The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-09-29

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the foe are all directed to tho front, and none
csn roach you but through my hauberk and
body, whilst hold my shield over the heads
Is both, to protect you from falling lance or
ela.pns h sra ae%s was. &niae
not i how to thank S sSss ncr how eaa.sspay
sPr.y for him.s vbsspsr.d Amino Is pprsyV
Who thaa g ready q ssorfhcs his own hfe 81
save nstseH saa maid asom the foui bands ~
The swo ssnnalss, thus shielded from she
chances Of rec.iying wound, passed from the
q those
OF the chief female personages, and at last
they reached an elevated space Of ground, .,
short distance from the. quarter of tho camp
For an instant stop. said Philip. : antii l
look round, and sec which IL the safest path
for 9. s9x 70 n e sssa.s s9s retreat to
The request Of Philip sWas nomplied with.
They pansed in their fighs 10 hook behind
They saw, ON the Christian side, groups of
soldiers fast gathering together, and IS they
did 50, posting themselves in line on tho
main prosectids against any slprpEise being
EpeSSHEly apprepriated to females.
They ohserTes shat on the other 81 de Of the
tmen- collected that these horsemen were
divided into sqnearons, who came on one after
another in inceessnt mo vement, each squadron,
as it advanced, pouring in q whole flight of
arrows on the Christians, and as it did so, in
| stantly wheeling round, and flying bac K with
air speed, 50 as to be out OF the reach Of .
returning discharge of arrows from the Chris
tiaus. By this maneuvre, not only did the
thick fight of arrows from each particular
| Turkish ssuadron strike down number of
! Christians wherever it fell but the attention
knew not where to aim with effect nor on
what point of the assailed line to collect in
sufficient strength to prevent the Turkish cav
airy from crossing the ENHANCEMENT:
"Alas! alas" sighed Philip, as he looked
back upon the ie-field, "our men cannot
long resist an attack like this. The only chance
Leaders, Bald win end Bohemond. and Tancred,
and Robert Of Normandy, in sufficient time to
take revenge on the infidels for the injury they
are sure now to do"
l. As he spoke these words, he observed at q
distance behind the squadrons of advancing
and retreating Turks, a large man mounted on
o powerful war-horse, which, like himself, was
covered with plated armor; and behind that
man he perceived riding, as if in Immediate
attendance upon him, one hundred of the cele-
brated warriors, the Agalaai-that is, man and
trable armor, that tasy needed neither lance,
nor sword, nor arrow and who never carried
into battle any othet weapon than sharp
cutting sword. At the same moment that
Philip noticed this man, he saw, or fancied he
saw, the man point with his hand towards
! himself and his two companions, and at the
same time he observed the evolutions Of the
whole of the attacking party changed, for all
were, as if by preconcerted signal, recalled
The discharge of arrows ceased. The entire
body of assaiants, that had beef split into
squadrons, was combined into one long, IN.
broken line in the centre of which was the
one that Philip regarded as the commander
with his Agalahi.. Aud then, with one fearful
shout, down came the whole of the Turkish
; force to the entrenchment; general discharge
of arrows took place, and as they whizzed with
deadly aim at the Christian soldiers mar.
shalled on the brink Of the en- trenchment, and
thus caused many awful gaps in the Christian
, line, the Turkish cavalry plunged into the deer
, ditch; there was a heavy striking of shields
aud lsnces, and in q minute afterwards thu
: Turks were seen emitting aud hacking down tbs
Christian infantry, and as they did SO, PhiliI
beheld the Turkish com mander and his Agu
lani pushing on at rapid pace, aud in q com
pact body, towards the spot i'll which he stood
with Gunhilda and Anime.
(To DO continued.}