The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1874-10-04

| Yes he replied, "there are fine fellows in
onr company, Master Peter; and that the for.
eign rascals shall know when the bitter fruit is
ripe. But now 1 think of it, how shall we
keep our Lions daughter from Queen Joanna's
| knowledge7'
ave will show her here openly in the light
of day."
! How so, master let Joanna of Navarro
see the Lady Matilda' You can never mean
that in your sound senses think you must
have something wrong in your upper works"
No; not yet, at any rate. Tomorrow, at
| the entry of the foreign masters, all the Cloth
workers will be under arms so will you, with
your Butchers. What can the Frepchmen do
| thenf Nothing, as you know. Well then, to-
morrow / will put the Lady Matilda iu con-
| spicuous place, whore Joanna of Navarro can
| not but notice her. Then I shall be able to
| judge fcom the queens countenace what her
thoughts are, aud how far we have to fear for
our precious charge"
| "The very thing, Master Peter! You are in
very truth too wise for mortal man, 1 will
| keep watch princely lady and 1
should only like to see the French offer to harm
or affront her for my hands itch to be at them
and that's the truth of it. Bat to day have
|
be your turn to keep guard over the young
| countess"
"Now, then, only be little calm, friend
Jan, and do not let your blood boil over: here
| we are at Cloth workers Hail"
AS Breydel had said a considerable group of
clothworkers stood about the door. All had
gowns and caps Of the same form as their Dean,
| though here and there might be seen young
,,;,Il b,; y
more of ornament about his apparel. This,
however, was but exception for the COM
pany kept strict discipline aud did not permit
its members much of idle display.
Jan Breydel spoke few words more with
Deconinck in an under tone, and then left him
in high satisfaction.
Meanwhile the Clothworkers had opened a
passage for their Dean as he approached and
! lowed him into the hall.
CHAPTER VII.
The Liiyards had made unusual preparations
| for giving magnificent reception to their new
prince, whose favor they hoped by this means
TO earn. No cost had been spared; the fronts
of the houses were hung with the richest stuffs
the shops could furnish the streets
turned into green avenues, by means of trees
brought in from the neighboring woods and
fields, and all the jourueymen of the different
companies lad been employed in erecting tri-
umphal arches. On the following day by. ten
o'clock in the morning all was in readiness
In the middle of the greet square stood
lofty throne erected by the Carpenters Com
pany, and covered with blue velvet, it's double
| seat adorned with gold fringe, and furnished
with richly worked cushions; two figures,
Peace and Power, stood by, which with united
hands were to place crow ns of olive and laurel
| on the heads of Philip the Fair and Joanna of
| Navarro. HangiDgs of heavy stnffs descended
| from the canopy, and the very ground of the
square was covered with costly carpets for some
distance round.
At the entrance of the Stone Street stood
| four columns painted in imitation of marble,
| and on each of them trumpeter, dressed as o
| figure. of Fame, with long wings and flowing
purple robes.
Over against the great shambles, at the be-
| ginning of the Lady Street, erected a
magnificent triumphal arch with Gothic pill
| lars. Above, at the apex of the arch, hung the
| shield of the arms of France; lower, one on
| each pillar, those of Flanders and the city of
Brsges. The rest of the available space was
occupied with allegorical devices, such as
| might at best hatter the foreign lord. Here
might be seen the black lion of Flanders hum
bly, cringng under lily there were the
heavens with lilies substituted for stars; and
many other like images, such as a spirit of
base truckliug had suggested to these bastard
Femngs
IfJan Breydel had not been kept in restraint
| by the Dean of the Clothworkers, the people
would certainly not bave been long scandal
lied by these symbols of abasement. AS it
was, however, he swallowed his indignation,
and looked on in dark and desperate endu-
rance. Deconinck had conv inced him that
the hour was not yet come.
The Cathelyne Street was hung throughout
it's whole length With snow-white linen and
long festoons of fSTiage, and every house of a
Lilyard bore an inscription of welcome. On
! little four-cornercd stands burned all kinds of
perfumes in beautifully chased vases, and
young girls strewed the street with flowers