Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1886-11-06
to the first part OF King Henry the vi,
Scene Nv, where they will find the
story, part OF which is as follows:


Scene Nv, where they will find the
story, part OF which is as follows
Act l. Scene Nv. London. The Temple
Garden. Enter the Earls Of Somerset, SuffollZ
and Warwick; Richard Plantageet, Vernon
and another lawyer.
Plan.-Great lords and gentlemen, what means
Dare no man answer In a case Of TRUTH
suf.--within the Temple Hall we were too
The garden here is more convenient.
Plan.-Then say at once II maintained the
truth;
Suf.-Faith, / have been truant In the law
Aud never yet could frame my will TO IL;
And therefore frame the law unto my VIII.
som.--Judge you, my lord Of Warwick, then
between us.
war.-Between two hawks, which files the
higher Pitch
Between two dogs, which hath the deeper
mouth;
Between two blades, which has the better
Between two horses, which doth bear him
best;
Between two girls, which hath the merrlest
: have perhaps some shallow spirit Of judg-
ment;
But In these nice sharp outlets of the law,
Good faith, l sm no wiser than daw.
Plan.-Tut, tut here is a mannerly forbear-
ance;
That any purb!ind eye may md II OUT
Som.-And on my side it is SO well apparel'd,
30 clear, 80 shining and so evident
That IL will glimmer through blind man y
eye.
Plan.-since you are tongue-tied and so loath
ospeaK,
In dumb slgnificants proclaim your thou'ts
Let him that is true born gentleman
And stands upon the honor OF his birth,
II he suppose that have pleaded truth,
From of this brier pluck white rose with
me.
Som.-Let him that is no coward nor no fiat
terer,
But dare maintain the party of the truth,
Pluck red rose from of this thorn with
me.
War; love no colors. and without all color
OF base insinuating iiattery
pluck this white rose with Planta2enet
Suf.-I pluck this red rose with young Somer-
And say wlthal think he held the right
Ver.-Stay, lords and gentlemen, and pluck
no more
Till you conclude that he upon whose side
The fewest roses are cropped from the tree
Shall yield the other in The right opinion.
If have fewest subscribe in silence
Plan.-AndI 1.
Ver.-Then for the truth and piainness of the
case
pluck this pale and maiden blossom here,
Giving my verdict on the white rose side.
Som.-Prick not your finger as you pluck ii
off,
Lest bleeding you do paint the white rose
red
Aud fall on my side so, against your will.
Ver.-If /, my lord, for my opinion bleed,
Opinion shall be surgeon to my hurt
And keep me on the side where still am
Som.--Well well, come on !; who else?
Law.-Unless my study and my books be false,
The argument you hold was wrong In you
Ito SomerSeD
In sign whereof pluck a white rose too.
Plan.-Now, Somerset, where is your argu-
ment?
Som.-Here in my scabbard, meditGying that
Shall die your white rose In "A bloody led.
Plan.-Meantime your cheeks do counterfeit
our roses:
For pale they look with fear, at witnessing
The truth On our side.
The above is selected from Scene ~ +,
the entire scene would occupy more
space than we can spare. Enough is
given, we hope, to interest our young
readers so much that they will turn to
the history and read the whole story OF
"the war of the Roses"