The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-07-03

he showed Orlando a rfng-that ring
which Angelica had given to. him to pay
for the board of herself and Medora That
night Orlando could not sleep. He lodged
In the house of the shepherd. but the
thought that Angelica and Medora had
also lodged there was more than he could
bear With the early light he arose and
wandered forth in the woods again. His
brain gave wayl Wildly tearing off his
arnor. he hung II upon tree. and then.
naked as he was born, began to rage
and range about the woodlands. When
he came to tree upon which the initials
of Angelica and Medora were inscribed
Orlando would tear it up by the roots, no
matter what strength of roots 1t had. He
was as powerful as. II he had been a
giant-and as unreasoning
When he had uprooted most Of the trees
in the woods adjoining the shepherd
home. and had entirely destroyed the
grotto In which Angelica and Medora used
to tell their love to each other, OAhndo
struck across the country, mad and
vengeful-a terror to all who encountered
him. He met party Of peasants in a
narrow path in the Pyrenees, and slew
and destroying as he went, Until the land
was full lof the terror of Sthe ma6trpn
Meantime Charletmagne had driven the
Saracen back from the walls Of Paris and
in company with King Otto of England
and his son, the Duke Astolpho, had
pushed his victories into Spain. The
King Of Denmark. Durdon, had come with
great fleet containing 5000 men to help
the Christians. The Kings of Ireland and
Scotland hads sent their forces and the
saracens were hard pressed. The imperial
eagle and the golden lilies were once again
displayed upon the fields of Spain, ana
hosts fell before them.
A great army of Nubians had come over
from Africa to help the cause of the
Christians. They lay near the Christia
camp. and while the Duke Astolpho and
the King of Denmark were comforting
as to the best means to be taken to rid
the land OF the pagans a great clamor
arose from this army of Africans. Hast
lily did the knights arm and ride out to
learn the cause of this tumult.p The
warlike lords espied man Of great
stature, naked and mad, whirling a sap
ling about his head and at every stroke
killing some OF the African forces. The
strength and courage which appeared in
the wild man were marvellous. The Nu-
bians gave way and the Christian knights
charging down the hill came upon the
wild mailman who had dispersed them
They recognized Orlando.
Some Of the knights would have rushed
to embrace him, but they saw that he
was mad. and that he knew them not
So they surrounded him and, by main
strength, threw him to the earth and
bound, him. The fight was furious which
brought the mailman to the ground and
but that England's knight had on a ma
rio Of great resisting power his skull
would have been cleft in twain by Or
lando. Even after he had Orlando down
1t was not easy to bind him, and they
had to send to the ships OF Denmark TO
get some Of the strongest hawsers they
had there before he could be securely
bound When Orlando had at length
been brought into bondage and subsection
the Duke Astopho bade the knights bear
their prisoner to the camp. He would.
he said, heal the crazed brain of the
peer. Seven times after they had reached
the camp did Astolpho make them wash
Orlando. This done, the Duke put into
the madman's mouth some powerful
herbs which he had culled for the occa
sion land, though Orlando pulled and
blew he made him swallow them So
full did he cram Orlandos mouth with
herbs that the peer could breathe only
through his nostrils, and for that Astol-
pho was prepared. The Duke had a vase
sealed one, in which he had some
powerful decoction. 1t was, he said. 1.-THE
brains Of Orlando" He unsealed the vase
and put it's mouth to the nostrils OF the
peer. Orlando gave deep inhalation and
at once began to improve.
A few more inhalations and out OF
this mystic vase came back the senses
of the peer. The unsettled mind its am
cient usage got once. more, and in it's
glorious reasoning yet more clear and
lucid waved for having been disordered
Orlando woke a. one awakening from a
troubled sleep and cried. 'soivits me-
They released him from his bonds and