The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-12-07
HAVEL0X TIE DANE.

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therein-or such of them at least who
have knowledge OF the deeds done by the
folk Of old-tell this story to the stranger
who happens into their dwellings:
Many years ago, say the folk Of Grims-
by, when in the place of this dear town Of
ours there was but sea marsh, with the
waters of the broad mouth of the river
Humber tapping it, { Gwet in the far
off country Of DENIM g simple fisherman
whose name was Gri-1ac. The lord to
whom he was in thrall fg "a over the whole
fair land Of Denmark, yet did not rule Of
right, but of might. Fer when the true
king of Denmark, whose uaHe was Brka-
been, lay a-dying be ca'.el unto him his
friend the knight Gcl1g-l, and spoke TO
him in this WISE
Sir Goddard, liz many BATH hpve we
fought side by side, and at many a feast
have we drunk ont of the same horn, and
so had we thought to do for many year
TO come. But TO each one Of us Death
cometh at his own bidding and so is il
with me this day. Nor would | sorrow
Overmuch at Deaths coming: for well
know that he viii take ne to my true love
and good wife, Helfela, who died a year
agone, were it not for my little son Have
Iok and his sister Svauboi0u Now. there
1 lore swear TO me, good Goddard that my
children will be to thee as thy children,
and that thou wilt cherish this fair land of
mine until IIavelok shall have grown to
be man and worthy 70 receive it at thy
hand" And Goddard sware il. and the
good king died in peace. Yet no sooner
was he dead than the crafty Goddard took
the kinship for his own and cruelty treated
the children Of his dead friend and master.
The maiden indeed he killed, and likewise
would he have done 20 the boy but that be
feared, seeing the youth was kingly seem
ing, though but IN his iiflh year. SO the
evil Goddard sent for his -arall Grimme.
the fisherman, and said 10 aim:
Take this boy, tie to BIN great weight
and cast him into the sea. So shall | re-
ward thee with gold and With thy freedom;
and thy sin shall be my sin, and on my
head and not on thine it shall lie"
And Grimme TOOK the lad and bound
him, and wrapped him in cloth. and car
ried him on his back 10 his hut by the sea,
and threw him upon Tie ground the while
his wife Left cooked for him his supper.
And as he eat be told Left what the king
for so all men now called Goddard was to
10 for them, and what riches awaited them
when that the boy should be thrown into
the sea; and so he lay down to await the
morning, when he should DO as he had
5een bid. But in the night Dame Left
lwoke, and thought il was already morn
ing; for, behold. the hut was bright with
great light, the which. when her eyes
were used to it, she saw came from where
the child lay. Out Of his mouth streamed
ray as if from the Sun AT MONDAY. Then
Left was troubled and awoke her husband,
who in his turn trcmbled sorely and was
afraid; and asking what this could mean
be got up and unbound Havclok. finding
rs he did so ROYAL cross on his shoulder
Then quoth Grimne. Got wot we have
here in our hut the king Of Denmark
And he fen at his feet and swore fealty;
but the boy laughed merrily and said:
Though be king, yet am | an hungry
pne and a thirsty withal" So the fisher
man and his dame brought bread and
cheese aud milk and set them before the
kings son. and when this one had eaten
and drunken he lay down and slept rs
though he should never awaken.
In the morning while the son vet slept,
Grimme hied himself TO Goddard and
spoke in this wise: 81 have done thy bid
ding and east the child into the sea with
an anchor of stone tea Ia his neck Now
give me the reward" Rat Goddard an
swered: Thou naughty varlet, what
know Of any child. If this Is murder
thou hast done I shall surelvpunish thee"
And SO Crimme Gcna ted from the castle,
marveliug at tn, wick-lnJss and falseness
Of men.
When he came to his hut he gathered
his goods together AMI slowed them in his
boat, and putting into il also Havelok and
Left and her three sons and two daughters
he raised the sail 20 the masthead and
sailed across he S1a toward the west. He
had sailed thus for day and a night when
great wind rose and blew the boat on to
,he shore of Eagll0l. AM the place where
they landed was ut the mJath of the river
Humber.
Then Grimme built for himself hut Of
earth, and seeing that be was a clever fish
erman, neither be norbis family nor Have
lok wanted for bread. for the fish that he
caught be and his sons carried in baskets
20 the towns and ham'ets hard 10y and
sold them. Thus lived they for twelve win
tcrs, and young EavcioS grew uuti he had
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bered twice his years. But il Crieyed him
that he should be idle, and should have &c
look to his foster futher Grimme for his
food and for his r8iment. though Of the
last named it WIS but little that young
Aavelok had Indeed. when the time came
that he went 20 Grimme and said, Il viii
lie Idle no longer, bur win 20 TO the south
country and there work for my own bread,
seeing that YOU have uaUCht wAereunto
can put my hand. il fell ont that he had
no coat wherewith 10 cover himself when
he should come among tlc southern folk
So Grimme took or bis slilcl1th enough
TO make coat. and cut D.. and the good
wife Left sewed il, 50 that Eavcl2k had
GOAT And Grimme. who was now old,
blessed him. and 50 he DEP i-tei.
Now, he who ruled over England in those
lays was 20 ri-ht.1l king. H., maine was
Goodrich. and he Was called the Earl of Corn
wall. To him the good King Athelwold,
when he lay a-dying, had trusted his daugh-
ter GoldborouEh, making him swear that
be would r~e her rightly and would marry
her when sle was OF g H.tl0g age TO the
aoblest OF the land. Bar un.ri-h wa, false
10 his vows, and ala uaae OF these things
In theil stead he TOOK for himself the king
dom AL, 1T ire v0-D " 0rs. r~ in the
castle by the sea, when men call Dover,
and she had bat small clothing and less 10
eat and drink Now the remembrance OF
his oath began TO vex the wicked earl, and
be looked around for a way by which be
could break il and yet not imperil his soul
While he was debating this his steward,
one Bertram. came 10 him aud said: Earl,
there is In my service youth named
Havelok, who is lusry and strong beyond
his fellows. and beyond any man wot of,
although be is but a cooks variet. lie