The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-02-27
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On tho eastern coast Of England is
town called Grimsby, and they who liv
therein-or such of them at least VIII
have knowledge of the deeds done b.
the folk Of old--tell this story to tn
stranger who happens into their dwell
iugs:
Many years ago, say the folk OF Grima
by, when in the place Of this dear tow
Of ours there was but a sea marsh, viii
the waters OF the broad mouth Of tn
river Humber tapping it, there dwelt IL
the far of country OF Denmark simple
fisherman whose name was GTlmme
The lord to whom no was in thrGll ruleC
over the " hole fair land Of Denmark, ye
did not rule OF right, but OF might. Fol
when the true king OF Denmark, whose
name waa Birkabeen, lay a.dyirG nc
called unto him his friend the knight
Goddard, and spoke to him III this wise
"Sir Goddard, in many battle nave
we fought eide by side, and at many q
feast have We drunk out OF the same
horn, and 90 had We thought to do tor
many wear 10 come. But to each OF ns
Death cometh at his own bidding, and
10 10 it with me this day. Nor would l
sorrow oyermuch at Deaths coming; for
well know that he will take me to my
true love and good wife He!fed, who
died q year Ggone, were 1t not Tor my
little son Havelok and his sister swan
boion. Nov, therefore, swear to me,
good Goddard, that my children will be
TO thee as thy children, and that thou
wilt cherish this fair iaud OF mine unit!
Hayelok shall have grown to DO man
anu worthy to receive it at thy hand.
And Goddard sware 1t, and the good
king died in peace. Yet no sooner was
BIO dead than the crafty Goddard took
tho kingship for his own and cruelty
treated the children Of his dear friend
and master. The maiden indeed he
killed, and likewise would he have done
TO the boy but that he feared, seeing the
youth was kiDgiy seeming, though but
in his NTH year. So the evil GOddIrd
sent for bis thrall Grimme, the fisherman,
and said to him:
"Take this boy, tic to him great
weight and cast him into the sea. 80
shall reward thee with gold and with
thy freedom; and thy sin shall be my
sin, and on my head and not on thine 1t
shall lie."
And Grtmme took the lad and bound
him, and wrapped him in cloth and car.
ried him on his back to his hut By the
sea, and three him upon the ground the
white his wife Lief cooked for him his
supper.
AS lie eat he told Lsif What the king
Tor 60 all men cow 0Siied Goddard) was
TO do for them, and What riches awaited
them when the boy should be thrown
into the sea; and go he lay down to
await the morning, when be should do
as he had been bid. But in the night
Dame Left awcke, and thought it was
already morning; for, behold, the hut
was bright with great light, the which,
when her eyes were used to 1t, she saw
came from wheye the child lay. Out oil
his mouth streamGd ray as II from the
sun at MONDAY. Then Left was troubled,
and awoke her husband, who in HE
turn trembled sorely and was afraid and
asking what this could mean, he got up
and unbound Havelok, Guding As lie
Gid so q royal cross on his shoulder,
Then ouOth Grimme, "Got wot, we hsvf
here in our hut the king OF Denmark"
And be fell at his feet and Bwore fealty,
but the boy laughed merrily and said:
"Though l be king, yet am ! an hun
gry one and thirsty withal. So the
fisherman and his dame brought bread
and cheese and milk and Bet them before
the kings son, and when this one haC
eaten and drunken he lay down auC
slept as though he should never awaken
In the morning, while the son ye
slgpt. Grimme hied himself to Goddart
and spoke in this wise: ~ have don't
thy bidding and cast the child into thu
sea with an anchor OF stone tied to BIZ
neck. Now give mo the reward" Blu
Goddard answered: "Thou naughtl
yarlet, what know I Of any child. l
this is murder thou hast done / shal
surely punish thee" And SO Grimmt
departed from the castle, marveling a
1.-The wickedntss and falseness Of men.
When he came to his hut he gathered
his goods together and slowed them il
his boat, and putting into italso Havelol
and Left and her three sons aud twt
daughters he raised the eGil TO the mast
head and sailed across tho sea towarl
the west, He had sailed thus for da
and night when great wind rose an.
blew the boat on to the shore OF England
and the place where they landed was
the mouth OF the river Humber.
Thea Grimme built for himself hu
Of earth, and seeing that he was Cleye
fisherman, neither he nor his tami
nor Hayelok wanted for bread, for th
dsh that he caught he and his sons cal
ried in baskets to the towns and hamlet
hayd by and sold them. Thus live
thew for twelve winters, and youn
HsyeIok grew until be. had the s.Ntur
and strength OF one who numbered twiC
his wears. But II giieved him that h
pbonltl be idle, and should have to loo
10 his foster father Grimme for his foo
and for his raiment, though Of the la
named 1t was but little that yoru
Hayelok had. Indeed, when the tim
came that he went TO Grimme and sat
!, II will lie idle no longer, but will go
! the south country and there work Il
nv own bread, seeing that you hay
naught whereuuto can put my hand
Il feIl out that he had no coat wher
With 10 cover himself when be shopl
come among the Southern folk. s
IGrimme took OF his sailcloth enough
make a coat, and cut II, and the goC
Vifs Left aewed it, so that Havelok ha
a coat, And Grimme, who was now oil
blessed him, and so he departed.
Nov, he who ruled over England
those days was no righttul king. q
name was Goodrich, and he was calf
the Earl Of Cornwall. TO him the goc
King AthelwolJ, when he lay s.dyin
. had trusted his daughter GoldborouG
making him swear that he would u
her rightly and would marry her Wit
abe was Of fitting ago to the noblest
the land. But Goodrich was false to l
VOWS, and did none OF these things.
their stead lie took Tor himself the kin
dom and shut the young king up in 1
castle by the sea, which men call Dow
and she had but small clothing. and il
10 eat and dsink. Now the remembran
Of his oath began to veg the wick
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