Show A Heal KnteJit A pleasing sight it was I do assure you Not the first part of the scene for the little lit-tle maid was crying bitterly Something very serious must have happened Wondering Won-dering 1 paused when round a corner came my knight On u prancing steed I Wearing a glittering helmet and greaves of brass No This was a nineteenth century cen-tury knight and they are as likely to be on foot as on horseback Helmets are apt to be straw bats or Derby and as for greaves well knickerbockers are more common today This particular knight was about ten years oldslender straight openeyed Quickly he spied the damsel in distress Swiftly he came to her aid Whats the matter I heard him say Alas the matter was that bundle she held had berated 7t ana its contents were open to view Probably the small maid expeclod a hearty scolding for carelessness care-lessness And indeed whoever put that soiled shirt and the collars in her care might reasonably be vexed A new piece of wrapping paper also proved too frail Must the child get her scolding Poor little soul 1 No wonder she had sobbed so mournfully But the boy was not daunted Ho tucked the bursted bundle under his own arm armIll carry it to the laundry for you he said in the kindest voice and oil the two trunged together Soon after I met the small girl again She was comforted a id serene > Was that your brother I asked She shook her bead Did you know him1u Another shake A real gentleman 1 said L A genuine nineteenth century knight Bless himn |