The herald., 1893-12-15

WAS HuIpflEGQ TO nnd. him Euch small
and in fact insignificant person. See-
ing that he outclassed him when he was
ont of his arnor, he began to bully
him. and finally he compelled my an
cestor to wheel the barrow, loaded as it
was with his armor and weapons.
Unaccustomed to such menial toll,
the knight made such poor progress that
evening found them still far from
home. The pangs Of hunger added TO
the knights misery. But Walker dis
appeared in the woods, taking with him
the warriors long spear.
In less than an hour he returned with
couple of fat pullets, small pig,
and a peck of Early Rose potatoes, dis
posed about his person in a manner that
would have done credit to the king s
conjurer.
And now," said he, as he laid his
booty on the ground, I'VE will light a
fire in the stove'
"What stove?" exclaimed my ances-
tor in amazement.
"I'll show you," replied Aimless,
"how necessity can create out of ap-
parently the most incongruous mate
rails satisfactory base burning, self
feeding and self regulating Sunshine
range and heater combined, warranted,
likewise, to save fuel and reduce the
cost Of living by one-half." +"
Speaking thus, he took the warrior 8
iron body piece and placed it upon sew
eral stones in an upright position. In
few minutes he had attached the arm
pieces, thus constructing stovepipe,
and filling the contrivance with leaves
and wood in less than a quarter of an
hour he had a merry fire blazing there
in. Filling the helmet with water, he
placed it upon the opening in the armor
for the knights neck and left it to boil,
while he prepared the chickens. These
he put in the pot with the potatoes to
boil. Then, taking the knights shirt
of chain he drove four stakes in the
ground at equal distances and suspended
the garment in such a. manner that
when he had lighted fire beneath it
served as grfdiron to broil the porker
upon.
"Now," said Aim1ess as he removed
the porker from the gridiron, and plac-
ing it upon my ancestors shield began
to carve it with his sword, Just
spear them poultry and taters outen the
pot, will yer, and We'll begin the ban
quet." My ancestor fshed out the
chickens and potatoes, and they fell to-
A couple Of perfectos would just fim-
ish this about right" said Aimlass,
NTH i~k IL 1oxy 6o oil
tree for awhile.
Then he filled the stove with more
firewood and said:
"We'n keep that going all night and
snooze right alongside of it," which
they did.
In the morning they warmed over the
remnants Of the feast and proceeded on
their way. AS they neared my ances-
tors castle, Walker began to muse, as
one who neditates putting up job,
but the warrior did not perceive it, as
he was busy pushing the wheelbarrow.
Suddenly Walker broke out:
Strikes me, myIord, that it were an
unseemly entrance to your city that
you make. Perchance 'twere wiser
W iOouAC yOui AuDuul1Iu tuSo duo ~ Al
In some style."
My ancestor assented to this, and with
the pilgrim IS help entered his armor,
and Walker fastened the combination
lock.
Then.theshase, ignoble churl rapidly
trundled. the supdnes and hapless knight
to an Obscure. streetdn the lowest and
most a1nfashionahle part Of my ances-
tors town, dowuansar the river, and
opening hiss visor Sgagged him with a
piece ofscloth, which3he tore off the tail
Of his new coat 'ofSarms.
Chuokling with fendish 'glee, he then
proceeded until he came to the junk
shop of William sSlathers, afterward
Earl Slathers, the. first of what became
noble English family, and there he
sold the arnor and'weapons, my ances-
tor included, as old iron at cents a
pound.
He then decamped.
Siathers, in examining his bargain a
little later, discovered concealed with
in the person of'his Hege lord. Between
the shock of fading him thus and re-
alizing that heshad been bunkoed into
buying 126sponuds of my ancestor as
old iron, he almost lost his mind. Walt
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