Jasper County Democrat, Volume 1, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 March 1899 — Page 6

THE CHILDREN'S CRUSADE

By CAPT FREDERICK WHITTAKER

CHAPTER V. The struggle between the old count’s train and that of the boys in the Cliildrn’s Crusade was brief and decisive. The count was a strong man and had twenty burly men-at-arms with him, but they were overwhelmed in a moment by the immense number of their opponents, who came in swarms round the horses, before the soldiers fairly understood what was being done. The imposing figure of the old monk, os he thundered forth the anrses of the church on any one who afcoaid presume to interrupt the crusade, had its effect on the men, who were superstitious to the last degree; and they did ■st try to tight, as they might have otherwise done. The sight of the boys, so gracefnl a moment before, turned to litDf demons by the voice of the priest, had its effect on the soldiers also; while they •mild not rescue their young master with•ot drawing swords on a lot of children. Before they knew where they were each horseman was seized by at least twenty hoys, tumbling over one another in their aagerness; tearing them from their horses hy main force; taking their arms from them, and then standing above them, srady to pin them to the ground with their •wb swords and sftears if they ventured to resist. Old Count Stephen, in the grasp of ■nine dozen boys of eighteen, ropes throw'n ■wind his limbs as be struggled, was dragged from his warborse and thrown to the ground, when a big boy, holding up the sword he had wrenched from the old war■iar’s hand, cried out to Hildebrand: “Shall I slay the misbeliever, holy fatli*er The boy. an ignorant peasant, evidently thought he had got hold of a Turk in disguise, or something of the sort. For a moment the hermit hesitated. His flashing eye showed that he was very aagey. and he actually seemed tempted to give the signal for the death of the count, when Blanche de Vaux, with a scream of •ear, and followed by her mother, urged her horse in by the side of the big boy, •rying; “It is my father! My father! Would yon slay a good Christian ns uny here? Shame on such crusaders! Stephen, hast thou uo shame in thee? Is this the eruaade against the infidel? Stay his hand!’’ Voting Count Stephen, with a face that had become very pale in the excitement mt the moment, cried out to the boy with •he sword: “Enough. Jacob! It is my father, and A is written: ‘Honor thy father and mother.’ Let him rise.” (Md Hildebrand seemed to be glad that the youth had taken the decision of the atattcr from his hands, for he made no reaiatanee; and in another moment the old •aunt, sorely shaken by his fall, his face white with anger and shame at his discomfiture, rose slowly from the ground •ad faced his son, saying, bitterly: "Thou didst wrong to stay his hand. Better death than shame, and thou hast Pal me to open shame.” Young Stephen colored deeply, and the •Mrs came into his eyes as his father Woke ; but the old mouk, who saw in his sere signs of yielding to feeling, cried out, aternlv: “He that is not with us is against us. Tr cannot serve God and Mammon. ‘Let fee dead bury their dead,’ saith the Lord. *B*Uow thou me! They that follow me, •hr same are my brother and sister and mother.* saith the Lord.” It seemed as if the old man was gatherlag together all the harsh texts and expressions he could find in the New Testament to hnrl at the hoy. and stifle in him •be feelings of natural affection to his parents, which at that moment were at niggling hard to make themselves heard ami known. Young Stephen shuddered violently as la listened to the fierce denunciations. He had become used to the application •ad misapplication of texts on all ocea- J mans, interlarded with common discourse, according to the customs of the crusaders, aad they did not jar on him as they would As to one educated in the more correct taste of to-day. He believed in every word fee old monk spoke, and held that it was bis doty to leave his father and mother, festifle all natural affection and to devote imaself to killing Turks for the rest of Ala life, if the monk could only justify B by some text. Wbat was his astonishment, therefore, when Blanche, his gentle little sister, who lad never till that day dared to raise her •alee, and who waa noted as a devotee in fee castle, suddenly spoke up to the lawghty old monk, though her mother wm cowering in dismay at his words, never dreaming that she could answer them. The countess had not said a word since fee had come on the ground, contenting iacaclf with gazing at her son silently, Bad In a way that ahe knew had a great •Sect on him, for he dearly loved her. Bat Blanche de Vaux, as Father HildeBrand thundered out his texts, suddenly ferned her horse toward him, and called «■• in her fresh, young voice:: “Thou art a false prophet, much I fear sari Hildebrand, and dost not preach the Aaath that saveth. us.” The old monk was so much astonished fe the unlooked-for assault that he actual started, and taqniredi unguardedly: -What means the ehßd? ’ “I na> ftiir. ” rrl~* Blanche, undaunt«By: “The Lord s«id, ou earth, that not •me jot or tittle of the law should pass aaray till all should be fulfilled. The law fe Hie commandments, and thou art here •sacking these children to abandon their parents, and to expose the lives that God

