Hamilton Collegiate Institute - Vox Lycei Yearbook (Hamilton, Ontario Canada)

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Christmas, 1923 VOX making clothes for some poor orphan. All about them was still and peacefulg the only sounds were the singing of the birds in the trees overhead, and the cease- less splash of the fountain. All at once, something iiew into their shelter, so quickly that they could not see what it was. They both looked up with a start. Next moment, a great hawk swooped fiercely down, and hovered with outspread wings at the opening of the arbour, but at the sight of human beings it lied. Agnes looked to see what had taken refuge beside her. She picked up the trembling dove and cried, See, mother, a snow-white dove! The dove was given shelter. It soon came to trust Agnes: every morning it would fly to her with evident joy. Late that evening there entered the hall a lady dressed in black, leading by the hand a little girl. The knight, his wife and this daughter rose to greet the strang- ers, wondering w-hat their errand could be. Most noble sir, although I have never seen your face, I have heard how ready you are to help the oppressed, said the lady. I am Rosalind of I-Iohenherg, and this is my daughter Emma. My husband is dead, and there are those who now seek to rob us of the little property we have. On -his death-bed my husband gave me your name as protector in such cases. 'Trust in God,' he said, 'and in the good knight Falkenberg, and no enemy will have power to oppress you.' I there- fore ask you for the aid I sorely need. Sir Theobald answered: Tomorrow I will ride to Hohenbcrg. Meanwhile you and your daughter shall remain here. The knight did as he had promised, and. after several days, returned with the good news that the robbers had been sup- pressed. The widow thanked him heartily and then prepared to return home. Agnes and Emma had become great friends, and it was with S0l'1'OW that they bade each other farewell. Agnes wished to give her friend a present, and, as her mother had'told her that she should give her best friend only that which she treasured most, she throught her snow- white dove. She pressed it to her cheek. wet with tears, and, as much 35 S110 loved it, bade Emma take it. At Fl1'S'f LYCEI 39 Emma refused such a generous offer, but, at length, took it. When the guests had gone, Agnes was sad to think that she had parted with her pet dove. Her mother said, t'Do not grieve for the doveg who knows how this messenger of peace may come back to us! Lady Rosalind and her daughter now lived in peace in their old castle. Thither, one evening, came three strangers, who were dressed as pilgrims. Since pilgrims were never refused shelter and food, they were admitted into the castle. The next morning they set out toward the castle of Falkenberg. Lady Rosalind thought these false pilgrims were strangers in the land, and therefore sent a boy with them as a guide. Presently these men began to speak in a foreign language, to the sounds of which the boy listened intently, for it was no other than his mother tongue! It was with joy that he listened at first to the words, but soon their speech filled rhim with horror and dread. As they carrie in sight of the castle of Falkenberg. the older man said, 'tThere is the dragons nest where lives the tyrant who has ruined us, and delivered many of our friends to the scaffold. But dearly shall he pay for this: before the sun rises he and his shall lie among the ashes of their home. At length they came to the river which was swollen by many days of rain. Across the river was a, very narrow bridge. I dare not go farther, cried the boy: my head swims at the very sight of it! One of the men wished to throw him in the river, but the others said, Let him go home. We shall have blood enough on our consciences ere long. They cut down the bridge, and then continued on their way. As soon as they were out of sight, the boy started to run toward the castle to carry the dreadful story to his mistress. HI have -heard all! he gasped. These men are robbers: they seek to slay the knight, his wife. and his daughter: they mean to burn the castle to the ground before daybreak! What can we do? said Lady Rosa- lind. Hasten, Emma, toward Falken- bergg I will follow as soon as I can. Alas, gracious mistress, that cannot

