The Young CaptivesPurchase one of 1st World Library's Classic Books and help support our free internet library of downloadable eBooks. Visit us online at www.1stWorldLibrary.ORG - - 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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Contents
Section 1 | 5 |
Section 2 | 7 |
Section 3 | 11 |
Section 4 | 14 |
Section 5 | 19 |
Section 6 | 24 |
Section 7 | 33 |
Section 8 | 36 |
Section 15 | 91 |
Section 16 | 101 |
Section 17 | 106 |
Section 18 | 135 |
Section 19 | 153 |
Section 20 | 168 |
Section 21 | 176 |
Section 22 | 180 |
Section 9 | 44 |
Section 10 | 48 |
Section 11 | 59 |
Section 12 | 68 |
Section 13 | 77 |
Section 14 | 85 |
Section 23 | 189 |
Section 24 | 195 |
Section 25 | 212 |
Section 26 | 225 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Young Captives |
| Author | Erasmus W. Jones |
| Editor | 1stworld Library |
| Publisher | 1st World Publishing, 2005 |
| ISBN | 1421804328, 9781421804323 |
| Length | 244 pages |
| Subjects | › Fiction / General |
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