New-York daily tribune., 1845-05-31


every direction for his apparel and his horse hut could
uoi md them lie called aloud upon his attendants but
ncy heard him not being already in attendance on the
false Emperor and Jovl.ar regarded hl7 nakediess
and said Miserable that am 10 what state
! reducedl Whether shall go Who Hil receive M
N this pi,tt betiuk there J. knight herc;boui
whom have -svFnced 70 great honor: viii seek him.
and wlth Ms assistance REGAIN my palace and punish the
| person who has done nc this wrong
| Na.ed and ashamed Jovinian sought the gate Of the
! knights castle and Knocked loudly NJ the wicket
Who ar thou and what doSt ;hou seek - asked the
! porter without uucosinc the gate.
Open open -rTshi r. replied tho Emperor, with re-
| doubled knocks on tie wicket.
In the Of wuldcr. friend. VINO art thouf -aid
the old porter he OPP ned the and the strange
| figure Of the Emperor before The threshold.
Who l. ;,-kcst thou. sirr3h thy Emperor.
Go tell iiy master loviuian is iii- and bid him
bring forth horse and some cT7nc.s 10 supply those
;ha have hccn deprived Of
Rascal reju.icd the porter thou lie Emperor
Why the Emperor but Just now rode up TO the castle.
with all his attendants, and hnuOred my master by sitting
win hiln at nlcal IN nc great hall Aou the Emperor
very pretty Emperor indeed iaugn, I'll tel nly master
wHa' you say and he VIII soon lind out whether you :c
MAD, drunk. thief.
The porter Greatly cnragcd went and told his lord
how thar naked fellow stood the calling himself
The Emperor and demanding clothes and good steed.
BRING the fellow IN sad the i.illg!t.
So they brought Joyian. and he stood before the
lord Of the castle and a.n declared himself 10 be the
Emperor Joviian Loud laughed the knight 20 the En-
Wha. thou my lord the Emperor art mad good
fellow: Come. give him my old cloak, VIII keep inin
from the flies
Yes sir knight" replied Joynian 81 aln thy En-.
poror who advanced thee great honor and wealth
and viii shortly punish thee for thy present conduct
ScUundrc.' said the knight, HOW cnraged beyond
all bounds. traitor thou the Emperor; ay OF beggars
and fools Why, did not my lord but lately 1T with mo
in ms hall. and taste OF my poor cheer and did not ne
bid ride with him 10 his paacccac, whence am but
now returned. Fool | pitied thee before. / see
liy viany Go. turn the fellow out. and fos him from
| the castle-dit:h TO the riverside.
And the people did the knight commanded them
80 when they ceased from togsng the Emperor. he sat
him The and covered him with the tat
tered robe and communed on his own wretchedness.
on my God 80 said l0vinian.-ior he now th0ugh
of other gods bul tIn.el-"ls i possible tina, lGvc
come to such state OF misery, mt that through the
nmatjtude OF one whom have raised so high !! And
as he thus spakc he thought Of his inrrniuGt
TO his God through whom alone al princes reign and
! I've. And now he broodcd over vengemcc-"A Ay. said
he be fell the wcas ls back from the scOurg
| ing: "ay, will lee avenged. When he next sees me
! lie shall know that he who gives also take away
| Come will seek The good duke. my abcst counselor
he Will know his sovereign and gladly aid him in his
a,n,y" And with these thoughts he wrapped his CLOAK
round him. and sought the house oi the good duke.
Iovinian knocked the gate ri the dukes palace and
the porter opened the wicket, and seeing hafnaked
man. asked hun why he knocked and who he WAS.
Friend replied the Emperor. 81 am .Iovinan
have been robbed of my clothes whilst bathing, and
now with no apparel save this ragged cloak and
horse so tell the duke the Emperor Is here
The porter. more and more a-tonished al tie Empcr
or- words, sought his MASTER and delivered Jovnian
message to him.
Bring in the poor man., said the duke; "peradver
he is mad.
30 hev brought, Jovinim unto the dukes grca, iall
and The duke looked on him but knew him And
when .ovniiu reiterated his story, and spoke un21iy
unto the Duke lie piticd him. Poor mad fellow said
Ihc Duke " have but just returned from the palace.
where left the very Emperor thou assunest 10 bt
Take him the g1lardhou-c, Perhaps few days Close
confinement bread and water may cool his heated
brain. Go poor fellow; pity thee!
