The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-03-17
r KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY MARCH II, 1870
" Tie Holy Grail"

Tie Holy Grail"
Many, doubtless, have been not little
perplexed at themeaning of these strange
| ly sounding wovds, the theme Of the new
poem with which the Laureate of Eng
land is now delighting the lovers of poe
try. We find in one of our English ex-
changes the following solution: go.t
The Holy Grail was cup made of
single precious stone, from which the Sa-
viour of mankind was said to have drank
at the Lest Supper, which was afterward
filled with blood flowing fromhis wounds
on the cross, which was said to have been
brought into this country by Joseph of
Arimathea According to the old legend,
this mythical vessel miraculously disap-
Ipeared one day from the custody OF it's
keeper; and thenceforth it was the high
est ambition Of all worthy knights to go
III search of it, and if possible to effect its
recovery, I" The Quest of the Holy Grail
forms an important and very beautiful
part Of the old romance of King Arthur
complied in the reign of Henry VII, by
Sir Thomas Malroy--a work from which
Mr.. Tennyson has derived several of the
materials of his ArthuriAn poems. The
adventure was at length achieved by Sir
Galahad, the virgin knight in act and
thought, of whom Mr.. Tennnyson, years
ago, wrote charming ballad poem. In
the longer and more ambitious production
now given to the world, the adventures
of several of Arthur's knights in their
search after the wondrous cup, are relat-
Inr@ Nv Gir-p Do ua1 hao a
to his fellow recluse, Ambrosius. The
narrative, however, is preceded by a
shorter poem called "The. Coming of
Arthur" in which the miraculous origin
of the great warrior king is described.
A GoTTscHALK RoMANCE.-A CORES
pondent of the Springfield Republican
contributes the following relninlscence
, of the great pianist:
"The "reminiscences Of this distinguish
ed musical author and artist, in late
number of the Republican, remind me of
an incident in his singularly checkered
career, strikingly illustrative at once of
| his romantic love of adventure, and the
generous character of his impulses. II
was some Is years since, and Gottschalk
was in the Spanish capital. His concerts
hzJ produced decided sersation--i1
| f,ct, had taken the people quite by storm
The furore occasioned by his success was
very general 1t was such as to easily
fascinate the mind of an imaginative and
inlpressible young Spanish GIRL and one
such was caught by hesplendid glamour
She was confined to her chamber, even
to her bed; her friends considered her
Z y RI. A.
ally fond of music, and the fame of this
celebrated young artist had inspired her
with most passionate desire to hear him
How idle the hopel 'tea
Her people were in very humble cir
cumstances, and accordingly were notin
a condition to compensate the musician
for so great pains AS paying her visit
and giving concert for her exclusive
benefit would involve But she would
take no denial she felt that she must
hear this man before she died Gould
she but once be entertained by his de-
| licious, dreamy music, she could say,
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"Her request was made known to the
great pianist TO the utter susprise OF
all, he at once gave orders for his instru-
ment to be conveyed to her humble
abode, and he himself straightway fol
lowed it, Then by the bedside of that
dying girl, he proceeded to discourse
such music as only he, perhaps, under the
same circumstances, could. He was in
his element. His tair listener, it need
not be said was in hers Nay, she was
only too happy. Under the stress of the
rapturous and grateful emotions inspired
| by this kind and graluitous service on
the part of the distinguished and beauti-
| full stranger, the frail tabernacle contain
| ing that passionate young nature was
shaken, and the enfranchised spirit had
flown ere he finished his final chord"
A Pennsylvania merchant agreed to
take farmers oats at 40 cents a bushel