The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-05

stranger and more stirring were soor
TO crowd upon him. The fat. red-face{
gieeman. the listening group. the arch.
er with appraised finger beating in tirne
10 the music. and the huge sprawlins
figure OF Horde John. all thrown into
nd light and black shadow by The
u'ckering fire in the centre-memory
was 70 come often lovingly back 10 Il.
Al the time he was lost In admiration
AZ the deft way in which the 5oneleur
disguised the loss OF his two missing
strings. and the iusty. hearty fashion
In which he trolied out his little ballad
or the outland bowmen. which ran in
some such fashion a. this:
what OF the howl
The bow was made In England:
The wood Of English bows:
so men who are frye
Love the old yew-tree
Anu the hnd where the yew tree grows.
What Of the cordF
The cord was made In England:
A rough cord, tough cord
cord that bowmen hove:
70 We'll drain our lacks
To the English flax
And the land where the hemp was wove.
What Of the shaftf
IN, The shaft was cut In England
iqng shaft. a strong shaft.
Barbed and trim and true:
SO We'll deink all together
To the gray goose feather
Ana the land where the gray goose new.
What OF the menf
- The men were bred in England:
ne howmen-the yeomen
The lads OF dale and fen
T rs's sb.. {, sss yss- and 70 YOU
ana 'ne and where the true hearts dwell"
We'll sung. by my hilt,- shouted the
archer. in high delight MANY a
hight have heard that song both In ,
he old wartime and after. In the DAYS
" the White Company. when Black
simon OF Norwich would lead the
tave. and four hundred OF the best
'owmen that ever drew string would
ONE roaring In upon the chorus.
ave seen old John Hardwood. the
anne who has led half the company d
1to Italy. stand laughing In his beard a
he heard IL. until his plates ratified N
gain But to get the suii smack OF =.
We must yourselves be English bow !,
len and be far OF upon an outiand
,il''
Tt passes me-" ne cried, how an
pa lusty fellows can hide scratching
our backs at home when there are A
lch doines over the seas. Look at o,
e-what have 70 do? II Is but the
w.
ID the shaft TO the mark There Is "a
e whole song Of H. NJ
And the wage asked a Iaborer. 80
You see what the wage brings" he A.
severed Il Get OF the best I treat wi
y friend. ard / ask no friend 70 W,
Eat me. clap a silk gown upon A.,
y girls back. Never q knights lady ~
all be better betrimmed and be- ~
nketed How Of all that. mon ga-- -
NJ And how OF the heap OF t-ffea :
at you can see fer yourselves IN -
nder corner2 They are from TIE -
nth French. every one. upon whom
ave been making war BY nv h1tt - -
think that may let nv IN.
lnder speak for itself" "a
'hough the-- may be peace between ~
own provinces ard the French -.
within the marches OF France
re Is always war. for the cou-t-v ~, ~
much divided against itself. a-A Il -
thermore har-fcd by bands Of f'~v- wa
skinners. Bro bacons. tartfve-r, ~
the rest % them When evc-v ~
MS grip Is on his neighbor's tNro-t. WI
every e-sous-piece Of baron Is
rchlng with tuck OF drum 70 fi-ht noa
I'm he VIII. II would be a stra--e thr'
x II FIVE hundred brave English ~
. could not pick up a living. Now En'
Sir John Hardwood hath xo-e Fra
the East AnRiian lads and the Il
woodmen Into the SER ioos
Of the Marquis ~ N0nfferrat 70 fOer
against the Lord u Mia. IN r. one
but ten-score Of US left. vet NAV Wv
BILE to bring some back with me 10 bod,
the ranks Of the White Company. hea'
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