Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-10-24

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l had fashioned for him clothes Of
proper habit, and now l would pray you,
earl, to let the youth be brought before
you, so haply you may choose him for a
man of arms 1 say this, for that he is a
gentle youth, and that all men, yea, the
very children love him, in that he is not
only strong but blithe of speech, and hand
some to look upon"
And the earl did as Stewart Bertram
asked of him, and when Hayeloh stepped
in front of him he saw that all that was
told of him was truth. And in that hour
a wicked thought took hold of the earl.
He thought that he would marry Gold
borough to Havelok, and so might he keep
his oath and break it. seeing that the
youth was the poorest man in all the land
and vet was a churl's son, whom having
married the princess would be dragged
down from her high estate and could no
more be accounted worthy to rule the fair
land of England. So the earl sent for
Goldborough and for Havelok and partly
by hard knocks and partly by threats he
forced them both to agree to his wish, and
the twain were married by the archbishop
of York. for the eari's castle was at Lin
coin, nearby.
Then Havelok took his wife, who was
as vet to him no wife save in name
alone, for she despised her husband on ac-
count of what she esteemed his lowly birth
and the two journeyed northward and
eastward to Grimsby, as the dwelling of
Grimme was then called and as it is known
to this very day. But Grimme was dead
and his wife also, and only his five children
were left to welcome Havelok and his
queenly bride. Right kind was the greet
ing Grimme's children gave, and soon they
had prepared great feast in honor of the
pair.
In the night as Goldborough lay awake,
sorrowing after the manner of women, she
saw that the room was bright and that
the light came from about the head of her
husband, and she heard a voice bidding
her sorrow not, for that Havelok was a
kings son and heir, and that he and she
should rule together over Denmark and
England. Then she woke Havelok and
told him what she had heard.
In the morning Havelok rose and called
to him Grimme's three sons, Robert the
Red, William Wendath and Hugh Raven,
and asked them if they would go forth
with him to Denmark and they answered,
cay" and got ready their boat, into which
they stepped with Havelok and Goldbor-
ough. Arriving there they travelled
through the land until they came to the
castle of Ubbe, a Danish earl, who showed
them hospitality and lodged them in the
town near by in the house of man named
Bernard the Brown.
In the night the house was beset by sixty
thieves, with whom Havelok and his three
companions fought long and hardly until
they had each killed full score of robbers
Havelok, however, was sorely wounded
which when Earl Ubbe saw he had him
brought to his own castle, where his own
leech might attend him. And as Havelok
lay that night suffering bitter pain Earl
Ubbe came into his room, and saw, as 9th
ers had seen, the bright light streaming
round his head and the red cross on his
shoulder, and he saw, moreover, that
never were two peas like to one another
than the stranger to the dead King Kirka
been. Then Ubbe fell at Hayelok's feet
and paid him fealty, for he knew him what
he was. And in the morning Ubbe sent
messengers far and wide, and summoned
all the knights and all the barons to come
and bow the knee to King Havelok. This
all men who heard the summons were glad
to do, for they wearied of the heavy bur
dens laid upon them by the false King
buU SOIlo, pOlLS l1ell VI CIV
! ways, chung to Goddard, so that the peoplt
| were divided into two parts, and when the
| right time came HaYelok led his army
| against Goddard and his men and made
them flee But with his own hand Have
| lok took the slayer of his sister and gave
| him over to his barons, that they might
| Judge him. Nor Of great length was the
| debate; but Goddard was hung and thai
speedily
| So for a time Havelok abode with his
people and ruled over them wisely, and Of
| the three sons of Grimme he made three
earls, and gave them lands and cattle and
| horses and gold, and all men did then
| honor
| It came about at length that Goldborougl
reminded her husband of the voice she hat
heard in the night when she first knew
Havelok for the king that he was, and how
| it had told her he was to rule over England
as we'll as Denmark. So Havelok made
| ready the warships, and taking with hin
| his knights hs crossed the sea and landed
| at Grimsby. Here he first had built 6
| priory of Black Friars over the grave o.
| Grimme, and then he set forth to do battle
with Earl Goodrich, who was already com
| ing to meet him with his army. And hare
| by Grimbsy was a great fight fought and
| Havelok won, while Earl Goodrich and hi:
men were put to fight. Afterward, how
| ever, he was taken and slain; and wher
the English knew who Goldhorough was
and saw how valiant was her husband theJ
acknowledged him for their king and hel
for their queen, SO that over two great peo
| pies Hayelok reigned Over Denmark hi
| set Earl Ubbe, while he himself abode il
England.
So for sixty years did Havelok and Gold
borough reign in England, and were JUS
and even III their judgment Great lovt
had each for the other, and this love grew
and never lessened till on the same day
| they died and in the same grave were
| buried. Sixteen sons and daughters hat
they, among whom. when they died, they
divided the two kingdoms. And this is
the story told, in short, of Havelok the
| Dane-Horace Townsend in Montreal Star