Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

nlng, the knight VINO gl0ried alone,
discovered their number three in
stead of four, he OF the twinkling eye
was missing.
Whittier has my brother of the
laughing eye taken himself" he
asked in an alarmed voice.
Back to the castle of the rich
man where he can work for gold to
aid us, spoke the knight of the
golden heart.
But come, comrades, be not dis
couraged, | see no use in such a
foolish undertaking, we have
brought on ourselves. So let us
hasten with our struggle"
So, saddened bit by the loss
of their friend, each set to work,
harder, more determined, and
worked with feverish haste. At
last the wall was scaled and they
iourneyed on peacefully with hope
once more in their hearts.
Then they came finally to castle
where dwelt the terrible Latin Ogre
He noticed the innocent knights
inside his walls, where, when pow
erless to escape, he spoke to them
i'm voice SO awful that it brought
terror to their hearts. That night
when all the world lay wrapped in
sleep, little black verbs and declen-
sions came creeping over the floor.
They ran. across the knights faces.
pulled out their hair and drove
sleep from their eyes. Finally, when
these pests had returned to their
holes, a sound like thunder was
heard in the halls and the doors
were opened by unseen hands to adj
NIT the stately ghosts of Pompey,
Caesar and Cicero. Poor knights |!
When dawn brought relief they
arose gladly, but only to encounter
a new danger ior just outside the
doorway of indirect-discourse, where
each was thrown headlong, to arise,
greatly bruised, at the feet of the
Ogre who allowed them to pass
without further trouble.
The way now was smooth, but each
day the fountain seemed farther and
farther away. But we must keep
on, said each in his heart. After
many days of rough travelling they
entered the great Forest of the Past.
So dense was the wood they could
scarcely find the path, but stumbled
blindly on, over the skeletons OF
dead heroes, while the leaves of the
trees were covered with the deeds OF
valor of these warriors. Deep in the
heart of the forest they were attacked
by the lions of Hannibal and Scipio,
but after an awful struggle they vic
toriously passed on. only to en-
counter the ferocious Griffins of Ma
ration, who too, were finally con-
quered. So fighting, step by step,
until the poor brave knight of the
sunny smile was unable to go farther,
so worried was he by the struggles.
A kindly wood chopper was asked to
care for him until the knights should
return.
Now but two in number, the
knight who gloried alone and The
encouraging knight of the golden
heart, they plodded along much
grieved by the loss of their com
rades, when suddenly looming right
up before them, stood the huge
gruff dragon, Examination. AS they
drew nearer he would spit shower
of questions at them that woulC
burn their very flesh. Poor knights
how were they to overcome this mon
ster? Dishearted, they paused on {
nearby stone to think.
I'VE are armed with these word
of knowledge" whispered he of tn,
J golden heart, that overcometh al
things. Come, let US not be discour
aged"
! A charge was made and soon tn
; fierce animal lay headless in tn
} dust and the two brave knight
passed on, both singing loud il
their hearts.
But their song was cut short b.
r the gushing and roaring of rive
that tumbled madly across the road
, This is the River of Geometry tina
I we have been warned against. for
contains many whirlpools and ed
e dies. All, dear me, this seems a
endless journey" sighed he VIII
t gloried alone.
a Yes, but arise, brave comrade
e we must build a raft of yon squares
e triangles, circles and spheres tina
{ will carry US safely across. Come
: we have no time to sigh.
r So after a struggle, they fnishe
the raft and crossed the river wher
e they landed safely on the other side
Just as they landed, a band {
t strange knights passed, going in a
n opposite direction, who invite
, them to come along The knigf
e of the gladstone heart accepted Gag
d erly but the other shook his heac
b Il am tired of these perilous aG
o ventures, kind comrade, and l hal
!. to leave thee, but / fear | must joi
a these, my new friends. so farewell.
e And so the last of his conrad,