Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1906-07-06

wnllsF' cried another. "what sort OF
talk Is this for a public lnnr
"shall II be a lltany, my good
clerkT shouted a third: cor would a
hymn be good enough TO server
The jongleur had put down his harm
In high dudgeOn. Am / 70 be
preached to by a child?" he cried,
staring across at Alleyne with an in
famed and angry c0untenanee. "Is a
hairless infant 10 raise tongue
against me, when have sung In every
fair from Tweed to Trent, and have
twice been named aloud by the High
Court OF the Mlnstrels az Beverly l
shall sing no more tonight"
Nay, but you viii So" said one of
the laborers. "Hll Dame Eliza, bring
o stoup OF your best to VIII, to clear
his throat Go forward with thy song.
and II our girl-faced clerk does not
love Il he can take to the road and 20
whence be came"
NAY, but not too fast" broke IN
Horde John. "There are words
In this matter. 1t may be that my
little comrade has been over-dulck IN
reproof, he having gone early into the
cloisters and seen little OF the rough
ways and words Of the world. Yet
there Is truth In what he says, for as
you know well, the song was not Of
the cleanest l shall stand by him.
therefore, and he shall neither be put
out on the road, nor shall his ears be
offended indoors"
Indeed, your high and mighty
grace" sneered one Of the yeomen,
have you In sooth so ordainedT"
by the Virglnp said a second, II
think that you may both chance to
ind yourselves upon the road before
long"
"And so belabored as to be scarce
able to crawl along IT," cried a third.
NAY, I shall gol shall go" said
Alleyne hurriedly, as Horde John be.
gan to roll up his sleeves, and bare
an arm like leg Of mutton. II would
not have you brawl about me-"
Hush, ladp he whispered, 81
count them not a fly. They may find
they have more tow on their distafi
than they know how to spin. Stand
thou clear and give me space"
Both the foresters and the laborers
had risen from their bench, and Dame
Eliza and the travelling doctor had
flung themselves between the two
parties with soft words and soothing
gestures, when the door of the Pied
Merlin was flung violently open, and
the attention of the company was
drawn from their own quarrel to the
newcomer who had burst so uncere
moniously upon them.
CHAPTER ".
He was a middle-sized man, Of most
massive and robust build, with an
arching chest and extraordinary
breadth Of shoulder. His shaver face
was as brown as a hazel-nut, tanned
and dried by the weather, with harsl
well-marked features, which were mo-
improved by long white scar which
stretched from the corner of bis lef
nostril to the anglo of the jaw. His
eyes were bright and searching, will
something of menace and of authority
in their quick glitter, and his mouth
was f1rm-set and hard, as beftted on
who was wont to set his face agalns
danger. A straight sword by his sidt
and a painted long-bow jutting owe
his shoulder proclaimed his profession
while his SCARED brigandine Of chain
mail and his dinted steel cap showed
that he was no holiday soldier, but on
who was even now fresh from tn
wars. A white surcoat, with the Liol
Of st. George in red upon the centre
covered his broad breast, while |
sprig of new-plucked broom at tn
side of his head-gear gave a touch o