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About The new age. (Portland, Or.) 1896-1905 | View Entire Issue (March 8, 1902)
THE NEW AGKE. PORTLAND. OREGON. MP "J H 10 WILLIAM MINTO. m wmmmMmMmwmfmmwmfm CHAI'TKU IV CONTINUED. "Mv Indv liattMl Clnrn an much an ho girl tinted her, nnd sotijrht to nplto tier in tho matter of iimrrine. Thuro 1 1 veil in Sir JoIiii'h neighhorliood In IiIh Htrong cnBtlo nt Hturnicru ncertniii mid llcnKcd knight of prowoHH nnd renown who had ust IiIh cyos nnd IiIh lieart on tho mottloeotno Clara nnd liked tho lues none tho losa for hor intrnctnhlo Hj.lrlt. "Ills nanio wno Ilichnrd Hainliani. Ho wuh not of gontlo birth by tho inother'H Hide nt leant, but lio hnd joined n bnnd of free companions in Acuitaino nnd hnd procured in tho French warn nnd received knighthood from tlio lihick 1'j-inco on tho Held of 1'oictIcrH. Tliero hnvo been ninny com plnlntH ngniiiFt bim hy neigbborn nnd triivollern, but bo 1h too fturdy nnd vnl liable a knight to ho lightly culled in ((iicHtion and it in bin hoafit to have grown no fat under tho cumin of tho church tlinv bo can hardly turn in IiIh raddlo. Ho him indeed tho look nnd strength of a bull, mich n neck and Imck, hucIi a brawny oliouldor nnd lowlnp. "My pretty Clara loathed tho match nnd the maker of it, but what could thu poor diuiiHol do? Hbo wuh all alone; cho liad no couiiHoUor; nIio bad kept ltnlph nt a dlHtancu and mado bim fear to Hjienk to hor, ho wuh too proud to openk to bim. Hbo know bor ndvort-nry to bo flpitoful nnd unrelenting no only implto fill woniaii can bo; nnd ccoing that oh t'npo wan bopeloHH, hIio did not wait to lo reduced to HiihmiHulon by bread nnd wntcr, imprisonment and Htrlpcn. I'rido coum-ollcd her not to endure tho indignity of a contoHt with my I.ndy CavendiHb. 'Lot tbo bruto marry mo tit IiIh peril,' Mio Hild to hernolf ; and fortiiled by UiIh roNohition, to tbo ad miration of all, nnd not tbo leant of my lady, fibo ngreed mveotly without u murmur. "Hut If Sir Ilichnrd had neon how lior eyoH llnnhud and every limb quiv ered when hIio wuh nlono, or If ho had hoard thu oath nho took on bor brovinry and her dnggor, oven IiIh homlHtrong folly might have lienltated to take hucIi h vlpor to IiIh hoiioni. Hut not n hoiiI nt CuvoudlHh Hull wnH in her coiill douce, not a hIiiii betrayed her deadly hatred and pocfot resolution. "Tho wtlding day drow near, nnd Sir John ppnrod no cont, for IiIh ward hnd richott in ubundnuco. Ho feiiHted tbo liriilegrooni for tbreo dayH before tbo toroinony. Tho cookH hnd Hwoltored in tho kitchen for wcokri before, nnd tho tubleH wore a rare night, mich treeH and ouMtleH, blrdH and lieutitri of Hwoot ttttiff, micli flugoiiN of wine, mich linen of pngeH and yeomen bearing iIIhIiuh lit for nil mnperor, tho miiihtrelH blowing nil tho timo from tbogullery it wuh llko " Tbo ciiiioii'h recollectioiiH were too much for him. Ho buried IiIh head in tho threuhooiod not. "There wuh a hawking pnrty in tho morning, and xportH in tho tlltlng-yard at midday nfter dinner, and Juggling and dancing in tho hull after ppupor by viigaboudH who had gathered from fur and near, and had no reiiHon to repent their coming. "What hnpponod in tbo tlltingynrd did not Improve Sir llichard'H temper. Hither IiIh borne mvorved an lie run nt tho quintain, or ho hit tho hoard cliiin nily, or Mimething went wrong that 1 cannot explain to you; anyhow, tho bug of MindNWiiiig round before bo wuh elear, and caught him mich a whack on the back that ho wuh aluuiht thrown from thu middle. ltnlph Hardelot, when it came to IiIh turn, wuh more fortunate or more nk'ilful. "Whether by good