| Show SIR DINAR puff of northeast wind ahot over the hill detaching the last december leaf from tho sycamore ou its summit and swooped liko a wave upon tho roofs and chimney stacks below tho ascending through tho chimu pys was caught midway atud driven inck with showers of boot and wood ash ascom fiting the townsmen who lingered choir hearths to read alio paper tho blast its strength thus broken fell flat upon tho macadam of the main street scattering its fino dast into fan shaped figures then died away westward in eddies among choso eddies tho sycamore loaf danced and twirled now shooting along tho ground upon its edge like a tin dish now whisked up to the level of the first story windows nurse holding up a 3 year old child behind tho pane called out pointing after the leaf look tharo ROCS sir dinar now tho legend of sir dinar ia old as the round table later touches easily detected have been added to it and this is how they tell it sir dinar was the first sou and come liast of king geraint Gc raint who had left arthurs court for his own castle above goseland and was buried alien his time camp over the barc in his golden boat with his silver oars be sido him to fill his scat at the round table he bont in abu lads sixteenth year this dinar who in two years was made knight by king arthur and in the third was turned an old man before ho had achieved a single deed of note as is to bo shown for on tho fifth dav after he was dub bod knight upon r pentecost there began the grout u sanc grael which too sir the court sir perceval sir bora sir ga waino sir galahad and tho flower of arthurs knights and because after their going it was all pad cheer at camelot and heavy empty days sir dinar took two of hid best friends aside both young knights sir Gal haltin and sir ozanna ie cheur biardi and epoco to them of riding from the court by stealth for ho said wo have many days before us and no villainy apon our and besides arc eager who then but we may achieve this adventure of the Sane grael so they listened and imparted it to another sir and tho four rode forth ono morning before the dawn and set their faces northward now the day of their setting out was that next after christmas and is tho feast of stephen and as they aado through a thick wood it came into sir mind that upon this day it waa right to kill any bird that flew in remos bianco that when st stephen had nil ant from the soldiers who guarded him a small bird had eung ears and awakened them by this the sky was growing white with iho morning but nothing yet clear to alie eight end while they pressed forward the naked boughs their horses hoofs crackling the frozen undergrowth them sir dinar was aware of a birds wing ruffling ahead and let fly a libolt without warning hie companions why he did this who biad forgotten what morning it was and drew rein in their but pr assing forward in a minute they camo apon a gerfalcon lying with long ludwi hanging about hia feet and through ilia breast the hole that sir bolt biad made while they over this bird tho sun got up and lifting their head they saw a green glade them and in tho midst of the gladd three pavilions set each of red fendal that chono at the first of the morning in tho first pavilion slept seven knights and in the second of damsels but by alio door of the third stood a lady fair and tall in a rube of kimito who an alicy drew near to accost her inquired of them which of you four has slain my gerfalcon and when sir dinar confessed and to mako his excuse silly eaid die who conlest not guess that my falcon too waa abroad to avenge tho blessed stephen I 1 or dost think that I 1 wa a hawk of all birds that sang rt sweet melody in the oars of his guards with that dio laughed as if pacified and asked of their ofT airs and being told that they rode in search of the Sane grael she laughed again saying suly knights all that seek it before you bo bearded I 1 for three of you must faint and die on the quest and you sir turning to sir dinar must many times long to die yet never reach nearer by afoot let it bo god will answered sir dinar dut hast thou any tidings to guide us 1 I haio heard said she that it was seen latest in lie land of gore bo yond trent water and with her white finger eho pointed down a narrow glada that led to the northwest so they thanked her and pricked on none guessing that ablio herself was king Uri encoe wife of GOTO and none other than queen horgan ie fay the famous enchantress who for loss of her gerfalcon was lightly bunding sir dinar to bis ruin so all that day they rodo two and two in the strait alley that she biad pointed out and her enchantments she mado alio winter to with them serried celoso ou either hand so that though tho four knights nothing of it they advanced not a furlong for ell their haste ant toward nightfall there appeared close ahead a blazo of windows lit and then a tall castle with dim cowerd soaring up and shaking to tho din of minstrelsy and finding a peat company about tho doors they lit L down from their horses awl stepped into tho great hall sir dinar leading them for awhile their eyes dazed feeing that sconces harod in every window and tho was full of knights and damsels brightly clad and tho floor whilo they yet blinking a band of maidens camo and un buckled their arms anil cast a shining cloak upon cacci which was hardly dono when a lady camo toward them out of tho