The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-08-28

v forth and .oSerhWe them with Q hos
. and then literally wipe them from th
face ofthe earthP sinssa7sq hs
That very day he marched out o
the city at. the head Of 40, 600 fnll-afm
ed knights and warriors, expecting q
q asy,victory. A little before sunse
he drew mp his army in front Of tn
men Of Ghent, and the battle was com
menced with cannon on both sides
The Ghent men fought with the fur,
, of despair; and, strange as it maj
seem when 1t is remembered that theJ
were outnumbered as eight to one
they soon had their cowardly enemie.
flying in every direction. They pur
sued, shouting 'GhentP and slaugh.
tered without mercy. The whole route
back to the gates of Bruges, the dis.
tance' Of q league, was soon strewed
with the dead aud wounded; and be-
fore the now terrified Earl and his
body-guard Of knights could return
and put the city in state Of defense,
the Gheut meh were III ii and Il masters
of the place. =,
It was now that the vain, pompous,
naughty Earl Of Flanders, so far from
debating degrading ter to the men
who had sued to him for mercy,
thought only of saving his own life.
He had left his own palace with blaze
Of torches, to repair to. the market
place and put himself at the head Of
the citizens whom he had alread y COM
manded to assemble there, when he
was met by a frightened crowd of
Knights and rSquires, who assured
him that not only was the town in
possession of the men of Ghent, but
that large body of these rebels was
even then in the act of surrounding
him for the purpose of taking him
alive. sSa
HeavenI cried the Earl, in terror,
(which way shall I retreat p sial ai,a
sThere is new no certain way open
for you, my Lord = was the terrible
reply; for whatever avenne. is not
now closed will be before you can use
fit-eveu your palace, we fear, is by
this time in possession Of your ene-
miles, -. s,
What then is to be done1 What
then can Ia5o2l oh, save me save
me vcried the wretched man.
Your only chance, my lord, is to
order out these lights, disguise your
person, dismiss all attendants, and es-
cape alone in the. darkneesi . was the |
fearful answer. tnza' ias1e 3 I'll na gtj
u On hearing this the Earl instantly
commanded the torches
to be extinguished, and his attendants
to disperse, ana seizing his servant BY
the'arm he fied with Him into = BmslfF
dark street, where Ibis armor and rich
apparel were hastiiy removed, and the /
humble apparel of The other snbsti.
tnoea. sbUo2 ,sYss Eegssq NtfgT
co. said the Earl, in allow,
hurried tone. isand leave me to myself.
Saw yourself II you can, and II I o.
cape l. win rewsrd you. If taken, re-
mast know nothing OIL
mAis EJ.,tes riff;izHisaf9 -
".I win; die sooner than betrsy you.
my lord + replied the faithful, valet.
d They separated and in the humble
1ress of his own servant, the proud
md naughty Earl began to wander up !
md down the streets Of his own city,
seeking some mean obscure place Of
safety. What change had few.
,hort hours effected IN the fortunes of
his mani He who rose in the pride
md power of King, would have
,een glad to have sunk to peaceful
Ileep in the rags Of . rbeggar. d Is Ii
It was . terrible night for the wan.
lering Earl OF, Flanders. He had /
ome very narrow escapes-more than
'nce casting himself down in. some 4
lark doorway, while the prowlingil
rowd was hurrying past. = At last I
hiding himself in miserable quarter Es
# the city, and in front of a mean /
ooking hut, the danger pressed him I
o seek his safety within He tried /,
he door, found it unfastened, and en-, h
cred with trembling haste, The room {
vas small, slmost. without furniture, 4
nd black; with smoke and dirt. A. ie
voman and q child appeared to be the d
My, occppants; the mother turned i
pom him with pallid features and d
lasped hands, evidently, fearing, he n
ome to take her life. The Earl knew g
hat everything. depended upon her il
avor, That there was not q moment to t
9 lost, and he instantly threw himself t
pom her mercv without Disguise. -lh
Woman, he said with trembling '
agerness, am thy lord, the Earl of f
'lsnders, seeking to escape from my b
nemies, who are searching the city. r
n heavens name, hide me-save me e
nd great shall be thy rewardl's lis
The moment he spoke, she recog- n
lied him. fer she had ofted seen him v
ass and poor and humble though n
he was, she possessed a nerve and q
resence of mind equal to the emer- #
ency. Instantly she seized his arm !.
nd pointed to a ladder which led to q
loft above. s,..,,.s> Il i
'Qnick, my Lord, she cried, fspring q
p yonder, and crawl under the bed .
which the children are asleepl', liz
In moment, he had disappeared 81 !!
ut almost the next oment the,door =
ras thrown OPEN and several armed
len entered the room, and found the Il
roman quietly bending over the i'm 9
int child. 80 .'.',sl' ''-' -, 80 o
+ Where's the man that just now en-. =
sred hero - demanded the foremost. :
- By my freth, replied the woman, =