The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-25
An Old Reader Story.

A subscriber for the Eagle apropos OF
the republished stories from school read
ers, says that the piece which made the
greatest impression on him in school was
The Attack" on some Dutch town. He
asks the Eagle 10 reprint ii. He prob
ably means The Attack on Nymegen. -
and it may have made an impression on
him. for IL is a classic. II was from
John Lothrop Motley's The History Of
the United Netherlands" and as It ap-
pears in McGurey's Fourth Reader is
as follows:
L On the evening of the 10th of August
1889. there was wedding feast in one
OF the splendid mansions Of the stately
city. The festivities were prolonged TN
I'll deep in the midsummer night. ard
harp and viol were stiu inspiring the
feet of the dancers. when on 4 sudden.
IN the midst OF the hoIiday-gro ap-
peared the grim vissge Of Martin schenk.
the man who never smiled
. Clad in no wedding garment. but
in arnor OF proof with morton on head.
and sword in hand. the great freebooter
strobe heavily through the bah room
followed by a party OF those terrible
fnusketeers who never gave or asked
for quarter. while the anrighted reve-
iers futtered away before them.
;. Taking advantage OF a dark night
he had Just dropped down the river
from his castle. with FIVE and twenty
bsrges. and landed with his most trusted
soldiers IN the foremost vessels had
battered down. the gate Of St. Anthony
and surprised and slain the guard
I. Without waiting for the rest Of his
boats. he had then stolen with his com
rades through the silent streets. and
torn away the lattice-woEk and other
sight aefenses on the rear OF the house
which they had now entered and
though which intended 70 possess them
selves OF the -narket-9lace.
:. Martin had long since selected his
mansion as = proper pos.tioa for his
enterprise. but he had not been bid6ea
TO the wedding and vas somewhat dis
concerted when Re fouad himself on the
festive scene which he rad So grimly
intercepted
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from the house and proceeded u alarm
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