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THE WHHTE DOVE MARGARET HARDXYICK, TT. T111- 1f:1st11- of F2l11iCll1lGl'g was Il beauti- f111 1-:1st11-, 11y1'1'111o1ii11g 11110 of t1111 pretti- est g:11'111111s i11 No11t11111'11 11L'1'lll1I1lY. It was S11111t1-1'1-11 11y :1 1VtYOI1l'41 height, 1'1111111111111,1- ing ll wi111- yivw oy111' the 11111111 1'1t'f'Oll11. T110 1'11t1'11111'1' to the 1111st1e 0o11sist1'11 of ll 11111111 l'1111'D1l1'11l'41 g':1t1-w:1y. 1G:111i11g to 11 pi1't111'1-s11111:, wi1111i11g1 1'11:11,1w1'1y. rut, for :111o11t two 11111111r111l 5':11'11s 11l1'O1l,Q1l so1i11 rovk, 111111 ov111-11111115 with 5111'l111S, 111-cc-11111's 211111 t1'1f11-s. This l'f11l11NYJly 11111 to tho o11t1-1' Court, w1101'11 11 111:1g11iti1'1-ht V11-w of 111l' C1'1stl1- XYIl11S 1-1111111 111- S4'l'1l. 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40 VOX LYCEI Christmas, 1923 :1v:nil, Il1l5XV01'+?l1 11, gray-11ai1'Qd squire. The he-st Steed could hardly take us th:-re In-forv dawn now that thc bridgu is d0st1'uywl. A 1115111 must hnvv wings to gn-t ovm' The river. . Wings! vrie-d Ellllllil, her eyes b1'ig'lmtv11i11g with suddou joy. My d0VC! LK ' -A Y'7 lnxu-lluut. 9XC'1flilllCl1 Lzuly Roszlliml, as shm- hastily wrote a note- :xml tip-fl it zxruuml thu 41OYC'S ui-vk. They took it to H10 town-1' and set it froe. IT 1lflVl'1'f'l'l about the tower for :1 fvw miuutvs, :xml H1011 tlvw toward Fn11w11be1',g', 1ll'k!0lll1lflIli0il by the good wishes 111141 l1o:11'ty 1PI'1lyL'1'S of :111 in thc vzlsflv. Thai' cvellillg, the fillllnf' of F1llliL'llvIlC1l'g hull sat :Town to SIIPIUCI' without fvxu' or sure. Thu' bcnms of the svttixug sun worc- Sfl'1'1llllillQ,1' t1l1'CllIg'11 tho windows, ligfhtiug up tlw 0111 hull, whcn :1 page crunc- to Zllllllrllllvl' thu il1'1'iV1'll of fllrmf llilg'l'ill1S. Sir Tln-ub:1la1 bmle that Hwy Im ,LfiVL'll fl good meal. As tlwy now sut tulkillg, little- Thinking what gxlvsfs these wwe, Agn:-s spr:mg,5 up wyimlgg, HS1-e-luy dow-! Louk, f1l01'L' is :L lliifl' Til-fl T0 its !1k?1'k!N Slw lvt The dove ill. Thx' knight luokvmi vlnsdly :if H19 Svrull :11111 saw on tlllf' out- Sidm-, Tu lu- IWSIII1 :IT 01xc0. As sown :as Tlwolmhl ruml the uotv, he se-uf Lllllf' Ottiliu :und Agmfs into YIIIOHIOI' ruom, puf on his Hl'IllUll1', :md 0l'l1U1'l'l1 :x IIIIIIIIPCI' of Sflll'4lf' 1mf11-:xt-:nrnls to he pn-sclmt. He thvn lst the Stl':iIlg'Ql'5 be llfllllgfllf into his lll'l'SI'lll'P. With lmnrhlc micfu :md lowly 1't'Vl'l'l'lll C Hwy k'llfUl'UKI T110 111111, :11111 T110 vlmlcsf be- gun his tnlo in tones of Thv most IIUIICYWI 11.VIll'l4'1'iSyZ HIHl1ST1'iOl1S 101'll mul knight, ww tlnmk you for your hospitality: und oh, Imw luvky wo do vount oursvlvcs to Sul fzu-U Tn fave the man wlmsv fnmv fills all thx- llllltl, nsthep1'otrwto1' of the poor. Voldly :md sternly he asked: XYho uw vnu, may T ask? KK'1'lll'1'0 your pilgrims trzlvvlliug 1101110- vv:ur1ls, wus the IIIISXVCF. '1Wlmt sm-ok you in this 4'nsTle'? Nu1hiug but a lli,Q,'I1f,S S111-In-1'. To, llIlll'I'UXV :nt 1-on-k-1-row W0 C'OII'fiIl1lC our jfllll'lI1'IX'.m You HM suddenly exclnilnwl the lclliggllt in :1 Voimf of fI1111ul01': fund his sword flnslu-11 out of its sheath. You come not from the Holy Land, are not pilgrims, but robbers and 1111l1'd61'E1'S. Not to sevk quivt shcltn-1' came- you hero, but to ki'1l :md dvstroy! Seize them! At thc word, the false pilgrims were bound :md thrown into a dungeon, with Sir Tl10o'bz1l41's words sounding in their ears: Thus furv all evil-4106-rs, and full into the pit which they dug for another. At I'IO1l1'IlIPt'l'jI, Euruln :11111 her mother Wvre lf-ft lung' in distressful zmxioty for their frimlds. As twilight du-w on, mother and dnllgllter placed thexnselvm-s at 21 window looking toward F:1lke11Iw1'g, and thx-re spcnt :111 the night, fP:11'i11g to sec thr- sky 11-dd011f-el by fi distant glow of destlwlvtioll, for token that their device 111141 I,l1'f'Il Ill VlllIl.' It wus Izxtv in the Ilft9l'll0Oll bcforv Emma t'Illlg'l1f sight of their friends vom- ing Hl1'0l1Q.flI thc' forvst. XVith :1 shout of joy Slllr' rnu vluwn from her NVi'lfC1l-TOXYCI' vrying 'I'lm.v rome tlleluselves to ta-ll us :111 is well! Sho wus right. Tllsta-ml of SOIILHIIQ' :I IIl0SS4'llg'1 1' thu'-y had Come Thvlu- solvvs to znnlmulwv their happy 4lelive1':1m-0 to the frivnds who had brought the rob- bers' 4lC'Sig'll To llzlllghf. How vnu wv n-xprvss our gl'1lTifl11IL'?M suifl Sir 'Flu-uln:ul1I to Lady Rosalind, ns he SIYYIIIIQI from his lmrsv. There is no 1l4'L'41,,y S110 wplioml. Right gland are we to be able, in some lll0HSlll'l', to wpzuy your kindness. But, if :my thanks 1111' UXVill,Q,', it is Emma who thought nf m:nkiu,g' thv dove the luvssml- gov. And that, mid Emma, Hf'fXll1t' of Agxws' 'Ll'0IlCl'USifj' in giving me her peff' 'I':'ukv it lmvk, :md :1 tllouszuld timvs wclconu-Y 1-rival Agnus, who had brought the dove with hor in ll basket. Ottiliu said, I'Ic:lv011 be f111lI1kSf'l that from such peril has saved our house, througlx thu IIIUHIIS of so lllilllf' good frionmls and :ln illllOl'L'1lt dovv! This IIZIIIPOIIOI1 many years ago, but the massive cznstlv of Fnlkenberg still stands in its SPIUIIIIOIII' to romind t1':1v9He1's that a ,good zwtimx is ncvm' clone in vain, even to the simplest of GUNS C1'6?lfll1'PS. Mr. Shu-phvxwl- P11t away that Friend- ship Book. When I start Geu1net1'y, all friendship Qcnsvsf'