The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-01-31
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Till they gently rang in harmonious chime,
Az thoy rolled from his tuneful throat ..
hf n ssnf 10 Of DI XIX H /" p;a s, aGe,i 10 q niglt'
To win all tSorway's realm in fight
And set the crown on her brow.
HOY like a young eagle he rose in the light
y tho dawn. with 3 rush of sound, 81
AMI the thirty kinglets like mice in fright,
Went hiding IN holes in the ground. IL
And he sang of Haidane, the hero bold,
W it p. TIE 3 claws and beak OF the ,e.gle race.
and lordsitip stamped on his face. a.H
For the eaglet springs from the eagles brood,
And tho crow from tho brood IL Inc crow.
And tse meaner bird shows the meaner mood,
But the easlet gives blow for blow.
Butt 10. as he sang, the lowering cloud
That had darkened the face Of the king,
Did it seem to lift IN tho sight Of the crowd,
10 spreal a1d Mt last take wing;
And perchance tho prince, as tho sweet strain
Rosonnding within his soul,
Forgot his wrath and tho hate and pans #@
Vi envy and hurrowing dole. EI.|
For scarce had the lingering murmur died #6"
~ the ,harp's s%onprbns breast, i.
While Nc ,tremulous strings still shook and
And shi,ered into rest; :
flung
From his shoulder the purple cloak, l.. r
And the prince snatchsd a giittcring ring that
clung II
10 his arm. and thus he spoke:
Take this, good scald. for thy noble song,
. Thou mast spoken. bravely and we'll T.
Aa Az en-. and hleg; tby a aaae t thl sne end wear it 50 long
And a., the father tsa. and son stood awhile apart.
i hen King Harold claspel his son tn ha heart
And the brawny sLelrmen wapt.
And made the black rafters ring, +
And they cheered till the armors clanked on the
II New bail t. The prince and The King"
l crave your pardon. my lords,' quoth he.
MY song is not paid with gold.' +.
''Then take thy gnardo5n,,, n king Harold cried.
:, 1le j. eyer 90 rich, be y eyer 90 rare.
lhats by the high gods | swear" II
And r. cried the prince. fair scald, throw.
l owe thee no less tn N my sire.
And l will make tho self-same vow M
To grant tines thy hearts desire"
The sun arose and tho sun won't down ~
For many a, yesr and many a day,
And the fields grew green and tho fields grew
And tho mountains stood eloakcd in gray.
When like az . lire in withered grass.
With t%iuttering tongues of dusky red.
A rumor swift through the land did paaa. St
Which TILED each heart with dread.
Prince Haldane has gathered an. armed host,
The prince is a rebel! The prince makes bosst
The messenger arrows flew thick and fast.
And hit in the peasant 9 door. %
And InorthwarI the war-bands swept like .
And trampled the meadows floor.
Anon the armies stood face to face,
And tho wolf came skulking out Of his den,
For the woods that engirdied the battle place
We're filled with stcel-clad men.
AMI the raven screamed in the chilly morn.
and tapped his coal-hlack wing, g
For alas, twas King Harold's eldest born
Had drawn his sword agtinst tie king.
XIV.
And the kings eye burned with n baleful fame,
and grisly he looked like 4 god grown old; -
His cheek was aglow with wrath and shame, \
And dread was he to behold. 5
His son from aught he colld there espy,
With his brand nnsheathed and bright.
His hsad held high and hate in his eye.
But wan was has cheek and white.
Then the voice of the war-horn broke forth
amain,
It's hollow RDU5 WAS nOsT6D anu uCep, 7
And the mountains flung back tho ominous
strain
With echoes from steep to ateep. #
But oh, what u shuut from the rebel rout,
And oh, what a thunderouR roar, "e
As the wrathfal kin, - mon came rushing out
And down on their foemen bore!
But erc yet the arrows tho space. could span,
And the storm Of weapons had broken loose. NJ
Aloit on "a rock was kecu u man
Who waved che white siiield OF truce.
And the kip; in amaze on tho sign did gaze.
But the prince with marvel beGold the white
bha2e, ay
And he babe his spearmen halt. "
XVlI. .
So thcre above the grim yanguard's ring .
Stood t,uttorm aloft, the daring scald,
And he faced tho prince and he faced the king,
And he faced them unhppalled. 4
MY lords h. cried, when tho wrathful hum
Wa hushed in the warriors thr0nc.
II crave of you peaco; for now 1 come a1
The guerdon to claim for my song"
The prince stood long distraught with woo.
, And !, pride RIDE Y IN 81 share N his nosom W Waa
" His father, his king, and his lord
And long did King Harold gaze in pain
On thst noble hrniod head, e-
With ~ mist in his ego, yet his hesrt was fain
That no Nofseman's blood was sheu. z
| Now brightly the sun in splendor broke
From tho bloody clouds that had veiled 1t o'e5,
No more was heard tho black ravan's cr0ak.
And leashea were tho hounds of war.
| The kings storm heart was turned to his son
! With u love that WAS deep and strong,
But the blessings of peace which tho land had
Won ,E Fl
Were the guordon, forsooth, OF q con.
ii. II, hoYEsEN. 4
Copyright.
Sire Remedy. L
Jones-''Are You going to put all your
fortune into the ~toboggan slide. You mnst
be crazy
Smith--"Not at all. There Ia a heap OF
money to be made in the business"
"But the craze will soon die out; what
will you do then" &a
II will get tho ministers to dsnounce IL
az immoral and the craze will b. greater
than eyer."-re1as Siftings.