The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1867-04-24

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fAoYOOA t4@ii WAY A!s4k ny Eve tSAAH0t Gil
for whose bread he had to. york day ard
night WAS adssp -ising when thethirteenth
came into the #cfid x Herashed; out Of
shlsheuse determined to asksths6rs person
shelmet teSbea godfather to the newly born.
A bright aud beautiful form appeared to
..,,.s Poor man 81 pity thee | viii hold
shy4child at the, font j I will care for him,
and ,heishaN be happy all his life.N siggt:
,.Bnts the man answered. sIknow thee
/ will not have, thee for godfather, for
it.heo thou giyest % the rich and leayest the poor
Ipr hunger.ya6 d f,aai ID rla. ss.g;aa
-s.s Thus be spoke, who knew not that Pro
violence Isl ali-wise insgifts, who only felt
that poyertyisi bitterness. So he. turned
from His friend ana sought further; and
soon q dark shape appeared. III aas ~.
wilt thoushaye me to be godfather OF
thy child a. it said. ~ willgheap gold on
him and he shall enjoy all the pleasures
that life aHor1s" Isl ',sa s' t- e
q a,lriied the man. i, u II know thee too
well; tthous,dost deceive, and lead me I'd
160IIOWy duQ W Slu. 7st'4t' aNaf F t4-ta n
He went on, and presently meagresleg-
ged Death stalked before him,
"Take me for thy god father" said he
81 make all men equal. -. r. -, : :,
= II accept the answered The. man, sifor
thou sparest neither rich nor poor"
81 promise thee" said Death, tsthat thy
child shall be rich and honored, for no.
thing lacks to him who takes me for his
friend !" .s.s5lsN tsls4lsf ~ ''s I
When the boy had grown to be man,
his godfather came to- him; land led him
forth into wood: then showing him an
herb, he said 'iss4sals z sisise9 ai.s' y
T Nov will II fulfil my promise, Thou
shalt, b. a great physician, Z, i. When thou
art with the sick, ifsthouiseest me at the
head, thou mayst be sure this weed will
cure; but if Itstand at the foot no art will
save, for Ishall have chosen. But be
ware! Use not, this herb with the desire
to defraud me, or thou wiltsweep the day.
The young physicians name became,fa
nous throughout, the, world !. FROM far
and near men sought him, for his, word
OF life or death never failed !: fortune smil-
ed on'him and he became rich .aa Atlast the
King fell, and the skilful doctor was called
to his aid. When he reached the royal
bed Death stood at the foot, and stared
inathe sick mans face.tsBut thephysician
would not despair; for the sake Of such a
patient, he resolved to outwit the godfather
trusting *, be forgiven for the first ofense
He therefore turned the Kings. head, 50
that death stood no longer at the head,
He then administer the healing herb.
and che King was cured and arose. Death
scovled Oh his long finger with threaten
ing gestures. .4ssf xass
ssThiss time Twill pardon thee" he
muttereds sbut betray me not again. or
woe to thee" ss% 'feA
But sickness again entered the palace,
and the King Mept day and night over his
only daughtsr;siha histdespair,s he promis-
edithat she should be the wife of whdn1so-
ever saved her. The physician came and
found Death waiting At her feet but the
maiden's beauty and innocence tempted
him to defy hopce more his godfather.
In vain Death frowneds and shook his
clehched fist; the bed Of pain was, turned,
tosthe sufferer. Then the stern godfather,
thus twice cheated Of his prey, seized his
godchild with his ice cold hand and drag
ged him into his home beneath Che earth
There burned millions Of flames some