throng and though sho was truly tho queen morgan lo 10 pay they knew her not at all for by her necromancy eho had altered her countenance come dance said she for in an instant the musicians will begin now tho other tarco knights tarried awhile being wary but sir dinar stepped forward and caught tho hand of a damsel and she as sho aavo it laughed iu his eyes sho was dressed all in ecar let with scarlet shoos and the hair lay on her shoulders liko burnished gold As sir dinar set his arm around her with a crash the merry band began and floating out with him into tho dance her red shoes twinkling and her tossed hair shaking spices under his nostrils she leaned back a lattio in his arms and laughed again it happened that sir Gal haltin leaning by tho doorway heard the laugh and saw her feet liko blood red moth and iio called to sir dinar but sir dinar heard nothing nor did any of tho dancers torn their heads though ho called again more loudly then sir sen trail and sir ozaana also began to call fearing they knew not what for their comrade but tho guests still drifted by as they were ghosts and sir dinar with abo red blood showing beneath tho down on bis cheeks smiled and whirled with the woman tipon hia arm by and by his breath camo shortly and ho would havo rested but ebo denied him for a moment ho said because I 1 have ridden far today but sho hung the more heavily epou his arm ard still tho musio went on and now gazing upon her ho was frightened tor it seemed sho was growing older under his eyes with deep lines sinking into her face and abo flesh of her neck and bosom shriveling up so that abo skin hung loose and gathered in wrinkles and now ho heard tho voices of his companions calling about tho door and would havo cast off the sorceress and run to them but when he tried ills arm was welded around her waist nor could he stay his feet tho tareo knights now seeing sweat upon his face and abo looks he cast toward them would havo broken iu and freed him but they too by enchantment chant ment held tharo in abo doorway so with their eyes starting they must needs atay there and watch it all and whilo they stood the boards became molten brass under sir and tho bag eflowly withered in bis embrace and still the musio played and tho other dancers cast him never a look he whirled round and round again but at length with never a stay in tho music his partners feet trailed heavily and bending forward sho shook white locks clear of her gaunt eyes and laughed a third time bringing her lips celoso to his and tho poison of death wag in her lips as sho kissed him upon iho mouth with hat kiss thero was a crash abo lights went out and the music died away in a wail and the tarco knights by tho door caught away suddenly and stunned by a great wind awaking they found themselves lying in tho glado they had como upon tho tareo red pavilions their horses were cropping at tho turf them and sir lionso stood in eight a lattio way off butsic dinar himself was deep in the forest twirling and spinning among tho rotten leaves and on arm a corrupting corpse for a aholo day they sought him and found him uok for ho heard nothing of their shouts and toward evening mounted and rodo forward after tho Sanc gracI on which quest they died all three each in his turn but sir dinar remained and twirled and skipped till tho body ho held was a bk eleton and still ho twirled till it dropped away piecemeal and yet again till it was but a stain of dust on his ragged sleeve but before alila his hair was white and his faco wizened with ago but on a day a knight in white armor camo riding through the forest leaning somewhat heavily on his saddle bow as iio rode and was aware of an old decrepit man that ran toward him jigging and capering as it for gladness yet caught him by abo stirrup and looked up with rheumy tears in hia eyes in gods name who art thou asked tho knight lie too was past his youth but his faco sliomo with a mar strange glory 1 I am sir dinar that was made a knight of alio round bablo but ivo days before pentecost and know theo then aro bir galahad st win tho Sanc gracI by christs power rid me of this en 1 I havo it yet sir galahad answered sighing yet poor comrade I 1 may do something some lhing for thee though I 1 cannot stay thy dancing so ho stretched out his hand and touched sir dinar and by his touch sir dinar became a withered leaf of the wood and when mothers him dancing before tho wind they tell this story of him to their children A T boll couch aho government crop report makes it appear that alio corn crop will fall bun olio fourth below the average the shortage in the hay crop is serious only in the shipping sections of tho central high prices fot irish aro indicated for the future all careful experiments with crimson clover go to prove that in sections where it will thrive it la one of tho greatest benefits the farmer can leave tho sweet potato crop falls 10 per cent below alio average this season tho onion yield of tho country is bolow tho average in bulletin on nostrums tor increasing abo yield of butter II 11 W aley ex posos such frauds as black pepsin gilt cago butter compound and biml lar materials which have been quite extensively ten advertised for increasing tho yield of butter tho total hay crop has been estimated at CO tons against tons in 1803 alio improved corn harvester i afia tince to become a areat factor in gar |
