River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1890-10-16
The RESCUE OF aLeReT.


no son IS heir;
Anc so bis many seignOries fell 20 his daughter
fair;
To keep the name alive he wiIied that on her
The mate she chose should take the arms and
title Of Albret
she dwelt within her castle old this noble de-
moiselle.
Almost as much from life apart as in the con-
vent cell:
Tea men ~ arms the place 70 guard; ten serv-
ants st her call
A uhite-halred priest, a sauey page, four maid
ens-these were all
But many a needy gentleman bethOIght him Of
the prize
Tor him Who favorfound within the noble Iady's
eyes.
And waited With impotence TN. atwelve month
Az court the Countess Isoline would show her
self once more
bssely bred
Heard Of Il, too. and thought: ''Methinks IT'S
time that were we'd
A lady passing fair is much. and more the fer
tile land.
hand.
81 am not one 20 sue and court am all devoid
OF grace.
Advanced IN years and gray Of beard with
SCARED and vrinkled face;
imAy rot WOO With eourtly phrase, as might
some siiken lord
Ny winning shall my wOoing be, IN gain her
by my sword
sShe bides At home. my spice report not twenty
miles away:
They say she has ten men At arms. no more 20
guard AIhret
The dveHsrs in the village near. little reck
for those,
Wen brush them on like trining gnsts when
We the hold inciOse-"
lie called around his men ai-arms-s base and
cruel band.
Par OF the scum that overfioued that time the
hapiess land
Ana said: AT daybreak forth We ride 20 storm
castle hold,
It's walls contain wife for ne. for you rich
store OF gold"
A motley troop before the place next day drew
oridle-rein-
Two hundred rufaans. At their head the grisly
John Lanceplaine.
Eode through the town with oath and jest and
camping on the neld.
sent message 10 the ehstelaine. and summoned
her % yield
I'VE mean" twas r=.d. but courtesy; We
promise treatment fsir;
But woe 20 those in Lacquer d hold who may re
sistance dare"
The Countess showed no craven fear; she sent
defiance back.
And waited with the garrison the robber knaves'
attack
II was not long 20 wait; they came with conf
denee eIate,
with scaling ladders for the walls. and rams TO
force Tire yate.
IL was not long before they found their frantic
efforts vain.
with twenty soreIy wounded men. and five
49, among them slain
"weu spare more loss" cried John Lance
pIaine; ''of food they have no store;
Famine shall do the work for us before a week
be DER"
And so he ordered watch and ward, while care
less. day by day,
The rufians sure TO win az last, before the cas-
tie lay
When bread fell short. Girard Beauieu. the
page. he eager said:
my great and noble lady, thus our fate must
sure be sped
Give me 70 seek a mode by which an exit may
be made
To ind some gallant gentlemen whose arms
may give Us aid"
60 forth. Girard." the lady said. 'go FORTH for
Yet perchance
May be some knights who keep aaeId, and WELD
the sword and lance;
Go forth. and II your eager search bring sueeor
In our need.
Honors and lands. as well as thanks shall sure
Iy be your need"
From postern gate. at dead of night. with sword
In hand he steals;
Nov creeps by bush. now crawls by stone, now
stoOps half bent now kneels;
He finds the sentinels asleep. and makes his way
10 where
The horses OF the IoseI knaves lie in the open
air.
He saddles one and brides one. and slowly leads
him down
The grassy slope and DER the road, and past the
sleeping town;
Then mounts with care. and cautious rides. till
from all hearing passed
Then urges on the wakened steed- and gallops
hard and fast
Sir Hugh d'Espaign. with nine his friends were
holding revel fair
Within q little hostelry, lie Lion Rouge" at
Are;
Come where a rabble rout besieCe my lady of
AIbreL"
Sir Hugh gave ear to tale he told. and to the
others then
He said: There are two hundred there, and
here arc but ten
Why. that is but 4 score apiece; twill heighten
the meilay;
Let's mount al once. fair friends, and reach the
spot ere break Of day"
they armed themselves. they mounted fast; sir
Hugh was in the lead.
And as they neared the robbers camp they
checked their horses speed;
Slowly along the road they made In silentness
their uay
Uutn they came where, through the dark,
doomed sullenIy Albret
Asleep LaneepIaine and all his men. the sen
tries noddius there
The castle guard more waichful were, for sue
cor making prayer
When came the sound Of laundering hoofs. a
rush Of horse. pellmen
And thrust OF lance and stroke Of sword on coat
and cuiraSs fell
Awake, LancepIaiue, from pleasant dreams Of
lands and lady fair
He dreams no more; Sir Hugh's good lance has
slain him then and there
Awake the rest. 70 fight and fall for well the
wretches know
A shriftIess cord shall be his fate who escapes
she thrust and blow.
In peril dire. Girard. the page; two knaves had
set on him;
His was a slender build and they we're tall and
stout Of LIMB.
But steady blows he gives and takes. nor stays
for help 10 call.
And from the castle as they gaze, they see his
foemen fall
Wave kerchiefs from the battlements, 80 e. Il
f. lost and won:
A Joyous shout Of triumph goes 70 greet the ris
ing sun.
And welcomed By the countess fair. the cham
pions brave. who brought
Swim rescue 20 beieaguered ones. and well on
robbers wrought
And thus it was. Sir Hugh d'Espaign won lands
and lady sweet:
And thus IL was Girard Beauieu won guerdon.
fair and meet
And poets sing. throughout the land. in many q
pleasant lay,
The doings OF the knights who rode 20 the res
cue q Aihrct
Thomas u unn English, in y. Y. Ledger.
LINDY'S MISTAKE.
She Knew How Mighty Pertic1er'