, 1870-06-26
Silver ADMINISTRATORS ooc
GILES, BRO. & CO.,
112 LA KE-$T

81 HENRY v. E0SEFELLVH.
From tx 4 sL1nede .kaath{x FIR ,ytktH,

fTpA A< dt41atde BoHEhtt JGf yklJ-
At Attn in Ahruxzp, small town
OF kneitnt Roman d2iA, bnt scant reuoMu,-
One OF those little places that have run
Hall up the bin, beneath . blazing sun,
= climb 10 II, tnei upw srd- come What may
50 many monasrhs since nave horns the name,
Heneaih rooi. PROJECTING g. some stusII spsce,
Ey way OF shelter tron the SIN and ruth.
Tnen rode he through the stserH with all hts train,
Made proclamation, that whenever WEunx
M1 done to any man, he should but ring
TIC s5ssi ben u tne squaEe, and be. inc King.
Such was the proclamation OF ktns Jahn-
How happily the days In Adt sped, .
What wrongs wctr l1ghtsd, ncce M. here be said.
S1t11ee II shAt, as III things mun decay,
The benpen rope II length wa1 worn away,
Cnravelled 1t the end, ant, suac- BY Strand,
looseued aud wasted in the rtneers hand,
TIL puc, who noted this in paRs..E ",
Aended the sope vita hraids OF hr1ohr,
So tnat the icaTes and tendTtls Of the vine
Hung tRe vottve garland at a shrine
BJ chance 1t happened that in At1t uWtlt
4 knight. win spur Oh heel and sword In belt,
Who loscu TO hunt the Wild boar In thr woods
Who loved his falcons With their crimson hoosls,
Who loseti his hounds Aid horses, and all Sports
And probabilities Of camns anil courts:-
i6ved. OF had loved them; for At last, grown old,
Ills only passion vas the love CT gold.
He sold his horses, sold hts hawks and hounds,
Rented bis Etnerafhs and hts garden grounds,
Kept but one stref, hts fayoFtte steed OF all,
70 ssslve and shiser tn naked stali,
nna, az :. a. sas . breeding u bis snai5
At length he said: II What Ii the use u creL
To keep II my own Gust this lazy ssee<3.
Eating his head OF In my stables here,
When reuts are low 1ud prpveuder "a deAf:l
Let him 20 iced upon the public Ways;
lw1nt him only for the heillays."
g TIE % nld stsea vas ; Iurned into TIC heat
ana wandered In suburban lanes forioru,
BarSed AZ BY dogs, and torn by br.er and thoEu
One afternoon, ss in that su!ssJ CLINE
T. is the custom In the sImmet-tine,
With bOteu doors. and window shutters closed.
The Inhabitants OF Atn slept OF doze.i;
When suddenly upon their senses 1ell
The loud aiarnm Of the accusing bell!
| The Syndic started from his sweet repose
Turned on his couch. AMI listened, xnA tneu rose
And donnsd hts rooes, and With reiu> >tant pace
Msnt painting m tern y 4, into ias ma.ket place,
| KeitcrauaR With persistent tongue,
IN ha!f.a1ncp!ae tarEuu, the olt song:
| wEous:"
But. ere he reached the b=lirJs light arcade.
H sxw, or thought he SAW, tenealh tis ST. lie,
| ~ shaEt OF human form, OF woman burn,
| ku1 poor stee4l, detected auIi forIofa
Who with upl'ftch head and eager eye
| Was 'uGR'ng At the vines Of trtony.
"pomened,tiol' cFtes1 the Syu.1c straight,
| This Is the Knight Of Atm steed OF stated
He cars tnr Justice, being sore distressed.
And pleads bis cause as loudly ~ tne besLr
Meanwhile fFOn street aud laue noisy crowd
!
| And told the story Of the wretched beast
| In f5ve-an.ltHenty different ways 1t least
| Min much gesutulat1on and APPEAL
| To heAthen Eotls, In their c1cess.ye zeal.
| The Knight Was rallied aEi questioned; In repIy
| Did not confess the fact, dht not deny;
| Treated the matter rs ! pleasant lest
| And stt Ut nAugnt rho Synt.tc and the rc-t.
| Maintaining, IN Al anGrJ un,iertont,
| That be should do what pleased him with bis own
] And therenpon the Syndic gravely zcad
| TIC proclamation OF the King; then said:
| "I'1fde K2eth forth On horseback grand and gay
But cumrsh back uH icof, and be4s is xaJ.
Fame is the perfume IL heroic deeds,
Of lowers Ut chlva1sJ aud cot Of weettsl
| These Art familiar proverbs: hui fear
They never yet have reached Jour kniTaty ear.
| What fair rrn0wn. what homer, what Erprse
Can come TO ycp from starving thts poor brute
| He who serves Nel and speaks not merits more
| Than they who clamor lo1sieat At the door.
| Therefore the law drcrrsa, that Is this ateeti
Served you In youth. hencetutth you shall iak
| heed
To comfort his old age, anu TO provide
| She1er In stall. and food and he1d beside"
The Knight Withdrew anashed; the people III
| Led home the stessl In triumph to bis stall
Tue ktnE heard and approved, and laughed Il
And crled aloud: a. n .xht well It plesseth me,
| Church-beils At best but ring Iii to The door;
But 80 not THO nlass: my bell doth uausr:
| It coneth Into court aud pleads the c.use
I And this shall make. Ii every Christian cline,
| The Bell OF Atr1 famous for all time"