gave them to the sword of the Turk for no good but to swell thy vanity. Out upon j thee for a vile man, that wouldst rob a mother of her children and a sister of her brother!” The old monk seemed staggered by her complaint, for he said: “I entice none. They are here by their own consent, and their parents have blessed them—all but thine —and who are they that they should stand in the way of tlie* crusade that will win back the sepulcher of the Lord from the infidels?” The countess here found courage to speak, when the- saw that the hermit would listen. With clasped hands and streaming eyes she addressed him, imploringly: “Good hermit Hildebrand, gracious Hildebrand, hear me, and spnre a poor, distracted mother her only son. Why | should I, of all the mothers in France, be j compelled to give up my boy to the Turks? , If thou wilt hilt wait till he grows a little older, andjs arrived at the full stnture of man, so that he may support the fatigues of war, cheerfully would I grant him leave to go with the warriors of the cross to defend the holy sepulcher. But what can these children do against men? What can their tender arms avail against the swords of the Turks?” She had made a bad argument, and the hermit saw it, for, with a sardonic smile, the old man pointed to her linsbund and his soldiers, who were all prisoners and bound, and observed: “Methinks they have shown ye already what they can do to armed men. The Lord will give them strength, for they are his children, and his strength will be on them. Get thee behind me, Satan! - ’ “But surely thou wilt not let the poor boy go without the blessing of his mother?” asked the unhappy lady, piteously. Hildebrand shook his bead. “That will not be necessary at all. Bless

THE STRUGGLE WAS BRIEF AND DECISIVE.

him, and the blessing will return on thee. But it is nil one whether ye bless or curse. The cross on his shoulder hath given him a power to bless that none other in the wbrld can show. He is as holy today ns a monk in the cliapei saying mass.” Here Stephen, addressing his mother, said, in a broken tone: “Dearest lady mother, why shouldst thou fear for me? lam under the protection of heaven; and what errand can be holier than that of rescuing the sepulcher of our Lord from the grasp of the unbelievers? Think what a triumph it will be when we regain it, and arc able to sing praises on the very ground whore he preached and gave healing to the nations.” His mother, shaken by this appeal, could not answer him, and even the stern face of the old count softened; for, like all in his day, he was superstitious to the last degree, and the boy had struck him in his tendcrcst point. With n groan he said to his wife; “It is our fate, my lady. We cannot take him from the crusade without a deadly sin; and, after all, perhaps be will be taken care of. Truly the errand is a blessed one, if he were but a little older.” Father and mother seemed to be alike conquered, in spite of themselves, when Blanche, with the snme fearlessness that had already astonished tlfe old monk, addressed her brother, saying: “Thou sayest words of folly, Stephen; and thine errand is a bad oue.” And just as had happened with the monk, the boy -conut seemed to be surprised at her bolduess and puzzled as to her meaning, for he answered her, hesitatingly : “What meanest thou, Blanche? How can the crusade lie unholy or bad? Art thou agajnst the voice of the church?” Blanche was but a girl, but she had all a woman’s intnitive perception of shams, though she could not have told the logical reason of .her feelings. With a toss of her little head, she spoke oat: “Thou sayest that it is a holy task to rescue the sepulcher of our Lord from the Turks by slaying all that come in thy way?” “It is a holy war,” replied Btepben, sharply. “Darest thou deny it?" - • “Then, if It bea holy war, God will be with ye at all times,” the girl retorted. “He gave the laud of Israel to the Jews, and they prospered. But He hath permitted the Turks to take it from the Christians, and therefore it seems that He bath shown us plainly that He careth

