Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-04-26

SPLENDID SPUR
Not on the necks Of prince or hound,
Nor on wornans finger twin'd,
May gold from the deriding ground
Keep sacred that we sacred bind:
Only the heel
OF splendid steel
Shall stand secure on sliding fate,
When golden navies weep their freight
The scarlet hat the laurcrd stave
Are measures, not the springs, OF worth;
In wife's lap, as in grave,
Mans airy notions mix with earth.
Seek other spur
Bravely to stir
The dust In this loud world, and tread
Alp high among the whispering dead.
Trust In thyself- then spur amaln:
So shall Charybdis wear grace,
Grim Etna laugh, the Lyblan plain
Take roses TO her shrivel'd face.
This orb-this round
OF sight and sound
Count Il the lists that God hath built
For naughty hearts TO ridc a-tilt.
Master fuckers Farewell
"And very pretty moral on four gentle
men that pass their afternoon a-setting snails
TO racei"
At these words, spoken in delicate, foreign
voice, we all started round, and saw young
lady standing behind us.
Now that she was the one who had passed
us in the coach saw at once. But describe
her, to be plain, cannot, having tried o
many times. So let me say only that she
was the prettiest creature on Gods earth
| (which, hope, will satisfy herr; that she had
chestnut curls and mouth made for laugh
ing; that she wore a kirtle and bodice Of gray
silk tafYety, with n gold pomander box hung
| on a chain about her neck; and held out
drinking glass towards us with a Frenchifed
| grace.
Gentlemen, my father is sick, and will
taste no water but what is freshly drawn. ]
ask you not to brave Chsrybdis or Etna, but
to step out into the rainy yard and draw me
glassfu from the pump there; for our serv-
ant is abroad in the town"
To my deep disgust, before / could find
word that villainous old pickpocket had
caught the glass from her hand and reached
the door. But ran after; and out into the
| yard we stepped together, where l pumped
while he held the glass to the spout, flinging
away the contents time after time, till the
bubbles on the brim and the film on tho out
side were to his liking.
Twas he. too, that gained the thanks or
our return.
Mistress" said he, with u bow, my
young friend is raw, but has good will
Confess, now, for his edificaton-for he is
bound on long journey westward, where,
they tell me, the maidens grow comeliest-
that looks avail naught with womankind be-
side dashing manner"
The young gentlewoman laughed, shaking
her curls.
"I'll give him in that case three better
counsels yet: first (for by his habit see he Is
on the kings side), let him take a circuit
from this place to the south, for the road be-
tween Marlborough and Bristol is, they tell
| r,a all hal hy ba lpf m
avoid all women, even though they nsk but
an innocent cup of water; and, lastly, let him
shun thee, unless thy face lie more than thy
tongue. Shall say moref'
| "Why, no--perhaps better not !" replied the
old rogue hastily, but laughing all the same.
"Tbat's clever lass" he added, as the door
shut behind her.
And indeed, l was fain next morning to
agree to this. For, awakng, | found my
friend (who had shared room with mel all
ready up and gone, and discovered the reason
In q. sheet of writing pinned to my clothes:
YoUSG SRI convict myself of ingratitude; but
habit is hard TO break. SO ! have made off with
the half of thy guineas and thy horse. The resi-
due and the letter thou Dearest leave Ts d
good world, and experience should be bought
early. This golden lesson leave in return for tho
guineas Believe me. It's of more worth Read
over those verses on the window pane before
starting, digest them, and trust me. thy obliged
PETER THE JAcKMAS.
Raise not thy hand SO often to thy breast; til
u sure index of hidden valuables.
Be sure l was wroth enough; nor did the
calm interest of the two snail owners appcas,
me when at breakfast told them part Of
the story. But | thought l read sympathy
in the low price at which one Of them offered
me his horse. Twas tall, black brute, very
strong in the loins, and bought him at once
! ont - shr Gap NJ
O'Clock ! set OUT not along the Bath road,
but bearing to the south, as the young gem
tlewoman had counseled. began 10 hoid a
high opinion OF her advice.
BY IL O'Clock l was back at the Inn door,
ciamoring to see the man that sold me the
horse, which had gone dead lame after the
second mle.
Dear hearth cried the landlord, they are
gone, the both, THIS hour ana a halr But
they are coming again within the fortnight
anu a'h expressly oiepoi. ~ :, w" 'e'u'h'''
rs thoy nsu wager auou. IT,
'urheo away Po''ueiins, wv u",s on -,
.ue ', ioau n"' pu' nre So vuV y, 'as,
WIZ nya'n. io' nii'e ".'e' '''o
uruesins 'he no'se alie' ihe oy .no o,,die,
thl my arms ieit as II coming ou' IRON 'neir
soche's' "ouiu nave 'u'neh ,ho uiu'e
loose ana ,houSnt hlyse'i wen qui' vi n',h,
had u not been Tor the saddle ana pridio ne
eaIried' ,,,
twas ABOUT IN ,he evening ana sun
iaoorihg along, wheh' over tne low heose
10 the rlght' "a man ON a sorrei mare ieape''
easily rs swaiio" ana aiigh'ed some Ten
PAGES or less III front OF me, where he DIS
mounted ana STOOL barring my pain Inc
muzzie OF MS pistoi was III my lace peiore
eouiu hy manu- 10 my OWN
GOOD EVENING" said l.
l.. Al
! d.