The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-12-05

deeper than his master lad done before hun,
who now went gaily on; nsr ceased he Il
CRY. "Spur We our horses, knaye, for TO.
day our tourney must be long"
Then came they TO a brook. Its waters
we're small, aud lis channel such as a boy
might leap across. Yet, nevertheless, the
groom began 10 tremble, and talterlngly
asked, Is this now the river where harm
less liars must perish T. i" This. all 20 Z
replied the lord, !" this is but brook, no liar
need tremble here" Yet was the knave
not wholly assured, aud stammering, he
said, My gracious lord, thy servant nov
bethlnks him that he TO say hath made a
fox too hug; that Of which he spake wa,
verify not SO large as an OK, but, stone and
bone, as big as good sized roe"
The lord replied, with wonder 10 his
, tone, " hat Of thus fox concerneth me :
Ii large or small, care not, Spur we our
horses, for to day our journey must be long. >
Long, indeed, still thought the serving
groom, and IN sadness he crossed the brook
Then they cane 10 stream running quick.
I Il through great meadow, the stones show
/ lng themselves IN many places above lis
trothy water. The varlet started, and cried
aloud, " Another river surely of rivers
there is to-day no end was II Of this thou
talkedst heretofore (" {" Mo- replied the
lord, not of this" And more he SAID
not yet marked be vilh inward gladness
his servants fear. Because, 10 good
truth, rejoined the kuaye, :" It's on my con
science TO give thee note, that the fox O
which | spake was not bigger than cal =
q Large or small, let ue not be troubled
with thy fox: the beast coucerneth not NE
At al"
As they quilted the wood, they perceiy.
Sd tyer n the way, which gave sign OF
having been swollen by the rams, and on II
vas a boat. 4" THIS, then, is the doom 81
liars, SAID the knare, AID he looked earn
estly towards the passage crsil. i" Be 10
formed, my good lord, that reynard was
ne, larger than fat redder sheep ~ The
lord seemed angry, aud answered, THIS
is not yet The grave Of talsehood; shy Tor
ment me with tins fox Rather spur our
horses, for We have far 10 20" Stone and
bone, sad the knaye 70 himself, "lbe end
u my Journey approachelh y
Noa TIE day declined, and the shadows
Of the travellers heightened on the ground.
Uut darker than the twilight was the sad
ness On the face Of the kuaye. And as the
sad rusllcd the trees, he ever and anon
TUNED pale, and inquired Of hIs master i
I the noise sere Of a torrent or stream Of wa
Ter. sui, as the evening tell, biz eyes slroye
| 70 discover the course Of q winding river.
Bot ao.aug Of tie sort could be discern,
- t44t his spirits began 20 revive, aud he
was tain to JOIN u discourse with the lord.
But tie lord held bis peace, and looked a.
/ ne "ho expects an evil thing.
| SlddeaIy the way became steep, ard
they descended into low and woody val
lex, n which was broad and black river
creeping ieartaIy along, ike the dark
stream Of Lethe, without bridge or boat 10
j be seen near. +" Alas alas cried The
anase, and the anguish o0zad from the
pores OF his pale face. " An miserable
re has then IS the ,lyer 10 which liars
must perish y Even, SO, SAID the lord
=" Ials IS the stream of which | spake f; but
me ford IS sound and good for true men,
Spur We our horses, knave, for night ap
proacteth, and We have yet far to CO."
3" w life Is dear to the, SAID The trem
4 bling serving man and thou knowes
that were 1t lost ny rife would be dlscon
ISOLATE. IN sincerity, then, | declare ina
the fox which ! saw in the distant country
vas not larger than he rho fed from Us II
The u0od this mora,ag
! Then laughed the lord aloud, and said
10 knaFe vert thou afraid Of thy life
aud viii nothing cure thy yIng2 Is no
iaisehood, which kills the soul, worse thar
death, winch has mastery ouly over tie DO
I dy TINS river is no more than any 9th
er, Der BATH II power such as telgned
-. The ford IS safe, and tie waters gentle a.
1 those We have already passed but v ho shall
/ pass thee over the shame Of this day 10 II
thou must needs sink, unless penueuce come
to help thee over, and cause thee to took
back Oh the gulf Of thy lies. as on a danger
from u ateb thou hast been delivered by
ravens grace" Aud as he rallied aga ~
. his servant. the lord rode % into the water
aud both IA safety reached the opposite
shore. Then vowed the knaye, BY stoae
and bone, that from that time forward b.
would duly measure his words, and glad
I was he to escape, Such Is the story Of the
lying servant aud the merry lord, b. Which
let the reader prod,.-Loadoa Hagqsiae.
4 cool Oae.-We happened into an
Academy te" days ago whist the Geo
/ graPhy Class was 10 the act Of recitation.
The lesson vas under the head OF question,
commencing With what is meant b. Go
vefnm~nt " Amongst these IS the follow.
,tn2 " Rrcaptulale the powers Of each
branch Of our National Government. -
HE pupil began as ad down IN the book
" Cgugress makes the IaWs-thr preetdeu,