Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-17

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One lovely June day, more than Ave
osnturies ego. . very long procession, head
cd BY cewled monks attended by low uu.
sic, came TO the old fame. and left among
the dusky kings slumbering there the body
Of prince.
He had worn black srmor on the field
Il battle, they bad hsrg bic helmet and
black GOAT If mail above him when they
left him amid the shadows.
Edwssd, Prince Of Wales. called the
Black Prince, wee the con Of Edward ILL.,.
OF Enslsnd, and Philippe, Of Hsinaut.
He father Wss . moss vsslike king. With
oGRvoo Ike lreo end 1ease li6e stone. HE
mother was nebls hearted lady, % yos
shall presently ses. She Wa beloved ~
greatly - her husband the king. vas fear
rsisss Devssd possessed the spirit Of
bic father. and hs we early ssh ,olsd in the
art u war. when 6ftssn ysars Of ags, Be
soooO1 Fsonee aeehs hDoA efu Asee asoy
Tie oalh 0svisio0 81 Whloh be eommandsd
4 great battle vas ieseht, near The lite
lie French village Of Crsey, enc stormy
.Aa91eAs II ssmmsr, - she Elng lslt the
ditsoe1en Of Ne army chiefly = III boy
prince he himself watching the contest
IRON . gusty old Windmill on hill.
At one point Of the battle the boy prince
wss placed in . very critical situatien, he
ing obliged to contend with superb nun
| bers. The Earl Of Warwick, seeing the
danger, dispatched . messenger 10 the old
windmill 10 ask immediate aid Of the
king.
as the priscs killed !" asksd the king
ono, sire."
us he wounded -
'Ns."
"ls hs unhesssd p
mo, but be 10 hard prssssd."
Then let hin Win HE spurs. have set
NJ heart upos u chat Be sAau lhis Gay
orosu blUoeIe - ~ . saliast kssgbs, END
lhst the victory shall - h,a ! shAll sead
hin - aid"
The verbs Of The king were reported 10
The Prince. and to the soldiers. The mes
sseo - aaiaosed then that they fought
With wseAssful vslss end the yssng
Psiacs won the 6sld.
Il lives drsadfsl fray and who's The
summer moon and stars came out on che
August .night, asd elimnesed on the
field whsre thefssssA hsl fsvgh,, eleven
princes, end twelve hundred knights, ard
thirty thousand common soldiers might
have been seen lying there, who weuld
never behold the moon end stars any mere.
The Eoglish lighted their watch.ti fires,
aud jeyeuo slssins 81 Dusic filled the cir.
All the army praised the boy prince, gath.
sring around him With ringing shouts. The
gave on king sstussed to the oerry
camp. Takisg the boy to bis bosom, he
kissed hin, proudly declaring him bis sWD
true sea, and veil worry Of BITE throne.
Amssg the slain On the French side ~
the King Of Bohemia. blind old man. HE
sssss sssssses6 Of three ostrich feathers,
with the motto lei dien Il ssrvs). This
motto vac adopted BY the Prince Of Wales,
II rsnsnhsanss u the Geld Of Cescy, and
u bas hssn alvsys bosae By his succssssrs,
After the battle Of Crscy the Eaglish
army laid siege 70 Calais. ~ old French
town on the straits Of Dover. The sisg'
lasted eleven months, at the end Of which
period the soldiers aud citizens were ready
to perish Of hunger.
Tho Governor Of Calais then sent mes.
sengsrs to Edward, asking him on what
terms be would accept the surrender Of the
place. The King replied, on condition thu,
they should send him six Of the principal
citizens. barelegged and in their shirts
With repss around their necks, ready 70,
immediate execution.
The reply Of the King Was repeated In
the market place, when oil tue people
greaned and wspl.
At last . noble citizen by the name Of
Eustaes Do 81. P,ssrs said that he we wills
ing to offer his Ifs a. saeriRcs. Five ether
men, - noble - he, spoks in like manner
and the Goveraer conducted them into the
presence ofths King.
The King erdsrsd their immediate sxseu
ten. Bat good Queen Philippe fell down
before him, and with many tears and much
gentle persuasion, induced him to spare
their lives.
She thsn made least for then, and Il
strikes ne that moro Of he spirit Of The
Sermon on the Mount vas exhibited in The
fsast thso the old King suspected or should
receive credit for.
We lsscy that ~ - Il uev-ths coed
queen q The head OF the table, and The sis
men WhV had offered their lives % saw
Ithsle fellow citizens sitting ssas her,. Ant
Ne fancy, too, that Ne see an iuvisibl,
King smiling upon the lovely queen ant
upon the si1 noble men. on that beautiful
summer eve, and His kingdom Ne numbe,
not among the kingdoms Of ths world
We would like TO tell you more abou,
the Black Prince; how, with . little army
he defeated . great army Of the French al
pcitiers; how no took the French kip1
prisoner; how no rodc into London on
little black pony, with the captive King OF
a noble white stccd. glttering with gill
and gold At bis side; how be fell sick an,
pined away, and wee obliged at last 10 la
oil his glory aside; how be died, and va
carried. enid great weeping. to his tsnb
10 the cid sathsdeal ae Canterbury. Du
We shall have to refer ysu 70 the large his
tories for these details.