Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-06-14
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Tne pAaiaa disppsztiol q kobsA ~,
IA Arss SsuIlxt king OF 1cotaa'no. 80
n~sorSoas. SIN dfspits bis unogensso
aald nuou shs, affe'fio1s of hss fao1scss,
- sfTorts wats pe,Sezlsss 70 resfsss tiae
~ssylfke 5r,affr,ztf0sl Of his pr91n eno taf-
s..lert sriszo<racy. And thus Win every
s.e,aedi,g wear Of his reign thu hostah-
80 - re t,ordsrA bad bseu gro.trR
rsors ssrioua, They we're destined 70
sulminats, in ths yeAr l2es, IN TIE nssfls
81 Ottskburn. a.. a..
Ths story 10 that famous nknt-sne
ore creaf katiis Of the reign Of fne nras
efssrt ktna-iIs popularity bstisssa - -
embaIrned fOF all fntare aRas q t1s
glowing ballad Of - Cnssy Chas'h rsf-
80 n roenE in the English hlngaa9e
- ~ 4 stder aircis Of admirers 81
~vsrv eIsSs al,,d Of eveyy eco. never
S~sra . aid Jar Piaiiip sidney, the sl1
800 ~ Perci,, and Doaaiaa, thai fo1nd
- NV haart rmoysd more thai vita
trumpst. and yet 81 10 sung but l,y some
hfir,3 rrawdsr. with no r01Rhsr 7olse
fbaa rnds skilI.v II had rather Be the
rnshor Of CHEVY Chsae,' SAID Ben
gehrsor, . than OF ali my wotiltV
Eariy II srging, ~ great mesttn9
hsld AZ Aberdeen, ander tbs pfetsxs o.
a aoleran festival OF the church, fresh
foray Iuto EnRsand was determined on
b. tie border lordA Someone's were
Issued for slls gathering Of she fsudAl
hoet, and the Rhs,osho0d Of JtdoofRh
vss assigned for the pises Of ssseflnR-
The castle Of Jedbuye,h vas then 10 the
hauds Of the En9Iish. Bat In tbs deep
forests whioh encfcied IL, and 10 the
Wild mountain elens which rndIatsd
from Il In all dirsdfions, . lsrns forcs
mici,s master, 10 was thouRht. wiiA0us
attracting athlmti0n- 30 secluded were
The dsrk reosuses ~ lie woods that NOS
many years before, when all she ,ountTy
soand gas N ,,esseiaien Of the Engiish,
q BODY of Scottish mobiles with their fol-
levers had, like Robin Hood and his
men In 4harwsod foFeas. resided there
safely for several years. !,
On the appointed day al army, such
&c had nos bsen seen, u was slid. Tor
sixty years, assembled 81 the Edacs Of
meeting. II consisted Of tweivs han
drsd lanesa and forty thousand rask
and Ole. Tho yoana Earl of Iougiss
vas The nrst b. arrive. After him came
John, Eari NJ Moray, and his brother
George, Earl or Dusahar and Marehi the
Earis Of FffsI Sutherland and Mari
DoraIaa. ths nFim Lord Of Galloway;
The too Lipdssys, Sig William and Sir
James; Dir John ssirIton, Sir Jolsn san-
dilauds, Sir Pifrioii Dunbar. hir simon
GiendinninQ. and many another border
knight and squire. Zach baron led his
esn vassAls. Eaeh knight vas attended
b. too or thnss squares Eseh ipan-at-
anna sAd bin snFHsAnia 20 bold bis horse.
70 huckls his hrmor and 70 perform she
same dntiss for hin shiob ths squires
fuIhIisd for siie kniRilts. Captains and
msn,at arms we're alike tn the highest
Spirits, and thay encouraged each other
With thu assurance that thsy would
sAsct snsh an inrosa a. should be re-
msnbsred b. she EaRlisb for twenty
years 70 come. rha more completely 70
mature their piana, q further naeetinR
was arranged when they had reached the
little Church Of ZsdosI. fow mills near
o. the Enslish border.
