The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-02-25
JUVENILE COLUMN,
THE TWO wREArHs.

~ was a gala day in Jerusalem. II
t fbewded Streets the bright, happy faces
d Ie sossi ing popuiace; the variegate
OF the traders-all these facts seemed :,
snow that an extraordinary festival was a
hand. And, wonderful to relate. the mot :.
ley crowd, in which almost every nation
D. T THy was s.. represented-the Egyptian, The
-lnvoluntarily swept in one directio ce 10"
court of Solomon the King.
n Inc wisdom of King Solomon. like tho
fragrance OF musk, had insensibly been
q The nove erl an9 n the civilized world.
, spread from land to land, and from nst i"u
! 70 nation, until throughout the whole worId
40 Alng could be found that could vie with
solomon IN the graces of his mind and the
Te;1'1 4 a,i OF nle Kingdom. Jerusalem was
10 see the marvellous works of S6ion,een
ana TO test his divine wisdom.
Today, then, was, above all others
Gay Joy is his capital; for the Queen of
n nueoa, attracted by the reputation of Solo
Inowledoe wen h.d as sp Pt9ued by his superior
mined to pierce the one and shatter the
other. And now, at the head of a ooroeons
Tram, she has passed within the ponderons
portals Of Jerusalem, and is rapidly near.
Ing the palace of the King.
Amid the clashing of cymbals. her chart
ct is drawn up against the golden gates Of
the palace. With flushed cheeks aud lioht
step, She leaps off her cushioned seat, and |
almost springing through the portals. SLOW
y enters the spacious court, at the end of
rounded by glittering array of courtiers
1he hing had seated himself.
, AZ the entrance of the beauteous Queen
the h.ns unconsclousIy arose from his seat |
ana MS mobiles bowed their heads, as if the
m 1eauIy they saw was moro than mortal.
soft nd hol.
from the Kings garden giided into the
stately chamber, and music, with it's en-
chanting swell, arose from an adioinino
court.
Inc Queen removes the veil from her
hna @1 ME-. her features glow with roseate
to to within few PAGES from the foot Of the
throne, and thus addressed Solomon
Great King! Thy wisdom and goodness =
are known to mortals. Thy power and
glory are almost infinite. Who caa count
The multitude of the glowing constella tions
IN high, and who can tell the limit Of thv
night and sway! The waves which LASH
me shores of Palestine, in foreign lands.
lold discourse on thy splenAor. The
'n which blow amid the cedars of Le-
, s softly watt the story of thy deeds
,ander in thy garden whisper of thee.
he waters which ripple in thy lakes gent-
breathe of thy glory. The lily and the
ose sigh over thy widom, and languish
p sa, they hear flesh tales Of thy mi ght"
solomon, entranced, listened to the
'n us, sn6used his royal cheek
ne Sueen paused, and beckoned to an 5
I.enuant TO advance. She took from his
ana Two wreaths, which she held before
le eyes OF the enraptured King.
j." wherefore is this play :" asked the
ing, half angrily. thi
" Great King, calmly replied the Queen. rar
l nave come to test your wisdom Tell SUI,
9 9 which is the natural and which is the s sne
tlhclal wreath 2" s1l
At her words contemptuous lauob In
ose from the courtiers, which the Ei9a
Iemptori!y suppressed. The idea of dis. ma, nav
ocSerting Solomon with paltry wreath , Iss
mowers 1t was too much for their ~"
,ghe'y gallantry, and Sc they laughed vac
The Queen dropped her LIQUID ewes. bent
tiara-covered head, as if in depreciation Dei
ner conduct, and stood before the foot u
Ine throne with wreath of flowers ~
~ nand-the one a wreath OF natural :, .
st mowers, the other of flowers exquis- :
y lnltating nature, and yet the proluc- =
or mimic art. AT the, distance she g ::
90 from the King it was impossible TO e
tlngulsh art from nature. -
o'ohon. TOO saGacous to venture q :
IS remained silent. His pride was irri. E
I'd at being conquered bv q nrn4tv =
nan, and in Il trivial manner. He, the s =
or royal bard he, who had written ,, e
ne poems on the productions of nature .
~, , the cedar to the hyssop he, whose - =
i6m ilau never been equalled-now to Z :
~ m t.,St outwItted by woman with = :
pits OF painted paper 1t was too mnri, -
ms vanity and for his wisdom. Ills
slowly sank beneath the saze Of his FL
tiers, while the c0Uit, fairly ovrr. -
,hvu mt nc hesitation and cunharass- f..
+ OF the King, anu believing the rny,1
Il IN,