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Oxen of the Sun
DESHIL Holles Eamus. Deshil Holles Eamus. Deshil Holles
Eamus. Send us, bright one, light one, Horhorn, quickening and wombfruit.
Send us, bright one, light one, Horhorn, quickening and wombfruit. Send
us bright one, light one, Horhorn, quickening and wombfruit.
Hoopsa, boyaboy, hoopsa! Hoopsa, boyaboy, hoopsa! Hoopsa,
boyaboy, hoopsa.
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Loth to irk in Hornes hall hat holding the seeker
stood. On her stow he ere was living with dear wife and lovesome daughter
that then over land and seafloor nine year had long outwandered. Once
her in townhithe meeting he to her bow had not doffed. Her to forgive
now he craved with good ground of her allowed that that of him swiftseen
face, hers, so young then had looked. Light swift her eyes kindled, bloom
of blushes his word winning.
As her eyes then ongot his weeds swart therefor sorrow
she feared. Glad after she was that ere adread was. Her he asked if OHare
Doctor tidings sent from far coast and she with grameful sigh him answered
that OHare Doctor in heaven was. Sad was the man that word to hear
that him so heavied in bowels ruthful. All she there told him, ruing death
for friend so young, algate sore unwilling Gods rightwiseness to
withsay. She said that he had a fair sweet death through God His goodness
with masspriest to be shriven, holy housel and sick mens oil to
his limbs. The man then right earnest asked the nun of which death the
dead man was died and the nun answered him and said that he was died in
Mona island through bellycrab three year agone come Childermas and she
prayed to God the Allruthful to have his dear soul in his undeathliness.
He heard her sad words, in held hat sad staring. So stood they there both
awhile in wanhope, sorrowing one with other.
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And in the castle was set a board that was of the birchwood
of Finlandy and it was upheld by four dwarfmen of that country but they
durst not move for enchantment. And on this board were frightful swords
and knives that are made in a great cavern by swinking demons out of white
flames that they fix in the horns of buffalos and stags that there abound
marvellously. And there were vessels that are wrought by magic of Mahound
out of seasand and the air by a warlock with his breath that he blares
into them like to bubbles. And full fair cheer and rich was on the board
that no wight could devise a fuller ne richer. And there was a vat of
silver that was moved by craft to open in the which lay strange fishes
withouten heads though misbelieving men nie that this be possible thing
without they see it natheless they are so. And these fishes lie in an
oily water brought there from Portugal land because of the fatness that
therein is like to the juices of the olive press. And also it was marvel
to see in that castle how by magic they make a compost out of fecund wheat
kidneys out of Chaldee that by aid of certain angry spirits that they
do into it swells up wondrously like to a vast mountain. And they teach
the serpents there to entwine themselves up on long sticks out of the
ground and of the scales of these serpents they brew out a brewage like
to mead.
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This was it what all that company that sat there at commons
in Manse of Mothers the most lusted after and if they met with this whore
Bird-in-the-Hand (which was within all foul plagues, monsters and a wicked
devil) they would strain the last but they would make at her and know
her. For regarding Believe-on-Me they said it was nought else but notion
and they could conceive no thought of it for, first, Two-in-the-Bush whither
she ticed them was the very goodliest grot and in it were four pillows
on which were four tickets with these words printed on them, Pickaback
and Topsyturvy and Shameface and Cheek by Jowl and, second, for that foul
plague Allpox and the monsters they cared not for them, for Preservative
had given them a stout shield of oxengut and, third, that they might take
no hurt neither from Offspring that was that wicked devil by virtue of
this same shield which was named Killchild. So were they all in their
blind fancy, Mr Cavil and Mr Sometimes Godly, Mr Ape Swillale, Mr False
Franklin, Mr Dainty Dixon, Young Boasthard and Mr Cautious Calmer. Wherein,
O wretched company, were ye all deceived for that was the voice of the
god that was in a very grievous rage that he would presently lift his
arm and spill their souls for their abuses and their spillings done by
them contrariwise to his word which forth to bring brenningly biddeth.
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Hark! Shut your obstropolos. Pflaap! Pflaap! Blaze on.
There she goes. Brigade! Bout ship. Mount street way. Cut up. Pflaap!
Tally ho. You not come? Run, skelter, race. Pflaaaap!
Lynch! Hey? Sign on long o me. Denzille lane this way.
Change here for Bawdyhouse. We two, she said, will seek the kips where
shady Mary is. Righto, any old time. Laetabuntur in cubilibus suis.
You coming long? Whisper, who the sooty hells the johnny in the
black duds? Hush! Sinned against the light and even now that day is at
hand when he shall come to judge the world by fire. Pflaap! Ut implerentur
scripturae. Strike up a ballad. Then outspake medical Dick to his
comrade medical Davy. Christicle, whos this excrement yellow gospeller
on the Merrion hall? Elijah is coming washed in the Blood of the Lamb.
Come on, you winefizzling ginsizzling booseguzzling existences! Come on,
you doggone, bullnecked, beetlebrowed, hogjowled, peanutbrained, weaseleyed
fourflushers, false alarms and excess baggage! Come on, you triple extract
of infamy! Alexander J. Christ Dowie, thats yanked to glory most
half this planet from Frisco Beach to Vladivostok. The Deity aint
no nickel dime bumshow. I put it to you that hes on the square and
a corking fine business proposition. Hes the grandest thing yet
and dont you forget it. Shout salvation in king Jesus. Youll
need to rise precious early, you sinner there, if you want to diddle the
Almighty God. Pflaaaap! Not half. Hes got a coughmixture with a
punch in it for you, my friend, in his backpocket. Just you try it on.
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