Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-09-26
Tag ROMANCE OF vows.

The annals of ohivslry abound in
records OF VOWS more or les, romantic
or absurd. For Instance, Queen Joan
OF Naples. at a grand feast Ut her castle
of Garts. honored the Knight of Gale
szzo OF Mantua by opening the ball with
him. When the dance was finished the
grateful knight knelt down before his
royal partner, and, to fitly express his
acknowledgment of the homer he had
received. be took solemn vow to wan
der through the world, visiting every
country where feais of arms we're per
formed, and not rest until be had sub
dued two valiant knights and presented
them as prisoners at his Q1esn's foot
stool, TO be disposed of as her royal
pleasure. sure enough, the doughty
sarrior, after year spent in wandering
all over Europe, returned like cat with
a mouse In her mouth. and laid his two
prisoners at the feet of Qaeen Joan.
Tie Queen took the gift very gracefully,
and. the admirin9 historian tells "a.
" declined her right TO impose rigorous
conditions on her captivss, and gave
them liberty without ransom" Whether
they properly punished Sir Galsazzs for
bis Interference With their personal
rights We are not told.
Some regard q vow as q restraining
bond Of very elastic character indeed,
especially when 1t interferes With their
desires.
Benedick, when be found his vow of
oelibaoy too great strain upon him in
the presence of bis Beatrice's charms.
disposes of 10 fearlessly and finally With
the plea: When | said | would die q
bachelor, did not think should live
till we're married"
Often We have the letter Of the vow
evaded With some special reasoning, and
the spirit then broken With impunity.
For instance, q modern Rip Van Wrinkle
viewed that be would never drink an
other drop of liquor a. long as be bad
hair on his head. A few hours later
be was met coming out of q barber
shop with head As hairless a. that OF
q babe.
voitaire tells In one Of bis romances
OF widow Who vowed she would never
marry again "as long as the river dovs
by the side of the HILL
Damsels In love often make strange
vowaL We ell remember the case Of
poor Miss Harrisham In Diokens's story
Who vas % overcome BY her lovers
failure 70 appear at the wedding that
she ordered everything in the house "a
be kept Unclaimed As 10 had been on
that hApless day. Years went by. the
wedding feast remained set n the tabl-,
the rich cakes moalded and we're eaten
oy the mice, while the poor half de-
mented lady fitted IN and out OF the
deserted roosas OF tie house like q
ghost, always wearing the white drssl
and the veil which sire had put on %
seleome the fzithless lover vhs neves
came.
A similar case TO this vas that Of q
lady of high rank in England. SAo. be
ing Tilted by her lover. went to bed and
vossd she vooid never get up aaaia,
aHd kept her word for twenty six years.
A less sxcasAh,e case than this vas th Al
Of Q man Who, finding that his wife vss
DISPOSED TO demand too much hard
vork from him, took TO his bed With
the avowed dissemination to stay there.
And for - yeAfs this wsrthless scamp
ssaid between the sheets while bis wife
waited upon him and fed him with per
sissent devotion
Vow of % pesnal silence are numer.
COS; the only troubls being that those
che need this VOC most DO not take IT,
Miss Caroline Dresser IN ls4o voved she
never would speak sn,sher word 20 any
human being because she bad quarrel
With her lover. Fer IS years. uatii the
day Of her death. she never VA known
| 10 utter Q word
some yeArs ago three sisters lived TO-
eeshes. Two Of thsm guarded and
vowed never 10 speak 20 each othei
AGAIN. They did NOT sEeak for over =
wears. when one Of them died. the oehe'
refusing TO SPEAK 20 her even oo hei
death bed.