The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-08-16


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ANA hMve shee ia ais he&s %eebsssS. Ahs
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- set down la ssAlin& what aasA eefaliva
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fssal asaa ga heEra Asessl&d AHA au eAAAA"@s
I4laseiA@, aea aAassesaess mea. aakh tnTS
1aerr come - saea = teTvN saAt thvs slew
}aasA scattered IAe kGns uAsn wnv @ea1
AGAINST EhssaA. 1hen. caaAlnk kos1a tfoAu
ae wo@as, Iaes aala siege 10 khs castle
40 fof fse days tkey xaF& as la and sA1S
ard against as, w2sn sueh munsseFs as
xere a marvel 10 see. AeE the A%aas A*okr
nx hei4 the psae~ skootA$s anu "a s4s
sesond aas tAe ssesnaA @as sAain-es
ais swn tnen as seane thsak so THAI ~s
acre delivered frsu tneE AAslsis, fvf
(which praise be e. sll the saints. and
more especially To tAe boly Anselm, apon
whose feast II eane 10 pass The Lady
Lering and the k<aas Made. tAs fair
daughter. are la good health. sfay all
she saints preserve thee
My fair lord. said Aiieyne. with a
flush 90 bis weather-stained checks. ~
love your daughter. the Lads Mausie; and.
unworthy as / ana. 1 weald give my
hearts blood 10 serve her.
"Ry 81. Paul. Earirson. said the
knight coldly, arehlng bis eyebrows. 'you
aim high Ia this matter. Our bioes Is
very cid.
''Aaa mIne also Is very old. answered
the squire,
And the Lady aaaude Is orr single
ehlld. Al our name aad lands eenteF upon
her
"Alass that l should say lr. bat also
am now the oaly Earleson.
And why have ! not heard EhIs FROM
goa bsforr. Alleynes la sooth. thlnk
you have used me M
May. my fair lord. say rot SO: for
know not whether yonr daughter loves
me. ard there u 30 pi~sfee between
SIR Ni@el Peaders.l fer gew moments.
and then burst ont a-laushing. "Rv 81
Fauit said he. e know uot why l should
mix In she matter; fer ! have ever fossnd
rhaf the t-atiy Anesie yas very we'll shir
70 hook TO her own STAIRS. Since arst
she eaula stamp her lirfse foot. she hath
ever tssen ahle e. get that fer which she
erMyed. and n she set her heart oa thee.
Aileyne. and thou O. :. ! 30 nas thimk
that this Spanish kIng. wtth bis three
score fh0uSand then. roslA bold you apaFt
Yet this I Will say. that l woela see yoa
full knlshf ere yeu so 70 my anuEhser
with wurls ~ foxe. hive exer said that
r brave inbee should wed herr and. ~ ms
soliis Extriesea. II God spare yoa. thlnk
that yoa wisf aeqult Yourself we'll Bat
enough 81 such tribes for We have oar
work before ~. and tt viii be time 10
spenk Of fhls matter whsn we see the
white cliffs OF Eagiand once more. Go 20
SIR William Felton. I prsy yea. and ASA
nins 10 come hitler. for Il = time fhat
the further end OF the valley. and II ~
reriIeus place sheald aa eneEay eorae epon
U.s.
Alleyne delivered hts message and then
wandered forth FROM the camp. for his
nsind was all Ia shirt with thia nm
expected news. aad wlfh bis tal& with
sir Nigel Sitting upon rock. With his
bnrntng brow resting upon hts hands. ne
thenxtsf Of bis brother. Of their aaarrei /
OF the f.assy Maasse tn hev hssssa xgled ri.i- !
ns-aresS. Of che gray old castle. OF the
proud pale fare Ia The affnery. and Of the
last hery words With Which she hal sped
Efm an his way. Thee he wHs bat r
p~nniiess. ns0nk-bred lsd nBknown aaa 4
aafriensi~f. %ow BE- VAS himself @eeusan 4
Of ATInsfsad. the head Of an old STOCK. and
the Lord Of an estate which, ~ rrttreesf Il
from its former size. was still ample 70
preserve The sisSnff~ OF bis family. Further.
h@ had heeouf% q man Of experience was
s-ssss'-s..d brave among men, had won fhe
zsf~~u1 and con nafsaee OF her father. snd
nfav ewali, has been listened to ~ ALA
wher ~ tol1 hIu the secret % hts leF~
~ 70 she s1infHx Of xHtxhfhooi. h s1eh
ssirriD~ times Il was 10 great matter for
; brave squire Of xrntie birth to aspire 70
That honor. lie would leave bis boaen
among these Spanish rxsines. o. ~ woulss
70 some deed nhlrh woni3 call ths ~rss
u men upon him.
ATleyne was sfnl seated GA ths Fo~rk. hfs
<rIefs and hss Joys drifting swfffly over
IL ntin4 like tire shadow Of clouds ngon
snulif nss.assew when Of a H8siss~a b.
,eerfns conscious Of a low deep sound
xhfch came booming up 60 hlm through
he fow lse shouted an siarm 70 the
'nmp-
1T is a great he.9y % horse said sir
william F-elfea. and they are Ftaias vsry
witty hffherwmrsj~.
7 hs campaay stood peerin< info the
iea#e fog wreath. Rfniaaf a siisnre 10
profound that fhs drtpplr< ~ the wafef
ron the rocks and fne breathing 81 the
sorses grew toaa upon he ear. Ssaaeniy
rom oaf the sea Of nsist came tee sssnd
4 nefgh. followed By aenS blast 81
'usis.
ut Is spanish cali. my fair iovd. = sai5
Black simon.
~pv my fzlfh. SAID sir Nigel. smsilng.
'we may promise them some sport ere
hey sound the mert over Us. Bat there
= a hni IN the center Of the gorge spen
rhirh we might make our stand.
II marked II ysster nixhf. said Felton.
and 10 better spot esuId be- foand for
ar purpose. feF y II very steep at the
,aek
The whole ccmpany leading their
lorxe~ passed across 70 the small hilf
rhEeh doomed up from tire mist. u was
indeed admirably designed for defence. for
I slope6 down la frouf. ail Jagged and
oaider sfrewn. whiE@ u fell away p~nina
q a sheer e8lT Of hundred feet os more.
IN the summit was 3 small. upeven
,fafeau. with a stretch across Of hsn-
Ired PAGES. and n depth ~ half as much
gain.
.rrfnioose the horses. SAID Sir Nigel 4
Now order the ranks. and sinx vide the ,
anners for our souls are Gods and our
oflea the kings. and our swords for
saint George aad for England
sir Nigel had scarcely spoken when the .
afst seemed 10 thin In the valley, and to i
.ired away into long rnxxed clouds which !
ralled fro4n the edges OF the cliffs, and !
be- sun broke through. II CLEANED and !
hlmrnered with dazzling brightness upon !
be ars1s0r ard headpisees Of vast body !
+ norSernen who stretched arrosa the
arrauea from one elf to she other, and
xtended backwards untH their fear-guard
gere far out upon the plain beyond. Line
fteg lIne. and Taak after rank, they !
booked the neck OF the valley with
ing vista Of tossing pennons, fwlnkling
1nees waving plpnes and streaming :
anaeroIes while the curvefs and gam
AIDES Of the chargers lent constant mo- !
en and simmer 70 the glstferfng, many i
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