nothing for the sepulcher wherein the body once lay that is now in heaven. I say that this mad crusade,-which is begun against our fathers’ and mothers’ advice, will end in disaster, ns others bare, and that the wrath of God will smite thee for disobedience to the commandments. Thy days shall not he loug in the land, and all with thee shall perish, even to the priest that has led ye into sin.” Her words were listened to in silence; hut as soon as she had finished, the old hermit, who saw that they had produced a great effect on all the young people there, the more so that they were entirely unexpected, ran forward and cried out angrily: “W’ho is this child that presumes to lecture her elders ou their duties,? Lot her keep silence aad retire, or heavy will be the penance on her for her insolence.” Then he broke forth into one of his impassioned harangues, which had already produced such an effect, wherever he had been i nAh,- habit Of preaching, addressing himself alternately to the old count, the countess and the children of the crusade, till he had wrought them up to the old pitch of enthusiasm; and even old Count Stephen, with a fervency that he had never dreamed he would lie called on to exhibit, joined in the cry of the crusader: "Dieu le Veult! Dieu lo Vcult!” The children were shouting, weeping, praying aloud, wild with excitement; thr poor countess, unable to resist the con tagion of the scene, had ceased to hope for her son; and the only person who seemed unmoved by the cries and confusion was the quiet little girl who had never raised her voice at home. Stay; yes, there was one other; but he was a mere peasant, and his voice, had he dared to raise it, would uot have been heeded. Big Peter, who had followed the old count’s train, had not attempted to join in the struggle which had resulted so ignonii: ly for the soldiers of the party, but i sat on his horse a little retired from the rest, looking on at the scene with an unmoved countenance. When the hermit concluded his sermon and called on all present to “join the crusade or depart therefrom as disturbers,” the count and his wife advanced and solemnly embraced the boy count, taking their departure as those who never expect to see their loved one again in life. Then the old hermit spoke to Blanche, saying harshly:. “Now, damsel, depart also; or, if thou wilt remain, take on they breast the same cross as the rest.” Blanche shook her head and urged her horse beside her brother, saying simply: “If Stephen will not drive me hway, I will remain with him and share his perils; but I will not pretend that I do s<> to save my soul. Igo to help him; but I will not take the cross.” Stephen ■ seemed to be affected by her speech, for he took her hand and said before the old priest: “Then, by the cross on my shoulder, sweet sister, thou shnlt stay with me and depart when thou pleasest. When danger comes, thou slialt is l sheltered from it.” “I wish nothing of the sort,” she replied. “Bound by a vow I will not be; but we shall see, ere this crusade is over,

whether those who are sworn to stay will do as well as she who goes willingly.” Then Big Peter came up beside his young master’s horse, saying: “I am my lord's foster-brother, who never deserted him yet in danger. Will my lord let mo go with him to Palestine?” Stephen looked surprised. “And why shouldst thou go to Palestine? Thou hast uo vow to bind thee, a* I have, and the journey is full of peril.” Big Peter shrugged his broad shoulders indifferently. “That is all one to me, master. If a tender child like the lady Blanche can go with thee, I can do the same without a vow. We will see who goes furthest on the way to Jerusalem ere we have finished. If the hermit will let me, I will go.” Stephen threw up his head rather haughtily. “1 am the captain of this crusade, and what I say will be done. I shall be glad to have thee with me as of old, to help me as thou hast been wont to do. Now let the trumpets sound the advance, nud we will set forth for Marseilles.” (To be continued.) Copyright.

Artificial Coal.

