Blue-grass blade. [volume] (Lexington, Ky.) 188?-19??, 1891-12-05

his feet against Charles the Mower
and took his departure.
u. And again was Charles tn
Mower sore afraid, and com
: planned bitterly that those whOr
he had snitten with his Blad
sought to slay him, but he re
J pented not.
THIRD CHAPTER OE CHRONICLES
1. Now, it came to pass tina
after all these things had hap
pened that Charles the Mower fe'
into the wilderness.
2. And when he was there h
hunted up his wife and spake unit
her saying:
3. LO! | have fed from the cit,
into the wilderness to escape iron
mine enemies, who seek to sla,
me because | smOte them witt
mine invention The Blade.
4. And because thereof, many
that l loved, and smote because
loved them, have become min'
bitter enemies and seek to slay
me.
). Wherefore am l exceed
ingly afraid and have fled into tn,
wilderness, where mine enemies
can not find me.
g. And l will WELD my strange
and wonderful weapon no more
| will suspend my beloved Blade
L will make no more war on my
friends, but will become a hewel
of wood, drawer of water and O
tiller Of the soil
Z. And when he had thus
spoken to his wife he rent his
clothes and wept to show his great
concern.
s. Now the wife of Charles
the Mower was an exceeding
good woman who walked in the
fear of the Lord, and she was far
wiser than Charles.
8. And when she saw that he
wept, she had compassion on him,
and opened her mouth and spake
unto him, saying:
10 Thou knowest that for
these many years have l loved
thee, and been unto the true and
faithful wife.
IL. Thou knowest that did
beseech thee to be careful who
thou smotest with thy Blade, for
it is fearful weapon and wonder
fully made.
II. My heart goes out to thee
in thy sorrow, oh, my husband,
and because thou art so sorely dis
tressed will l help thee to WELD
thy Blade. f;
I3. But thou must not strive to
WELD it alone or when / am not
near thee.
IA. If l see that in thine anger
thou wOuldst strike too heavy a
blow, l will put forth my hand
and stay the blow, that it fall not
too heavy on thy victim.
Is. If l see that in thy blind
ness, thou wouldst strike the in
nocent, 1 will stay thy hand, that
the innocent may not suffer.
16. And when Charles the
Mower had heard these words,
there came a great gladness in his
heart, and he would tain have fal
len On his knees and worshipped
his wife, for he was a heather, but
she would not have him do so.
FOURTH CHAPTER OF CHRONICLES.
l. And On the morrow Charles
the Mower mounted his ass and
rode into the city; and he sought
the chief priests, and rulers ard
publicans and all those whom he
had smitten, and told them of the
things his wife had spoken to
him.
2. And the chief priests and
rulers and publicans said among
themselves: His wife is u good
woman and walketh in the fear OF
the Lord: surely, we should not
fear this strange weapon if di-
rected by so good a woman.
B. And they took Charles the
Mower by the hand and made
friends with him and gave him sill.
yer, and gold, and greenbacks
wherewith to keep his Blade
bright that lie might punish the
wicked in the city.
4. And again Charles the Mower
sailed forth into the city to smit,
the wicked and those who mad,
themselves drunken.
.. And when the chief priest.
and rulers and publicans saw thai
he smOte only the wicked an(
. smote them slightly, they said ont
unto the other:
6. Surely this strange invention
is a wonderful weapon, and vii
do much good in the land. See
Charles the Mower no longe
smites us.
7. And for many days, with hi
wife by his side did Charles tn
Mower go throughout the city an,
in highways emitting only tn
wicked and doing much good.
FIFTH CHAPTER OF CHRONICLES
|. Now there was in the Ian
, at this time divers strong minde
women. They wove not, neithe
did they spin.
2. But they We're dissensious an
walked not in the fear of tn
: Lord, and refused to do the thing
, the Lord had commanded then
3. And they assembled them