New-York tribune., 1906-04-01


aration of works which are agreeable blend
Of topography. history and romance This one
Of several records of his wanderngs in Wales
Is no le:- entertaining than its predecessors.
While it is not guide book it offers the pleas
antest companionship to travellers following in
its authors footsteps
The starting point is ancient Hereford-s
place which for ages the scene OF border strife,
now hasks in peace and comfort as an ideal
cathedral town. II has every qualification Mr.
Bradley declares. that Trolope himself would
have demanded. In and about it are multi
tude Of picturesque memories. One of its
suburbs saw the escape of Edward I when the
hoy was brought to the town after the battle
OF LeWes. A quick brain and a fast horse
served his turn-he ran races with his cap
tors until he had tired out their inferior steeds
and then he took a hasty departure fouting
the enemy, we make doubt. as he rode away.
Here in Hereford market place, during the Wars
Of the Roses, died Owen Tudor, the private gen.
tenan who was the progenitor of kings. He
looked for n reprieve till the last moment It
was not till his velvet collar was removed that
be resigned himself with the words: This head
that shan lie the stock was wont to lay on
Queen Katharine's lap AS a matter Of fact
II was placed the highest step of the market
cross. and mad woman comhed the hair and
washed the face. and made illumination OF
q hundred candles round the grisly trophy"
Henry VII laid a heavy hand on the border
city for no apparent reason-he pulled down all
its hourishing cloth mills and threw hundreds !
olt Of employment.
Throughout the region the author traversed |
are set innumerable surviyals of ancient days |
in the shape Of more or less ruined castles |
forTresses, m0nasteries and manor-houses TWO |
towers. . gateway and a wall all that re-
main OF Abergavenny Castle, wherein on |
Christmas Day the brutal William de Brsose
slaughtered party Of Welsh chiefs, his guests, |
q they sat al table. De Braose's wife Maud |
was spirited dame. whose fat defiance of |
King Johns orders resulted in tragedy. His
majesty captured her and one of her sons i'm
p-tsoned them at Windsor and slowly starved |
them 20 death. The great fortress at Ludlow
recalls the story OF young Fulke FTtzwarrene
who was brought up therein by his noble foster
father Joce de Dinau. After a fight with
his enemies. the De Lacys one summer morn
Ing. Joce was about to take Walter de Lacy
prisoner when he was set upon by three Of the
latter's knights:
Now It 50 happened that Joce's lady and her two
1a3sRieFS. sy9i , and HaWyse, E who had anEioisy
sso Witnesses rs az HIS ,se s9f incj5ent T Xbe eTca me
ladies' 6eheld the imminent peril Of their lord they
brought Fulke FItzwarrene on the scene, for
{l1 -sa ne yo1ng ,Ien was seventeen he had not not
part in the mornings entertainment. To his
thy tongue thoa rezera5 best little thy father who
bold strong: thou but q coward
and ever VIII be- Seest thou not whore my father.
who las cherished and bred thee with much
is n danger Cf his life for Of help, and
thou art not ashamed go I'D and down safe
without paying any attention. Sturg 70 the quick
by the rua55cn's speech, Fulke rushed into the
great han. covered his head with q rusty old he'll
met that was living there. ana seized Danish .
axe The only weapon To hand. He then ran 10 the
stable and appropriately completed his outfit by
r-arcE5us q Graul-ht horse and leaning
t'- back Thus provided FElke numbered across .
rfr meadow on his awkward mount at the best
pace fe able. and arrived At the scene Of con-
1-.r just lis guardian was being oveTborne by
Tho numbers Of his opponents. To quote the orig
fral. fFulke had foul helmet which covered his
O. Braoze. who had seized his lord with his axe
and his backbone IN tKo parts, and remounted
his lord. Fulke then turned towards Sir Andrew
de Reese and srrote him on his helmet OF white '
steel mat he split il down to The teeth Sir Arnold
Dc LIS well that he could IN no manner eS-
care for he was soreIy wounded. and surrendered
% SIr Joce-" Then spoke Sir Joce, Friend
hlrgter. You are very strong ana valiant; ana II
been for you ] should have been dead
before this 7 am much bound 10 you and shall
Dc always You shall live with and ] shall
never fan you" Then the lad answered and SAID:
..rl FIIke your foster-clId-" Fair SON., said
fa blessed be the time that ever nourIshed e
YOU for a w. never lose his labour tat he
does for brave man
How could such romantic episode end other
wise than rouanticaUy? OF course, young
FuIke and the beautiful, fiery Hawyse were
welded not long after in the chapel, some por-
ton Of which stiI remains within the castle
walls. The career Of FuIke, the Of Fulke