The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-11

AtA1A0 OFeA the Helos, ana my horses feet rang
c1eerfully on the frozen road. His pace was
OF the soberest; but, as l was no skillful rider.
TINS suited me rather than not. Only it was
CALLING to be told so, as happened before /
had gone three miles
Twas my friend the pickpocket; and he
sat before fire of dry sticks little ,yav
back from the road. His scanty hair. stiff as
badgers, now stood upright around his bat
tered cap, and he looked at me over the bushes.
with his hooked nose thrust forward like a
birds beak.
"Bien lghtmans, comrade-good dayI IT'S
good world; so stop and dine"
pulled up my gray.
"Giad you find it sou answered: syou
had nigh chance to compare it with the next
last night
''Sha'n't do SO well i the next. fear.n he
said, with twinkle; ''but l owe thee some
thing, and here's hedgehog that in five min
utes II be baked TO a turn. IT'S a good world.
ana the better that no man can count on il.
Last night my dripping buds helped me to a
cant tale, and got me silver penny from
man OF religion. Goods in the worst: and
htes like hunting the squirrel-a man gets
much good exercise thereat, but seldom what
he hunts for.''
That's as good morality as Aristotle'sn
said l.
"'Tis better for me, because It's mine. -
While l tethered my horse he blew at the en-
bers wherein lay good sized ball of CLAW
baking. After while he looked I'D with red
cheeks. ''They were so fast set on drowning
me-" he continued, with wink, ethey
couldn't spare time to look i my pocket-the
ruffin ely themln
He pulled the clay ball out of the fire
cracked 1t, and loi inside was a hedgehog
cooked, the spikes sticking in the clay. and
coming away with it. So he divided the flesh
with his knife, and upon slice Of bread from
his wallet it made delicate eating; though
doubt If enjoyed it as much as did my COM
rade, who swore over and over that the world
was good, and as the wintry sun broke out.
and the hot ashes warm'd his knees, began to
chatter at a great pace.
Nv by, sir, but for the pretty uncertainty
Df things I'd as lief die here as sit''-
He broke off at the sound of wheels. and a
coach with two positions spun past us on the
road.
had just time to catch glimpse of a fig
ure huddled In the corner, and sweet, pref
ty girl, with chestnut curls seated beside it,
behind the glass. After the coach came
heavy broad shouldered servant riding on a
stout gray, who lung US a sharp glance as
be went by, and at twenty yards distance
turned again to look.
That's luck" observed the pickpocket, as
the travellers disappeared down the high
way; tomorrow, with slice of it. |
might be riding in such coast as that. and
have the hydropsy, to boot. Good lackl
when I was ta'en prisoner by the Turks
a-saiIin' i the Mary of London, and sold for
slave at Algiers, escaped, after two
months with Eli ssrat, a Gravesend man.
in small open boat. Well, we sailed three
days and nights, and all the time there was
small seabird following, flying round and
round US, and calling two notes that sounded
Tor all the world like 'Wind'ard! Wind,ardr
SO az last says Eli, ''Tis Heavens voice bid |
ding US 70 ply to wind'ard.' And so we did, /
and on the fourth day made Marseilles; and /
who should be first to meet Eli on the quay
but Frenchwoman he had married five /
years before, and left. And the Jade had /
him clapped in the pillory, alongside of |
cheating fishmonger with a collar of stink
Ing smelts, that turned poor Ellis stomach
completely. Now, there's somewhat to set
against the story of Wilmington next time
'tis told you"
1 was now for bidding the rascal good-by.
gerford, where we should turn into the Bath
road At first l was shy of accepting by
reason Of his coat, wherein patches of blue.
orange tawny and flame color quite overlaid
the parent black; but closed with him upon
his promise to teach me the Workmanship
that l SO sadly lacked. And by the time we
entered Hungerford town | was advanced SO
Ear, and bestrode my old gray SO easily, that
In gratitude offered him supper and bed at
an inn, if he would but buy new coat: to
which he agreed, saying that the world was
good
By this the day was clouded over and the
rain coming down apace So thnt as soon as
my cornrade was decently arrayed at the first
slop shop we came to, twas high time to seek
an inn. We found quarters at "The Horn,n
and sought the travellers room, and a fire to
dry ourselves
In this room, at the window, were two men
who looked lazily up at our entrance They
were playing at game. which was no other
than TO race two snailsu Up pane of glass and
wager. which should prove the faster
"A wet dayin said my comrade cheerfully.
The pair regarded him. "rll lay you
crown it clears within the hourm said one.
"And ] another" put in the other; and
with that they went back to their sport.
Drawing near, / myself was soon as eager
as they in watching the snaiis, when my
companion drew my notice TO piece of writ
ing on the window over which they were
crawling. Twas a set of verses scrubbed
there, that must have been scratched with
diamond; and to my surprise-for had not
guessed him scholar-he read them out for
my benefit. Thus the writing ran, for cop
led it later:
MASTER EPHRAIM TUCKER. HIS DYING COUN- /
CELL TO WAY FARDINGERS TO SEEK THE ,
SPLENDID SPUR
Not on the nects of prince or hound,
Nor on a woman's finger twin'd,
NAY gold from the deridIng ground
Keep sacred that we sacred bind:
Only the heel
CT splendid steel
Shall stand secure on sliding fate
When golden navies weep their freight
The scarlet hat, the laurel'd staye
Are measures, net the springs. of worth;
In wife's lap. as in grave,
Mans airy notions mix with earth. In
Seek other spur q
Brevely to stir
The dust in this loud world, and tread /.
Alp high among the whisp ring dead.
Trust in thyself-thrn spur aulan: o
So shall Charybdi~ wear grace =
Grim Etna laugh, he Iybian plain \
Take roses TO her saarivel'd face !.
This orh-s1ls round
OF sight as-d sound
Count il the lists Thug God hath built
For naughty hearts 70 ride a-tilt. q