Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-04-07

the Fourth. The realm Was still filed
with the disatlected, however, and pitch
cd battles between the two parties were
not unfrequent, while skirnishes were Of
almost weekly occurrence.
On reaching oh open glade in the
midst of u forest, Roland came suddenly
in view Of the scene of strife. But the
struggle appeared tobe over. Fonrmen-
alarms, wearing the badges of York, lay
dead on the ground, and fifth, though
living, was PROSTATE. A huge knight,
in dark armor, stood over the latter, with
his sword ut the throat ofthe fallen man,
while several followers, grim and bloody
from the late fight, crowded behind.
"Yield three, sir knight, or die the
DEATH" cried the dark warrior, shorten
lug his blade to give the fatal blow,
Edward never yicldsto traitors, cried
the fallen man; edo thy will, rebel that
thou art.
"Then perish, upstart king" cried the
dark warrior.
But the sword, though thrust angrlly
at the throat Of the fallen monarch--for
il was Edward the Fourth, beset on the
return from one his gay appointments,
thatlay thcrc--never reached its destina-
ton. Shouting "a Roland, II RoIand,'
our hero had dashed spurs into his horse,
and now rode down the dark warrior;
while as the rebel fell, with one blow Of
his stout blade. he cleft his skull in
twain.
"Up, up, my liege," he cried, turning
for an instant to the king. 81 will keep
the varlcts in play till you you have re-
covered n sword saw two lying be-
side your dead retaners.' And then,
dashing into the midst Of the surprised
rebels. who had not even yet recovered
their presence of mind, he hewad down
first one then another, wheeling his
horse with almost miraculous rapidity.
so as both to escape blows himself and to
deal them to others; and all the time
shouting, Us If he had an army at his
back, "a Roland to the rescue"
The Monarch, ever rs brave in arms as
he was successful in love, was not long
in avaling himself of Roand's advice,
and soon appeared to the assistance Of
the latter. But, short as the time had
been, the field was already clear. Con-
steruation had done much and the good
sword Of Roland more. Already four
had fallen under that trcnchant blade,
when the four that remained, seeing the
king coming to the aid Of that terrible
knight, and not knowing how many re-
taners might be hurrying through the
woods, took 10 sudden fight.
by my crown and realm" said the
king, "you have done what no other
knight in all England could have
achieved so quickly. There is nothing
left for me to do
S "My liege," said Roland, leaping from
His horse and sinking on his knee, 81
lave only done what any man, had he
seen his king in peril, could have done
as well; for when the safety of these
broad realms is at stake, by the life of
their righkhll monarch being IN danger,
even woman'sam would have giants
strength"
DWELL said. young sir" said Edward.
"But rise, rise Or stay" he added, sud-
denly, seeing that Roland wore no
knightly spurs, care you not Il son OF
cIlivalry Y
81 have yet to win my spurs" replied
Roland
'Thcn by all the saints, knight you
shall be before you rise, for never did
squire win spurs more nobly than you
have done tonight. Your name"
"RoIand Bohem.'
"What, the heir Of the old line Rise,
Sir Roland Boheni," and he struck him
on the shoulder us he spoke. "tnd as |
trow, from what know oiyour family
history, that You are not over-rich in this
worlds goods, having lost all inf my
fathers cause, it shall be my duty to
! hunt You out certain rich manors to pay
you for this nights work"
In few words Roland explained that,
having heard the sound Of arnIs, he bad
hurried to the scene. He would have
stopped here, but the gooa-natrred mon
| arch, who had observed the speakers
embarrassment, suspected that all was
not told and so cross-questioned our hero,
with such mingled authority, adroitness
! and kindness, that Roland was tain, ut
! last. to reveal the whole,
"Ha, sits the wind in that quarter"
/ said the royal Edward. ''You shall not