The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-08-18
,se.clnr Star and Catholic Messenger.
49, 0SISlHs. sUHDAF. AUGUST 49, is1s.
= I Q r I N E,
,a,noEss OF BURGUNDY
A TALE OF THE FIRST oRUsApEhs'
NV WILLIAM BERNARD MAC cABE. :
CHAPTER 1.-The Cras@sers'. 0stposf.
sY WILLIAM BERNARD MAC CABLE

noounteIso Conadent in tho faith that eys
ets" them, they had marched onward 70 bou
e thi nsy
anas Oh sn ,S their as.ntless bravery In the thv
valley Of Bill ynia had won for them boa
psss mon them in presence of the sppa.soti lea,
morsgnahls Antioch. They saw tns I az the
Vhich the followers Of Our tor Sst;an. hs1d Chi
Iunaed tho glorious name Oh "f inkdeis. inc
elevated their e e The 20 cite Jes
blu vsiaS then stood in MI it's pristine beaaty
sha msanifosnt temple erected 6YSonssAnlLIno hiI
ia honor q tho Prince sn p ai VET. Ne
PcsS tSe deespitsted heads Of some Of their vi
p pvn oompanions ip arms. They gsssd, ana sp
a. sSe orSelsy Of the foe towards such NJ
t ISpas as had unhappily been made cap ~
yes IN rat however, the cruelty of tho enemy bs
a. ths;r brother soldiers, 1t was not the high hi
Wails. nor aanking River oronsHs, ncr ;tS5S IA fu
number Of their opponents, nor n .troney forsi
Of sbe Paes ssstsa
ave Of the Crusaders. The enemy that SnSy
ct Wss famiue-famine in it's most frightfui q,
form. When the Turks, for the purpose 9. =
terrifying them, had decap.tssea Sno MON the
1s%pis 81 Antioch. tSs Crusaders to %sS 1 tS
their contempt for the infdels, had cut on sne t
beads q their w;t Sw tSsn P ssa sent them
sne Is tSsv we're offensive weapons, into tho
faces Of the defenders Of the tow W. .t hns
They ionged for battle, in order that, II they
wore to die, they might fall with swords m
their hands, and not perish az tney snen n soS'
Day after day strong parties were dispatched:l
from the Christian camp to scour the country
h haa been anticipated by the Turks, who had
their provisions either convsyed into A ;. |
or 90 concealed in the earth that it wae imposr
sibie to discover where they had been hidden.
naana;r and confederation we're, therefore,
among the Christians; for. as il is said by an
ancient ehronicsr Wh" was as 'n %s. the mice
Of food that an ass-load of corn cost seven
pounds in gold, aud the price OF a d0z~ n eggs
It was the winter season.. and as all chance
of speedy encounter with the infidels mad
vanished, despair descended into the very
midst of the Christian eucamPuisnt. 1t was
at this period of time that there might be
seen collected on the banks of the Orontes Q
Of ba wpo Of Issa
information to their commap9ers OF any noe .
e being ON ss sslRs
Of men was . Burgundian, named Guy OF Aas
con-a man whose snow white hair and sbagg!
white eyebrows, and thin visage, all corrugatet
With Wrinkles, gave him the appearance Q
having reached his seventieth year, but II
whose large brilliant dark eyes ana IN, as ass ~
of youth combined with ali the muscular pow
er Of middle age. Nature seemed to have III
ted Guy Of Mascon for the position which b
at that moment occupied, for his dazzling ey
seemed never to tire in examining every moo
and corner of the landscape through which !, .
passed, and the ceaseless movement of hl
that even q bird could fly through Che air, or
S animal ' s"ss ens
figure, encased in tight fitting scale armor, wa
q Disqualification of the famine that pervade
trunk Of tree, peerng over his fellows an
scrutinizing the very chinRs in the walls b.
fore him, he looked the image Of hunger, see'
80, fSrf Goods tn SAT-
From the walls, Guy of Mascon turned
eyes to the land around, apd seemed to run
over with the same speed that Q massive clor
casts Its shade upon q sunshiny and VIM
day over each portion of q wide spread mel
There was nought to arrest HE gaze but u
With his face to tho earth, and his arms OF
stretched as if in fervent PRAYER From :
land he next looked upon the river. AND a ~
was nothing to indicate to his compano
that he had seen ought to attract his especl
tered for an instant death-like smile, ri
that then he turned around, SO that his ba
should agReas to be directly 0pposss s 20 II,
lay at his left hand. any purpose lay c.
Ocaled in this movement, it was that those "
waSched from the ramparts the Christian can
might be led to suppose that they, on tho out
most post, were unconscious of there being q
necessity for keeping strict watch and,
idea, Guy addressed them by saying, "Soldie
you may, like myself, sit down and rest 70
beneath it that fequires particular watchi
ness on part. SIT down-sit down. I
there, however, young Philip of Brefney, !
NOS Wish thee to SIT between me and the riy
as Shis moment it interests me much. g
Philip, thou hast, suppose in the hop
Tneettng with q wild bird beast, brou
shooting gear with thee. Lend me, Phi
thy bow, and the best, thinnest and sures
thy arrows; have heard the Irish arr
much, Landed, aud perhaps may try, before
are relieved, il they equal those for max
which our native town is famed Ah' heI
an arrow such as l wished for-thin eno
to shoot sparrow and not mangle it. Rit
right, tho point is as sharp as bodkin.
us talk my men. Talk, say wish yo'
amuse yourselves"
''dsaase ourselves, forsoothl" replied. q
der, how can starving men fnd pleaSur
anything but food az H.. Look TX , back 1ROn
posed. OF poor vretches who are wasted v
want-of the despairing, of the dying ant
the dead. Anarchy and confusion pervade
ranke Hundrada IF the common Roldiera /