The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-16

t-.npt been made upon his lifes The situation
tnesgsdre o. of The nrngd 9 sdan ran9 ws9 a
moved. with his hand upon the pomtnel of his
sword. and smile upon his lps.. was not
Joyeuss and DEpsrnon. with several Of the
Immediate and loyal adherent4 OF Henri Ill,
flew TO each outlet Of the yard. reinforced the
guard, and issued tho kings commands to allow
none 10 enter or 70 pass forth from the arena.
| Before these orders could be Obeyed. man OF
| robust appearance. and square, stout make
rushed upon the ancient, or STANDARD, bearer OF
the guard. plueked from his side u long two
handed sword. leapt over the palisades Of tho
lists, and followed BY u huge dog. mad tho best
! The action was too suddenly and too swiftly
executed to be prevented. But the flying figure
81 man catching the eye Of the ,VicoInte do
and dashed In pursuit with the iptontion OF
cutting h him down. Nothing copli have, pre-
assistance afforded by his four-footed comparl..
| lon. just ms ,Joyousc had oyertaken him, and
proved fatal, the career Of his stoed was checked
by the dog. whose fnnRs were suddenly nxsd
WITHIN the nostrils Of the terrified animal. At
the same moment the man turned and stood !
with eyes starting from their sockets. veins
distended nanks auiyering head borne To tho
ground by tho weight Of tie dog. and nostrils
gushing with blood, the poor horse uttered o
shrjl neigh soundlna almost Ike serean; but
attempted neither 10 move nor TO tree himself
from his fierce asstilant. ESasperhted beyond
endurance ut the condition Of his steed, Joyouso
"Hodl" exclaimed Blount. Touch a hair Of
my dogs hide, and by Saint Dunstanl viii no
JGyeuse replied by aiming n downward blow
mt the tnglishman. Blount received the stroke
upon be edge oi his sword. and returned 1t with
beaten from his grasp. and whired 10 some
Call Off thy dog Villain" shouted Joysuss.
furiousy, "or thou shall repent IT, Hal vive-
dieup he added. as several of his attendants
rode up. seize him If he resists show him no
~ q Ia mi IN
''Kevorl' replied Blount, atouty. "were they
ten times their number. | ask 10 quarter. and
will yield 10 no man or men. II shall not be said
that an Englshman sued for mercy while his
hand could weld sword. Come on, then my
,9asi,grsaone ,,n ana allI.and Try the force Of an
our blows ut Creci and Poitisrs-and their sons
shall iini that our bull dog breed IS not degsne-
rated Or 3 ms country disgraeed in the person Of
why do you hesitate p thundered Joyeusc.
why do they hssttatel" echoed Bloant. ina
taunting tone. at the same time iourshing his
tremendous blade with the greatest case over
his bead. Bocause am on Eneahman.. They
foot They have sword and partisan i. sword
9ny n94g n ars ,rob bfeneh%sa NC 5 an an Eaqsh
SILENCE bml' cried Joyeuse.
But this was no such easy matter. The inert
pnt sturdy islander was now fairly reused from
allke in motion. Heanswefcd with q roar of de-
fanco.
silence moi auotha. Fen let them II they
ean But they have good reason for their for
bearanee. ! heir memories serve them too faith
fully. They, reeollect the bygone times Of the
Regent Bedford-whcD n French noble was
obliged to d IT his cup to an English churl Old
Rabelais las told them OF our tbirst-and at
'.Cravens will ye bear this2" cried Joyeusc.
He says truly-ye are six to one "
1t was the same ut Azncourt," retorted
Blount. and ye know by wham that day was
won
THAT day was not won by big words. sirrah."
rejoinsd Joyeuse, amazed at the Englishman's
audacity.
'.Rightr exclaimed Blount, waving his sword.
hint hi @ have already talked too pi Much h. ~ 0
Dispatch this hound with your pike. Baptiste,
shouted Joycuse. and liberate my wounded
The man instantly obeyed and thrust bis
partisan through the throat of Droid. Severely. s
but not mortaly wounded, the Courageous brute
Hsw him in pisegsF vociferated Joyeuse
1T Is the nature Of the hcsursed animal to cling
thus. while augbt Of life remains" "a
Another man arms now took up the attack:
and in his endeayor to eleave asunqer the dogs
skull. which he was only prevented from effect
by the resistance made by his thick hide.
struck pr his right ear and fore paw. s..y,...,
Blinded by his own blood, and friRhtfuliy
mutiated. Druid kept his hold with unninehing
tenacity.
And as he spoke. bis sword Whistled through
the air. and the ma -at-arms fell headless 10
the groud. Here IL Q sweet morsel for thee.
Druid" he added. with n savage laugh. Mt tho
same time spnrniDg with his heel the CORY head.
which had dropped near him. Come hither.
srrah, duiekl
Obedient to his masters call the dog Welded
that ompliance which he had refused 10 com
mands enforced By sharI est blows, and mt
once set free the vicomtes charger. Utering
piercing cry, the latter animal galloped. with
uncomfortable speed, 70 ths further end OF the
lists w1ere, fortunately. scareer was stopped
by one Of the heralds, and Joyeuse was enabled
u dismount.
Blounts asssiIants were now reduced to. five.
But he was all sides surrounded: and fresh
foes were pouring against him from each quar-
ter Of the tilt-yard. Undismayed by numbers.
and supported by his constitutional phiegm, he
viewed his probable end with indifference and
resolved to meet 1t ~ became u brave man. and
denizen Of that island nook, which. in the
words Of the. greatest Of her sons. brcedeth
very valiant children"
You'd were with my back against the wall"'
he thought; i would take far greater OddS. and
give them ruder welcome than they bring. As It
Is. with this long poking~irOn SO luckily OBJ
tained VIII carbonate some Of their doubiets
after q fashion. in which they were never siashed
before Gulcs shall predomirate over or and
azure in their embazoned coats"
Ana as these. reflections ran through his
mind, his sword again described 81 tfemend-
GUS circle In the course of which it encOun-
who were thrustine and striking at him from
all points, and iinalIy descending uDon the
shoulder Of the balberdier, by whom Druid
had been FIRST wounded the maa. cioyen almost
to the girdie. fell To tho ground
'Habet" cried BIount. laughing. and again
wnirling round mis- ensanguined blade.
In the midst OF this giadiatorial dis lay which
was regarded BY the beholders. even of the
gentler sex, with the same fierce and thrilling
tho terrible entertainments held within Roman
circus, We shall take breath for an Instant q de-
scribe more fully the weapon used by our Eng
Iish combatant We have before adverted 10 the
treatise Of GiAcomo d Grassi,
man Of great defence.
Expert In battles. and in deeds Of arnee--
and we shall now give the manner Of welding
the wo-edged sword, as delivered BY the raiian
professor. In the words Of his quaint translator
We told that "one may with 1t las galieon
among mamie galliesj resist mamie swords or
other weapons. And 1t Is accustomed 10 be car
ried in the cite. as we'll by night rs by day, when
it 50 chaunceth that q few constrayned To-
withstand great mamie. And because his weight
and bigness require great strength. therefore
those only are allotted 10 the handling thereof,
which mghtie and bg9e TO behoud, great
and stronge In bodie. Of stout and valiant conr-
age. Who tforasmuch as they are to encounter
mamie and TO the end they may strike the more
safelie. and amaze them with the furie Of the
sword do altogether use TO deliver great edge
blows, downright and reversed. fetching full
circle or compass thereia. staying themselves