The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-27
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The Expensive Banquet That Was Furnished
to He High and Mighty Lordshlp, Arch
bishop Baldwin OF Treyes.
By ROBERT BARR.

rad. the august horseman nevertheless made
good progress along II, for he had q long dis
TANGO to travel before tho sun went down. The
way had been rudely constructed by that great
maker OF roads. the army. and the troops who
had built 1t did not know whom they labored at
It that they were preparing a path for their own
retreat, should disaster overtake them. The
rrlm and silent horseman had been the brains,
whore tho troops were the limbs; this thorough
fare had been of his planning, and over
Il, back into Treves, had returned q
victorious not . defeated army. The iron
hand OF the Archbishop had como down on every
truculent noble in the land. and every castle
gate that had not opened to him through fear
had been battered in by force. Peace now spread
her white wings over all the country. and where
opposition to his lordship's stubborn will had
been the strongest there was silence as well,
with perhaps q thin wreath of blue smoke how
ering over the blackencd walls. The provinces
on each bank OF the Moselle from Treves to the
Rhine now acknowledged Baldwin their over
lord, q suzerainty technically claimed by his
lordship's predecessors, but the iron archbishop
had changed the nominal into the actual, and 1t
had taken some hard knocks to do it. His pres
emit journey was well earned. for he was be-
taking himself from his more formal and exact
ing court at Trcves to his summer palace at
Cochem, there to rest from the fatigues of a
campaign in which he had used not only his
brain. but his good right arm as well.
The palace. which was to DO the end OF his
tourney. was In some respects well suited to its
master. for. standing on an eminence high above
Cochem. with its score of pinnacles glittering in
the sun. 1t seemed, TO one below. q light and
airy structure, but 1t was in reality a fortress.
almost imprcgnable, and 300 years later 1t sent
into u less turbulent sphere the souls of 1900
Frenchmen before It's flag was lowered.
The personal appearance of the Archbishop
and the smsllness of his escort were practical
illustrations Of the fact that the land was at
peace and that he was the master of it. His at
tire was neither clerical nor warlike. but rather
that Of a nobleman riding abroad where no
enemy could possibly Turk. He was to all ap.
pearance unarmed. and had no protection save
alight chain mail jacket Of bright steel, which
was worn over his vesture and not concealed as
was the custom. This jacket sparkled in the
sun as il it were woven of fine threads strung
with NAL and innumerable diamonds 1t
might ward of a dagger thrust or turn aside a
hall. spent arrow, but 1t was too light to be Of
much service against a sword or pike. Tho
\ Archbishop was we'll mounted on a powerful
black charger that had carried him through
many a hot corner and that now made little of
the difficulties OF the RECONSTRUCTED road, put
ting the other horses on their mettle to equal
the pace set to them.
The escort consisted Of twelve men, all lightly
hTtutC- u bOtllciD, ~ uohAs VIM IOuS bOtu0-
times by the Archbishop's side. but more often
behind him, could hardly be counted as a war
the Archbishop left Treves his oldest General
n nsn a at losss. h pat tsfa1f f on on i the ground Sa q that = sacS
anumber was necessary to uphold the dignity
said that where no rode the dignity Of the cleo.
torship would be safe even though none rode
S Siss to Ht thu O. s,e esnin1 but nta the f Sun f" genera eTir p sa.
\ sisted and spoke Of danger In riding down the
WHO is there left to moiest me |" asked the
An.hsi.hSp. and the General was forced to ad.
An army builds a road along the line of the
least resistance. and often when a promontory
up 11' The II lr t6rSu aR' the ref fer sas l getting ns' b SaE into nsa
tie valley again as best it could. During these
i tn saS. s1f%TslHns f ,Gs b %Sns, s sSdId s c ness led
whole troop was halted by command OF, its chief
until Gottleib., %clingins to his horses name.
with a cynical smile curling his stern lips the
temperance of the good father.
After one Of the most iaborious accents and
aeseents they had encountered that day. the
Archbishop waited for the monk, and when he
A isl i:hsFc:led: the ii latter issqt ssi a:A' "4hs sna appears sP% e to
a be alesson in your tribulations which hereafter
N you may retail with profit to your flock. relating
hoy a GOOD man leaving the right and beaten
path and following his own devices in the wild
trness, may bring discontinue upon himself"
.Ihs lesson it conveys to me, my lord, =" said
leave the stability OF good stout sandals with
which he is accustomed, to venture his body on
This is our last detour. replied the elector.
there are now many miles of winding but
t sh.ncs FG 20 lef Rff e y 9s, H re1ul ySH haze as a th horse.
IN nan in the eyes OF our troop"
a ,, ri1 t,n 4. ny lord. ! meyer boosted Of it."
lsarn thai the way will be less mountainous.
T% asboyS di ss ct, have Se. we pe i4cm ,hit h.nl o,t,.
liver. is the rastle of the widow starkonburg.
Her days OF wiGowhood. however, are nearly
Dtkf. n | infnnI I m - haR IN nnA 4 nav tyir-
te.tp9. k6ishts who viii hold the castle for me-
mo-, nLhe Counties OF starkenburg." said the
monk, must surely now be at an age when tho
thoughts turn toward heaven rather than toward
y have yet to meet the woman" replied the
hFchbish0p. gazing upward, who pleads old
sfe os an cxcnsc for turning away from a suita-
u choosing a woollen cowl rather than an iron
%headplecc, thou shouldst thus have lost a chance
y%slfalcd Vine vaults. and old age in Wine is
N Golntless more 70 thy taste than the same quail
!! ~ woman. It's a pity thou art not a knight.
bo slT i.,, fault is not beyond the power Of our
HRlei the monk with a chucKlc.
coInnTe.tsie Gtor laughed silently, and looked on his
me wines OF Castle Starkenburg are not for
al. slies saPP, ssIss,.S ! palats, 8 ghG fsa y. father; have
ana what i thy selection jumps not with
T Sfr a y They tell me the Countess has a
,hoiitt matters little to me, and 1 give her the
eholce merely because ! am loath TO war with
III woman, The castle commands the river. and
IN nolas me district. The widow may give 1t up
Peaceaoly at the altar or forcibly ut the point of
q swGra. whichever method commends itself
Of ~ Ia aes iaSyship. The castle must be in command
o1he whom 7 can trust"
,p ias congregation here met a startling inter
,uguon. The Archbishop and his guard were
i nyt y rapidly round a promOntory. and follow
cosn Inc bend OF the river. the nature OF the
s% sn. being such that II was impossible to see
itSS eSl hundred feet ahead Of them. Suddenly
n my came upon a troop of armed and mounted
IN ren Standing like statues before them. The
~ h IISPP numbered an even score. and completely
issH lhe way between the precipice on their
mI and the stream on their right. Although
thu thbnsa, every sword was In its scabbard. with
& The leader, Who sn stood sShs q few few paees in front MapS Of
M us men, with the point OF his sword resting on
r e. grGant The black horse, old in campaigns,
WTit%Ssnized danger ahead and stopped instantly,
pSlnannont waiting for tho drawing of the rein.
ssI%aSdaanng his two ~forefeet firmly In front, with a
kHnrnealess OF action that would have un-
cCpis "a a less alert rider. Before the Archbishop
~ .VNIl QUESTION lhR ailnnI hnaf that barred hIa