The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-16

Now. what was this vision, that
through Rosamund much slaughter
should be spared. Well. IL Jerusalem
were saved, would not tens OF thou
sands of Moslem and Christian lives
be saved alsoi Oh, surely here was
the answer. end some angel had put 1t
into Lts heart. and now he prayed for
strength te plant IL ic tho hearts of Sal
adm for strength and opportunity.
This very day Goewth found the OPP
portunity. As he lay daztag in his tent
that eve,dn9, bsiaR stil teo weak to
RISE n shsdow fell upon hin, and,
opening kig eyes, he sgw thu snltan
hilnselr Standing slere by his bedside.
Nov he strove to fiGe to- aEluce him.
but lii O. hind voice aale.aiI bxds Lin lie
stiil and. seating hiu:sslf, began to
talk.
''Sir Goodwin" he said, 81 am come
to v.s,t that dead WOMAN, who had suf-
ferei justly for her crirAe, die an
act unworthy OF king"
~ thank you, sire, who were always
noble." answered Goodwin.
"You say so. Yer I'have done things
to you and yours that you can scarcely
hold as noble" said Saladin. Say,
Sir Goodwin, is that story which they
tell ia the camps tree that vision
came to you before the battle of Hat
tin and that you warned 9cae, LEADERS or
the Franks not to adyahce against
me?'
.'Yes, 1t IL true" answered Goodwin,
and he told the vision and of how he
had sworn to IL On the.rsod.
de you wonder, tisan. Sir Goodwin,
that also believe my vision which
came 10 me thrice In the might season.
bringing with it the picture % tie very
face of my niece, the Princess OF Baal-
becf'
1T do not wonder; but, sultan, who
have seen vision speak to you who
also have seen a yision-a prophet to a
prophet"
"Say on" said Saladin, gazing at him
earnestly.
"See. now, o Salah-ed-din, the prin-
cess Rosamund Is in Jerusalem. She
has been led to Jerusalem that you
may spare 1t for her sake. and thus
make an end of bloodshed and save the
lives of folk uncounted."
"Neverv' said the sultan, springing
up. "rhey have rejected my mercy,
and have sworn to sweep them away,
man, woman and child, and be avenged
upon all their unclean and faithless
race"
as Rosamund unclean that you
would be avenged upon her? win her
dead body bring you peace? If Jerusa-
lem Is put to the sword she must perish
also"
II will give orders that she is to be
raved-that she may be judged for her
crime by me-" he added grlnikL
How can she be saved when the
storners are drunk with slaughter and
1 rhe but one disguised wemaR among
~h0,00o others?"
( Then" ne answered, stamping his
foot. "she shall be brought or dragged
out OF Jerusalem before the slaughter
begins"
Then without more words Saladia
left the tent with troubled brew.
Within Jerusalem all was misery, all
was despair. There were crowded
thousands. and tens OF thousands of
fugtives. women and children. The
lighting men who were left had few
commanders. aud thus 1t came about
that soon Wulf found himself the cap
tain OF very many of them.
First Sa.adln attacked from the west
between the gntes Of st. Stephen and
Of st. David, but here stood strong
fortresses. called the. castle Of the Pi-
sans and the tower Of Tancred,
whence the defendets made sailies up
on him. driving back his .stormers. So
he determined to change his ground
and raovedshis army to The east, camp.
ing 1t near The valley OF the Kedrea.
There were in the, city many whe de-
sired to surrender to the sultan, and
Geaae grew the debates between then,
and those who swore tAat they would
rather die. At length 1t was agreed
that an embassy should be sent, Sal