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Dungeonf
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:: A Story of Ancient !
:: England |
By F. A. MITCHEL |
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Before England became united under
one government there were many kings
there. These kings ruled little tracts
that afterward became counties, and
their rulers became nobles. The full
regalia of a peer of England Includes
a coronet, and the fact that these petty
kings were In time reduced from roy
alty to nobility is the reason why the
higher British nobles wear a kingly
headgear.
The residences of these kings were
not called palaces, but castles. They
were usually built on an eminence and
were surrounded by heavy walla and a
moat and the entrance was protected
by a drawbridge. The reason for this
was that the sovereign of all England
had very little power, and in conse
quence the subklngs were usually fight
ing with each other and needed to live
In fortified homes.
Away back in early times when this
feudal system was the only English
system of laws known there was a
king of Gloucester. He had been a
powerful sovereign In his day and had
won many victories over the neighbor
ing potentates. He and the sovereign
of Warwick had been In perpetual
warfare and Gloucester had conquered
his enemy, who had fled, no one knew
where, with his wife and child, the
latter a boy only a few years old. Aft
erward one of Warwick's subjects
named Conrad led an army against
Gloucester's forces and, achieving his
Independence, made himself king.
In this contest a young man not over
twenty-one or twenty-two years old
distinguished himself fighting in the
ranks of Warwick. He was captured
and imprisoned in one of the dungeons
under Gloucester castle. There he re
mained for a long while forgotten.
Meanwhile the new king of Warwick
was becoming dally more powerful and
his former enemy. Gloucester, was
growing old and the number of his
armed retainers was diminishing. At
last it occurred to Conrad that he
might overthrow his neighbor and add
his kingdom to his own.
In order to pick a quarrel with
Gloucester, Conrad went to Gloucester
castle to make upon the old king cer
tain Insolent demands that he knew
would not be granted. While there he
saw the king's daughter. Eleanor, a
beautiful girl who bad Just come to a
marriageable age. Upon beholding her
he agreed to withdraw bis demands
provided the king would give him his
daughter to wife.
Now. Conrad was not only a bad
man, bnt be was very repulsive physl
cally.
The old Sing or uioucesier, u wan
that he no longer possessed the power
to resist a strong enemy, knew not
what to say to Conrad's proi>osition.
Eleanor understood her father's posi
tion and the terrible alternative be
fore her. Either she must become the
wife of her father's euemy or he wo':! j
be overpowered, and they would meet
the fate they bad Inflicted on the real
king of Warwick. She had often heard
the story of his flight with his wife and
child and regretted that her father
hHd been Instrumental in bringing
about his fall and the rise of the
usurper. And now the latter had come
to revenge the man he had driven from
his kingdom.
Eleanor had never seen the usurper
and before deciding consented to meet
him. When he came Into her presence
he bent his long body on bis bandy
legs, the plume of his hat sweeping
the floor, expressing at the same time
his admiration In a leer. She could
not conceal her disgust. Turning from
him. she swept out of the room.
The hot blood mounted to Conrad's
cheek. He scowled, half drew his
sword, then thrust It back Into Its
scabbard and. stalking out Into the
courtyard, mounted his horse and. fol
lowed by his attendants, rode out
through the castle gateway, crossed
the drawbridge and went down the
declivity.
Nothing remained for the old king
of Gloucester but to put his castle In
as good a stare for defense as possible,
arm his retainers and sell his kingdom
as dearly as possible His daughter
did what she could to assist In the
preparations, but her efforts were con
fined principally to getting together
material that would be needed by the
wounded. She knew that there were
prisoners to the dungeons below, and
she went down there to see If any of
them could be persuaded to fight for
the king of Gloucester.
A. young man. pale from confinement,
was led out to her. It was some time
before he could see her In the strong
light.
"Who are you 7" she asked.
"1 was taken prisoner. I know not
how long ago. fighting in the army of
Conrad the usurper."
"Why 60 yon call him the usurper?"
"Because there Is but one king of
Warwick, and he Is not on the throne."
"We are to be attacked by this pre
tended king of Warwick."
"Grant me leave to fight for you.
good lady, and I will do so."
"Will yon flght for the king of Gloo
cester?"
"No: for yon."
"What Is your name?"
"Harold."
At * signal from (Eieanor the ymmf
man's chains were1) knocked off him.
Ho wbs taken up Into the castle, where
ho was washed and fed and armed for
a soldier. The next dayibe met Eleanor
hurrying through the (courtyard and
said to her:
"Good lady, have. 1 your permission
to point out to youi certain weak points
in the castle?"
"You have."
