The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-07-30


A loud shout was. now .aiued. The byll had
sailant. BY a tremendous effort attended With
considerable, dstslae9t . he ,Ywn hsa; /.
dung 70 4 great beisbt above bis head. Foftu-
nate1y the brave hound escaped the deadly points
that awaited his descent. but he iel 80 heavily
~ the ground, tbRt few imagined he would rise
10 renew the conflict an opinion which WAS fura
t,er strengthened when tho bull. bending his
knees. dropped upon iiruid body bafofe he had
time to recover himself aud stryve to crush him
by his popJefous weight At this .iunpture the
voice of the Ingllshlnan was heard IN eneour-
agement Of his luekless cvmpaanion.
What hol DrridAwhat hoia he cried, "hea
stir myself, or tho knees Of that eeeursed brute
viii force al the breath from Thy body. by Saint
Dunstan | can scarcely fpfbea. my hand. .Uni
man and rouse thee4or " ~ al over Win ooth
of ua'
Henri Ill was no less disturbed.
Mort .dipnis he ajaeui ated. "tha bravo hound
will be ain, aud shall lose one who miAhtt
have proved my irusiLest follower. Pool that
was 70 command This light"
. HHad ypii not better throw down yoiir watder.
gussp9' said Chieot. suddenly sppt airing On the
left hand " tbs king the rhivafous bull will
probably at end to your hebesls apt withhold
the stroke of mercy. Down with itl-the base
His false. thou yelpns thinner. he does not
YIELD exclaimed Ctipbtgn who. stationed also
on the left Of Henri Ill, had watched the con
tel with lively interest. Hee'st thou not the
maJdened beast ath, in the blindness Of
his, fury. driven, bis horns deeply into Tie
And mark how Druid struggles with his huge
oppressor, like Typhon with The rocks Of toye-
OF Hercules with tie iGretan bull look he has
esirieated himHelil ha l@ttavely done brave
" donel-tb the assault stauneh hound@to the
ASSAULT Fix thy keen and tenacious ftngs with
IN his leathetn nosirila Ills donel It's donel-
drew he aided with warmth. 4 would rather
assal The bull myself, than that noble hound
Your assistance s needless" replied Joyeuse,
whose hilarly, oeeasi. ned by nrui1's recent
perilous position bad become pvereasi hy the
my wager "a well "a my charger. "a
aCeftes II you have backed the bull. you will
nfaIlibly lose" said the Scot laughing. Tor seel
even now he stsggers, aud exhibits symptoms
There difrer with you. mon cher" reioined
The king 70 me he appears as i ne were 60
pember. this Ia no stall-fed, scant- winded
steer"
Druid, "a will have been gathered from the
foregoing discourse. has again made good bis
hold upon the nostrils of his antagonist and
such was The effect Of hiH combined weight and
strength. that he contrived ~ deain the bull for
some space in the kneeling posture he had
Just assumed. No sooner however, did the
latter animal regain his feet. than. nigh frantic
with wrath AMI agony. he rosotted to every eS-
pejent that desperation suggested. Of freeing
himsnlf from his relentless assailant. Worn
out. Mt length. with repeated fruitless attempts.
he became comparatively Tranquil and II was
this cessation from strife that Grichton had con
Htt uej into relaxing energy, but which was
rather. as he king had surmised the prepara-
ton for a mighter struggle.
"anint auorge for Epglandi' shouted Blount,
whose aanguine aptieipaiiops had also deceived
him the victory s ours, A few minutes must
decide the conflict @hurrahF
hut the nest moment the Englishnan's ooun.
tenanco frlla-tbs smile. Of exultation fled from
his lips Hs perceived his error Renewing the
combat with u fury that showed his yignr was
undimnished. the bull tore the ground With his
hoofsliled the ali. with his blatant cries
tossed his head as If a thousand hornets were
bugging about his ears-apd shook the stake -
which he was attached, M II he would uprpot II,
"Cornes de Diablel' screamed Chicot. its q
pleasant slight 10 Witness the fantastic gnmbos
Of yon amiable benst. and equally diveitiDg to
listen to his music. Foreheaven he dapcetb tho
eourepto more deftly than the Cbevalisf erich
ton-ha l-hal-hoF
Crichton Z" eaid Henri ILL., noticing with IN
oaHiness the violent strain produced upon the
rope by the enaHeesH struggles Of tho bull.
