New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-10-23
NEW DYL--THE STORY OF y GAREIh
AND LYNETTE."

bravo brcfhren are already Knights IN ArthuFs haili
and Pecent his mother lengs and strives to Keep TINS
her last SON at home But he is all athrst for glory
10 los tilted once with Arthur's good Knight, Gawain,
and shaken him In his saddle; and he feels himself strong
n DO and dare. He goes TO ms mother and begues ner
viii many sklfully chosen words to let nm go 10 Ar
thurs Court She rcsiscs for long time she tells nun
there are some who think King Arthur change
urr ana deny his right 70 reign and begs him TO stay
With Ter tin the cloud that settles round the Kings
birth has lifted but a little But Gareth answers
''Not an hour,
So that ye yield mel will walk tnIo. hre'
Mother 20 gain it-yOur tull leave 10 go.
Not proven who swept the dust OF rum a h0inG
From OF the threshold Of the realm, ana cIushO
TIE IdOiators, and made the people frSeI =,
Who should be King save him who makes US lree'
The mother answers craftiy, that il he viii walk
through fire. then surely he viii hardly heed the smoke
and so she demands as proof that he is in earnest, that
he shall &C. disguised, to Arthurs hall, and hire himself
&c serve for meats and drinks, among the solutions ana
tie Litchcl-kuaves-that thus he shall serve Iof
twcvemouth and a day, not telling his name even to
the King For THIS, she thought, her prncey Gareth
would he too proud and she should keep him with her
suen. awhile was Gareth. then replied,
TIE tlrau in person may be Tree III soul
And / shall see the jousrs. Thy son am l.
therefore yield me freely TO Thy VIII o.,
For hence will /, disguised. and hire myseI
10 serve with solutions and with kltchenkuaNesi
No. tell my name TO any-no, not the KING
60 lie TOOK with him two who had tended on him from
his trh and the three clad like ters Of the SOIL set
fne faces southward. The picture Of Camelot as they
apnroach it, is Tcnnysons best manner Now out OF
tests 70 shines all glorious; again 1t is hidden RON
ihrr sight until GaTeths two companions begin TO De
Ncvc ct city Of enchanters, and fear to approach
H. Eut Gareth fears nothing and pushes them all un-
"A ig toward the gato-that wonderful gate barefoot
on whose keystone stood the Lady Of the Lake. her great
and coody arms stretched under all the cornce. Each
side OF her. 10 right and left Arthurs wars scup-
tured in weird devices and ALL high on the top,
were those three Queens the friends Of Arthur, who
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deru gate came an aged Seer who that Gareth was
not what he seemed and warned him against going up TO
mock with this deception the great King, who could not
brook the shadow OF any lie. But GaTeth must keep
the oath he had sworn TO Lis mother; so
be entered with his two companions Camelot
a city Of shadOwy palaces" He assembled INTO
lofty hail. whore KING Arthur his throne admin.
ternc Justice to whatever need called upon him. After
many suppnants had been heard, and many a knight
had ridden away to redress their wrongs, Gareth ap-
preached and prayed that he might serve among the
kitchen knayes for meat and drink twelyemonth and
day. The King granted bis prayer, and turned him
Ovorto Sir Kay, the Sencschal Sir Kay took him for
only what he seemed but Lancelot, standing by per
ceiyed the hoy noble natured' ana begged Kay TO
treat him with all grace lest he should come TO shame
1hy judging Of him."
So for month Garcth wrought among the thralls,
bearing all burdens patiently. Meanwhile his mother
repcned the oath she had made him swear and sent
20 him arms and a release from his Then indeed
his petition
"Ihave staggered thy strong Gawain in tilt
For pastme yea. he said 1t joust can l.
BE hiddn. and give me the first quest spring
Like flame from ashes"
Here the Kings calm eye
Fell on, and checked, and made him flush, ana DOW
Lowly. to kiss MS hand VINO answered him,
And sent her wish that would yield thee thine
Make thee my knights my knights are sworn to vows
And loving utter iaithmness in love,
And uttcrmOst obedience to the KING
Then Gareth, lightly springins from his knees knees
For utt rnOst obedience make demand
Ofwhou ye gave me 10, the sencsch9l,
No mellow master Of the meats and drinks!
And as for love, God wOt, I love not yet,
But love shall, God willing
So the King grants his prayer only STIMULATING that
Iaucelo his best knight must know the truth; and he
tells Ianceot privately, that he has promised Gareth
The first quest but as the youth is not yet proven,
Iancelo is TO follow him. he rides away and guard
him so may be that he be "ner ta'en or sain'
That very day there comes into the great hall Of jus
lice damsel Of high lineage and beautiful exceedingly
Lynette her name is and she comes to pray that Sir
Lancelot may be sent to the defense of her sister
Lyonors the Lady Of Castle Perlous "a river" she
says.
"Runs in three loops about her living place.
Aud DER 10 three passings, ana thTee kllghts
Defend the Iassings' brethren anu anu a iouIIn
In her own castle, and SO beseges her
To break her win, and make her wed with him:
And but delays mis- purport til thou send
To do the battle with him, thy chief man
SIR Lancelot whom he trusts 90 overthrow,
Then we'd, with glory"
Then mindful OF his young unproven knight, 10 whom
the first quest has promised the King asks Of
what fasnon are these men who hold the Lady Lyonors
in peril.
d. They be OF foolish fashion, 0 SIR King,
The fashion of that old kuigAt-erraniry
WHO ride abroad ana do but what they win;
Courteous or bestial as the MOOD l1aJ l9l'
Not having nor kings ana three Of theSe,
Proud in their fantasy, call themselves the Day
Morning star, and NOOn-sun ana Evenlngstar,
Being strong fools; and never wint more wise
Tie fourth, who Away udeth arn'd in black,
A huge man -Deast OF bouudless savagery.
He names himself the Night and oitener Death,
And wears "a helmet mounted with skull,
Aud bears q skeleton figured on his arms,
To show that who may slay OF scape The three
Slam boy himself shall enter endless night.
And ali these four be fools but mighty men,
And therefore am come Tor Lanceot."
II was no wonder that shame pride and wrath turned
the May.white On the damsels forehead TO rosered,
when Garcth sprang mp, and according TO the kings
prom c claimed the quest instead Of Lancelot crying,
m boysh bravado;-
"Yea KING thou knowest thy kitchen knave am l.
And mighty thrO thy meats and drinks am i,
And tOpDie over q hundred sccA-'
and Arthur answered.
Rough, sudden
And pardOnanle worthy TO be knight
CO. therefore"
No wonder that fair Lynette, rosc-red with wrath,
erred out.
''Fie ON thee KnRi 7 asked for thy chief knight,
And thou hast gwen me but "A kitchen knaye,"
and before any could stay her fed from the hall,
Gnd again horse. Sir Gareth followed, and found
a pnucely warhorsc waiting him, also shield,
oasque, and He loOsed a rough cloak which
Rad covered him. and showed himself a Moment clad
a. beseemod knight, he mounted his horse and
flashed away. Soon he overlook the madden and drew
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