ors who had taken the Cross to escape the pe

r with destruction. The wind blew fiercely; the sea ran mountains high; and, though the ship for a time struggled sturdily with the elements, she could not resist her fate. Her cordage creaked, and her timbers groaned dismally; and, as she was by turns borne aloft on the waves cres

h death staring them in the face they ceased to hope for safety, and, kneeling, confessed to each other, and prayed aloud that their sins might be forgiven. At length, in spite of the efforts made by the mariners to resist the winds and waves, the ship, driven on the rocks near the island, filled with water, w

en; and men, women, and children crowded the beach, uttering loud cries, and highly excited, but unable to render any assistance. It seemed that no boat c

who, having been caught in the storm, while riding towards Limisso, reined up, and not without difficulty learned from the natives, whose language they scarcely comprehended, the nature and extent of the disaster. The knight was an English Crusader

is companions, was very much affected; 'all of them hav

ang from his horse, and, with out-stretched arm, pointed to a

the English knight, highly excited; 'it is a woman, as I

by the Holy Cross the attempt must be made, if we ar

rescue. In fact, the aspect of the sea was so menacing and terrible, that the boldest and hardiest of the seafaring men felt that an

mournfully, 'that the busin

d paused, 'it shall never be told that a woman perished before my eye

t eyed the English squire, and then exchanged gla

self to the protection of Holy Katherine, the patron saint of his house, plunged into the water, and next moment was battling manfully with the waves. But everything was against him, even the tide; and, in spite

ho stood, pale as death, watch

prosper him,' exclaimed the knight. 'N

er to the woman, for whose life he was freely venturing his own. In another minute he clutched her with one han

cious form of her who had been rescued; meanwhile the knight and Guy Muschamp caught hold of Walter, who, fatigued and overcome with his almost superhuman exertions, would otherwise

to witness, and the King of France shall hear of it, as I am a living man; and,' continued he, in a whisper, 'hea

ir knight,' asked

oung, fair to behold, and