Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1862-05-26

CduS6 NC udS p1dCcO IL Oh your Deau, YOU
ought always to remember this omnipotent
God may you, with this earthly and per-
ishabIe crown, win the celestial crown of
glory in the eternal kingdom.
The sceptre signifies Justice, which you
ought to maintain and extend to all ranks;
and as this sceptre is long red with
curye} fit to strike and chastise, thus JUS
tice should, in like manner, punish, that
the wicked may leave off their bad ways,
and the good may become better and bet
ter.
The globe signifies, that sc YOU hold
the globe in your hand you also hold Your
country and your power; and since God
has confded them to you, it is necessary
that you should govern with truth, justice
and clemency, that none of your subjects
may sustain injury from yourself or any
other person.
| The lord count appeared to hear this
sirUente with pleasure, like prince who
| laid the good counsel it contained to heart,
ard intended to put it in practice. The
sifvente was followed by song in twelve
parts, and the song by poem in three
cantos and when all was said and done,
the lord count, who was mach fatigued took
up the globe and sceptre, and went into
his chamber to get few minutes sleep, of
which, indeed, be was much in need. His
attendants had scarcely unclasped his
mantle Of state, before he was informed
that ,jongleur must speak with him, hav-
; ing affairs of interest to communicate,
, which would not bear delay. The lord
. L. i
2 The .jongIeur advanced two steps, and
, bent his knee to the ground.
"Speak p said the count.
e MAY it please your lordship to order
!, that you should be in private with your
n servant 2"
:, Raymond Berenger made sign to his
d people that he wished to be alone with the
It jongleur.
d the door was shut.
d q am," said the jonglear, " the person
d who answered Amen,' in the church of
e St. Saviour, when your lordship vowed,
e sword in hand, to render justice to the high
e and low, the rich and poor, to foreigners
d as we'll as your own Subjects"
l. In whose name do you ask justice g
r In the name of the Empress Praxida
le of Germany, unjustly accused of adultery
te by Guthram de Falkemburg and Walter
d de Than, and condemned by her husband
#, the Emperor Henry the Fourth, to die,
I'd unless champion, within a twevemonth
a, and day, successfully defend her inno-
n cence against her accasers."
ed "Why has she chosen such sngulal
ne messenger for this important rissior ?
en Because none bat the poor jOngleu1
ed dared expose himself to the anger Of 6
-, powerful prince, and the vengeance of TIVE
es renowned knights like GuthranI de Fakem
r. berg and Walter be Than ); and certainly
'r- should not have ventured to do so myself
BY if my young mistress Douce, Marchiones
os, of Provence; who has such fine eyes an,
ok such touching voice that no one Ca
n refuse what she asks, had not required
IL of me. went therefore, by her command
ed in sea:ch of knight sufficiently brave t
IN defend, and sufficiently powerful to dare t
nt- vindicate, the fame of an injured and in
is. nocent lady. [ have traversed, in obedi
by ence to my mistress; France aud Italy
"a vain, and even Spainj the very holy land
he chivaIry, and found no one disposed
5l- championize the Empress of Germany. 0
"a the way to Barcelona [ heard YOU name
'on as generous ard courageous gentema
'ed | entered the church at the moment vc
t vowed, sword in hand, to defend the o
zen pressed against the oppressor and it a
est peared to me that the hand of God h2
ne, led me there. raised my voice and cri,
ave Amen, so be it ="
lad "So let it be, then," chivalrously repli,
me the count; for the honor of my nan
, IN and the increase ofmy renown, in the naI
'me of the Lord, [ will hold myself ready to u
rse' dertake this enterprise"
ing "Thanks, my lord, for this grace ; bl
M saving your good pleasure, You have
this time to lose, for ten months have alrea
clu- elapsed, and you will have little left
the YOUR Journey to Cologne"
the "WeIl these festivals will be ended
Thursday night on Friday We shall of
!oie, up our publc thanks to God; and on ):
and urday we will put ourselves e'"oute
per- Cologne"
'iat Let it be so, according to your lor
ated ships pleasure" replied the jongIeur, n
em, king his farewell devoir to the Count
and Barcelona. Before he could withdraw tr'
ap- his presence, the count detached from
h'ch neck a magnificent gold chain OF or
sion, value and threw il round that of the jc
and qIeur for the lord count was as gener
as he was brave, and the union of th
and qualities acquired for him the snrna
, nor of Great, an appellation which the ia
God, ment of posterity has confirmed to