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

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There was once . country in which dwell
a knight whom no lady of the land would
love, and that because he spoke the truth.
For the other knights all in that land
would say to the ladies' they loved that OF
all the ladies in the world they were the
most beautiful and the most gracious
yea, in all things the very frst-and there
by the ladies OF that land were taught to
love their own praises best, and after that
the knight who was the best praiser OF
each, and most enabled her to think well
Of herself in spite of doubt, and the
knight who would not speak save truly,
they mockingly named Sir Verify, which
name some Of them did again miscal Sc.
yerity-for the more he loved the more it
was to him impossible to tell II lie, And
thus it came about that one after another
he was hated OF them all. For so it was
that, greedy oil his commentator, this
lady and that would draw him on to speak
OF that wherein she made it her pleasure
to take to herself excellences; but inOwise
SO could any one Of them all gain from
him other than true Judgment.
As thus: One day said unto him lady,
(Which OF us, think you, Sir Verify, hath
the darkest eyes Of all the ladies' here at
the court OF our lord the king" And he
thereto made answer, "Verily, mCthinketh
the queen" Then said she unto him,
"Who hath the bluest eyes Of all the ladies'
at the court OF our lord the king"-for that
her own were OF the color Of the heavens
when the year Is young. And he answer
ed, n think truly the Lady COryphane
hath the bluest Of all their blue eyes,
Then said she, "And think truly by thine
answer, Severity, that thou lowest me not,
for else wouldst thou have known that
mine eyes are as blue as Coryphane's."
"Nay, truly" he answered; "for my heart
knoweth well that thine eyes are blue, and
that they are lovely, and to me dearest OF
all eyes, but to say they arc the bluest OF
all eyes, that may not, for therein should
be no true man" Herewith was the
lady somewhat sllamed, and seeking to
cover her vanity did answer and say,
ut may well be, sir knight, for
how can tell who sec not
mine own eyes, and would therefore
know OF thee, Of whom men say, some that
thou speakest truly, other some that thou
speaketh naughtily. But be the truth as it
may, every knight yet saith to his own mis-.
tress that in all things she is the paragon
OF the world" Then Quoth the knight,
"she that knoweth that every man saith
So must know also that only one OF them
all saith the thing that Is true. Not will.
ingly would | add to the multitude Of the
lies that do go about the wOrldw "Now
verify am sure that thou dOst not love
me-" cried the lady; "iOr all men do say
Of mine eyes" Thereat shCsstayed words,
and said no more, that he might speak again.
LADY" said Sir Verify, and spake right
solemnly, las | said before, l do say again,
and in truth, that thine eyes to me are
dearest Of all eyes. But they might be the
bluest or the blacklist, the greenest or the
grayest, yet would love them all thesame.
For none OF those colors would they be
dear to me, but for the cause that they
werethine eyes. For love thine eyes be-
cause they are thine, not thee because
thine eyes are this or that
Then that lady brake forth into bitter
weeping, and would not be Comforted.
Neither thereafter would hold converse
with the knight. For in that country it
was the pride OF a lady's life to lie Tapped
in praises, and breathe the air Of the flat
teries blown into her ears by them who
would be counted her lovers. Then said
the knight to himself, "verily, and yet
again, her eyes arc not the bIuett in the
world It seemeth to ME as that the ladies
in this land should never love man Alright
seeing, alas they love the truth from no
mans lips; for save they may each think
herself better than all the rest, then is not
life dear unto them. will forsake this
land, and 90 where the truth may be
spoken nor the speaker thereof hated. lie
put on his armor, with never lady nor
squire nor page to draw thong or buckle
spur, and mounted his horse and rode forth
to leave the land And it came TO pass
that on his way he entered great wood.
And as he went through the wood hc heard
II sobbing and crying in the wood. And
he said to himself, "Verily, here Is some
one wronged, and lamenteth greatly l will
go and help"
SO about he rode searchingly, until he
catne to the place whittier he was led
And there, at the loot Of great oak, he
found an old woman in gray cloak, with
her face In her hands, and weeping right
on, neither ceased she for the space Of a
sigh "What aileth thee, good mOtherY
he sai1. II am not good, and | am not thy
mother" she answered, and began again to
weep. "Ahp thought the knight, "herG IL
one woman that loyeth the truth, for she
speaks the truth, and would not that
aught but the truth be spoken. How can
help thee, WOMAN" he said then, 'al-
though in truth thou art not my mother
and | may not call thee good2" "By TAX
ing thyseli from me, she answered. "Then
will I ride on my way" said the knight,
and turning, rode on his way.
Then rose the woman TO her feet, and
followed him. "Wherefore iOllowest thou
me-" said the knight, ''if may do nothing
to serve thee?" ~ follow thee she an
swcred him, "beCatiSe thou speaketh the
truth, and because thou art not true" "tf
thou speaketh the truth, in a mystery
speaketh thou it2' said he. Wherefore
then ridest thou about the world" she
asked. And lie replied, "Verily, to succor
them that arc oppressed, for | have no
mistress to whom may do honor" "Nay,
sir knight" said she, "but to get thee a
name and great glory, thou ridest about the
world. Verify thou art man who loveth
not the truth" At these words Of the wo-
man the knight Clapted spurs to his horse,
and Would have ridden from her, for he
loved not to be reyiled, and so he told her
But she followed him, and kept by his stir.
rup, and said to him as she ran, "Yea,
thine own heart whispereth unto thee that
| speak but the truth. II is from thyseli
thou wouldst flee" Then did the knight
listen. and 10 his own heart was telling
him that what the woman said was indeed
so. ..........
Then drew he the erins Of lis bride,
and looked down upon the woman, and
said to her, "verily thou hast well spoken,
but II / be not true, vet would be true.