There Is in Langenburg, romcrania, an artificial coal manufactory that turns out eighty briquettes a minute, or thirty-five, tons a day, the average Output mounting up to some 12,775 English tons yearly. The demand Is, Indeed, far greater than the supply. Thla is said to be due to the remarkable cheapness of the article, the customary price being only 13 cents for 130 briquettes, or say, at the rate of something like two briquettes for oue-flfth of a cent retalL That these burn slowly and give a fairly good beat is shown by the fact that in a closed oven one briquette will remain In a glowing state for twen-ty-four hours, while in an open grate, though burning more quickly. It remains alight for a longer time than any coal, and giving a good red heat. The cost of working is comparatively light, only a few hands being required to attend to the machinery. There la a rosary in the British Museum made of the vertebrae of a snakes backbone. . Another is composed of rat's teeth.

ATTACK BY REBELS.

FILIPINOS FAIL TO TAKE MANILA WATER WORKS. Repulsed with Considerable Loss—Volunteers Meet Advance Like Veterans — lnsurgents Have t ecu red Modern Artillery—Fisht with Hale's Men. After an all-night battle, waged at two points for possession of the Mauila water works, the attacking rebels were dispersed in a gallant charge made by portions of Gen. King's brigade. The enemy opened the attack suddenly in the night, hoping to capture the wuter works, which are looked upon as the key to Manila, and possession of which would enable the insurgents to poison or shut off the water supply of the city. The double nttack was carefully planned, aiid would have been successful but for the admirable discipline and watchfulness of the American troops. The rebels were encouraged to make the attempt by the possession of two new cannon of modern type, which they had acquired in some unexplained manner, and which were.used for the first time. In the fighting three members of the Nebraska regiment, two Wisconsin volunteers, and two ambulance men were wounded. The opening attacks by the insurgents in the night were made simultaneously at a point six miles from the city, commanding the water works, and at San Tolan. Under cover of darkness the main force of the insurgents approached to within a short distance of the outposts | of the Second Oregon and a battalion of ! the First Nebraska Regiment. They I suddenly opened fire along a line of con- ! siderable length. The outposts returned j the fire immediately, and for a long time ! the contest was maintained at a furious f pitch. The fire of the Filipinos, which is growi ing more accurate, was severe, and two Americans were wounded. Seventeen rebels were killed on the fighting line. ; Many were wounded, and the insurgents j retreated a short distance, keeping up a I tire until they were out of range. Hot Fight with G.en, Hale. The Filipinos at San Juan del Monte, j numbering several thousand, were driven from their positions with great loss. Gen. J Hale’s brigade, which has been holding the water works, advanced on San Juan | del Monte. Hale’s men swept forward in the form of a “V,” so that the entire ; rebel force might be encompassed and ; driven away in a body. As soon ns the lines were well under ' way, the Wyoming regiment closed in, | firing rapidly. Suddenly one of the com- ; panics sprang from the lint with a cheer and dashed toward the insurgent trench- ! es. It was Company C. and the action I electrified the American lines. The other companies of the Wyoming regiment leaped to the front, and t lie entire line ! swept down upon the Filipinos. Main--1 taining their fire for only a short time ; after the charge, the rebels leaped from ! their earthworks and fled.■ closely pur- ; sued. Retreat was cut off in all direc- ! tions save toward the I’asig River, and as the insurgents turned that way they wore met by a pitiless shelling by the gunboat. The infantry lines closed in at once from the east. In the woods the rebels were scattered into small bands and driven along the river front. The loss of the insurgents was heavy. The oniy casualty to the American forces was the wounding of Private Spoach of the Nebraska regiment.

REFUSES ITALY’S DEMAND.

Chinese Government Declines to Lease t an Mun Bay for a C< alinjj Station. The Italian demand on China has been refused, and the result may be a combine between Italy and England against the Flowery Kingdom whit h may result in the dismemberment of China. Dispatches from Pekin say: “The tsung li yamen (Chinese foreign office) has returned to the Italian charge d’affaires. Marquis Saivago Raggi, his dispatch containing the demand of the Italian Government for a lease of San Mun Bay on the same conditions as those under which Germany holds Kino-Chou Bay, accompanying it with a letter declaring that the Chinese Government is unable to grant the request. “The demand of the Italian Government for a ninety-nine-year lease of San Muii Bay, province of Che Kiftnz, as a coaling station and naval base, included •Iso a demand for the concession of three islands off the coast of Che Kiang, with the right to construct a railroad from San Mun Bay to Po-Yang Lake and to preferential railroad and- uiiniug privileges within a sphere of influence covering the southern two-thirds of Che Kiang province. “According to the dispatch the action of the Italian Government had caused great excitement there, not only among the Chinese but also among the foreign diplomats, the Chinese being convinced that Great Britain was chiefly responsible for the demand and that it had been made to emphasize Great Britain’s displeasure ■t the turn which the northern railroad question had taken.”