Though kis Hons, I've sons IN law and
nephew we're amang the Leaders OF the
hoat, the pFodsct bad been as usual,
carefully conefaisd from the scottish
king. Il had i,ios. however. ESCAPED the
notice Of the English. Henry Percy,
aufnamed Hstapur. then IN bis "a year,
the eldest son 81 thu aged Earl Of North
cumberland, Recently appointed By Rich
ard q warden az the Eaglish marches,
his father and bis hrother RslgIh, and
ell the north ooantfy chiyairy, wsrs--by
minstreis, tFavnled With ease and safety
throughout she lenRth and breadth OF
The iand--fuily ~ tognizant Of their
znovomauts a. we're the Scottish lords
themselves. They knew all about the
L. a A HI.ers kaA As.an =
81 the muster at JedburRh. Thllg had
observed the ulavonied agitation which
prevailed through she whole country
side; and vsry sealsetly they we're IN
coarse Of making their preparations 20
resist the thrsatsned attack. Mean
Tina. 10 gain atiil more complete In
formation. thor resolved 10 send q spy
@ ihs Rathoring ~ the foot tf the
Ohsyiots.
a csstain squire, veil acquainted with
ths country. waa aecirdineiy dssplstehed
ffem Nsweastbe for the purpostL He
reached Zedon a. tho scottish tarons
were In consultation IN the church. The
Rnasish msn eussred and heaFd their
deliberations. Bat before tina meeting
broke np be shoneht il prudent 70 re-
tire. Leaving The church unobserved,
anns. "a ScohsmAn,s says Frolsssrt,
for they are al thieves, had stslen
him. To haya made inquiry would
have been 10 riiIk detection. he there
fore ut ons 90 foot, booted and slurred
- he vas. Bat he had scarcely gone
nheva twe heushots when his appear
enoe attracted tho notice Of two Scot.
slsh kniRkts vito we're engaged hn con-
That fellow saAts one, has seem. |
tnQiy iosf his hofse, and vel he Il a 4 king
10 atssmpe 10 as,sk fer u.
On my srofEi,r yapaied the othtsr, 81
6oubt much u be belloaRs 10 IA. lIses %
follow and question aiIn.p
He vas soon uvariAken. They asked
klm whence be oauie. whittier be vas
EotnG, and whak be had done with his
kexsss His answers were contradictory
and oonfussd. and he was accorsIlnely
e4kan bsfoFe thu coaslcii Of var. Ihefe,
undex the threat Of death. be was made
% xgveAi he purpose for which be had
sune, and 10 alspplf his enemies with
mach ths zane saFt Of information
wkkeh ~ had axpectsd 10 obtAin from
iheus. Ths bAllons Df Northumberland,
ka eald. bad dstnrmiised not 10 msss the
koo9ch; buk. ~ icon se thsg had cioassd
Ne border. an RneliHh army would en-
~ scotland and msis cut rstalIIAtofy
Devastation ap<in thn lands OF thb Dor.
Or losd& II flis 6ents snarehesi upon
oamcefikad. TN Enalish wcnld advances
npoa Edinbarxh b. Berwick. II they
pfeessd "a toward Newcastle. the Ene-
lleh wcoid prussed bs way OF CAtIiale.
This was vAinahie inlallieanne. The
hootzish iof1a lsioked - each other. bot
vexe nklent TIE prtsonsr havinR been
removed. Q spirited debate ensaed. ID
VS. evident sAlht thblF plans msas Be
shsnccd. A united attack upoa EnR-
lad waa imecsisihaA TIE only way 10
6efsei the afra1Ieemilnsa of The English
wes 70 snter Esleiant b. both ths east
eFn and iha sFeptel,n marches. ny
saoh Tactics. and By suoh alens, could
thie o0anses inussioia Of scotland -
pEexeafs2.
Il was agreed 10 divide the kosl into
to army eoFps. Whale the largest dixi-
sz8n, with The olGeasle, under the oom.
man6 Of ArchlhAld nanaina lord Of
0Ailessy. mareihea npaa CArlissA the
ezher. esasi<tins % three hEnefUd gIicked
lsncss and t9e tkcnMknd iniantFy. led By
ne yooaa Earl ii Dun9ias. v suld anyASie
Northumberland When both hael been
unzlei, Q flstina Eima ard place wUaia be
nasee1e3 20 aiysi battle - tha knelish.