The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-18
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before. 4 say, rather what IT Is that !
owe 10 thee. good youth Aye, this Y Is
indeed q pied merlin, and with q lev we're
Under It's claws, us am LIVING wo-
man. BY the rood Of Waltfan, but thy
touch Is deft and dainty"
And see the red; eye OF III, cried the
maid.
AYE and the open beak" ~
"And the ruffled wing added Horde
John. 5553,
by my hilti". cried the archer. 1T is
the very bird ITSELF
i The young clerk flushed with pleasure
mt this chorus OF praise. rude and 5in-
discriminate indeed and yet SO much
hcartier and less grudging than any
which he had ever, heard from the critl-
cal brother Jerome, or tho short-spoken
Abbott. There was. 1t would seem, great
Kindness as we'll as great wLckcdness In
this world, OF which nc had heard so
little that was good. His hostess would
hear nothing Of his paying either for.
bed or for board, while the archer and
Horde John placed hand upon either
shoulder and led him off to the board. ]
where Come smoking fish. o dish OF spin
ach, and a jug OF milk were laid out for
their breakfast.
f'N should not be surprised to learn
mon catl,arade."j sad the soldier, rs he
henped slice or fish upon Alleyne's
tranchoir OF bread, that you could read
written things since you are so ready.
with your brushes and pigments.
ut would be shame to the good broth
ers of Beaulicu II could not he an
swered, seeing that | have been their
clerk this ten years back"
he bowman looked at him with great
respect Think OF that!. said he. ."'And
you with not a hair to your face and
a skin like a girl. ] can shoot three
hundred and fifty PAGES with my little
pepper there. and four hundred and
twenty with the great war-bow: yet 4.
can make nothing OF this nor read my
own mans II you were to set Sam Ayl-s
ward up against me. In the whole COM
pany there was only one man who could
read, and he fell down a we'll at the taxi.
Ing Of yentndour: which proves that the
thing is not suited to soldier, though
most necdfu TO a clerk. /"
~ can make some show at It," said
Big John: though I was scarce long
enough among the monks to catch the.
whole trick OF IT,
Here, then, Is something to8try upon"
quoth the archer pulling a square Of
parchment from the inside or his tunic.
It was tied securely with a broad band
Of purple silk, and firmly sealed at eith-.
er end with large red seal. John pored
long and earnestly over the inscription
upon the back, with his brows bent as.
one who bears up against great mental
strain.
mot having read much Of late he
said, ~ am 10th to say too much about
what this may be. Some might say one
thing and some another, Just rs one bow
man loves the yew, and a second will
not shoot save with the ash.4i To me.
BY the length and thelloo Of IT, 4 should
Judge this to be a verse from one OF the.
Psalms 81 ~. ia 135s
The bowman shook his head 1T Is
scarce likely" he said that Sir Claude
Latour should send me all the way. cross
seas with nought more weighty than Il
psalm-verse. You have clean oyershot the
butts this time, mon camarade. give:
1t to the little one. will wager my;
feather-bed that he makes more sense
Of it." W.
SRS""Wny, 1t is written in the French
tongue" said Al!eyne. ''and in a right.
clcrkly hand. This is how 1t runs: a
lie moult puissant ct moult honorable
chevnlcr, Sir Nigel Il Lor!ng dc Christ
church, dc son tres fidele amis Sir Claude.
Latour., capitaine dc Ia Compagnle
blanche chatelain dc Bscar, grand seiE-5
lneur dc Montchatcau vavaseur dc ( le
renonmc CASTOR, Ccmte- dc Folk, tenant,
les droits de Ia haute justice, de la mlleu,
ct de la basse."' Which signifies In our
speech; ITO the very powerful and very
Chrlstchurch. from his very faithful
friend, Sir Claude d1atour, captain OF the
White Company. chatelnin OF Bscar,
grand lord of Montchateau. and yassal
TO the renowned CASTOR. CountS Of Folk.
who holds the rights OF the high Justice
the middle and the low.
Look at that now!' cried the bowman
In triumph, '"rEat Is Just what ne Wol'd
have said" 81 y sSi8 g
g II can see now that It Is even SO, 4 sttld
John. examining the parchment again.
ff"Thoough scarce understand this high,
middle and low, ~ Iii
.'By my 8hit you would understand II
IL you were Jacques Bonhoomma. The
how justice means that you may fleece
him, and the middle that you may tor
ture him, and the llgh that you may
slay him. That is about the truth Of IT,
But this is the letter which am 70
take; and since the platter Is clean It
is time that we trusscd up and we're
afoot, You come with nc. mon gros
Jean; and as to you. little one, where
did you say that you ,jonrncycd?"
ITO Alinstcnd."' 4 as
''Ah. yes. know this forest country
we'll, though was born myself ~ the.
Hundred Of Easeloo,lrnc. ~ the Rape q
Chichester, hard by the vlllnse5of Mid
hurst Yet have not word 70 say
against the Hampton men, for there are
no better comrades or truer archers IN
The whole company than some who learn
cd to loose the string In these very parts
We shall travel round Nth you tn MlE-
sirnd Ind seeing lint III 1t Is little cut