Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-10-17

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ana desolate countries OF Hungary and
Bulgaria. Both nations had imbibed the
rudiments OF Chrstianity-the Hungar.
ians we're ruled by their native princes.
the BuIgarlans by lieutenant OF the
creek emperor: but on the slightest proy.
ocation their fcrocious nature was re-
klnoied. and ample provocation was at.
forced by the disorders OF the frs, nil
grims. The Greek project of Bulgaria
commanded regular force: at the trum.
pet CT the HUNGARIAN king. the eighth or
The tenth of his martial subjects hent
their BOWS and mounted on horseback:
their policy was insidious. and their re.
tailatlon on these piOus robbers was I'm
relentins and bloody
The Greek Emperor rescued them and
led the remnant TO Constantinople bur
no sooner were they revived by the hospi-
table entertainment than their venom
was again inhamed they stung their
benefactor, and neither gardens. palaces.
nor churches were safe from their de-
precautions. For his own safety Atkins
al!ured them TO pass over 10 the Asiaric
SIDE OF the Bosphorus; but their blind i'm.
petuoslty soon urged them TO dcseri the
station which he had assigned. and to
rush headlons against the Turks, who
occupied the road 10 Jerusalem. The
hermit conscious OF his shame. had with.
drawn from the camp to Constaniinon,e
and his lieutenant. Walter the pennilnss
who was worthy OF a better command m.
tempted without success 10 Introduce
some order and prudence among the herd
OF sarages. They separated in quest of
prey, and themselves fell an easy prey IN
the arts OF the Sultan BY a rumor
mat their foremost companions were
rioting In the spoiis of his capitaI
Suleiman tempted the main BODY to
descend into the plain of Nicaea.
they were overwhelmed by the Turkish
arrows. and pyramid OF bones informed
their companions OF the place of their
defeat OF the first Crusaders three hun.
dred thousand had already perished bn.
iore single city was rescued from the
lnhdels. before the graver and more noble
brethren had completed the preparations
or their enterprise"
me greatest of the Crusades was tho
thlrd ulSS-l 1927. in which Richard C,eur
ne Lion OF England and the great German
emperor Frederick Barbarossa took part.
rearing of many msfortunes to the
christians in the East Barbarossa. though
past seventy years Of age. FASTENED TO
their help taking the same land route
that his descendants propose to take in
order to help the Turks He fought his
way heroically through the wild races of
the balkan peninsula. reached Constan.
tinople. and entered Asia but here he
succumbed tragically TO his tremendous
eSertions.
ut was in the Spring of the year"
says Gibbon. that they passed the Isau.
rian Mountains, from which issues tho
small river OF the Calycadnus. In this
stream Frederick bathed. but his aged
frame could not sustain the shock. His
son. the Duke OF Swabia, was brave and
experienced general. yet the death of the
Emperor so much revived the courage of
the Saracens that the course of the
christians was continually harassed
Saladin had been compelled to withdraw
most of his soldiers from Antioch. and
the Germans had little difficulty in re-
neWing Christian government in that
city"
Then occurred the siege of Acre, pre-