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Title: Harper's young people
Year: 1879 (1870s)
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Subjects: Children's periodicals, American
Publisher: New York : Harper & Bros.
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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vation. Secondly, they could accept the Countsterms, march out with the ropes around their necks, andtake whatever punishment the Count might put uponthem. If they should decide to do that, Philip said hewould offer himself to the Count to be hanged first.Thirdly, they could get together 5000 of their best men,march to Bruges, and fight the quarrel out. The answer of the people was that Philip must decidefor them, and he at once said, Then we will fight. The 5000 men were got together, and on the 1st of Maythey marched out of the town to win or lose the desperatebattle. The priests of the city stood at the gates as themen marched out, and prayed for blessings upon them.The old men, the women, and the children cried out, Ifyou lose the battle you need not return, to Ghent, for youwill find your families dead in their homes. The only food there was for these 5000 men was carriedin five little carts, while 011 another cart two casks of winewere taken. 168 HARPERS YOUNG PEOPLE. VOLUME IV.
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THE BURGHERS PREPARE TO DEFEND THEIR CITY. The next day Van Artevelde placed his little army inline 011 the common of Beverhoutsveld, at Oedelem, nearBruges. There was a marsh in front of them, and VanArtevelde protected their Hank by a fortification consist-ing of the carts and some stakes driven into the ground.He then sent a messenger to the Count, begging him topardon the people of Ghent, and having done this, he or-dered his men to go to sleep for the night. At daybreak the next morning the little army wasaroused to make final preparations for the desperate workbefore them. The priests exhorted the men to fight to thedeath, showing them how useless it would be to surrenderor to run away, as they were sure to be put to death at anyrate. Their only hope for life was in victory, and if theycould not win that, it would be better to die fighting likemen than to surrender and be put to death like dogs. After these exhortations were given, seven gray friarssaid mass and gave the sacrame

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