The Chipley banner. (Chipley, Washington County, Fla.) 1893-1943, 1897-09-18
THE STORY OF JULIA.
I'D at the Edge Of the Northern Sea, and
Written for This Paper.
BY EDWIN LESTER ARNOLD.

Odln with wild blue eyes, keen features,
and yellow hair astream upon their
shoulders and mighty muscles showing
beneath their climbing armlets and
bands OF beaten metal. Indeed, that
was a day, and could fill here, as sit
with nothing but the blank rock wall
before me, hundred pages with the
names and deeds OF those who came,
and every name should sound to ysu
like that Of a giant and Ir!ncely brother,
and every splendid deed l linked to
every name should bring the blush OF
pride to your check and the pulse Of
pleasure to your kindred hearts-but
The lamp burns low and l am no S a'd,
therefore let those warllke sha lows pass
unchronic,ed again into the voids OF
memory from whence they came.
In the mid OF the plain the kings men
had built a hall Of rough-hewn pine
logs so long and wide that 5000 chiefs
could sit to meat within 1t at once. And
every vassal OF the king had sent pol
ished buckler 20 deck the bride house,
and these We're ranged in rows along
the roofs and sides until all these war.
like trappings cleaned together with
one broad shine that men could see
HUH Ahlulcll W tut WINS pOOlb ny
Flekkerfjord. And every Norway maid
had bound q flllet OF green spruce and
golden flower, and these were ranged
between the shields until cloud OF soft
color wrapped the palace far and near,
and the sweet new pine smell hung
warm and heavy over cad.
Nor was this all. Every jarl and sea
lord, every captain and rover who own.
al oh IN. 10 lynt ~
skuta, had brought them round to the
and there they stood, those great navies
OF maids and matrons In twenty lands,
Raven Of the Wind" 4Egir's Steed,"
Hawk on the CULTS Track, y. Snake Of
the Sea-" carved In runlc on each steep
two in length, with rarti- colored sails
all set, and red raiding flag streaming
on the wind, and gilt dragon heads all
turned inward, and Jolly crews In bright
vestments in their idle ranks of oars,
rnd garlands OF flowers about those
sides which the white ribbons Of the sea
foam were wont alone to deck.
All about the great mid hall we're
gree n grass grew O week ago was now
gay wooden city, and thousand troops
OF horse stood munching Halfdan's hay,
and a thousand stalwart clansmen were
quafilng Halfdan's ale, and thousand
tables bent with Halidan's provender,
and a thousand trumpets sounded Half.
dams warn ote, and a thousand scalds
were singing Halfdan's praises that day
King Halfdan married.
The great prince had chosen me tc
be among his right-hand men, and thus
happened that which was the sweet and
the bitter. the light and the darkness oil
my life. King Goldbeard came ashore
from his ships early In the morning,
and my handsome ack-haired master
took the sweet Ragnhld by the hand,
and at the head Of long procession OF
princes, chiefs and ladies'. all on foot,
marched through the mighty concourse
OF the shouting people and up the long
lane OF dragon ships into the great hall
itself. There the feudatories ranged
themselves In gallant rows at the many
tressel tables, while the kings and we
with them went on to the further end,
where stood some oaken benches.
These made three sides OF a square.
On one sat Harold with his peers; on
the other, facing him, was Halfdan-
and I on his right-and four strong
jarls from the corners Of his kingdom
TO flank us. The last bench across the
other two was filled by ladies, and amid
them-all in white bride linen, with a
splendid torque Of jewels binding the
loose folds across her bosom and a dia-
dem OF rough gold in her golden hair
sat the bride.
scarcely know what followed. Isaw
the BRIDE price paid and the bench gifts
made on Bonded knee. I saw the fair
and frightened Ragnhild clinging weep.
ing for minute to her fathers neck,
and then / saw King Halfdan take her