Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1845-07-04

wv no art lnOu, poor man! asked the hlng
porter of him when he stood before the palace
gate, and would have entered in
Thou oughtest to know me- replied Jovinian,
seeing thou hast served me these fifteen years
Served you, you dirty fellow reoined the
porter, 4 serve the Emperor. Serve you, in
deed!'
4 am the Emperor Dost thou not know me!
Come, my good fellow, seek the Empress and
bid her, by the sign of the three moles on the
Emperors breast, send me hther the imperial
robes, which some fellow stole whilst | was bath
ing
] ia ha! fellow; well, you are really mad
Why the Emperor is at dinner with his wife,
Well, well, III do thy bidding, if it be but to-
have the whipping of thee afterwards for an i'm
pudent mailman Three moles on the Emper-
ors breast how royalty thou shalt be beaten ny
friend
When the porter told the Empress what the
poor mailman at the gate had said, she held down
her head, and said, with sorrowfuI voice, unto
her lord, My good lord and king, here is a fell
low at the palace-gate, that hath sent unto me,
and bids me, by those secret signs known only
to thou and me, to send him the imperial robes,
and welcome him as my husband and my aoyo-
reign
When the fictitious Emperor heard this, he
babe the attendants bring in Jovinian. And 10,
as he entered the hall, the great wol-hound, that
had slept at his feet fer years, sprang from his
lair, and would have pulled him down, had not
the attendants prevented him. whilst the falcon
that had sat on his wrists in many fair days
hawking, broke her jesses, and flew out of the
hall SO changed was Jovinian the Emperor.
Mobiles and friends, said the new Emperor,
hear what will ask of this man.
And the mobiles bowed assent, whilst the En-
peror asked Of Joyinan his name, and his bust
ness with the Empress
Askest thou me who am, and wherefore
am come? rcjoned Joynian Am not l thy
Emperor, and the Ior of this house and this
realms!
These our mobiles shall decide replied the
King Tell me now which of US twain is your
Emperor
And the mobiles answered with one Accord
Thou dost trilc with Us, sire. Can we doubt
that thou art orr Emperor, whom we baye known
from his childhood! AS for this base fellow, we
- know not who he is
And with one accord the people cried out a.
gainst Jovinian, that he should be punished.
, On this, the usurpcr turned to the Empress OF
Joynan---' Tell me- said he, 'on thy true faith
, knowcst thou this man who calls himself Empe-
or Of this rcamr
t And the Empress answered, Good my lord
have not thirty years past since first knew thee
and became the mother Of our children? why
S ashcst thou me Of this fellow and yet it dotl
, surprise me how he should know what none save
: you and | can know
Then the usurper turned to Joyinian, and witt
a harsh countenance rebuked his presumption
= and ordered the eXecutoners to drag him by the
] feet by horses until he be dead This said he
before all his court; but he sent his servant tc
the jailor, and commanded him to scourgc Jo
, vlnian; and for this once to set him free
| The deposcd Emperor desired DEATH why,
said he to himself should | now live 2 m,
Y friends, my dependents, yea, even the partner o
/ my bed shuns me, and am desolate among those
= whom my bountics have raised. Come, | will
seek the good priestto whom | so often have lail
open my most secret faults: Of surety, he viii
, remember me-
d Now, the good priest lived in small cell ,neigl
I to chapel about stones cast from the palace
b gate; and when Joynan knocked, the priest be
: ing engaged in reading, answered from within
Y WHO is there why troubest thou me?
n Il am the Emperor Joyinian; open the window
| would speak to thee, replied the fugitive
d Immediately the narrow window of the eel
e was opened, and the priest looking out, saw nj
r. one save the poor, half-clothed Joynan. De
d part from me, thou accused thing cried tn
priest thou art not cur good lord the Emperor
Y but the foul iend himself, the great temptcr.?
: Alas, aasl' cried Jovinian, to what fate an
:, L reserved, that even my own good priest dcspi
| es mel All, me, bethink me---in the AFRO
:, gmce Of my heart, [ called myself god; tn
|, weight of my sin is grievous unto me. Father
:. good father, hear the sins of a miserable peni
d tent
n Gladly did the priest listen to Joynian; anC
henshe,hadstaIdh all his SINS the good prizes
sent, and assured him ofGod'
re was sincere. And it S
th ntEis cloud seemed to fall iron
hefoFe The eyes Of the priest; and when he aga
d looked 81. ,Iovininan, he knew him to be the En-
u percr and he pitied him, clothing him with sue
poor garments as he had, and went with him t
/ the palace gate.
g The porter stood at the gateway, and, as Jo
!, vlnlan and the priest drew near, he made lowl
obeisance, and opened the gate for the Empor
I. or
;, sisDost thou know me!' asked the emperor.
d kery ell my lord, replied the servant bu
q NisR yoa had not left the palace
inianp passed on to the hall ofhs palace
e ana as Went,alA he Mobiles rose aud bowc
u Ma lie Usurper was in anothe
and The MOBILES knew again the fac
JoYinian
Bot certain knight passed into the presenc,
az thu f4lse T,n4Dpror NV lord said no sthnr