Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1884-06-11
ALPENA WEEKLY ARGUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TIE LAMP OF ST. JUST.

OfoidSt lust, whose body, years and years
stepped within the open door aud idly walked
around, inscriptions iea upon the slabs IN
c1n sccratcd ground, 'f'
In Int wonder stood bgf9re the paintings
nnC aud rare, aud m,liycled at the statues
paced in aches here and thore.
Suspended DER the altar inil, Us surface flash
ing hrieht. n lamp of solid silver swung
with yelled aud mystic light; t,-,.t -,.
And while looked, with wondering mind, an
rgcd monk appeared, H..
In gown aud cowl OF sombre black, with
shaNcn head ana beard,
Whom ! addressed with reverence due, aud
sought his tale to know
Ere chancel window should be tinged with
sunsets redening glow
He gave assent and seated In straght-back,
rustic pew
He told the story which, in turn, now relate
to YOU
Five centuries aud half ago, when, one cold
winters night,
Tho moon at fun on all the plain shed soft and
Armed cavaliers in little hands rode swiftly In
Nurbonnc,
From street to street until they reached the
Rue de St. Bourdonnc,
Where lived the thrifty Israclites, great traders
OF that time,
In SILKS and satins from the East in gems
from every CLINE.
Before an antique, stately house, one separate
Led bya youthful cheyalicr, dismounted by
command,
Aud piled their halbcrds on the door. sowild
the uproar grow
That startled ncighbors sprang from bed and
wide their windows threw.
In time AN old and feeble man drew back the
cracking door,
And asked them in quavcring voice what
messages they bore.
They answered not, but passing by, stepped
full within the hall,
Dim lighted 10y lamp which cast their shad-
OWs ON the wall
The old man, struck with shrinking fear, stood
motioneSs and dumb,
And ere the chcVacr could speak To say why
A bcauteous maiden, lightly clad. threw wide
the ncighboring door,
And running rapidly across the tessclatcd
Encircled with her arms his neck, and giving
him a kiss, -f
Said: "JOcZ, darling, thou art come, ! Knew
should not miss
The sight of thy dear face tonight, | waited
r day 10y day, ..tr
And recognized thy horses step when thou
vert far away" .
Her loving words, scarce left her lips, ere,
startled ms the fuwn,
when first IL hears the bayinr hounds deep
tones at early dawn,
She backward drew, and sank upon Il lowly
stool with fright, YI...'.t
With disappointment in her face, and gazing
ON the knight,
She shuddcred like one cruzcd, and then i'm
Ills not my JOcz-ah, no, no." and bowed
her weeping head
"wcll said" replied the stranger knight, thy
JOcz Is not here,
COrdovas merchant citizen, to thee SO very
dear,
But Jean de Lille Jourdain, OF France, and
ample force | bring
TO execute the orders of our sovereign lord,
the King"
"'Tis we'll" replied the merchant, get thee,
daughter, TO thy room,
For alone call fully do the honors OF our
home"
Hold, there. old man, thy hopes are VAN, thy
house with everything
Is confiscatcd TO the Crown, by order of the
King"
"Thou surely art dcrangcd, Sire JEAN or bet
And knowcst not what thou saycst in thy
words so ficrcey wild
Sec! Here is my commission written out In
Permitting me in merchandise to deal in every
kind
III silks and satlns from the East, in bronze
In purple woolens from the North, in gold
aud jewels rare.
I'cgonc, then, ere it be too late in safety to
Ere in the. Consul's name l call assistance
from the street,
To vindcutc the legal rights endowed in full
Aud, by the strength OF lusty arms, enforce
authority.
"Oncc more, old man, tell thee hcrc. It's vain
10 waste thy words, r.
For all effect thou may as well hold converse
with the birds,
For listen, while read TO thee, as given for
Cur noble lord AMI Majcsty's decree against
thy race:
H. Sovereign Philippe, King of France by
grace of God, decree
That since the states of Ianguc a. DC refuse
excise 10 me,
All houses, lunds ani goods possessed by
Lomblrds in Niubonne,
shall suffer confscation in the interest of the
Crown,
And furthermore hereby command my
lOyal cavaliers
10 drive beyond the city wall, despite their
prayers and tears,
All people of the hated race, wherever they
be found,
Except lch family's chosen head, who shall
be firmly bound,
See fit to open wide the doors aud give them
liberty.
SO thou canst see thy fate Is scaled thy wealth
has from thee flown;
Guards, seize at once your prisoners, but bind
the man uonc.'
Twas done. Fen then the poor old man could
scarcely realize, e.
So suddenly had all this passed, so great was
his surprise,
Twas other than II fearful dream, u vision
light Us air,
The offspring of his ftful sleep disturbed by
daily care.
DIANA mono the less amazed, stood rooted 10
the fiOOr,
While piercing winds blew sharply through the
thin, light dress she wore.
Which chung around her shapcly form, so deli
cate aud tall,
AS vines upon the mighty oak, or ivy on the
wall. 't-
Her only thought, that, lightly clad, before q
stranger eye il'.t'
She stood exposed, with no retreat to which
she dared to fly
The modest blush sulfuscd her check despite
her grief and fear,
Though Wild her look and frantic, us she faced
the chevalicr, r
And heard her father murnur, in his deep dc
spar and gloom: II |i 'l
Jehovah! God Of Israeli what will be oul
awful DOOM I'D. 1850, =
List WELL" replied the knight, and / viii
quickly tcllt to thee
Thy fate aud that OF thine, rs here ordoinct
AS fiither of this family thy sentence stcrnb
calls
For thy incarceration now within the prison
walls" -
"Oh god, protect us! But my child, the dar
ling of my heart!
What will be done with her when we arc rude
w torn apart ...f.-.,
"sho cares as many others win belonging t.
Compelled 10 seek another home when huntc,
from tnlS place.. ..s
"Didst hunted say? Not hunted? No, oh, no
thou canst not moan
To do deed so crucl-nay, SO barbarous, Sir,
Jcan"
"Yus hunted, banishcd from her home! Dos
doubt my will or power?
She leaves the threshold dear to her within thi
very hour"
Diana started as she heard the words of fear
full sound, n 30
And sprang before the chcvalicr, as spring
tho nimblc hound, M :
With trcmor clutchcd him by the arm, aud
looking In his face, ~ 'l
Said: where will Joez find me IL thou driv's
! ~ mc from this placer" i'N .ii
Upon my faith, let Jocz lind her anywhcr
he can.
But let us not forget, pray, most worthy Sir
| Jourdain, -rftt.r- n
That thirteen expeditions must be made by u
tonight, E6
Each ono like this before the sun gives fort
/ his morning light, tf ,'
Aud II We stop as long at each rs we have lr
| gcred here,
We scarce can do our duty" said a sturdy cay
| alicr. -.' fi i t,,