Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-08

frame; and he dressed the body in
gambax of fine sendal next the skin. And
he took two boards and fitted them to
the body, one to the breast and the other
to the shoulders. These were so followed
out and fitted that they met at the sides
and under the arms, and the hind one
came up to the poi and the other up to
the beard and these boards were fastened
to the saddle that the body could not
move All this was done by the morning
of the twelfth day, and all that day the
people of the Cid were busy in making
ready their arms, and with loading beasts
with all that they had, so that they left
nothing of any price in the whole city of
Valencia, save only the empty houses
When it was midnight they took the
body of the Cid fastened it to the saddle
as it was, and placed it upon his horse,
Bavieca, and fastened the saddle well, and
the body sat so upright that it seemed as
il he we're alive. And 1t had on painted
hose of black and white, so cunningly
painted that no man who saw them would
have thought but that they were greaves
and cuisines, unless she had laid his hand
upon them; and they put on 1t a surcoat
of green sendal, having his arms blazoned
thereon, and helmet of parchment, which
was so cunningly painted that everyone
might have believed IT to be iron, and his
shield was hung around his neck and
they placed his sword Tibona in his hand,
and they raised his arm and fastened 1t
up so subtiley that 1t was marvel to see
how upright he held the sword. And the
Bishop Don Hieronymo went on one side
OF him and the trusty Gil Diaz on the
other, and he led the horse, Bavieca, as
the Cid had commanded him.
Enemy Overwhelmed.
And when all this had been made ready
they went out from Valencia at midnight,
through the gate OF Roseros which Is
toward CASTLE. Pero Bermudez went first
with the banner of the Cid, and with 500
knights, all chosen men, and behind them
Donna Ximena with all her company. and
600 knights in the rear. All these went so
silently and with such measured pace that
it seemed as II there were only score.
And by the time that they had all gone out
It was broad day.
Now Alvar Fanez Minaya had set the
host in order. and while the Bishop Don
| Hieronymo and GIL Diaz led the way with
the body of the Cid and Dona Ximena and
| the baggage, he fell upon the Moors. First
he attacked the tents of the Moorish queen,
| the negress, who layest nearest the city;
! and this onset was so sudden that they
killed full $50 Moors before they had time to
take arms or go to horse. But that Moor
! ish negress was so skillful in drawing the
Turkish bow that it was held for marvel
and it is said that they called her in Arabic
| Nuguewmat Turya, which is TO say the
! Star OF the Archers. And she was the first
/ TO get on horseback and with some fifty
that were with her did some hurt to the
! company of the Cid; but they slew her, and
her people fled TO the camp And so great
was the uproar and confusion that few
| there were who took arms, but instead
thereof they turned their backs and fled
toward the sea-
| And when King Bucar and his kings
saw this they were astonished. And II
seemed to them that there came against
them on the part OF the Christians fun TO-
900 knights. all white as snow; and before
| them a knight OF great stature upon a
white horse with a bloody cross, who bore
in one hand a white banner and in the
other sword which seemed to be Of fire,
and he made a great mortality among the
Moors And King Bucsr and his kings
were so greatly dismayed that they never
checked rein until they had ridden into the