Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1906-07-07


Ia truth. these Apostiesof Hi>x1ay aav,,
been holy men. bat they were ~ no
great account as u1en-st- arrnA There
N a2 one, Indeed. Sir Peter Who suaote
out like true man. but. unless hc ~
boiled. he ala hut clip varlcts car.
which was no very kniEhtly .lcr1.
isy these ten nnEer-honcs' had been
There. with Black simon ~ Norwich.
and but one scnre OF picked men 81 the
Company. we had held them In play.
Could We 90 no more. We had at east
nned the false knight. Sir Judas. -
FUN 90 English arrows that ne would
cussc the day that ever NJ came On
such an errand"
The young clerk smiled At his
8 companions eRrncstness. Had He
wished help. he said. lie could have
summoned lcgions ~ archanElea from
heaven. 80 what need had Hc ~ yolr
poor bow and arrow Besides. bethlnk
you ~ Hls own woria-thst those whs
live by the sword shall perish by the
sword.
Vow. youngstcr. let things be plat
and plain between us. 1 am a man
who shoots straight at hts mark
You saw the things I had with me az
yOnder hostel. name which you WI.
save the box of rose-colorcd sugar
which take 90 the Lady Loring. and
YOU shall have them ~ YOU VIII bur
come With me o. France"
Nay" said Alcyne. Il would gladiv
come With ye 90 France OF where else
80 VIII. just 90 list 90 your talk. and
because We are the only tyvc rrien-s
that I have ina the whole wide world
outside of the Cloisters. but indeed Il
may not bee. for my duty les toward my
brother, acCiag that father and mother
are dead. and he my elder HcsRies.
when Sc talk % taking me e. France.
Sc do not conceive how useless
should De- 60 you. seeing that neither
oy training nor by nature arm nttCd
/ for the wars. and there seems 70 be
nought bat strife ia those parts
"nethink YOU again. mon ami
HaHUaa ~ 4...I.a
much good yondnr. since there arr
three hundred men In the Company
and none who has ever a Wuri q
grace Tor them. and yet che virgin
knows that there was never a set II
men who were in more need 81 n.
Sickerly the one duty may balance the
other Your brother hath done with
out YOU this many "a year. and. a.
gather. hc hath never walked as far
as keaullcu o. see you during all that
time. 50 ne cannot oe In any great need
90 YOU"
Besides" sald John. the socman Of
Minstead r. byWord through the
forest. from BramshaW IfiIl % Holiness
ley Walk. lie IL "A drunken. braVlinty.
p' rilous churl. az you may md 20 your
cost"
THE more reason that Z should
strive o. mend him." quOth Allcyuc,
There d. no need 70 urge me. friends,
for my own wishes would draw me tQ
France. and % would De "a Joy % me
could ] go with you But Indeed and
indeed T. cannot be. 80 here I take ms
leave ~ You, Tor yondcr square tow~i
amongst the trees upon the right must
surely De the church ~ Mlnatcad. aul
may reach a. by this path through
mp the woods
a. We'll. Cod be with thee. ladi" erie,
of the archer. pressing Allcyne 90 nj
heart II am quick to love. and Quic.
On % hate. and fore Cod / arm lnath Z.
-ht part Yet a. may be we'll that yoi
ln should know whittier we 80. We shal
suI now Journey south through the wool
gel until We come out upon me Christ
~ church rOad. and 50 onward. hopinl
a. tonight 20 reach the castle uI -
.e- William Montacute. Earl ~ Salisbury
at ~ which Sir Nigel Loring Is constabig
led There We shall blde. and 10 Is Tx
h.. enough that Tor a month OF more yO
Lee may md Us there. ere We are read
for our voyage back to France"
W. IL was hard indeed for Alieyne g
,af break away from these two new pa
I'm hearty friends. and So strong was N
,st + combat between his conscience and hi
81 inclinations that ne dared not Too
round. lest his resolution should 81
away from him-
try The path which the young clerk IA
-oIl / now % follow lay through a mAgnld
re cent forest OF the very heaviest timbe
where the giant hgies ~ oak and
an beech formed long aisies in every a
"a + rcctiOr- shooting up their nus
nor branches % build the majestic arche
o. OF Natures own cathedral. ~ ~
an very stfu there In the heart Of n
So. woodlands The gentle rustic ~ n
~ branches and the distant coolnx
hs pigeons we're the only sounds Whtc
ere broke in upon the silence. save tha
me once AiieFne heard af&r Oh a naerE
-. caH upon q hunting ouEie ard th
sfrii yappiDE % the hounds y
of pushed on the quicker. tWlrlirxg y
Sc star snesrily. and looking o1s AZ eve-
IN turn % me path for sorae siSn % n
cid saxon residence- He v4s s1sEe1l
Il arrested hsspever ~ tha suDearanI