Omaha daily bee., 1902-07-06

He hath 1000 with him and the culverins
gotten from the ships. His fellows burn
Iand pillage wherever they pass. My lord
says that all is lost and we will do we'll to
strike a bargain with this fellow II delay
may hereby be gained. He leaves 1t to
your prudence to act as you shall think 1T
ting. Ye would not ride out with such poor
array against Wyatt's host, sir; ye would
not do this madness?"
Roy sprang upon his horse and, calling Ia
the fifty. he answered the messenger.
Return as we came and say that all Is
lost, indeed, II so be his lordship's ears be
not In the category. Tell him that II he be
not clever at the barter this Wyatt shall
nail them to Charing's pump ere the sun &c
down! Nay. sir, II all be lost shall I not &c
to look for it? VIII we not have me light
a candle to search for the piece I lack? Go
say to my Lord OF Pembroke that there be
cellars at whitehall wherein he and mis-
men may find a haven. Ay, / would crave
a petticoat OF him. lest this Wyatt mistake
me for what I ami
And then. to his own, he said:
Heard We that, comrades-will ye to the
cellars with my Lord of Pembroke? This
Wyatt comes with 1000. Like We the It'd
ings, or would ye fondle Dame Prudence OF
whom my lord makes mention? Truly, ye
shake in your shoes already-ye itch to bend
the knee to Captain Maypole! / read II in
your faces. Ye would not be thought men
this day lest hurt come to ye thereby"
They replied to him with oaths and
laughter, which drove the messenger
ashamed from the camp. and some running
for their horses and some whetting their
arms and many crying "a Roy! A Roy!"
they came to good order and set out for
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been heard that day. The hour Of waiting
was gone by. No man rode out OF London
in greater content than Roy OF Calverton.
let me know that this thing is true and
/ will give thanks to God for It," he said
to one near him. "If Wyatt pass by any
other bridge II shall need a holy angel 10
save my Lord OF Pembroke's ears! See you
not how fortune goes with u.s. Four thou-
sand or forty, | care not which, while l
have these with me! Aye, II the news be
true-if it be true!"
Now, Meagre, the dwarf, capering nearby
on his great black horse. took up the words
and drew rein to raise the piping cry:
Fifty Of Sherwood and htty more upon
one white horse, do you like the reckoning,
master? Go fifty well TO a bride rein
Ay. bark to the humor Of IT, see fifty
and yet see but one. To the saints be the
glory Tor THESE eyes OF mine!
He was a merry fellow who would have
said thai the outlaw himself added the
hearts Of fifty TO their company. His
master liked the compliment.
Fifty, indeed, II ye love me. as I think
you do. I shall have need OF your love this
day; nay, comrades. we will not ask OF our
messenger again. for yonder is a better
one!"
They had come at this time almost to
the hill by Richmond. and when he com
manded them TO look up they began 10 pre-
ceive. in the distant fields and upon the
high road before them, an advancing host
which Wyatt led 10 London and the palace.
Family. as the murmur Of a city's voices,
harsh music was 20 be heard, the rolling
Of drums. the winding Of horns. the cry OF
man TO man. the answering shouts OF the
Tabble multitude. In weary disorder, some
dancing In the fields, some bearing odd de-
vices on banners ill-blazoned. some eaper-
ing on sorry horses, some crowned with
straw, some wearing garlands Of leaves,
many drunken with ale. others disappearing
the queen and the priests. the host ad-
yaneed, greedy In hope and Vainglorious In