The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-10-09

I side the duke, the Lady Finely sat. he looked up at her and she looked down at nim with friendly face and smiled. For women ever will look kindly upon the favorites of fortune
 | But now there happened miraculous thing. Suddenly out of the ground there sprang fierce fire right beside the horse of Arctic, fire sent by Pluto, that god of the lower regions, at the request of Saturn, who had been moved thereto by Venus. The frightened steed sprane aside and. bolting upright in air. fel to earth crushing as he fell his rider. They picked Up Arctic from beseath the fallen steed. where he lay in sad plight. It was long before he recovered consciousness, and then he was in great pain; for his breast bone had been broken and he had suffered many other severe injuries so i that 1t was plainly seen he had not long to live. They carried him away out of the place to the palace, where the physi- clans attended him. But all efforts to save his life were useless; his spirit ebbed fast away. But all the while he was clear in his mind and knew that he was doomed He sent for Finely and for Pai- anon, and when they both stood beside his bed he said to them: There lived never man in all this world but that some time he must die; this world is thoroughfare full of woe and we are pile grims passing to and fro along 1t. Death is the end of every earthly sore; weep not, my Finely" His last words were "Mer- cy!-Emely!
 Above his body now did Finely and Palamon weep and all the rejoicing of the feast and the tourney was changed Into sorrow at the death of this brave knight, this prince of Thebes. A short 1 tifpe before he had seemed to stand upon pinnacle of fortune-and now he was cold clay. Duke Theseus, who I had so short time before held Arctic and Palamon as his enemies, now was filled with grief at this sudden taking off of one of them. A great funeral did the duke decree for the dead prince and all Athens mourned him. They laid the body upon a bier covered with cloth of gold and in cloth of gold did they clothe him. Upon his head they placed a wreath of laurel. At daylight the next morning they brought the body to the great hall, which resounded with the weeping and the wailing of the people. Thence they took it to great funeral pyre outside the city, two princes bearing his bier upon their shoulders, and following, mounted upon steeds, came squires bearing the Shield, the spear the sword, the bow, the arms and armor of the prince When the body had been placed upon the pyre and the fire lighted the gentle Finely fell down in a swoon and Palamon walled aloud and tore his beard. After the funeral rites Palamon went sorrowfully back to Thebes
 The progress of the months lessened and wore away the general grief for Arctic, as time will wear out the strongest sorrow. And now, when feN years were passed, there was a great | council held of the Greeks at Athens, in which council there was question of making an alliance between Athens and certain other countries of Greece, among them Thebes. The noble The seus sent for Palamon, who, wondering what was required of him, repaired to the court. Still dressed was he in his mourning clothes of black and his visage was sad. q sent for you," said Theseus, fin order that might make of two sorrows one great joy; and to bind yourself and Thebes to us forever. Look here upon my sister Emely." Then, turning to the lady. he saids
 Sister, with my full assent, and with the advice and consent of my parlia- ment make this Palamon your true husband and knight, to serve you with his might, his heart and his will. Give me your hands," Then did the duke join the hands of the two, saying: Sister, this knight has served many years for you; he is a kings brothers son, and right royal" The Lady Finely looked upon Palamon and smiled, and he looked love into her eyes. Thus were they married, and Venus had her way. And so they lived in bliss and har- mony for all their lives thereafter. Next Sundays one-page classic will be "The Voyage to Brobdingnag," by Jonathan Swift