fortune orJynklll, thin ltnlph Htruck tho board to hliivern, and rode lightly nnd cufely on. Sir Ilichnrd would fain hnvo bad n wrext ling bout, but Sir John, seeing tho temper ho wih in, forbade it. "At mippor my wilful minx Clara mulled no openly on her young favorite that tho bridegroom wan honido hiiucelf with fury; but ho tried to mvnllow IiIh rngo nnd mvul lowed much liquor, and laughed loudly, and bragged of IiIh ex ploits, and, withal, liuido a brave show mh one who knew how to bo master when the timo came. Hut to hnvo been hor cool, provoking fueo, you would hnvo Maid tho knight bad never undertaken a more porllouu adventure. "Wino and auger neemod to hnve bo reft Sir ltichard of bin witn, nnd ho did IiIh diligence tonrnkohimnolfdoHpionblo ami ridiculoiiH, After oupper tho hall wan cleared for tho nntica of jugglerH and hired dnucora. A tumbling wench, with largo, Hhapely limbnnnd u hideoun face, no cliarmeil tbo good knight's fancy that, to tbo deep dhgunt of tho ladles, ho leered ut her, and held vill aiuoiiH laiiguugo to her, culling hor up to him to drink her health and give her largchho. I.ndy Cavendish nlono looked on with patience, and hIio oven mulled 4iu bin outrageouHbehuvtor; whereupon, to pleato her more, ho would oven have a turn on tho floor himself to show bin ugility, and on tho tloor it wuh, for there, after a few elephantine capern, ho prcHoutly lay, sprawling with tho utnost gool humor. "In this motley world, linger and 'tttrlfo often follow fact on tho IicoIh of mirth. While her bridegroom wan thus playing tho buffoon, Clara had dlnup poured. Itut Lady Cavendish, who bad been narrowly obcorving her, had noted where alio had withdrawn herself and vrith whom. Bbo had marked lookH of tender sympathy oxchungod bctweon Clnrn nnd ltalph, and hud t-eon thorn sidle off togothor into a window recces protected by a curtain. Sho gave tho two lovers a little timo, and then passed tbo word through tho tittering throng, directed nil eyes on the rcccHH, nnd cent one of hor mnlds to suddenly pull nuido tho curtain, nnd show tho picture. A pretty picture it wuh, tbo two figures btunding very cIoho together ngniiiHt tho light, IiIh left arm grasping a chair behind her, while with his right band bo tenderly nnd respectful ly guided her forefinger in tracing let crs on tho moistened pane. I conject ure thnt ho hud written Homothing there which sho professed herself unable to copy. So ubsorbed wore they in their occupation that they wero not aware of tho tittering crowd of onlookers till tho loud oaths of Sir ltichard made them turn their astonished faces. "Sir Ilichnrd wns tho only man of tho company thnt did not laugh. To speak tho truth of tho young offenders, thoy boro themselves with easy nnd seemly self-possession. Ralph's color heightened n littlo, but ho came for ward from tho recess with a deftly as huiiicu look ol surprise and inquiry ns to tho meaning of tho laughter, ns if it wero the most nnturul thing in tho world that ho should bo found, giving tho young demoiselle a lesson in prim itive handwriting. What ho would hnvo paid by wny of explanation I can not tell you, for before ho could utter n word tho injured knight rushed on him, shouting, 'Miserable scrivener! I will write on tho walls with your bruins I' "Tbero wns a grent outcry nnd com motion. Sir John Cavendish cried Tciico! Hoi I'or slinmol' but bis voice could hnrdly bo beard above tbo hubbub. The Indies screamed, nnd severul knights ran t drug Sir Ilichnrd away, ltalph at first made no attempt nt retaliation, but merely luid hold of his assailant's arms to steady himself nnd keep bis