A CLASH of swords and the cries of excited men resounded through
the streets of the city. Two guards-men were endeavoring to disarm
and arrest a number of boisterous youths. The latter, evidently
young men of good social position, had been singing bacchanalian
songs and otherwise conducting themselves in a manner contrary to
the spirit of orderliness which King Josiah was striving to
establish in Jerusalem. The youths were intoxicated, and, when the
two officers sought to restrain them, they drew swords and made a
reckless attack on the guardians of the peace. Although the latter
were outnumbered, they were courageous and skillful men, and soon
had three of the party disarmed, accomplishing this without
bloodshed. The fourth and last of the marauders, a handsome and
stalwart young man apparently about twenty-one years of age,
although at first desirous of keeping out of the melee, sprang to
the aid of his companions. He cleverly tripped one of the watchmen
and grappled with the other in such a way that the officer could
not use his sword arm. This fierce onslaught gave the other members
of the party new courage, and they joined in the battle again. The
conflict might then have been settled in favor of the lawless party
but for an unexpected circumstance.
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