The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-01-04
The Novel OF the hge--An Old Tale Ever
New


ing new under and Including the sun
King Solomon made eimilar remark.
a ro7e lately published illustrates
tie ying, whoever originated it. II is
called Ly variety Of namea, and is
fam iliar to every novel reader.
Tho principal characters are our
time.bopored young triends Charles
and Angelina, formerly Lubin and
Chloe. onco Corydon aud Phillis
alias Romeo and Juliet, sud sou on
70 the rcmotest antiquity.
Their principal speeches are as fol
lowe He.--"Adorablo creature will
you be mine : offer you my hand
md heart, together with superior In.
ducemeots for accepting the same,
consisting Of 6 brown stone front, an
unencumbcred real estate, and first.
class securities.
She.--"Cbjsct Of ny affections
20 me- and 10 doubt Will be equally
SO to ny papa, 20 whom hcg leave
10 refer you" Ealing into bis
stmg.)
TheRe are plagiarisms moro or loss
direct from the same old story, pub
ltshed at any sine duriag tho worlds
hstorg between .his and the Invention
of letters, which is not doc TO Profess
90. Cadmus. by-;hs.wly, but to
Aam- m-Ah-!sim.So, twenty ,honsand
.yeara before his tiu.e. He published
rho fcst edition Of the story Of China,
esea then venerable tradition.
In tho edition Of 1900 it itappears as
follows;
Hs.--"ssest lady. prithoe re-
ward With thy love thy lover true,
who pledges thee his band and heart.
Ce.tes, offer thoe no unequal dover.
These eood!y towers and these broad
doml;ns shall all thee mis- res and
gold shall fll thy cofors."
She.--"My toaom's lor2, thy no.
bleness is vel! deserving my poor love
sad we'll ! tcow will win my sire's
consent. Good f,ith. in heavens
rame seek hin" Lists down hcr
back huir ana swoons
1imilarly in a, 3, 1000, they
courtsd thus
Hes .-"FAyro L,yto, bend thyme
eye on thy t,ue knight and ro-
ward his devoit with thy love. By'r
Layde !! hee laves at thy feet guordon
meet for prize so high. Ny o,stle's
atrengths shal bid defiance to yo
oaitiffe foe, and gallant knights on
yonder broade demosno lay lance in
res,o to winne thy emyles, while
ohurish poor and mysbelievings jew.
es shall furnish thvy,e broad pieces
for thy largesse."
See.-"AlacR, Sir Knight, yielde
moe true captive to thy wordee, suo
cour or noe curour. My ramsome is
tby dowrie ri,ho HE thee frcm my
houolre to Sc Kuigh. my siro, and
hid hiw I5eet tho Soune."
She s,oounes IN the Knight hys armss.
And in like maunor through the
carly Saxon and ancient British dia.
leo.o (Which would be more unintelli-
gible than lovors' speeches generally
are) tho Latin and Greek, up to the
original Cbinoso as aforesaid.
The Irish version is:
"MushA darlin., it's dyin' l am for
ye tho blessed miunit, glory be to
God ! Tho shcbang is lonely wild
you, Judy, come acushla, there's an
'lligaut patch Of two dirty acres or so
With praties aud pigs galore, and
maybe a rouud OK two iu his rivcrance's 8
hands waitin' to call YOU misthross"
"Be nisy, Pat ye're tho divil's own
boy for blarncy, God knows. Sure
the ould mans beyant, and whom ye'rc
dacent and sober you might ak him."
The Scotch version reads thus:
"Eb, lassic' will 50 tax mo for
your ain doo7 Thoro's mao luck aboot
She til yc bido int; aud tho bonnie
farm and the weo bit silor is nae sic
bad Investments
"llnot ava, man dinna fash me vi
your specrin. doot yo mean weel,
Gao bidc away mon, bidc away tho
auld mans BY, and you may e'en set.
tic the case wi him."
@The display of emotion is omitted
by tho last two ladies, but their SEN
timents are tho samo as the others,
and tho fortunes of tho gentlemen
not different. Charles goes to Parlia.
ment and Pat to tho Commo on Council.
Sir Reginald is elected to tho Round
Table and Romeo to tho Council Of
Ten (or would have been if he hadn't
poisoned HIMSELF, while Donald sits
With the elders in The Kirk, aud is as
fat, respectable, and anintercsting as
any Of them.
The chapters from which tho foro-
gong specimens are taken wind up
with these words: "To be contin.
ned"---which Is true in every sense of
tho word. The rising generation
sill please take uotioe.
General Grant has come out on the
subject of the removal of the capital.
IN this the General has parted from
his western friends. 1t was really a