New Orleans Republican., 1873-08-24

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THE RHEMB OF SIN nCARIeTOPHRR.
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1t was Sir Christopher Gardiner,
Knight ~ the Holy SepulchIe, 49,.
From Merry England over the sea, -. sg.
As il his august Preserce lent "a 81 b.
glory TO the colony. ,s. r..rtesr --.
Yon shoud have seen him 10 the street .-
-0fths little BOSTON Of Kinthrop's time,
His rapier dsngliI al .his feet.
Doublet and hose and VOOts complete,
Gloves Gloves That sxbsied : faint perfume. 's-
Luxurialt curlS and cir sublime,
And superior manners now obsolete 3 4
He had a way Of saying tsinss .8,s
That made one think Of eoults and kings -
And lords snd lsdies Of high dngree'
So that net hsving been q court 'sI 'r-it
seemed somsthing very little shcrt 1. -5E
Of treason lese- majesty. .t.
Such an accomplished knight was he. fEst
His dwelltus was Just beyond the tswn, .ssv
At what he osll~d his country seat .e s7-
For csrel.ss Of Fortunes smile mile or 1 isown.
Ne wished " pass the rest OF his days . .t
In Q privste lie and . calm retreat.
But double life was the life he led; ,..- -s
OF godly course. md wiling, he said 2.
Nay. snxious to join the Puritan church.
He made Of al this but small account. -11a
And passed his Idle hoars instead
That peftiioeger nom Purnivsfs Inn,
Lord Of mfssule eua ftes and sin,
Who looked On the vile when it was red.
This country seat was little more
Than cabin Of loss; bnt in mont of the door
4 modest Hover bed thckly sown az
With swf ct alyssum and co,umbine
Made those who ssw it at once divine
. The touch VI some other hand than mis- own.
And first it wss whispered and then it was known,
That he In secret was hsrboring there
waom he c.,isd Is cousin, but whom he had wed
IA the Italian manner, e. men a. said
And great was the scandal everywhere. boz.
But worse than this was the vague surmise--
= Though none could youGh for IL or avsr------
That the knight e TIE Holy Sepuichre -aapaY
snd a; t%s G%ny msss rsRass E Sss
And the more to trouble public mind
{ anne letters nom Bnslsnd from two other wives,
whom he kad carelessly left behind;
Both Of them lesfers OF such kind f.~Is..
A made the Governor hold his breath -
The husband home that be might amend;
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A the only way to make an end. 80 20 -
The wary Governor deemed it right, ---
Wnen all this s,wic kedness was revealed, .-st
To send his warrant. signed and sealed, ~
And take the body Of tho knight. .s.45
Armed with this mighty instrument.
The marshsl, mounting bis gallant steed,
xSs aSIts :, n
IA il on high achievement bent, -.
TO storm come easels or stronghold,
Challenge the wartlsrs on the wall,
And seize in his ancestral hall -..f.5t
a robbex-baron grim and Old. -.t--z- ..ts
But when through al the dust and heat ~
he came 70 Sir Christopher country seat.
Eat tsis sSs e s naI ssf.s
Who wAs gsthsrfng in the bright sunshine
Ths Whs IL cSssSpSsa eas al 90
OF pc castle wan had trPped away,
And was keeping little holiday
In the forest that bounded his estate. 1
Then, as trusty squire asd true,
The mArshAl searched the castle through, FF ]
Not crediting what the lady said; |
Searched froln cellar to garret in vain,
And finding no knight. came out AGAIN
And arrested the golden damsel instead. |
END bore her in ns
On the sweet alyssum and cOumbine 1
That she held in her fingers white and fine. 1
The Gevsrnels heart was moved to see
So fair . creature caught within
The SnAl es OF Satan aud of sin,
And read her . little homily
On the folly and wickedness Of The lives ...
OF women half cousins enc halt wives; 81
But seeing that naught his words availed
He sent her awsy in o ship that sailed,
For Merry England over the seq,
70 the other two wives fn the Old country,
To search her further. since he had failed '-
To come at the heart OF the mystery.
Meanwhile Sir Christophe wandered away
Through pathless woods for month and q day.
Shooting pigeons, aud sleeping at night
With the noble savage, who took delight
In his feathered hat and velvet vest.
His gun and his rapier and the rest
But az soon a. the noble savage heard
That bounty was offered for this gay bird.
And bring in his beautiful scalp for a show.
Like the glossy head of . kite or crow,
Until he was made to understand
They wanted the bird alive, not dead;
Then he followed him whitherssever he fed,
Through forest and field and hunted him down.
And brought him prisoner into the town.
A,as! it was . rueful sight,
To see this melancholy knight
Ia such dismal and hapless case;
his hat deformed by stain and dent,
His pumage broken, his doublet rent.
His beard and flowing locks fOrlOrn, Z
Matted disheveled aud unshOrn,
His boots with dust and mre besprent:
And wearing an unblushing face.
4 nd thus before the magistrate
He stood to hear the doom OF fate.
In vain he strove with wonted ease
Te modify and extenuate
His evil deeds in church and state.
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And his pompons woras had no more weight
Than feathers flying IN the breeze. I
With suavity equal to his sOwn----------.-.-
The Governor lent patient ear Il
TO the speech evasive and high f10wr
IN which he endeavored to make clear 4
That colonial laws were too severe
n hen applied to gallant cavalier, Il
1 gentleman born, and SO we'll known,
Ind accustomed to move in . higher sphere. Il
III this the Puritan Governor heard,
Ind deigned in answer never word;
But in summary manner shipped away.
n q vessel that sailed from Salem bay,
This splendid and famous cavalier
With his Rupert hat and his Popery.
70 Merry gland over the sea, ...
Is being unmeet to inhabit here
Thus endeth the rhyme of Sir Chi istopher. ..
Knight of the Holy Sepulchre,
rhe rst who furnished his barren land
With apples of sodOm and ropes of sand. 4
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