Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-04-06
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uro RICHARDS BARBECUE.

KING RICHARDS BARBECUE.
pally Published in THE OPEgATosJ are supposed
10 have occurred on the introduction Of teegrapby
into England, centuries before ieegraphy existed
Richard. the lion hearted. from England he de-
Forthe land Of distant Palestine the in6del fight,
Gave tourney at the casile-jousting, archery and
And banquet In the hall Of state on st. Matthias
night
And the feast grand and royal and Of peers and
A hundred there were gathered, and of knights |
twelve and nine
That fortune had bsfrieDded while those the leech
attended
Had gory's need for yaIsr's deed in pledge Of roy
al wine
The bishop lent his blessing, nought Of holy rules
transgressing;
With proofs Of many precedent the chronicles
And beside the monk and prior the bards Of IA
And with music, song and rnerrrnrnt the nagon |
passed around.
Ere the festival finished or the revelry dimin
ished,
sage Of aspect hoary to the banquet made his
His entrance contested, though attention was
Scholastic lore the priest forsore and minstrels
ceased to play.
Up the hall the advances meath thousand Gu
rious gIances,
Crowds Of lackey, pages, grooms' and guards In
wonder press before;
While assistants. close behind him. though they
meant to bind him.
Dragged line Of copper wire from beyond the por-
tai door.
Was he king.at arms or herald grand. palmer from
Or another Hermit Peter. come preach a new
crusader
But neither eowl monastic. heralds dress fan
fastic,
Nor pilgrims guise to eourfiers' eyes the sirang
er's rank betrayed
Unearthly lights flashed DER him, and page who
Bore some noisy thing imprisoned in a small me
talic case,
which, like elfn hammers pounding, made a din the
And thi. train uncou,h obeisance made be fore the
royal place.
"Mighty, Monarch" cried the stranger. ''rhere is
neither harm danger
In this wonderful invention which purpose here
to show
with your Majesty's permssion); It's mean. of
Of certain signs which yon,ler lines bear swiftly 10
and fro
at has cost much toll and treasure thus to work
your royal pleasure.
ON posts Of oak and Spanish yew our mystic line Is
bent,
Through the forest over mountain, nought of toll or
We have built 1t straight to Nottingham upon the
River Trent.
: IL
munirntions:
Your royal mandate swiftly will we flash through
yondcr land:
by our mystic wire aided, the morning star has
faded,
Priest pca.ant pecr nike shall hear your Moes-
TVS commands
Reared the king with some suspicion; "Iiy St
George curious mission"
Then spoke Prince John of Anjou (hc of Magma
cnnr. n lame, ill.,. ,,,..a, -. H.. ,,.a,
play trick
Though to lose this grand invention now would be
bsrnng shame"
Ia" our genie 'n"'her poaSteu' ere h'r forces north
ward posted; i
Nottingham -.-a..
I'm w, wihIo Spy hcf "'h"tf' sa'a the King, III
"rell us seer, If aught you hear Of our most gra
Than tho .,,..a rr,.no, If. ,,i.a ,,,, ,,,,..,oa
'"eh inc "rafa gr"sped MS "ire' ana myriad
r,s spark. .,,s OF I, IRE ,, .,o.. e, .,,., -.
conriisr r., s,ra a,iI with fear ,., a.,
"eiru ngc .ea,s u'sp'aye" ne o"t NJ iehg'h 'his
As his box of castancts he took and held unto his
al, xo,,,nn,., ,,o r,o, !, .,.,,,,o, ., ..o.,,.
i" MJ,,'og"a" '"' r'"t Is S"oo"ea 10 s'ern's'
From those grim and ,o,,, ,o,,,.m.,t. M, ro,,I
.., %. banner .,., hles, ,...,,., , a., -.
Al" 'ne wy pel,s u ''ouo'u an" Tue ""r"er
For Hcnry,s dame of honorcd fame within the cas-
tie lies"
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p, M MI sr pa,a uent ,onn .
c"l ','s s,", ,o',A pac' p',"fe our very eyes
n m' '"' 'e"''"'' "o"s" "e!o"o "u' o"'"-
p'vnens'o gu -. -, - -,
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men 10 ,rusty waraer gave the King aseere' order
VINO icit W" hali IN hastc ana from the castle
quickly sp.h
nut re.urheu Wnhih the honr WIN the hehisinah
WI, a'o ,, ,he ' ,s, 49,, ,, -, Ill,
VINO staikeu before ana grimiN bore "a ghastY
NO heeu Is there 10 name H. Tor the features stark
~, proclaim
Inc mead OF one long trusted with the high affairs
-, vi shte.
Inc quests their Tears uissenbied though the stout
sst WARRIOR ,remeisd,
As hichard cooiy held TO view the barons CORY
.s.na ,,,. ., o.o,, ,,... !.
Seu 'u's W Vuee" r''eahof' note sharPiS her ue'
.u. - ,,, II,
Ns uc trophy YOU ueiNer theh 10 name your
guer"oh true -
ror THESE uhcoutn commissions, my KING oil All