Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-21

brother, had been slain otter engaging In
hand-to-hand conflict with the bishop Of
Bayeux.
Thus ended the memorable battle Of
Hastings. and thus fell Harold, the last Of
the Saxon kings. William an-
preached Raoul de Martel, and bidding
him Aneel, dubbed him on the shoulder
three times, saying "In the name OF
-. George and st. Michael, / dub thee
knight. Arise Sir Raoul de Martel earl
Of Surrey
The same favor was bestowed on sew
eral OF the noblemcn, and then King VIII
liam retired. On the following day
william proceeded to London, aud was
crowned king Of England. An attempt
was made TO place Edward Atheling upon
the throne, but this failed and the Saxons
were compelled 10 make their peace With
King William. The king succeeded IN
quelling several rebellions, but was
at length engaged In qua,
rel with his own son, Robert.
Robert, accompanied by few followers,
He'd ia Beauyoises and fortified himself
In the castle OF GerherOy, and resolved to
hold II to the last. william, az the head
OF an army, marched 10 the Siege OF Ger
heroy where he soon gained an entrance
into the castle during the Hght, and was
engaged in terrific combat with his son.
! Robert wounded the king Ia three places,
but was finally overcome and made pris.
oner. After much elaboration, William
torgaye his erring son, and the twain re-
turned TO London side BY side Sir
Raoul de Martel was still in CREST favor,
and accompanied King William In all his
expeditions. Soon afterward William
entered France and burned the little VII.
lage Of Nantes TO the ground. IL SO hap
pened that while riding through the burn
/ Ing village his horse stumbled and
threw him. He was carried TO London
In d dying condition by his faithful fol
lower, Sir Raoul de Martel, earl OF Surrey.
He died on the 9th of September, 1857.
His followers no sooner heard OF his death
than they plundered the castle and hast.
ened TO Roueh 10 pay their court to the
new king. Old King William was inferred
In the monastery OF St. Etenne by the
earl OF Surrey aud few followers. But
the remains Of William the Conqueror
were not destined to remain undisturbed.
-Four hundred and seventy-tlve years later,
In the year 1862, band of soldiers came
TO the monastery and exhumed the body
expecting to find many jewels, etc. Great
was their rage when on opening the
coffin they beheld nothing but a skeleton,
which seem TO leer at them with CHASTITY
grin. Enraged at not finding the coveted
gold the soldiers scattered the remains
OF the "conquerorn to the four winds OF
heayen. Some OF his bones were after.
wards collected and inferred in West.
minister Abbey. RaoUl dc
Martel now led life Of great
fcrocity aud treated his vassals with eX-
IRENE cruelty. One night an embassy o.
women were invited by him to visit Surry
castle. The vassals, tired OF his tyranny
disguised themselves in women's gar
ments and heavily armed introduced
themselves into Surrey palace. Ono,
within the palace scene OF carnage be
gan. The enraged vassals rushed upor
Raoul and his followers and after decapi
tating them, placed their heads on pike
al the palace gates with the inscription
"Thus perish all tyrants."