feet, nnd uvoid being dashed against the wull or through tho window. Hut when Sir Richard did not desist, but held on by his throat and twisted nnd dragged him about, tho youth also lost his temper nnd put forth IiIh strength, laying Sir Ilichnrd on tho polished floor, Hat on his buck. "ltnlph wns ut once hurried off by Sir John Cavendish before Sir Ilichnrd recovered his footing. Tho enraged knight would have bustled after him, hut tho Indies throw themseles in IiIh way and ho dared not thrust them aside. Then ho turned to his bride, and shook his grent list nt her. Shu, who hnd stood nil tho timo in tho recess, with pule face and a soft, velvety gleam in hor eyes, answered with a disdainful smile. " 'I will tnnio your proud spirit yet, minx,' ho gasped. Sho returned his look without quailing, tho light in her oyes becoming darker with resolute scorn. 'Marry mo, If you daro,' sho said, in a quiet voice. "The foolish mini tlid daro: ho married her, nnd carried her to bis castle. Hut their wedded bliss wns not of long duration. On tho morning nfter the marriage tbo bride rose long before prlmo and walked out to taste tho morning air. When it was near midday ami she had not returned, nnd her lord hud never stirred from his chamber, they went in nnd found bim lying In a heavy sleep, from which they hnd much ndo in rousing him. Tho crafty wench hud drugged bis evening cup, and mado her escape in the morn ing. Sir Ilichnrd broke the porter's ribs nnd Hung him into tho moat, but that did not recover tho fugitive, who wuh traced at tho last to the priory at Dart ford, where sho had taken shelter, and from which, as far as I know, her husband has not yet succeeded in drugging her. If ho ever should lay blinds on her ho will tamo her proud spirit I make nodouiiht." "God grant ho never do," said tho host. "Amen," suld Simon d'Vprei, who hnd listened with courteous interest to the cumin's long-winded tale. "And what becaino of Ralph Hnrdelot?" Tho canon yawned. "I have heard littlo of him," ho said, "till he reap peared hero in tho fool's dress of n Wyelllllto." "And you know not what led him to this?" "Tho instigation of the fiend, I doubt not," aiiHwered tho canon, yawning ngaiu. "Prithee, pardon me, I am drowsy, which is a sign that nature will have u littlo rest before vespers." And, without more ceremony, ho stretched himself at length upon the settle. CHAPTKIl V. Reginald Hardelot found his brother in tho place to which the host had di rected him, St. Gregory's churchyard, talking with tho gaunt and dishevelled old hermit who bad built himself u rough shelter among tho graves. Thoy parted with anger on tho ouo side, and deep sorrow mid agitation but no change of purHise on tbo other. l.iiter in tho day, when tho sun had gone down, and tho mists wero rising from tho valley of tho Stour, and tho still water gleamed softly in tho dim light, us Ralph was walking in tho rriars' meadow with tbo soothing charm of tho scene and hour upon him, ho was accosted by Simon d'Ypres, Tho merchant spoke to him as a travel ing stranger; mid looking round on the quiet meadow with the priory on one side, encircled by its high garden wall, its roofs overhung and halt hidden by shadowy masses of foliage, hnrdly dis tinguishable in the twilight, ho re marked on tho repose of tho life of the cloister, and thus led the younu niau on to contrast with it tho lifo of action, nnd to speak out his own burning thoughts, disclosing, with tho fearless frankness of an enthusiast, his imme diate nims nnd plans. When it ap peared thnt ono of those plnns was to visit tho great fair of Stourbridce. whero men