The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-12

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ruined castle wall in England late in
the afternoon OF day, DID,
Gathered about children ages listening
ntenty exctedy to the fluent tongue that rolled
the Old English language smoothly and beautifully.
Yes that under Johns rule two years before the
signing of the Magma Charta the great deed that us
liberties and privileges hoped for
that mother the Duchess of Marberg lay dying within
these stately old walls towers
Tears were in the old mans eyes.
Il was ten years old the night Sir Harold and
brought to mothers deahbed and it in that
woman that my lifes work was set before me-
e,,.I He wiped the tears away from his fast
Overhead the wind rused leaves and
down in the valley clear and sweet heard the heralds
cries OF "Long live the king! Long live Edward IT,
go granddaddy Tell saracen king" broke
out the pent-up voice of a tiny girl
The saracen king had in his first of regnng.'
rumbied the SLOW quiet voice, visited England
panied only by follower. He fierce stongwilled
fellow with love coursng through his
VEINS TO this very castle he came bringing and laying at
mothers marriage.
king and they just about to set out for the far
In great pomp and spendor when the young
Saracen king received invading
and Germans in that Palestine Therefore
he rushed without his bride thickest
battle at the head of strong army leaving
of ring in the form and halo saying
If never meet again. cherish that ring living
SELF
"Time passed. England France Germany were
sending out large armies to regain the Holy Land from the
Saracens Bloody battles, death starvation the
progress fOrenamed
the head OF the was missing and Won
der the hearts, minds bodies younger children
filed with the Of these pilgrimages.
Mother received of faraway
day the Duke of Marlbeg and she his
duchess.
years later knelt by her bedside in the
darkened chamber with the death watch ticking
the wall. and she put in hand the ring Of holy
and said in voice choking with sobs
~ never will rest until that ring lies within
the palm of the saracen king if he be living that the
sight Of and the ring will thoughts
leave only goodness mind. thou,
name Of the old mans voice choked and stopped
There granddaddy, tell about the good times coming"
spoke the owner of loving kisses and hugs.
"Ah. granddaughter good times away those
dark days and it made the dark days
night when looked the ring lying my hand sending
out of golden light in the thought
in that little ring rested the lives
saracen king bloody battles would and
which Christs Childhood teachings death
be trampled foot
"he thought the broad, sea Of Cali
lee, Jerusalem. Bethlehem and the Olives
brought back the longing and
The old had walking furiously up and
down amid the ivy walls, with eyes
clenohed..
Looking ring again. Strengthened up in time
my would take the long journey and
liver the ring I sealed the covenant with last kiss
the fast cooling brow"
Back to the seat went,
pacing and fro and gazing to the mound
in the distance he added in low, reverent tone:
'My children is where they laid her." Then with
quick again. Before the last shovel
left the ground with Sir Harold as protector was sum
children from far and to and join uve-
which to set out not armed with
with the Lord Jesus restore to
holy cross
very niee those journeys through the
ries singing through towns and villages. By
tho nearly children
were following the lead Of that little ring 1t after
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