Taking her to a parti of the wall he
showed her that it was \ready to tuln
ble. Then, in the armory^ he convinced
her thut most of the weapons were
blunt and certain armorlhad mated till
it could be punctured with a wooden
sword. Leading her here and there, he
showed her various imperfections, und
she gave orders that they should be
made good.
Going to her father, she asked him
who was to lead in the defense. He
replied that he would command. Then
she told him about the released prison
er who had noticed the deficiencies and
I suggested that he be made second In
command since he seemed lo have been
trained for a soldier and there were no
leaders among the defenders of the
castle. The king said that he cared
not who was second In command, for
; all must obey his own orders. But It
made no difference, he added, who
commanded since defeat was Inevi
table.
When Eleanor told llarold that he
would command uuder her father he
said to her:
"Thanks, lady, for an opportunity to
crack crowns with this bandy legged,
red headed usurper. If we do not
knock the circlet off his head and the
scepter out of his band, then I die here
in Gloucester castle."
This encouraged Eleanor, though she
did not understand what he meant by
cracking crowns, uor could she account
for Ills desire to defeat n man In whose
ranks he bad fought. But she was so
Intent on saving the kingdom from the
enemy that she gave nu thought to any
thing else.
Harold at once took charge of all
preparations. In this he was not sub
Ject to Interference, for the old king
was lamenting his fate In bis apart
ments. At last the army of Conrad
was seen marching In ttie valley, and
when It reached the bottom of the bill
on which Gloucester castle was sltuat
ed the men encircled It, and It was evi
dent that If they did uot take it by
storm they would starve the garrison
into subjectlou.
The king of Gloucester came out clad
in a suit of armor, but It was too heavy
for his reduced strength. He stumbled
and fell under its weight and was car
ried back to his room. This gave Uar
old full control. He gave Eleanor his
plan. It was to act so that the Invad
ers would believe that they had only
to take their ease for a short time |
and their enemies would have to sur I
render for want of provisions. When
they seemed most confident Harold
; would strike.
So tie sent a deputation to t-ay mm
since they had but five days' provisions
the men of Gloucester must surrender
and to ask what terms would be grant
ed. Conrad said that he would grant
no conditions. The deputation return
ed in the evening, and Conrad expected
to receive a surrender the next day.
Till midnight he and his army made
the night ring with soug and shouting.
They had not finished carousing when
the castle clock struck 2. Slowly the
portcullis was raised, the drawbridge
(tae chains had been oiled to prevent
f. rattle) let down, and the little army
jf Gloucester, led by Harold, silently
emerged and. dividing into four bunds,
bore down from the four points of the
compass upon the men of Conrad and
with a yell began to stab and hack
I those who were sober enough to resist
them and cut down those who attempt
ed to rise.
Harold had noted the tent of Conrad,
and while the usurper, half drunk, was
eudeavoring to get ou his arms the late
prisoner raLsed his sword and brought
it down, cleaving bis enemy's shoulder
Conrad was felled by the blow, and
| Harold, standing over him with raised
j sword, said:
"1 am Harold, klug of Warwick,
i come to avenge the death of my father
I came from exile and without being
known Joined your retainers as they
were setting out to tight my father's
old enemy of Gloucester. I came to
watch my opportunity for vengeance
ou you. It has come."
When Conrad was killed his army
was fleeing down the hill. As soon as
they heard that their leader was dead
they gave up all hope of getting safely
back to Warwick und expected to pass
the rest of their lives In the dungeons
of Gloucester. In the morning Harold
rode down to Hiem and. calling them
together, announced himself us their
legitimate king Conrad had been hat
ed by them, and they received Harold's
! announcement with Joy.
Harold bade tbeui re-establish their
camp and promised to lead them to
Warwick. Then he rode back to Glou
cester castle.
He found great Joy there, even to
th_> old king, who had got up from his
bed and come out to the courtyard to
welcome and rhank his deliverer But
H irold, ignoring him. dismounted and.
kneeling at Eleanor's feet, said:
"Good lady, I told you 1 would fight
j for you and not for the enemy of uiv
father, for t am king of Warwick, who
as a child was spirited away to pre
vent my being murdered by this infa
mous usurper."
"The enmity between our houses."
replied Eleanor, "is ended by this spien
did defense of yours."
And leading him to her father sh»
effected a reconciliation
The reconciliation was cemented by
the marriage of King Harold and the
Princess Eleanor. But that was many
centuries ago. The house of Warwick
still occupies Warwick castle, but the
lineage has often changed since the
period of this story.
The Way of It.
" "Smith hns t«en having contrary
kinds of trouble."
"How so?"
"His salary was very much cut down,
and he was in consequence very much
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