Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-09-13

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Glow, which lay between them and
liberals and were bordered on the left
nd right by hills. Now clouds Of dust
Iere seen moving across the plains
nd in the heart Of them bodies of Sar.
cen horsemen, which continually at.
licked the vanguard under Count Ray.
fond and as continually retreated he.
pre- they could be crushed, Staying
hany with their spears and arrows.
lso these came round behind them
md charged the rear guard, where
larched the Templars and the light
rmed troops named Turcopoles and
lie band Of Reginald de Chatillon,
18th which rode the brethren.
From oon till near shutdown the
Ping harassed line, broken now into
pigments, struggled forward across
lie rough, stony plain, the burning
eat beating upon their armor till the
ir danced about 1t as it does before
fire. Toward evening men and
orses became exhausted, and the sol
iers cried to their captains to lead
bem to water. But in that place there
as no water.
The rear guard fell behind. worn out
18th constant attacks that must be So
Piled in the burning heat, so that
lere was a great gap between II and
le king, who marched In the center.
fessages reached them to push on,
ut they could not, and Mt length camp
as pitched in the desert near u place
lied Marescalcia. and upon ibis
amp Raymond and his vanguard were
breed back. AS Goodwin and WIFI
bde up they saw him come in, bring
6 his wounded with him. and heard
m pray the king to push on and at
| hazards to cut his way through 10
e lake, where they might d~rink-aye.
nd heard the king say that he could
BIT, since the soldiers would march no
ore that day. Then Raymond wrung
s hands in despair and rode back to
s men, crying aloud:
ALAS! Alas. o Lord God. alas. We
e dead, and thy kingdom is LOST
That night one slept, for all were
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z throat? Now also Goodwin and
ulf were no longer laughed at be-
use Of the water skins they carried
their horses. Rather did great no
les come to them and almost on their
bees crave for the boon of q single
p. Having watered their horses spar
gly from a bowl, they gave what they
uld till at length only two skins re-
aimed, and one of these was spilled
a thief, who crept up and slashed it
it'll his knife that he might drink
lille the water ran to waste. After
is the brethren drew their swords
d watched, swearing that they would
any man who so much as touched
e skin which was left.
All that long night through there
ose a confused clamor from the
mp, of which the burden seemed TO
Water. Give &s water!' while
pm without came the shouts of the
rncens calling upon Allah. Here,
b. the hot ground was covered with
rub dried to finder by the summer
ought, and to this the Saracens set
e so that the smoke rolled down on
e Christian host and choked them,
d the place became a hell.
Day dawned at last, and the army
hs formed up in order of battle, its
10 wings being thrown forward. Thus
ey struggled on, those Of them that
ere not too weak to stir, who Were
ughtered as they lay. Nor as yet did
b Saracens attack them, since they
ew that the u was stronger than
their spears. On they labored to-
I'd the northern wells, till about mid
v the battle began with a fight Of
rows so thick that for awhile it hid
b heavens.
After this came charge and counter
hrge, attack and repulse, and always
owe the noise of war that dreadful
for water. What CHANGED Goodwin
d Wuh never knew, for the smoke
d dust blinded them so that they
lld see but n little way. At length
re was a last furious charge, and
? knights with. whom they were Glove
dense mass of Saracens like a SER
ut of steel, leaving a broad trail Of
nd behind them. When they pulled
n and wiped the sweat from their
g it was to find themselves, with
pusands of others, upon the top OF a
|ep hill, Of which the sides We're thick
h dry grass and bush that already
s being fired.
The rood. The rood! Rally around
rood" said a voice, and, looking be-
d them, they saw the black and
Eeled fragment Of the true cross set
pn a rock. and by it the bishop of
re. Then the smoke Of the burning
SO rose UP and hid 1t from their
bit.
Row began one Of the most hideous
hts that are told Of in the history Of
world. Again and again the Sara
Is attacked In thousands, and again
! again they were driven back by
desperate valor of the Franks, who
ght on. their jaws agape with thirst.
While the Saracens held off, the sol
RS began to put up the kings pa
ion, and with it other tents, around
rock on which stood the cross.
DO they mea to camp here!" asked
llf bitterly.
Peace" answered Goodwin. "They
DC to make a wall about the rood.
t it is Of no avail, for this is The
&c of my dream"
hen the last attack began. Up the
side rose dense volumes of smoke,