Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1860-06-07
ONE DAY LATER.



in the reign Henry VI of England and of James
l. of Scotland hoheaded Percy Earl Northnm-
hunt for three good days among the Chevo hills in spite
his Scottish foe-the brave and mighty Earl Dougas-and
all his CLAN He declared that he would kill the latest hares
ID all the FOREST ana carry the away TO eas upon IN his
grand castle When the bold Douglas heard this he
in GRIM mocklng and sent the Percy word to look
for him also, at the merry hunting.
Lord Percy came out of Bamboro with company of ff
hundred arcbers and began the chase beau
ul Chevot hills, early Monday morning, in the gold
en- autumn time
blew loud bugecal and all together to the quar-
ering of the game Then the proud Lord Percy said The
doughty Douglas promised 10 meet Us mere To-Day but
knew full well the braggat Scot would fail to keep his
word"
then of his squies called his attention sight
which quickly changed his opinion of the Scottish chief
Down below, in Teviodale, along the borders of the
Tweed, host of full two thousand men, armed with
bows and spears bills and brands As soon as they came
the hunters they cried out Leave off quarerng
the deer and look to your bows for since you
born, have you had greater need of them than now.
The Douglass i'll front of his his white pumes
dancing the wind and his brazen flashing the
mid day sun; and when he spoke his voice was like trump
et-sO clear and strong and threatening.
"Ho, there" he cried, " what men, whose are
you? And who gave you leave to hunt in Chevot spite
of me 2"
Then Lord Percy, with black frown, and voice like
thunder answered We will not tell thee what men,
whose are, but UU hunt here this chase
spite of thee and all thy clan. We have killed the latest
hars in all these forests and we intend to take them home
and make merry with them"
By my troh :" answered the Douglas, for that boast
ing speech one the other must die this day But
my Lord Percy it pity to kill all these gutless
in our We are both mobiles of high degree and we'll
matched so let our men stand aside while two fight
| out
The Percy agreed to this but neither his the Douglas
men would consent to stand still while their Lords
fighting So the English archers bent their bows and
perfect shower of and the Scottish spearsmen
charged upon them. Then the English and Scots both
swords and face to face and foot to foot And
began of the most terrible fights the looked
upon Soon the Douglas and the Percy together
fought till the blood spirited through their armor and sprn
killed. all the ground around them in thick red rain.
At last the Douglas Cried Yield Percy, and will take
thy thou bravest man thai
ever conquered in all my fghting!'
No " replied the proud Earl " have told thee before
and tell thee again, will yield any living
lay on -
singing sharply through the air. and pierced deep into the
breast Of the Douslas he gave one cry Fight on,
merry men, while you may; for all my days oyer
then Strengthened himself out and died.
Lord Percy took the dead mans hand and said, "Wo
lands for in all the country there not drawer BET
ter mau.'
he stood there lamentng Scottish knight called ST
Hugh montgomery came gallopng up on swift steed, a1
drove his spear clean through Lord Percy that he
spoke more Then archer of Northumberland took ain
at Sir Hugh, with an arrow tipped with white swan
plume and the next moment the knight fell from his saddle
longer white but red.
And so they wen till evening, and still the battle
not DONE Then they fought by the moonlight until thu
OF dew and the fearful little stars gnted down upon then
through the moaning trees
In the morning it found that of fifteen hundred arch
ers OF England there were living but fifty three and of
thousand spearmen of Scotland, fifty and
were weary and wounded that they gave up tie fight
When was told to the Scottish King James Edinburgh
that the noble Douglas had been slain Chevo he cried
Alas is me- for there is not and never will be- sue
another captain in all Scotland"
But when the word carried to King Heny at London
that Lord Percy had been killed at Chevot be sad Ma
God have mercy on his soul have hundred captains
England good he was nevertheless pledge m
life to avenge thy death, my gallant Percy !"
To fulfil this angry VOW he went to battle against the Scot
tsh King and made the lives of and thirty his brav
est Knights and many hundred gentlemen and soldiers pa
for the life of the Percy.
Soon the Scots avenged themselves the English
seemed that there would be end of the fighting
and sorrow that from that hunt
viot Hills most often called Chevy Chace For
century, the defendants of the who fought Their
at deadly strife and few fear as noble foes
the great Douglas and Lord Percy.
Al last they forgot that the first of the quarrel
dispute about the right to kill few DEER between chic
who were reconced in death and they hating
and and killing another fighting all the while
IN the darkness of ignorance, and superstition and
wicked passions But after awhile God better da
TO England and Scotlanda day of knowledge and true n
hg1on and by its light these that they were brot
at peace forever.