ceremony or :
,.'"o'y parade. Such however, is oftcu the /
IT," AZ least IN certain degree nj present.