As they clashed past it was seen that
the Colouua’s lance glanced harmlessly
off the shield of Sir Arthur, while the
lance of the latter shivered to atoms as
is caught his adversarys shield full in
the center and bore him upward from
his saddle, but beyond the shock it
gave him he suffered no harm.
Tlir chargers were reined up and re
turned to their starting points, and a
new lance being supplied to Sir Arthur
the second tilt was spended.
As the two horseman drew near and
were close on the point of meeting,
Sir Arthur’s animal stumbl'd and in
stead of stiking bis enemy full on the
neckpiece, at which it was aimed, plow
ed its way along the side of Coloima’s
horse while Eduardo’s lance pierced
the shoulder of Arthur’s charger and
thew both horse and rider to the gound.
Quickly disincumbering himself from
Ids fallen steed, Sir Arthur sprang to
his feet just as Colonna had wheeled
his horse around to charge him as he
lay.
Drawing his sword, Arthur stood on
tin* defensive, and as his enemy bore
down on him jumped lightly aside,
an as Colonna passed him he sprang
up and hmged his sword with such
true au deadly aim that it pierec his
antagonist up through his side under
the arm, bringing him to the ground,
where he lay motionless and with
out sound.
Beckoning to the pages, Sir Arthur
bade them undo their master’s visor,
when it was perceived the fallen man
was fast nearing that bourn no travel
er returns!, and as the little party
grouped itself around his spirit lied.