50 the servants did their lord commanded, and they
fed Joyinu on bread G!id water, and after time turned
him OF the castle; for he still said he was The En-
pcrOr
sorclv and bitterly did the Emperor weep and bcwa
his miserable fate when the servants drove him from
the gate Alas, aius he exclaimed in his misery
what shall do ana whittier shall resort Even the
good Duke knew not but regarded ne Is poor
madman Come, | will seek my own palace and dis.
cover myself my wife surely she wi! know n:' ai
least"
WHO art thou poor mani" asked the Kings porter
of him when he stood before the palacecalc and would
have entered III.
Thou ough'csl know me replied Joyiian. see
inc thou hast served me these fifteen years.
Served You. you dirty fellow. rcioincd the porter
Il serve the Emperor Serve you, indeed :"
am the Emperor. Dost thou not know me Conc
rny GOOD fellow seek the Empress and bid her by the
sim of,hc,rce moles on The mpcrors breast send
hhcrih imperial robes which some fellow stole whilst
was bathing"
lla ha! fellow; well, yo1 royally mad. Why
the Emperor is at dinner with his wife. Well well III
do thy bidding il it be but have the whipping OF thee
afterwards for ,m impuden, madulan Three molcs on
the impcrors breast how royaly thou shalt be beaten
When the porter told the Empress what the poor
ri.cliin the gate had said size held down her head
aud said, with sorTowful voice, unto her lord, My
good lord and king. here X fellow at the Htacc-ae
ihn; hath me, and bids hv those secret
signs known only 10 thou and me, TO send INN the npe
rial robes and welcome him my husbund and nay
sovereign
When the fictitious Emperor heard this. he baje the
attendants bring in Oviuan And To- as he entered tile
hall the great wohound that had slept N ms feet Tor
Wears sprH. from his lair. and would have pulled hnl
down had not the attendants prevented him. whilst the
falcon that had 81, OF his wrist in many fair day
hawking broke her csse-. and flew Of the hall: 80
changed .ovnian the Emperor
Mobiles and friends said the new Emperor, hear
yc what Will ask of this man.
And the nohcs bowed assent whilst tie Emperor
asked ot Ioyinln his name, and his business with the
Empress.
"Askest thou me VINO l am, and wherefore AN
GENE :" rejoncd Joynian. Am thy Emperor
and the lord o; this house and this realm -
These our mobiles shall decide replied the King
Tel me now which ofus twain Is your Emperor"
|, And the mobiles answered with accord: i" Thou
dost nife with sire Can doubt tha; thou art our
Emperor whom have known from his childhood Z
:ss for this base fellow. we know not who lie Is.
and with accord the people cried out against 10
yni,n iha, h. should be punished.
On this the Usurper uuncd to the Empress OF Jovnian
Tel me" said he, thy faith knowesi thou
Ills man who calls himself Emperor OF this realm -
And the Empress answered, Good my lord, have not
thirty passed SINCE Nr> knew ilict ana Dtcdlic
the ;uothcr of ear children Why askes ihou me o
,h,s fellow and get doth surprise me how ne should
know what none save you and can know
Then the usUgpeg turned TO IoyInan and with marsh
counenancc rebkei HIS presumption and ordered The
cXecutoners TO drag HIM by the feet by horses until lie
died This said he before all his court bu he sent h.
servant To the ialoT. and commanded him 10 scoursc
Joy;nian; nad Tor This once TO set him free.
The deposcd Emperor desired death. Why said
he 10 himself should now hvei my friends my de
pc:dcnts yea. The partner OF my bed shlns me
ar;i dcsolac amcnc those whom my bountes have
raised. Come vii seek the good priest 10 whom 80
often have laid open my secret auls ot surety.
he VIII remember me.
Now. the good priest lived in a small cell. nigh
chapel abou, "a stones from the paacc-ga,e and
when Joyjnial knocked the prizes; beng engaged ii
reading, answered from within Who Is there why
troubest thou me
Il am the Emperor Iovinian open the window. !
would spe8. 10 thee" replied the fugitive
Immediately the narrow window OF the cell was
opened and the priest looking out save the
the poor hslfcolhed loyiniaa pcpar1 nom me, thou
accurSed thing cried the priest thou not our good
Lord the Emperor. but the foul hend himself the great
ienpter.
Alas alas cried Jovinian wha, fate am | re
served. that my own good priest despises me /.