The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-07-08

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There i 4 ateyy, told of 0p. aR0RyMoHs
king, the mgfal Ct which may s. wsf a.
piled BY ARs0Vereigns. The Old mOnarc6,
when. dying, called hib son % him, pot "a
- hand ths scSpAUe, ADd thea aaked hiHs
u hp c0q6 take advice - costly a be bad
taken from his father the symbol Of an-
'thOTity. The Young heir, grAsping Tie
seeptFe tightly, GHd hintibE atlthe S1Usi-
huoe Of bCssity in III co1asal - 1Wsll q
Wit e!id Under tAe ciFGpmateqcea "hs
AZ win be brief as my breath, answer
ed the abdieating monarch, ''ind that Il
short enough. Yon took upon the world,
boy, as house Of pleasure; now, hear
better from me. Woe, my lad, t1mhaes
in pailsful and good luck is only Distilled
10 drops"
The son looked down at bis nov siIeat
father, and found he was dead. The new
king commanded . splendid frneTal, and
arranged . grand hunting party -foS sbe
day after. He laughed at tha parental
simiIs, and, to publish bis weakness and
his own felicity he caused to be placed
above his palace large silver. toned beIi,
q rope passed from it to each room which
he occupied. II will ring it." said be,
"whenever feel thoroughly happy. /
have no doubt that I shall weary my own
arm, and deafeH my peoples ears" -
For a month the bell was silent ~
have had my hand on the rope" said
the king, fifty times, but I felt that
was hardly happy enough to proclaim Il
to my people; but we have gSt over ouE
FIRST difficulties, and Tomorrow r,
On the morrow, as, he was boAsting el
the fidelity aud friendship ofpne Of biz
ministers, be learned that his friend and
servant was III the hGbit Of Hettayiug til
confidence Of hlg private dispatches to |
neighboring potentate, from whom th'
traitor received stars aud crosses IN 70
turn. The king sighed. 1--WE shall not
then, toll the bell to-day; but assuredly
tomorrow"
In the morning he rode over to th
house Of the mistress of his heart
There" be remarked to himself % b
went along in that pace which used tob
observed by the pilgrims to Canterbury
and which in England has taken its nam
from the first two syllables Of the city
name" There Ihave never found diG
appointment" What he did and he ney
er told but on his return to the palace
when his groom of the chambers locke
interrogatively between him and the be
rope, the monarch simply twisted 4hs en-
of the latter moose, and sngrily mutteret
as he flung it down again, Would
heaven that they were both hanging frog
it together" 72'
On the following day, he philosophical
" reviewed his case. ii have been un
reasonable" he said; "why should
grieve because I have been Betrayed b,
kpave, and Tilted by 4 girl Nth golde
hairl ! have wide domjnIOnsts . fol- trea
sury, . mighty army, laughing Viney yardi
verdant meadow, q people who paS take
as il they loved Nd, and Gods ft0s; fFe
sir to breathe in. ] may be happy ysk
added be, advancing to the window
may, I am !" and he reached his hand 4
the rope. He was on the, very point o
ringing it with good will, when he saw
sight without and voice within, WhieI
made him pause. '.' u
A messenger was at his feet. "Oh
sire" exclaimed the bringer Of bad ii
dings, "thou seest the dust, the 1Ves, en-
the CLEAN of arms without. The foe ba
broken in upon the land, and terror ]
before and devastation behind him y"
"NOw, . curse upon kingship, chs
brings . wretched monarch evils hk
these |" cried the. king who wanted to b
happy. The courier hinted somethinI
aoout the miseries Of the people. "Bj
that Lady Of Hate, whose church is i
Brittany" cried the Prince, "'thou aE
right thought to pull Justify At the bell
but will as Justify pull ct my sword IL
my sheath, and seesif there be not VirtuG
in that How came 10 the foe, and whG
commands them ?" ..t.
The answer to this double query tplt
him thst the enemy could not have co
tered had not his dispatches besn beErsy
ed 80 the invad07- AAa that Ahe SaN OF n
army Was under the command Of . prince
Wtoss him0 wa no sooner uttered 70 tn
king, than The latter turned red With E1yy
and exclaimed, "Ha then shall RIM
the bell yet ! will have his life and th'
lady, fat
He said no more, but went Out, foUEh
like q man, cleared the land Of the foe
hung the traitor with all bis orders or
him, manned the young leader Of the hps
tile vanguard past sympathy from Cupid
and returnedto his capital In triumph
He had so much to employ him after biz
return, so much to accomplish for thC
restoration of the fortunes of his people
so much to mediate upon for future &C
complishment, that when at night he laid
down upon his couch, and weariness up
on his brow, but shade Of honest joy
upon his cheek, he had fairly forgetfeT
the silver bell in his tOrrCt, ard the ropes
WHICH depended from it And NJ b.
grew grey aud iufrm, never turning from
Els work till the Inevitable Angel looked
smiling in his face, and began to bsckol
him away.
He was sitting upright IN bis easy
chair pale as death, but still at bis minis
try, till his eyes grew dim, bis bead ssnt
upon his breast, and there, without
sound of wailing, What voices art
thossl" asked he, softly, what ia thsr'
yet for me to dof" .itrn, ...i.Ii +,
His chancellor stopped over him - ht
now lay On = couch, sad whispered, 'tOul
| father Is depirtinE from among Dc, Apt
his children ~ u The thFsSk hold 10 telFs..'
" Let them come In; III them eesnl
iS;" hOarssly Crisd TIE king. SGodl d
they really love me P'' e'a -" u al
IN ihefs Hsrs : life TO, be pHFehSssf
here, @ wOrthy7 Sire, they WS1ld R1trhas'
thine With their blO0ANs Oh, aa7s - !.
The crowd stEsamsd silently iu. 10 lCOa
once more upon the good old king. and
to mourn ct his departure. he stretch
| ed his hand toward them, and asked
FqHave wCnyOGf love3Pn One vi6lser