The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-22

speak the truth out Of envy and ill-Will and
on their own part love MOTTO hearit spoken,
but are as the rest Of the children Of yani-
IL! Woman, Lowest thou the truth, mol
only to speak It when 1t Is shRTpP III !
love not the truth she answered, "yet
love them that love It. But tell me now,
sir knight, what thinkest thou Of me?'
"Nay,p answered the knight, that Is what
even now / would fain have known from
myself, namely, what to think Of thee."
'pphen will l now try thee" said she,
whether in truth thou speakest the truth
or no, Tell me to my face, for am wo-
man, what thou thinkest Of that face, +"
Then said the knight to himself, "Never
surely would l, for the love Of pity, OF my
own will say to woman she was evil
favored. But il she will have it, then must
she hear the truth"
NAY, nay" said the woman, "but thou
wilt not speak the truth" "Yea, but l
will" answered he. Then l ask thee
again. said she, what thinkest thou OF
me?n And the knight replied, Truly, |
think not OF thee US one OF the well-faVor-
ed among women" "Dost thou then
think, said she, and her voice was full Of
anger, which yet it seemed us she would
hide, that | am not pleasant to look
upon? Verify, no man hath yet said so unto
me, though many have turned away from
me, because | spoke unto them the TRUTH
snow surely thou sayest the thing that Is
not SOL" said the knight, for he was grieved
TO think she should speak the truth but OF
contention and not Of love to the same,
inasmuch as she also did seek that men
should praise her. "Truly, say that
which is SO" she answered. Then was the
knight angered, and spake to her roughly,
and said unto her, Therefore, woman, will
| tell thee that which thou demandeth Of
me; Verify | think Of thee as one, to my
thinking, the worst favored, and least to be
desired among women whom have yet
looked upon; nor do desire ever to look
upon thee again"
Then laughed she aloud and said to him,
"Nay, but did not tell thee thou didst not
dare speak the thing to my face, but be.
behind thine own back" And in wrath
the knight turned him in hssaddle, crying,
II tell thee, to thy iII.shaped and worsS
hued countenance, that" and there ceas-
ed, and spake not but with open mouth
sat silent, For behind him he saw woman,
the glory Of her kind, more beautiful than
man ever hoped to see out OF heaven, II
told thee" she said, ''thou couldst not say
the thing to my face" "For that would
be the greatest lie ever in this world utter
cd" answered the knight, seeing that
verify l do believe thee theloveliest among
women, God be praised! Nevertheless will
| not go with thee one step farther,
so to peril mysoul's health, except, us thou
thyself hast taught me to inquire, thou tell |
me thou lowest the truth IN all ways, in |
great ways as well as small" "This much
will | tell thee" she answered, "that love
thee because thou loveth the truth. II
say not more, It is that It seemeth to me u
mortal must be humble speaking OF great
things. Verify, the truth is mighty and
will subdue my heart unto itself" "And
wilt thou help me to do the truth?' asked |
the knight. $50 the great truth help mel"
she answered. And they rode on together,
and parted not thereafter. Here endeth
the story OF the knight that spoke the
truth.