Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-15

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early signals of alarm he feared to fin
his enemies prepared; and If he failed
gain footing in the town, ne knew ths
his small party would soon DE broke
and exterminated in the open.
In the town, however, the Lsncsstrian
were fsr from being in so good posture
1t was as Dick had said. The night guar
had already doffed their harness; the res
were still hanging-unlatched Embraced
all unprepared for battle-about thei
quarters; and in the whole OF Saoreb.
there were not, perhaps, fifty men full
armed, or fifty chargers ready to b,
mounted.
The beating of the bells, the terrifying
summons of men who ran about tn,
streets crying end beating upon the doors
aroused in an Incredibly short space s.
least two score out of that half hundred
These got speedily to horse, and, the
elsrm sill hYing wild and contrary, gal.
Hoped in different directions.
Thus 1t oefell that, when Richard Of
Gloucester reached the srst house 81
Shoreby, be was met IN the mouth OF TIE
street by s. mere handful Of lspces, whom
he swept before his onset as the storm
chAses the bark.
A hundred PAGES Into the town. Dick
Shelton touched The Dukes arm; the
Duke, in answer, gathered his
reins, put the shrill trumpet to
his mouth, and blowing con.
certed point, turned to the right hand gu,
O; the direct advance. Swerving like 9
single rider, his whole command turned
after him, and still ct the full gsilcp OF
the chargers, swept up the narrow bye
street. Only the last score of riders
drew rein and faced about in the en-
trance; the footmer, whom they carried
behind them, Iespt at the same instant
to the ground, and began, some to bend
their bows and others to break into and
secure the houses upon either hand.
Surprised at this sudden chaDgo Of
direction, aud deunted by tie fin font
Of the rear. guard, the few LIncastr.sas.
after momentsry consultation, turned
and rode tarther into town TO seek for
reinforcements.
The quarter Of the town upon which,
by the advice of Dick, R chAr1 CT Ginu-
cester had now SCI ID, consisted CT FIVE
small streets Of poor and Ill ioh.bited
houses, occupying a very gentle emf
nence, and lying open towards the back.
The i've streets being each secured By
. good guard, the resolve would thus &C.
cupY the center, out Of Ghot, and yet
ready to carry aid wherever 1t was
needed.
Such was the poorness OF the 1eighbor-
hood that none of the Lsnc.s!risn lords,
and but few Of their reiailerf, had been
lodged therein; and the inhs bitsLts, With
one accord, dsser cd their houses and
fed, squalling, along the streets or over
garden walls.
In the center, where the Eve ways all
met, 8 somewhat iu-ftvofed stehouse dis
PLAYED the sign Of The Casqusfs; and here
the Duke of Gloucester chose his head
quarters for the day. -
To Dick he assigned the guard of one
Of the i've streets.
$780," he said, swim your spurs. Win
glory for me; Que Richard for another. 1
tell you, II l rise, ye shall rise by the
same ladder. Go,"le added, shaking
him blythe hard.
But, as soon IS Dick vas gone, he
turned to little shabby archer at mis-
elbow.
$50, Duitop, and that right speedily"
he added. "EO!lo1 tina; LAD. II We find
him faithful, ye sasSer Tor his safety, 8
head for heed. Woe unto you, if ye re-
turn without hlm! But il he be faithless
or, for ore instant, ye misdouot him
stab him from bsllGi.b
In the meanwhile Dick FASTENED to Sc
cure his post. The street he had to
guard was very narrow and closely lined
with houses, which projected and over
hung the roadway; but narrow and dark
as lit was, since 1t opened upon the
market place Of the town, the main issue
OF the battle would probably fall 10 be
decided on thst spot.
The market place was filed with
townspeople h5elng in disorder; but
there was yet no sign of any foeman
ready to attack, and Dick judged he mad
some time before him to make ready his
defence.
The two houses at the end stood de-
serted, with open doors, ss the inhabit-
ants had lef. them ia their flight, and from
these he had the furniture hastily tossed
forth and pied into barrier in the entry
Of the lane. hundred men were placed
1T his disposal, and Of these he threw the
mnre part inio tne houses, where they
might lie In shelter and deliver their er-
rows from the windows. With the rest,
under his own immediate eye, h5 lined
the bsrriczde.
Mean Wills the utmos. uprosr and con-
Iusion had continued TO prevail through
,ut the town; and what with the hurried
FLASHING Of bells, the sounding Of trump !
Its, the swift movement of bodies Of I
horse, the cries Of the commanders snd J
rs shrieks of women, the noise was {
Utmost dsEfenisg - t0e cor. Presently, !
title by iisl 80 gaGsDis 3 ~. - lio
Iide; and soon after t.es VI aen ia ar- !
nour and bodies CT srchers began 70 {
issemble and form in line of battle in the 6
market place.
A large portion Of this body were in /
nurrey and blue, and in the mounted
might who ordered their array Dick rec i
gn,zed Sir Daniel Brsckley.
Then there befell long pause, which /
YES followed by the almost Simultaneous
ounding OF four trpmpets from four diff q
erent quarters OF the town. A fifth rang 8
q answer from the, market-plsce, and ct