A New Poem from Lady Sapho L. Byron
Apr. 27th, 2017 04:24 pmA new poem, entitled 'Neighbors,' has been published by Lady Sapho L. Byron in La Voix du Cœur. The gist of it is this:
An Urchin was going from Veilgarden to Spite on Toothsome Road when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A bishop happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the Urchin, he passed by on the other side. “The poor will always be with us,” he reasoned, and after all, he was on his way to put some Devils in their place. So too, a Temperance Campaigner when she came by, passed the Urchin on the other side. She had an important rally to lead. But a Clayman, missing his right hand and half his face, as he traveled, came where the Urchin was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds and plied him with F. F. Gebrandt’s Tincture of Vigor. Then he picked up the Urchin, carried him to an orphanage, and took care of him. The next day he took out two Nodules of Trembling Amber and gave them to the head of the orphanage. "Look after him," he said, "and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have."
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the Urchin who fell into the hands of robbers?
An Urchin was going from Veilgarden to Spite on Toothsome Road when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead. A bishop happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the Urchin, he passed by on the other side. “The poor will always be with us,” he reasoned, and after all, he was on his way to put some Devils in their place. So too, a Temperance Campaigner when she came by, passed the Urchin on the other side. She had an important rally to lead. But a Clayman, missing his right hand and half his face, as he traveled, came where the Urchin was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him. He went to him and bandaged his wounds and plied him with F. F. Gebrandt’s Tincture of Vigor. Then he picked up the Urchin, carried him to an orphanage, and took care of him. The next day he took out two Nodules of Trembling Amber and gave them to the head of the orphanage. "Look after him," he said, "and when I return, I will reimburse you for any extra expense you may have."
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the Urchin who fell into the hands of robbers?