The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1875-01-17
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their heroic valorIwas OF no avail. Each 81
them had already slain three or four OF the
horsemeaG yet their numbers diminished mo.
ment by moment, while those of the French
were continually increasing; and soon there
remained but one hope--one only thought--to
die with honor and avenged ~
Guy beheld the destruction of his troon.-
| and deemed the battle Loaf. He could have
| wept aloud for anguish but there was M
room for grief In his manly hsart---s moody
rage had tsken entire possession of 10. In con-
fornity with HE oath, he desired to live mn
| longer, and spurred his horse into the verv
shiok OF the exciting enemy. Adolf van Nlsuw-
| land and Arnold van Oudenarde kent eicas n
his side; 90 desperate was their onset, that the
foe was appalled, by their fssts Of valor. and
the horsemen foil, on ali sides, az IL by maaiu.
beneath their blows. Yet she Fleniu9s yss.e
disseminated and almost all slain the Freneh
continued their shouts Of victory for IL scam
cd that nothing eould extsieats the remnant
OF Guys division from their perilors position.
And now there appeared in the directions Of
oudenarde, beyond the Gaver brook, m object
that cleaned brightly between the trees sit
drew rapidly near, and soon two .h0rsenon
might DO distinguished in fulL career towards
the field OF battle. One was evidently q nebls
knight, a. the msgnifcenee of his armor at.
tested. His coat of mail, and all the steel that
enveloped both himself and bis horse, were
covered with gels, and shene with wcndsrSal
hrillianey. An enormous blue plnms streamsd
behind him In the wind, the rsins Of his horss
were covered with silver plates, and on .hia
breast was red cross, surmountea by the
word "FlspdersP flashing In silver lstters from
. black ground = t
No knight In che field was 90 goreeously or
rayed ~ this unknown; but what excited most
attention was his unusual ststure He was ss
least q head above the aslisstos the knights j..
and be was 80 powerfully huilt, In ibedy Ana in
limbs, that he might well have been .Aaksn Scr
3 son Of the race of giants. The horse he rode
was of siEs and strength preportiousA TO
those Of it's rider. Large Aakes Of Eosm nnsw
from the mouth Of the. noble beast, and his
breath rolled in two dense elsBds from his
expanded nostrils. Tho knight carried no
other weapon than q huge axe Of steel. which
,ontrssted strangely With. the gOldsn splsndor
IF his armor. ..-,,
The other horsemau was q monk, very maaa-
y attirsd his mail and helmet were 20 rusty,
hat they seemed streaked vith red this vas
Brother William van SaeftiDge. In bis mon
'stery at Does no had heard that at Courtrai
Flcmings were In conflict With the French no
vent at once to the stable, took thence two
'Orses, exchanged ono for the rust-ssten, a.
nor he wore, and spurred the other at his nj
most speed towards the battle field. He too
Vas extraordinarily strong and brave; . long
word CLEANED in his grasp, aud the fash Of
is dark eye showed that he knew right we'll
ow TO WELD 1t. He had iust fallen in with
be wondrous unknown knight and as both
'ere bent on the same erEand, they had con-
iDued their ride together. s5...,-.l ..re.,..
The FlemiDgs turned their eyes hopefully
nd joyfpuy towards the goldsn knight - he
dvanced in the distance. They could not dis
nguish the word Flanders, ,aRdeo ksev,not
neither he wss friend or foe; bnt In this theiR
xtremity they felt q hope that had Ged sent
lem one Of His saipts to deliver them. And
combined TO Atrang then their hopes
the ASfEcous armor-ths extraordinary form
nd stature--tbe glowing red ozoss on the
'east Of the qnknoWn. Gay and Adolf, who
ere Sighting surrounded by foes, looked 1t
oh other with beaning joy-thsy had rscog-
Eed the golden knight. Il seened to them
though they heard the, death doom Of the
'ench, 80 absolute Was their conadencs In
o proves and skill Of the new warrioe.
,ey exchanged Q look which said;
20 happy chance there Is the Lion Of Elan
rsp
At length the golden knight camo near; and
fore one could ask whom be came to aid, he
! with such impetuosity on the horSemeu,
.uek such fearful blows with his axe Of steel
at the bewildered foe was smitten with q
mic, and overthrow ono another in their
gerness to escape from the dreaded strokes.
TeEy thing fell before his crushing axe-be-
nd him he left = clear space, like tho wake Of
'ailing ship on the waters; aud thus, carry