would bo gathered together from nil parts, tho merchant proposed that ltnlph should rido with liis party to Cambridge on tho following day. Next morning, accordingly, Ralph Hnrdelot joined tho merchants' party ns thoy rodo out of Sudbury. Ho wns waiting for them on tho wnysido be yond tho bridge, no longer in tho russet garb of tbo poor priest, but in tho dress of u sober clork of Oxford. It wns n wnrm September day, with a fine dry ing wind, an ideal husbandman's day for tho threshing out nnd winnowing of corn. Tho blithesomo bent of Hulls, and tbo bum nnd lnugbtcr of busy workmen, came from uthroshlng floor a few fields off; nnd near at band n plowman, with looso rein flowing in tho wind, was shouting with joyful vigor to his horscB. It was n day nnd a sceno to inspiro n young prophet, however deep his sonso of evils to bo overcome, with a cortain delight in activo existence, in move ment for movement's snko; nnd ltnlph enntored up to meet tho company of merchants ns booh as thoy cumo in sight. Simon and his trusty lieuten ant Lawrcnco rodo first, in high peaked lints of soft felt, nnd gowns nnd man tles of good broadcloth, nil of n brown ish hue; Simon's fur trimmings and thu ornnmonts on tho pouch nt Ills gir dlo marking him out as tiio superior in rank Behind thorn rumbled tbo cum brous four horsed wngon, piled high with bnles bearing tho name of tho owner and tho mark of the custom house. Tho wagonor eeated aloft cracked his long whip, nnd his two as sistants, who bad dismounted to lend the horses ncross tho bridge, wero clambering up behind, to journey nt their enso on the top of tho enrgo. In tho reur rodo two young men in long hose nnd doublets, nnd round loaf shaped huts, their clonks strapped be fore them on their horses. -Thoy laughed and talked together in tho manlier of jolly apprentices out for a holiday. A moro peaceful scono could not hnvo been conceived. It wns a vision of hapny and prosperous industry naturo smiling on the labors of man and back ing up his efforts with goninl nid Pro duction nnd Exchnngo vocal in tbo bent of the flail nnd tho rumblo of tho wng on, nil sounding musical in tbo soft, warm nir. And yet thnt mysterious, impalpnblo atmosphere, tho common thought of men, was charged wllli dan gerous electricity. A mighty storm wns gathering that would shako every tim ber in tho framework of soeioty. Tho agents of revolution were nbrond. Among these agents must be reck oned tho disciples of Wycliffe,of whom Ralph Hnrdelot wns ono of tbo most ardent and enterprising. Not thi.t Wycllffo was a revolutionary in tho sciii-o that ho counselled tbo poor to rlso in armed robollion against tho rich. Ho had no quarrel with the feudal system except thnt lords and knights did not live up to the strict conception of their duty in tho commonwealth, which wns to prevent wrongdoing nnd protect la boring men in tho exorelso of their in dustry, guarding thorn against fraud nnd robbery, against tho subtleties of knaves and the oppression of strong hnnded enemies, foreign nnd domestic. His iiims wero not directly political. It was a religious reformation thnt ho labored nfter, with nn ultimate view to tho banishment of dissentiou nnd disorder and corruption from the realm, and tbo establishment of a reign of universal pence and chnrlty, contented labor of each in his appointed station, nn brotherly lovo among nil. Ah a menus to this end be desired first of nil the purification of the Church nnd the religious orders by a return to the sim plicity of upostolio doctrine, nnd tho purity uiul poverty of apostolic lifo us set forth in the Now Testament. KRIEQ LEVY (INCORPORATED.) GROCERS COFFEE AND TEA A SPECIALTY. 