Show A strange combat I 1 war WM was declared between england siad scotland urged by the tiona of 0 his sister If margaret argaret tudor widow of james IV of scotland Scot lanil henry vur VIII of 0 ELI elgland gland determined to curry carry both fire and sword ID to the unhappy country of which bile ahe called herself queen lord dacre at the command ol of his sovereign with an fro immense mentse feudal militia advanced for an lays siou ol of the scottish border A muster master of all the northern english cavalry took place and with this which be had just been re ra built by john jobo doke dak of alba albany my regent of whilo while chii was still under the iway away of the lire thre Rend lord lora daoro dacre ordered lis his kin kinsman small walter strickland of castle and his redoubt redo redoubtable ubi able three hundred bundled kendal well men called men of kentdale Kent dale bold bedd to attack the stronghold of kerr of Ferrilli with artillery bright dawned the day of Sop september i in one corner of the camping ground worn going on hurried harried preparation for a departure three hundred good chargers champed champee their bits and pawed the ground groan iJ three hundred good knights in warrion mail and grim helmeth marshaled themselves thema elvei under their respective pan cannons pennons trumpets were blown loud sounded bounded the bugle call and the three hundred brave knights with one accord sprung sprang to thal r mail it ice the horses plunged and at the word of command clattered fiercely away followed more slowly by the artillery at the battle began tho the eng lieu soldiers came face to face with the warriors of scotland oot lind fierce and deadly was the conflict that followed steel helmet and plato plate armor were out by the sword or pierced by the arrow orji orja velin vOlin launched from afar the green turf t art of scotland drank ais its fill of blood when tho the sun sink sank behind the fair scottish hills the battle was over the english to their great rise and consternation colatei nation worn wore repulsed repulse bury they retreated a short abort distance diB tance when being reinforced by a largo large led by lord dacre to their relief thoy they encamped for the night weary and anil worn with excitement and fa tigua the english soldiers Bol diera slept heavily but the time of rest reat was brief the shrill sound of a bugle blast out cut suddenly and sharply through the still night air and every man sprung sprang to his feet nit the fearful cry rang out ao 10 annal to armal hie roomy me U upon 11 Bola fi adden en so clamorous clamor oua had bad thunder tint that nery blast that no man main dared to take timis to ilon don armor of steel but ouia only seized his gun gua and arrow sheaves 1 the I lie dark darkness nesi is great but budnot not so great but that they make out tho the dim forms of the mighty cavalry hot host charging down upon them they 1 boy cn can see BOO tho ilia host it at lust last coming terrible anil and vast at 11 A so an t english nillah cheer allsta wah anil and shrill As ai the form slid face the onset edtha a hlll biti loud land the battle cry sharn and lear clear 0 pealed forth the bugle call and trumpet blast mingled with the chizz ot 0 arrows and the thunder ot at the murderous guns history helln us that a hundred sheaves of arrows were shot allot away in this thia strange combat A strange combat indeed for instead 0 of f being the scottish cavalry ca vilry As ai they 0 it proved to be their 0 own wit horses who had broken loose luto c camp m P an and d mad with terror charged their masters fifty 1 itty of the terrified animals galloped over na a loop precipice preci pico and lay in ia a mau aled heap on the rooks rocks below and more than two hundred and fifty rushed panting and into the flames of jedburgh Jed burgh some women caught and led them away although some of them were will badly burned lord lard surrey in la his bis coconut of this most in oat singular altair affair says ait I 1 think there was bafo lost 14 above eight hundred horses I 1 dare not write the wonders lord daoro and all the company do say y they saw I 1 that bat night of sprites and ad fearful barf I eights eight au and d universally all 11 lit his A acet company p tty 11 ilo 0 say bay plainly that he d devil if was that night among them six bix times lord fiacro camped but ono inight upon scottish ground in spite of if queen margarets urgent to invade and drive out the duke 0 of f albany who was acting as regent until her hon boo james V became of age he gathered the remainder of at his bis army together and back to disown his own country although Althou gli he bo was never able to rid nil ilia his mind of the agency of the foul foal fiend in this affair aal air yet it was wa easily explained some home birder horse hone boys probably loosens i und nit stampeded the horses and I 1 0 ud o to their martial training they c u upon poll the first party in their ill pathway ait it was not strange at all that hat to in the arkless dark nesi soil and contusion confusion ocoa coca by being so suddenly Bud denly surprised his soldiers should mistake them for tho the scottish cavalry but certainly it was a strange combat an army against its ita own horses I 1 |