The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-10-11
THE FARMER AND MECHANIC

fully and. falling upon thoii 49,
thanked him for 50 SEA- -. +rain
swent away upon their huntIia -.
the two lovelorn princes rode away -
Refore the time had come Wne4 tne
two princes were to appear ioi
great tournament for which the pl,19
was TO be the hand Of the Lacy Euiets,
Duke Theseus did construct at AtHen.
2 great a~mphitheatre for the Joust,hs,
. SPACIOUS lists. right royal, anu II
circuit a mile about. 1t was shape
round and at the east there "ao
great gate, or archWay. OF maroie, ~
westward there was set ah olnsi a a
bic arch as rich in design ano SOUP
ture as was the eastern gate. Arouno
there rose. tier on tier, seats Tor Tue
spectators, arranged SO tnat al O
according to their degree. ApoFe tho
eastern gate there was a rlchly EN-
bellished temple to Venus, 'he ~
dess of Love. and above the western
gate wa q temple to Mars, the Gou
of War.
And now the time approached for
the returning of the princes. ana one
day they appeared, each clad IN y
garb, and each 10y
knights in arms. In sootn,
it was a goodly company and few such
companies have ever been seen since
the world began; for every knlghl
who loved chivalry and deeds OF arms,
when he heard of h tournament TO
be fought at Athens, begged OF Arclte
and Palamon that he might be en-
rolled in the With Pala-
mon, all riding with shining arnof
and glittering might be seen
Lycurgus himself. the great King OF
Thrace. Black was his beard and his
face Of manly cast. His eyes We're
piercing and bright, and he glanced
about 1iLa :, Orj ffnn His Imh S We're
huge. his muscles strong. his should
ers broad. He came idlng in a gOl-
den car drawn by four white bulls.
Instead Of a surtout broidered with his
arms he wore over his mail a bear
skin, coal black. His hair, black as
any raven feather, hung down his
back. a golden circIet full of precious
stones shone on his head. About his
car went twenty white bOarhOundS as
big as any steer. A hundred great
lords did King Lycurgus have in his
train, armed full well and with hearts
firm and stout.
With Arctic came the great Kine
Emetreus, monarch Of India. He rode
upon q war horse trapped in steel anC
covered with cloth of gold. He came
{ riding like the god of armies, Mars
and his surtout was of the cloth O.
! Tartary. rich silk. embroidered with
pearls, white and round and great
: The mantle hanging from his shoulder
was glazed with rubies. His crisI
+ hair was of a bright yellow which
glistened in the sun. His eye wa
), bright. his nose high, his lips full ant
his color ~sanguine. This king wa,
: about five and twenty years of ag,
: and his downy beard had never know
. the razor. Like a lion he lOokel
, about him; his voice was as a trumpe
call. A garland fresh was upon hi
head and upon his mailed hand Their
/ c q Sfnn - n faJnon Z III
y white. a hundred lords had he wit
. him, all richly armed. Dukes, earl
and kings were in that gallant com
pany who came to do battle for low
and the increase Of chivalry. Abo
the great King of India there gam
lion.
1t was on a Sunday, about hour O
PRIME, that all this splendid compan
came riding into Athens and shinin
fair in the light Of morning. The
seus received his noble guests Ugh
royalty and entertained them wit
much s~tateIness and great feastins
There were dancing and singing
9 hawking and hunting with the hound!
But PalamOn went off to the grea
~ amphitheatre and in the temple owe
- the east gate he paid his devotion
TO venus, goddess Of love. beseechin
her to give to him the lady of his Low,
. Arctic also went to the a1nphitheatr
- and in the temple over the wester
gate he made his supplication to Mar
the red god Of war, asking for vic
"a tory in the combat.
eS ~
"a Meanwhile, the fair Lady E1ne]
did pay her vows to the chaste goo
ID dess Diana, "Chaste goddess" uraye
she' thou knowest hat 1 much d.
sire to remain a maiden all nv Ii,
q and not to be a wife. SO help m
lady, II you can. Palamon and A,
.ir cite both love me sore, and wou]
er for me do battle. I pray thee sen
be love and peace between the two. an
rom me turn away their hearts. 3,
= this IS not 10 De, and l must neet
,r. wed one OF them, then send TO n
We for husband the one that loves n
most Suddenly, as Emely knelt b,
e, fore the altar. she saw above =