Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-08-10
CAPTAINS OF
ADVENTURE
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By ROGER FOCOCK

them back upon US. AT last thar
brought churl on foot. who thr,oo
threw Greek fire at them. Once WI.
liam OF Boon received the pot Of Greek
fire on his target for II the fire ba,
caught any Of his garments he must
have been burnt alive. We were all
covered with the darts that failed IN
hit the sergeants. Now, It CHANGED
that found a Saracen's quilted tunic.
lined with tow; turned the open side
towards me and made a shield
which did me good service, for I was
only wounded by their darts In FIVE
places, and my horse in fifteen.
The good count Of Scissors, In that
point Of danger, Tested with me and
said:
! Seneschal, let these ours how'll By
Gods bonnet we shall talk Of this day
yet, you and I, In ladies' chambers ? !"
So came the constable of France.
who relieved JoInvllle and sent him
to guard the king.
$50, as soon as l came to the king.
/ made him take off his helmet, and
lent him my steel cap so that he might
have air."
Presently knight brought news that
the Count Of Artois, the kings brother,
was in paradise
"Ah, SIRE" said the provost, 'be Of
good comfort herein, for never did
king of France gain so much honor as
you have gained this day. For, in or
der to fight your enemies, you have
passed over a river swimming, and you
have discounted them and driven them
from the field, and taken their engines,
and also their tents wherein you will
sleep this night"
And the king replied: "Let God be
worshiped for all He has given me-"
and then the big tears fell from his
eyes.
That night the captured camp was
attacked in force much to the grief of
De Joinville and his knights, who rue
fully put on chain mail over their
aching wounds. Before they were
dressed De Joinville's chaplain en-
gagged eight Saracens and put them all
TO flight.
Three days later came a general at
tack of the whole Saracen army upon
the Christian camp, but thanks to the
troops of Count William of Flanders,
De Joinville and his wounded knights
were not in the thick Of the fray.
wherein" he says, God showed us
great courtesy, for neither 1 nor my
knights had our hawberks (chain
shirts) and shields, because we had all
been wounded"
You see, De JoinvilIe had the sweet
faith that his God was gentleman.
After that the sorrowful army lay
nine days in camp till the bodies OF the
dead foated TO the surface of the ca
nal. and eight days more while a nun
dred hired vagabonds cleared the
stream. But the army lived on eels and
water from that canal, while all or
them sickened of scurvy and hundreds
died. Under the hands of the surgeons
the men of that dying army cried Ike
women. Then came an attempt TO re-
treat in ships TO the coast, but the way
was blocked, the little galleys were
captured one by one, the king was
taken. and what then remained OF the
host were prisoners, the sick put TO
death. the rich held for ransom, the
poor sold away into slavery.
Saint Louis appeared TO be dying Oh
dvsentery and scurvy he was threat
ened with torture, but day after aay
found strength 10 bargain with the SOL
dan of Babylon for the ransom OF ms
people. Once the negotiations oroAe
down because the sedan was murdered
nv his own emirs, but the king went on
now with the murdererS.
For his own ransom he gave the city ol
Damietta, for that Of his knights ne
Maid the royal treasure that was on
hoard galley In the port, and for the |
deliverance Of the common men, lie
had TO raise money in France
So came the release, and the emirs
would have been ashamed TO let tneii
captlye knights leave the prison rast-
inc So De Jolnville's party had fi'-
TORS Of cheese roasted in the sun SO
mar worms should not come thereih'
md hard-boiled eggs cooked four OF
Ave DAYS before, and these. in our non
,r had been painted with divers col
Drs." ~, rho
AFTER that came the counting OF me
.snsom on board the royal galley WIN
he dreadful conclusion that they "eis
.hort of he sum by thirty thousand
Tyres DE JolpYille went on 20 ins
'al,ey Of The marshal Of the knights
rsmglars. where he tried 10 O''f'"
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