The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-13
Morning Star and Catholic MESSENGER
NV ORLEANS, SUNDAY. OCTOBER 10 1872.
F L O r I N e,
PRINCESS OF BURGUNDY;
A TALE OF THE FIRST CRUSADERS
BY WILLIAM BERNARD MAC CABE.
BY WILLIAM BERNARD MAC CABE.
fContinued.l
Chapter X.-Ihe Bishop Of Ply.


had been addressed to him but his nnedita-
ton was not permitted to be of long duration,
for again he was interrupted by the information
the Crusaders desired to speak with him, and
Guy Of Mascon in few minutes afterwards
knslt TO receive the Bishops blessing and his
"My Lord and Bishop" said Guy of Mascon,
in his rongb, strong voice, desired to speak
with you on q matter which deeply affects the
safety Of Us sll."
"Speak, Guy of Mascon," mildly replied the
bishop, in Q soft, dulcet voice, which was
TO snS 81 me air and The
commands given in the field, had rendered.
even in common conversation, hoarse and loud.
ass snnss.
"Indeed r. said the bishop. "This is strange
news to me; and yet, at this very moment,
aAhW continued Guy, not minoing his
phrases in the III
amongst us, who, although they wear the cross,
would willingly. cruelty every man Of as, be-
oause we are seeking torsscue the Holy Sepul-
cbre from misoreants rs great, but not one
whit worse than themselves"
"what proofs hast thou of what thou now
af6rmest r. asked the Bishop of Puy:
piled Gny, and 1i shall produee to you proofs
in abundance. Do you remember my wound
ing and capturing q young infidel woman, dis
guised in malo attire, who was swimming in the
ooh! have" replied the bishop, smiling,
ga distinct recollection of the circumstance"
"well, my Lord Bishop. when arrested that
there was an expedition marching from Araca,
with the intention of throwing a fresh supply
of provisions into tho besieged city Of Antioch,
ooh to tell them the news, SO that the Turks in
Antioch, acting on the Intelligence might, as
they did last night. make sudden attack on
thus produced, assaulted as we should have
been from the garrison soldiers on the one side
and by the soldiers of Corbohan from Araca,
voy Of provisions reaching the besieged city.
By arresting the unbelieving woman. had de-
prived the Antioch Turks Of information that
would have been useful to them, and at the
same time had gained for the Christians in
formation which, If acted upon, would not
only have inflicted great loss on the enemy,
bat would also have obtained for us, furnishing
much in need, an abundant supply of food"
"You conducted yourself in that instance
worthy of yonr ancient reputation as q prac-
were NOT the Turks, as you had planned, de-
featedl and why were not the provisions pro-
"Wby were they mott" said tho indignant
Guy of Mason, unable to restrain his rage,
"because, as have already told you, we have
in our camp the moat internal villains in the
very midst Of US niscreants who wear the
crosse on their shoulders, but who should, II
they met with their deserts, be plunged into
cauldrons and boiled to death because there
are wretches who pretend to he saying their
prayers to our God, and yet Who are heart and
soul worshipers of Mahomet and Mammon
skulking spy heard as plainly as one of my
own soldiers what the wicked Mahommedan
woman had said, and he must have conveyed
the intelligence both to the garrison ut Anti.
ka mn nd
SO prevented Us, Christians, as we were pre-
pared to do, to give them battle, and of course
to sanghser every living man amongst them
tion of what is passing in the Christian camp
to the Turks" asked the bishop.
All know who / suspect" replied Guy /;
but do not know who he is, for have never
seen him from that day to the present. Be as
sured If do meet with him again, he shall not
be quarter of an hour afterwards alive; for
hope to place him at once before you and
when you have looked at him. then to pass my
sword blade between his head and his shoui-
"oh! Guy, Guy" said the bishop, "'you must
take care that your zeal does not mislead you
that you do not sacrifice an innocent man to
an unjust suspicion"
guilty does not escape" answered Guy. "The
circumstances ! refer to could not be betrayed
to the enemy but by the villain to whom
allude. He was the one, and only one that
on the banks of the Orontes. No other could
have heard Of it, None, am sure, heard but
my own soldiers, and know every man of
them. They are all pure Christians-alr heart
and soul true Crusaders-willing, every one to
lay down his life 80 that he may advance, by
the sacrifice, the holy cause in which he is en-
gagged. even by single inch. No, no there
was but one one spy and one traitor on that
day-that am sure Of; and that man, when
next we meet shall lose his life, or m inc-he
shall receive the fitting punishment for his
misdeeds, or, by my death, escape Oh! that
this hand, old and feeble as it is, were but for
five minutes on the unbeliever's throat. What
an example would make of him to other viii
lans like himself, who are at this moment in
or encampment."
"other villans!" exclaimed the bishop,
then dost thou really think there others
amongst us as bad as the man thou de-
soribsst3"
"Other villains, forsooth :" replied Guy
why, my Lord Bishop, the camp is swarming
with them; and doubt-parden me for my
boldness-if You should any longer wink at the
iniquity which, may say, is practised under