304 Washington Btr.ct, Corner T.ntlt TRY OUK CELEBRATED COFFEE. Bath Phonos 838. POHTI.AND, Oil. ST. CHARLES HOTEL IOHN GIBL1N, Prop. FJrit'ClaM Accommodations And Prompt ierr ice. Lnrcc Enmplo Qoomt (or Commercial Traveler!. Phone 7. Cor. First and Vxshlngton St. Albany, Oregon. WELL, I DON'T KNOW Mr. Tohnson, you don't know WHAT'S GOOD If you have never tried ACME WHEAT FLAKES. We are headquarters for Ralson Health Club Foods. Grano, Acme Rolled Oats, Health Process Whole Wheat Flour. ACME MILLS COMPANY. Loewenberg & Going Company MANUFACTURERS OF AND DEALERS IN Stove Ranges, Hollowware and Household... Specialties... V HIkmsVeI " y fc. . 229 to 235 Taylor Strmmt tea to tv smoonaairemt Handled by All First Class Dealers... Royal Steel Ranges Are the Best and Cheapest in the Market PORTLAND, OREGON 20-22 N. Front St. Phone 407. PORTLAND, OR. T. S. TOWNSEND CREAMERY CO. Jobber and manufacturer! ol PEOISTCREO Fancy Creamery Butter AND Full Cream Cheese. Wo Prepare a Cream that will carry to Chicago in a Sweet Condition. Give Us a Trial Order. 44 SECOND STREET, Phone Grant H2i. Portland, Oregon. (mtmbltmhmtl 1BB3.) F.B. DALLAM & GO. Wholcialo Dealers In Wooden and Willow Ware Brooms, Brushes, Twines, Paper, Paper Bags, Tinware, Gran- iteware, Eto. 232, 230, 22B Front St., San Frmnolaoo, Oal. mnd 71 Front St r oat, Portland, Ormgon. mfiricanundrj Our Specialty First-Class Work: A Trial Will Convinc Oraion Telehone a rant Columbia Uh COR. TWELFTH AND FLANDERS STS., All Orders Promptly Executed. Portland, Oregon. (To be continued) Elderly Twins Much Alike. Daniel nml William llntchino, twin hrnthorx of S'oipio, Intl., nro ho much nliko thnt only their wivon and children Know inoin apart. A low years ago Daniol nought ndmiHHlon into tho Ma Honic order, hut the memborrt, for what they regarded an prudential reatoim, in bIhUhI that William should aUo join, and tho twins wero put through to Kothor. In their courtship days they aro now 63 years out they imed to spark each other's sweethearts and tho girls did not know tho difference. Ex chunge. The Blind of Philadelphia. Tho police of Philadelphia have as certained that there nro il.VJ blind jxir sons in that city. The inquiry was mado nt tho request of the Home Teach lug Society and Freo Circulating Li brary for tho Wind, n society whoso objects are to find out whero tho blind reside, to send its teacher to instruct them in reading at their homes, nnd afterward to supply them with a reg ular exchange of embossed books from its library. Sttcl Is Now Klnj. Charles M. Schwab, president of tho United States Steel corporation, is au thority for tho statement that steel has supplanted cotton in industrial king ship; that it exceeded tho cotton in dustry in 1900 by more than 100,000. 000, and for 1001 will exceed it b moro than 1 250,000,000. Write for Catalogue. MAIL ORDERS FILLED PROMPTLY THE ASTORIA CAFE. JOHNSON A I'AHSON, Props. Winrs, Liquors and Cigars. Kopp's Pali Bter Always on Draught. Jiet. Morrison and AUIer. Portland, Ore. Multnomah Market THEO. A. GODEL. Dealer In Fine Meats and Sausages, also Fish, Poultry, Oysters and Game. 512 Washington Street. Orecon Phone Main 633. Columbia Phone 133 DUANCH MA!tKET-.1 North llh St. Colura uta Phone 100. Oiegou Phone Clujr 678, Body Preserved by Copper. Tho discovery in a Chilean copper mine of the body of an Indian work man, who had died there many years ago, and who had been precorved from decay by tho antlseptio action of cop per, is reported in an Anieric.au mining journal. 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