The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1906-07-26

/ Englishmen In those days were skllles
1 and prompt In such matters for 1T was
| not hong before that Edward had embarked
as many as fifty thousand men in the port
| OF Orwell, with their horses and theli
baggage, all in the space OF four-and,
| twenty hours So urgent was Sir Nlgel
CA the shore. and SO prompt was Goodwin
Hawsayne on the cog that Sir Oliver
Buttssrhorn bad scarce swallowed his
last scailop ere the peal of trumpet and
eI8ng of maker announced that all was
ready and the anchor drawn. In the last
boat which left the shore the two COM
manders sat together Ia the Sheets a
strange contrast to one another, while
under the feet of the rowers was a llete-
Of huge stones which Sir Nigel had
ordered to be carried TO the cog. These
once aboard. the ship SET her broad main
sail. the breezs blew, the sails belllea
over heeled the portiy vessel. and away
she plunged through the smooth, blue
rollers.
~By St. paulg' said Sir Nigel gayly.
as he stood upon the poop and looked on
either side of him. lit is q land which Is
very well worth lighting for 4 it were
pity to so TO France for what may be
had at home. You may bring my harness
from below be continued, 10 bis squires.
"and also. pray you,bring up Sir divers
and we shall don IL here. Ye may then
see to your own gear; for this day you
will, / hope, make a very honorable EN-
trance into the held of chivalry and prove
yourselves TO be very worthy and valiant
squires- And now, Sir Oliver, as TO our
dispositions: would it please you that
should order them or will your
You. my eockerei. youl BY Our
Lady, / am no chicken, but cannot
claim to know as much of war as the
squire of Sir Walter Nanny. Settle the
matter TO your own liking"
You shall fly your pennon upon the
fcle-part, then. and I upon the poop
For foreguard / shall give you your own
forty men, with two-score archers. Two
score men. with my own men-at-arms and
squires. viii serve as a poop-guard. Ten
archers, with thirty shipmen- under the
master. may hold the waist. while ten lie
aloft with stones and arbalests-"
Meanwhile there had been hustle and
preparation in all parts of the great ves-
sell The archers stood in groups about
the decks, new-stringiug their bows and
testing that they were firm at the nocks
Among them moved Awkward and other
of the older soldiers, with a few whispered
words of precept and of warning there
Stand to IL, my hearts of gold :" said
the old bowman, as he passed from knot
to knot by my hilts we are in luck
this journey. But it is time that we took
our ORDER for methinks that between the
Needle rocks and the Alum cliffs yonder
can catch glimpse of the topmasts Of
the galleys- Hewett, Cook. johnson.
Cunningham. your men are of the poop
guard Thornbury. Walters Hackett,
Baddlesmere. you are with Sir Oliver on
the forecastle. Simon. you bide with
your lords banner; but ten men must go
forward"
Quietly and promptly the men took
their places, lying fat upon their faces on
the deck for such was Sir Nigel's order.
Near the PROV was planted Sir divers
spear, with his arms boar's head gules
uron a field of gold Close by the stern
stood Black Simon with the pennon OF