Wisconsin herald, and Grant County advertiser. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1844-1845, 1845-06-21

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 impe rial robes. and well
come him as my husband and my SOW
ereign."
When the fictitious Emperor heard
this he babe the attendants bring in
Jovinian. And 10. as he enttr red the
hall, the great wolf-hound, that had
slept at his feet for years, sprang from
his lair, and would have pulled him
down, had not the attendants prevent
ed him; whilst the falcon, that had sat
on his wrist many fair day S hawking,
broke her jesses. and flew out of the
hall: so changed was Jovinian the EN-
peror.
''Nobles and friends said the new
Emperor, shear We what | will ask of
this man."
And the mobiles bowed assent, whilst
the Emperor asked of JoviDian his
name, and his business with the En-.
press.
"Askest thou me who am, and
wherefore am comeW rejoined Jovin-
ian. "Am not ! thy Emperor, and
the lord Of this house and this
realm?"
"Thesc our mobiles shall Decide" re-
piled the King. "Tcll me now, which
Of US twain is your Emperor"
And the mobiles answered with one
accord. "'Thou dost trife with US, sire.
Can we doubt that thou art our EN-
peror, whom we have known from
his childhood? As for this base fellow.
we know not who he is"
And with one accord the people cri-
ed out against Jovinian that he should
be punished.
On this the usurper turned TO the
Empress Of Jovinian-"Tell me-" said
he, s'on thy true faith, knowcst thou
this man who calls himself Emperor
of this realm?"
And the Empress answered, "Good
my lord, have not thirty years passed
since ] first knew thee. and became
the mother of our children? Why
askest thou me of this fellow? and yet
it doth surprise me how he should
know what none save you and J
can know"
Then the usurpcr turned to Jovinian,
and with harsh countenancc rebukcd
his presumption, land ordered the cxccu-
TONERS to drag him by the feet by hor-
ses until he died. This said he before
all his court; but he sent his servant to
the TAILOR, and commanded him 10
scourge Jovinian; and for this once to
set him free.
The deposed Emperor desired death.
"Why," said he TO himself, should |
now live? my friends, my dependents,
yea, even the partner Of my bed shuns
me, and am desolate among those
whom my bounties have raised
Come, | will seek the good priest to
whom | so often have laid open my
most secret faults: of surety, he will
remember me-"
Now, the good priest lived in small
cell, nigh to chapel about a stones
cast from the palace gate; and when
Jovinian knocked, the priest being en-
gagged in reading, answered from within
-"Who is there! why troublest thou
me?'
81 am the Emperor Jovinian; open
1 the window. | would speak to thee"
replied the fugitive"
Immediately the narrow window of
the cell was opened, and the priest,
looking out saw no one save the poor,
half-clothed Jovinian. "Dcpart from
me, thou accurscd thing" cried the
priest "thou art not our good Lord the
/ Emperor, but the foul fend himself, the
great tempter."
"Alas, alas!" cried Jovinian, "to
what fate am I reserved, that even my
own good priest despises me! All, me,
| betbink me-in the arrogance Of my
heart, called myselfa god: the weight
of my sin is grcsious unto me. Fa-
Their, good father, hear the sins OF
miserable penitent."
Gladly did the priest listen 70 Jo-
vinian. and when he had told him all
his sins, the good priest comforted the
peniteni, and assured him of Gods
mcrcy,if his repentance was sincere
And so it happened that on this cloud
seemed 70 fall from before the eyes Of
the priest; and when he again looked