The Greeley tribune., 1906-07-26
CHATTER TX.

>-,r.l who had entered the room
Sir NtsTiyerv- haired old lady upon his
Win satarad aghast at this sudden burst
vMaadd, SnnSS Maude" said he ;or shnsiIg s tg
ain o6edicnce from Een 'nam Who ifI folIowed @
enSGo't, 60 t,GtTne Yet, hush! iittie one.
ne ySur 20 fair lady mother will be here
% nom, and there is we no Wli Reed kesp na' yoS sns
nonI9i ihs SirT provost marshal this journey;
rom rom To To your chamber. sweeting, and
Keep b!tHtS face; And r1r noW sae fair 1 moth
esses Is cSontinucd, when his daughter
I'd gone nS a. sit you here by the nre. s for
our our blood runs runs colonIl Woeld ia nave n n word
AiieyHv a,S Toa. a." for i would fain that yo1,
MANIA take service under me: And
81, ere whose NJ counsel 1t is not my wont
)ut decide aught to import; but. indeed
o ,Gss ges her own thought that you should
rome, aFor I have formed Il good opinion
A. rSn. TSl and can see that you are one
who may be trusted. sald tne 10y Icy
lord 9arn 9ar he n' recks SO little OF himself
Hat there should be one there to Look
,o lave n.s seen the cloister: 1t were we'll
,Sat YOU should see the world. too ere
Sou ou' make choice for life bstwsen them; hem,
looking at the youth with puckered
YES I have ridden much at the abb
sYet there is a difference betwixt
krlar's hack and warriors destrier.
Eou can sing and piay!
"on citole, flute and rebeck.
Good You can read blazonry!
indifferent we'll.
Il trust that you ere lowly and SER
''.fAS i have served all my life. my lord"
"Canst carve tooy
Il have carved two days week for
ne "a ~ model truly! wilt make a squire
OF sduires. But I'll me. pray. canst
ust no. ,A my lord. t,t 1 could learn"
st Is of import" said he. for l
owe to keep my i,air well ordered. see
ng that the weight of my helmet Tor
hrty years hath In some degree iraSeu
1T IS for you also to bear the purse.
aid the lady for my sweet lord th., Is Sa o.
.ssd ~Ss,f dims STs ' fhfEy h1ia All these things
with some knowledge OF venerie, amd amd
hound, with the grace and hardwood
and courtesy hich are proper to your
hge. will mall. you ft squire for Sir
Alas. LADY" Alleyne answered. II
bw well the great honor that you
S wal, d9"s upon one so sn ress reaowned @ knight.
/ am SO conscious OF my own weak
Is that l scarce dare incur duties
MSdas's iS @isn1 and Pc So Sumble I'M 's% %Sa nc said
Ke "are the very first and rarest gifts
n page or squire. Your. words prove
i but iGS the "Ss Work 'fSu Of use % and Of time.
We can scarce hope" said Sir Nigel,
to have all ready for our start before
ne be eas dous OF a 81 the uts me for Yos viii
eisure. therefore. II 1t please you to
lake service under me. in which to
And have one favor to crave from
Eou." added the lady of the castle. MS
Alleyne turned to leave their presence.
learnins. which you have acquired at
Benulieu l would have you give an
hour or two day whilst you are with
he Lady Maude: for she Is somewhat
backward fear, and hath no love for
Gbnsss Oliers; save an,o for these p1or fond ro
cad with dreams of enchanted maid
,m.,ss rs ana Of errant cavalier: Father
rorn nrIstGphsr ,Sa G comes over after nones
ears and slow of speech. SO that she
1,s, ,sts small profit from his teaching. !
would have you do what you can with
woman and with Dorothy Pierpont."
Ana so Alleyne found himself not
hly sO al chosen sS,ii as squire to a knight. but
$50 as squire to three damozels, which
vas even further from the part which
mad thought to play in the world.
@ SuS sI% Of oeers Of ,ms ar9s os snd
lahg OF hammer from all the south
and and counties, Fast spread the tidings.
as qS'Ps sa to he fheorPs ma ana rSm %ns aoos
nee more, and the lions and lilies to
e I'm IN the field with the early spring:
onhtry whose trade for a gcnerauon
a aa been war. her exports archers and
Ter er sd Imports prisoners. For six years
sa sons had chafed under an unwonted
'uN e NOW thpy flew to their arms as
%ers q cresE, Of Nosent, and Of q poletiers
bHsddtr baHsd still We're the hot youth who
naG chaTed for years under the mar
Great t@ISs 9f their sres TO pierce oh the
nS, mS tamers Of the fiery Moors, to fol-
hnd s SUNNY Erea5est Gantain Of the age, to
mn%hh n"h the marches of Picardy and Nor
tImntny were as bare and bleak as the
pTasnrgh pFahnrgh forests-here was golden
sea Sc no TO sea there was strinsing Of bows
'aste cottage and clang OF steel In the
Nor did 1t take long for every strong
VeT, 10 pour forth Its cavalry. and
az ua'nlet Its footmen. Through tho
ra"d aiT autumn aIi and the early winter every
lakir Sa IT, and trumpet. with the neigh OF
6nr m"rh MI morse and the clatter OF march,
Ipf In "iih ppPuiouS Souhty
eadnTndn nTndnhpshire there was no lack of
whlch or or soldiers for service
Gr"S GSn ~, promised either honor or profit.
Iw9tSst wos ,h Of all the musters, however,
name nnt na, n Twynham Castle. for the
drew anu the fame OF Sir Nigel Loring
81 t~ s,9I,rd i9Iwnrd him the keenest and bold
amant leader. Archers from the
Nimenn norGst sstr, and the Forest OF Bere.
Won vn Is watered by the Stour, the
rom us uSnd the the itchen. young cavaliers
were nne ancient Hampshire houses, all
oryjcnp npushing for Chrfstchurch to take
earle, under under tho banner OF the fve
he IN NV, NV could Sir Nigel have shown
u rank rank"r,.ss rnS OF l4nd which the laws
ann"rs s torked pcnnon Into square
hto heid d''on no taken such following into
Ilirnity" ~ would have supported tho
WAS be,"1,, %, n bnnneret. But poverty
Fcant his upon him: his lnnd wns
of nnothnnr,ch covered him the holding
Ne saw rarc hnrc sore was his hcnrt when
or the inc,' 'rneh nsh away from his rntcs