Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-10-26
HOW HE ESCAPED.

Duriag the middle avs the country
az called Bslgiala Was known BY the
NE q Flsnders. CT perhaps II would
b better q say that FLANDERS Was the
l rxesf q ia several fsVaal provinces
4 elusie,i in that territory. I.atte-ly, how
". Fiandera eoEaprlsed tot only what
l. known a. modern Belgium. bat also .
1 fgo part e Holland and northern
france. s-s ruler u the country was
c.Iled an earl. and Ia the Iaftev part Of
t.s fourteenth century Louis dc hsiatin
wofe ths coronst. wlich Se had Inherited
fon = long line o. esrls, al of whom
D ~ sleeping IA glory in the abbey Of
L .lndl.ui.
Tie proad and wealthy burghers
,Afsl under the sovereignty of the
q ndal Lords. and IN Cheat particularly
ills feeling Of Independence WAS very
strong. Tie earl. who noted the popu-
Lr dlsaf-ction. made haste therefore
4 3e;art from Ghent and removed his
r. sisience % the city og Bruges. where he
b Il a strong castle.
Now, Earl L0..is was neither . wise
q 1l@sman nor brave general ard he
/ sndeascri8S TO rob Client q Is SUI
? rior advantages. Four noble rivers
. pplied the cry with ITS commercial
q "a manufacturing facilities. Bruges
Id NO rlver. and 80 body Of dikers
sre sent 10 construct canal by which
fewatefso Of Client i<ht De conveyed 70
Truges. But the men Of Ghent fell upon
q I'm and pat them 20 death
Eail Louis then dispatched another
empany. which met with the same fate
Z aess we're decided acts Of rebellion. bat
& = men q Client were IN the right. and
te earl WAS in the wrong. Kings and
, incss. very seldom stop. however, to
q iak about tho Justice Of anything.
Tsry care only tosecure their own pleas
ne.
The earl % FLANDERS was very angry
With tho men II Ghent. and he sum-
no1sd an army by which be hoped %
enau-r his rsbellioUs subjects. he
sya<came them in cne battle. bat in the
rxt he met with defeat and WAS forced
O. rstreat 60 Bruges. Here he Was be-
segs1 ~ tas enemy. led by the brave
sd energetic Philip q Arteveld. \
yyung man q great promise.
Earl LOUIS did not feel much alarmed
o the success II the enemy. for the
srong walls II Brrges seemed 20 laugh
q scoru all attacks u = destroyer. But
Z ere were traitors within. and one night
q earl wsss aroused from sleep with the
q iings tha; he city gates were opened
lie instantly summoned his soldiers.
Al moansing hi- warhorse rode forth
meet the foe. shouting the whrcry Of
h race
"Flsalsr, Sor the honi FLANDERS for
tie EARL
tie sss grecesisd By torchbcarers and
tumpeters. and man barring = ban
rron which wac the famous Flemish
IN wrought ia gold
AnI now % the streets marched the
naa Of Chem. shouting; Death 10 the
sFl' Down With feadai tyrannyT-
Ny lord. saif Robert de- Mareschant,
. near sd legal friend. march noe
stnsi taern-they ou;uumbsr rs 10
.
FLANDERS for the hour cried the earl.
IN. when he sa- the numerous and
We appointed bat sn1 heard the mur-
4 rtus criss bis heart misxsvs him
V bat shssn I On. SIR Rob~rt- be
krd
Orsler yo1r torches ouf. then sx-
lsn<. clothes with ne and ct out a
~cify q IN can. replied fhs faithful
ohrsr
- lhe tsrrhss were sxtingrished. and
hlF-ysng o. darssned stable thu earl
"a ths esquire elcksnxsd clothing
VIM. fias va occurring the r-bels
veo hsd s-sa fas fsshof he golden cor.
So On she ssris heimes and The sls~er
~ velvet marble under ths glow ~
te Torches. we're rasiang IN s~ift vur.
ei.
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n sr~~e'iasif
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q ssfie che r~ieis fastened in al "A.
rseti0ns after he iiiassrious fugitive
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hfcFs snd behlzsl him. Be raped &c the
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