FRIENDS SHOW NO SURPRISE.

Wolcott Divorce Proceedings Have Been Looked For. The friends and acquaintances in Washington of Senator ami Mrs, Edward O. Wolcott are apparently not surprised at the news that they have arranged for the bringing of a suit for divorce. Since their marriage nine years ago the Wolcotts have been prominent socially, and those who know them intimately were aware that they were living on anything but amicable terms. There is the highest authority for the statement that no charges except incompatibility of temper.and desertion are contemplated or justified. The suit will be brought in Colorado and Senator Wolcott will make no defense.

MAY PERMIT STATUE.

Memorial to Mfks Willard, ths First Of a Woman at Capitol. The appropriation of $9,000 by the State of Illinois, to be devoted to a memorial at the capital of Miss Frances Willard of Woman'rChristian Temperance Union fame, has aroused a discussion of the question whether or not her statue may occupy a position in statuary hall. It would be the first one of a woman to be placed there. Senator Mason says van be no objection in law.

Lord Charles Beresford as a Boy.

Lord Charles Beresford. wjio would be hard to beat for popularity In the British navy, had a favorite hobby as a boy, which was In a way prophetic of his future culling. This hobby or pastime was that of modelling boats, and he was exceedingly skillful in this direction. These boats he would give as birthday presents to those people for whom he had some special affection. Quite a number of them are in existence. “I would give anything to get one of them back,” he remarked one tj.'ty, “as a reminiscence of my schoolboy days. I offered one old friend £SO for a little model, which certainly was not worth ss. But neither he nor auy of those who possess them will part with them. So after all I must console myself with the thought that my little boats are regarded by those who have them with a certain amount of affection.”

Onr Naval Station at San Joan. The United States naval station to be locatedat San Juan, Porto Rico, will be of the utmost importance as the key to the situation when the Nicaragua Canal is constructed. The key to good health is Hostetter’-s Stomach Bitters. It guards the digestive organs front attacks of indigestiou, biliousness and constipation.

Spiders in Japan.

Spiders are a serious plague in Japan. They spin their webs on the telegraph wires and are so numerous as to cause a serious loss of Insulation. Sweeping the wires does little good, as the spiders begin all over again.

Try Grnln-O! Try Grain-O! Ask your Grocer to-day to show yon a package of GRAIN-O, the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adultt All who try it. like it. GUAIN-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure grains, and the most delicate stomach yeceives it without distress. the price of coffee. 15c. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers.

Know He’s Got It.

“I hear my friend Meyer has married a phenomenally ugly woman." “Yes, all his friends, as soon as they have seen her. want to borrow money of him.”—Fliegende Blaetter.

In Winter Use Allen’s Foot-Ease. A powder to be shaken into the shoes. During winter jour feet feel uncomfortable. nervous, and often cold and damp. If you have perspiring, smarting feet or tight shoes, try Allen’s Foot Ease, it warms and rests the feet and makes walking easy. Cures swollen and sweating feet, blisters and callous spots. Relieves corns and bunions of all pain and is a certain cure for chilblains and frost bites. Try it to day. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25c. Trial package mailed FREE. Address Allen 8. Olmsted. Le Roy, N. Y.

Divorces in America.

Last j-ear in twenty-four cities of the United States, 8.544 divorces were asked for and o,<>oS were granted.

After the Cooling Frocess.

Don't cool off too quickly after being in an overheated room. If you do, j-ou will need St. Jacobs Oil to cure Lumbago, which sets in very often after the cooling process. It relaxes the stiffened muscles.

Centenarians in England.

About one hundred centenarians die In England yearly.

Coughing Leads to Consumption.

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