The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1826-10-18

THE PARTl-CoLoURED SglEID.-In the
days of knight erFantry and paganism, one OF
the old British princes set up a statue to the
Goddess of Victory, in point where four
roads met together. In her right, hand she
held spear, ana rested her lef upon a shield ;
the outside Of this shield was of gold, and the
inside OF silrer; on the former was Inscribed
in the old British language, To the Goddess
ereT farOrable, and, the other, For fo,tr aic-
tories obtained successfully ouer the PictS and
other Inhabitants Of The northern tslaud.
1t happened one day that two knights, COM
pletely armed, the one in Rack, the other in
ehiie, arrived from opposite parts of the coun-
try to this statue, just about The same time
and, as neither of Them had seen it before.
they stopped to read the inscription. and cb-
serve the excellence of the workmanship. At
ter contemplating on il for some time, 6 This
golden shield" says the black knight, Gold
en- shield cried the white knight, (who was
strictly observing the opposite side,) why, il
| have my eyes, it is silver g know nothing
of your eyes" replied the black knight, shut
i'll ever saw golden shield in my life, this is
one.r yes returned the white knight, smil.
ing, indeed, that they should expose
shield of gold in SO public place as this; for
my part, wonder even a silver one is not too
strong temptation for the devotion of some
people that pass this ways aud it appears by
the date that this has been here about three
years. The black knight could not bear the
smile with which this was delivered, grew so
warm in the dispute, that it soon ended in
challenge they both therefore turned their
horses, and rode back so far as to have suffi-
Gent space for their career, placed their spears
in their rests, and flew at each other with the
greatest fury and impetuosity. Their shock
was so rude, and the blow on each side so ef-
fectual, that they both fell to the ground,
much wounded and bruised, aud lay there for
some time as in a trance. A good druid, who
was travelling that way, found them in this
condition. The druids were the physicians
Of those times as well as the priests. He had
sovereign Sys.ise,ru L >4sAr.aFeas-
ed himself. for he was very sk.lful in all the
plants that grew in the forest {; he staunehed
! their blood, applied his balsam to Their
wounds. and brought them as II were IRON
death 10 life again. AS soon as they were
sufficiently recovered, he began TO inquire m
| 10 the occasion of their quarrel. Why, this
man, cried the black knight, "wili have Il
that that shield yonder is silver" and ne
will have it, replied the white knight, tina
! Il is eold.' and then told him all the partlcu
lars of the affair. " All! !" said the druid will
a sigh, i" you are both of you my brethren II
the right, and both of you in the wrong; ha'
either of you given himself time to look upoi
the opposte side Of the shield, as well as ina
which first presented Itself to his view, al
this passion and bloodshed might have oeei
avoided: however. there is a very gooa les
son 10 be learned from evils that have oeialei
Won ON this occasion. Permit me, therefore
TO intreat YOU by all our gods, and by Uni
; goddess Of victory in particulars Heper 20 s'"s