The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1886-12-22
THE LEGEND OF SAINT MICH
OlAS

Missed by wealth and glorr. in Stern .sld
Danie's day
A certain Knight in hari-f,aght fight. wa>
captured By hi~ f.e
Who swoTea derce. unknislJiy oath be would
moi Ter him 90
Without ranssm such > might king or
frnre ~ free
Ten Thousand golden erovns Pait dowR-and
thst rish, speedily.
The King r,ii.ed thee cruel terms; they easi
him then slraiellrgay
Into llie castles ou5lsstts. gbe-e one Iaor Loaf
day
And drzuglt Of waier-le-> and les-were
lef down ay . cord.
Wilile - hosrs@ vo,ee above exclaimed By
erir of nay lord
Again ask. wilt ihes, >ir Knight, make
terms for thy RELEASE
Ifnot--lo-sag.rsw-any lisy-ily dole offood
max cease
I~ili not east my elIiidren'- bread io dog,
abe answer came
'' ] will not bring my babes and wife 70 beg
aly and shame.
canuot raise ten Thousand cEown>-nor
wou.5 Iu ! could
Far better t.a1 ms enemy should triumph
il my blood
Tl,ail ri. with Der sweet. -aa sye-. and Nelia
Sith her smiles
Aud -T,-l C1-au-zl, rr>y-iiPF-vl ali si--'--
and al wils-,
Should come To- poverty through Iue s5r who
+ iliere ul1 know,
The IsarI>tiFe ihat g msid 81 rank, undaa-
ens-i uB|isr.oe>
Bai li> lady lir discovered ehea- her iorl
was heId ia pri~in.
II her woman, might far her owu frue
Knight. 60 the rl~,-Be she has risen.
She '.a> nor za-,-l their castle stern sud
srim. and all >..c can XII las sold
~'.e Ha~ piei-,-3 iie dower she brought 10
him f.r three tisoiI,4nd ,sF5Usl, in gold
she ha- Fawnel l4er t-lsl-t1ie~ lass and plate
Der Jewels. aiid r.be, and fur
There i-uathlus ia all her o,,fier- lel of the
1naa-ar,-~ tl.al oate were i3ers.
-.
ilI- liberty
She la, taken her rbr,, 1ir,l- .5ri- bv m.
tsrs ,-..,sBz Nells and pa
Ana ..,. .-e-.3- ,.i,b Shame o,, her .l,yeins
tae'- IL open lay 90 the niarkei-l'iace-
Sic holds out Der hand 'l'1 q laie''is grace
and aims drop do"n al i-eT iet1 i'lsaee
FOR her Wlieiy courage ara Wo%iui Izs>e mel
the hearts % All "lc see her
TBe r.--,,n NJ. ,.ar7ie,e5 Tim, bv robl;,
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He entered llis courtyard still and bare d,
wife came forth with greeting.
t,1stanza. PA. and Nella were there. viii
fearful ewes and a frightened stap..
- where Is you- mother. children, wI.ere /, ].
this our lonssi-for meeting
" o. i-Ji'er. cone; you mus make her wax
size ile7 all White on her bed
They took ais i'and and they led him up Il
tie eaaTloer 'l ihe dead
a 1uH 3,>,s.fr came over him there. ana +
lasted many asv.
The damn the rpould Tie cruel cold Of tist
e.-sl rsil ON f,f. lif. had .o,s
Thy had mad. him, ,.,sr ,.-..rpr,,-..l,- .ll
a-j had 1,r..-5 his blscs I..cks pr,,F
Not iar from The go!d Knights garden wal
iiiile low hut the7e stood,
Where be whom we ,all = Nicholas dWel'
w kr.y- b.yr b.. hook. fr.rs ,,,- .,,- f.,,l..
travel. ,,,- lana. ,r.-,.y
Bu, he wa, a Floreniine o,i55er once in IN,
f.--afr Long Az,
a.. WIS ol3 ana -r,v and merry ,,,ec SIR
and bi. creeks tho wi,i,.--i qre7. red
Ii dr,-, was leather whatever the weather
g-ffb a hood ,., .l,ll r.y..r hi, head
III. ,aw the knirl1 N night after night al.,n,
ina b..- straw et,ir.
5-es--l5 h,,-l,fr-, .-r..u.i, f,+ watched al,,,,
and r-..,l..l ,r7-I, d1p,i. 5e.rs.f-
-I,btll de. am ,i,7rg ws>,eer bi. 1isir
and ala, when .ua ga-,t.
tl.-,,. ,..,-. 1.,-7is1Is-, ur,1rv ra.j,!, eil
l.. Ie- in 1le world alone
Tfre er.-- liulc f-b.e creatures l-.i ra il,s
cruef ne7rie, og laeil-
C,,--anz. ~..y,u and N.lis eight. and p.s.. m.
el5ie.1. rel.
I canine, even pr5yi,., the sas ,aei. ,,al.sl.
ak. u5tl. 3 n1,n.
a father. strens1l..ll rav hczsra fa- me ulI j
sas. Tl.r n5li P a done
Alas, aiae good Niclio.as crie,i. when j..
beard tife sd Knight word,
-I sae II needs hope To- prop ap faith. and t.
tend a4r uiIl. 10 the I,on!,.
las ,;..l,, { .sw t.,.ts,,z, .u,e, f..i Z, lar.
uf,l. her ~sanfv bread.
adblithe liirle N,lIa iars a.e kie- a. sl,,
s5e1nre.l the starr, u bel
Ana ua,fsry ls,,ier,1. r.io5l,. ami sod 8, Id,
eltie.i ,.ralf of tien,-Esa
think ffsp sns,9- mus hove 1i.st ,s.ild a,
tlieg lend frr.n, their ti.r,n-< and s.,s he,
.'- 80 - - anu
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