Have no fear. Hirel'' returned the seot. adj
vancing ptep or two IN front Of tho king. Il
will plnce myself between your majesty aud the
sGra,narcy. fejoined Hepri, smiling graet-
ously: and, calling to mind your former OK
plot In tho Court Of Animals (which en- paasant
cost mo somewhat dear in the life Of my nobeet
lionl. | cannot doubt your ability TO cope with a
henst Of inferior power shall. therefore, rest
under your protection ~ securely ns behind n
rampant, ..,a, ,,sa ..,.s ham ..,.,.
And tho calf g added Cbicot,
AS ho spoke. the appausea, resoundng on all
sidea. were suddenly checked, and WILD cry Of
portion Of tho alsemblagc, arose. Druid was
again tossed aloft. and tho bull instead Of await.
oTe sa"o h beadone dash force hn v he
rope. though Of almost cable thickness. snapped
in twai eloseto his throat, and thus liberated.
the animal commenced a mad acamper on the
arena. The first obstacle he encountered was
Blount. whom he instantly overthrow. He
paused not however. 10 moisst him. but rushed
In the direction Of Henri IL
THE kingl-the kingi' cried II thousand
enger voices. Save the kingi"
But this seemed impossible. Ere u pike could
be- hurled. o bolt fired, or Il sword drawn. the
bull had reached The spot occupied BY HE mon
arch and IIenri's destruction would have been
inevitoble, If an arm of iron had not interposed
between him and the danger with which no WIS
menaced. That arm was 'irichton'a. y no threw
himself unhesitHtingly UPON the iu' ious ami
NAL. and selling bia wrnkled horns. by tho OK
ortion Of bis almost supcrhuman strength ar
Amid tho turmoil that ensued the voice of the
Scot was heard eternly exclaimng. Let no one
touch him-l will achieve his subsection alone .
Thus admonishcd. the crowds. who had Hooked
to his assistance. drew back.
The struggles Of tho bull were desperate. but
unavailing IIo could neither iberate himself
nor advance. Suddenly. from acting on the do
fensive. Criehton became the assailant. Calling
into play. all the energies OF bis muscular frame.
III IL time to bring tbs conflict 70 a close he
thought, holding the bulls head. immovably
with h II right hand. while with his left he sought
bis poignard
He then glanced toward the king. Surrounded
10y the bristling halberts of his guard. Henri
looked on at his ease.
rollicem yerto." cried Chicot. let him dis
patch his enemy compsro
The royal rssent given. searca another mo-
ment elapsed before the bull, MORALLY wounded
by u blow dexterously stricken between the YER
tebrG OF the neck. fell 10 the ground. Thunders
Of applause succeeded.
The royal orlege hen formed into two lines
and Henri rode forth to greet his preserver.
"Chevalier Crichton." he said. ito you owe
my life. No Valois was ever ungrateful. Claim
some boon pray you, Mt my hands"
sire. replied u ichton. smiling, as he UNI
helmed himself to wipe the dust and beat from
his brow. my demands will not exhaust your
treasury. ask only the life OF that man." point
ing TO Blount. who, W tn folded arms and n de-
jected air. stood adequately regarding the car
case of the bull and Druid. who, stunned by his
fall. had with difficulty lmped to his feet; The
will suffer punishm. nj enough in the mortiiica-
ton occasioned by his dogs defeat"
1T is yours" replied Henri.
Your majesty will not separate the faithful
hound from his master?" continued the Scot.
AS you please" sighed the monarch. II can
not refuse your request"
Crchton threw himself upon his knee, and
pressed Henri's hand gratefully to his lips