THE JOTTINGS OF O’ASON:

Gun Flash, Issue XVIII, 1 May 1943, Page 2

THE JOTTINGS OF O’ASON:

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And it came to pans that after a festive evening at the bands of King Wick st latum, that Jason onco mono awoke with a foul mouth and an even none foul head on the lowing morn? As before, he declined the rich viands preferred by 0. slave, and tottered to the presence of the G??eat One® "Greetings, 0 Jason", quoth the King in gonial tones, ”1 have good entertainment for thee this day"® ”My thanks are most heartfelt, 0 King”, quoth our friend, "but I trust

thou hast net in mind the showing of bewildering machines in, mind for no this day,-?" "Not at all"? said Wicks’ tid han 1 blandly 3 "I propose to trlst you to the care of the great x % Centurion, Robertas Konnedlu.fi 3 who will have’ orders to see that thou mayost , wander where thou would*st”. And so Jason’departed with the groat Robertas,, whoso quiet geniality appealed to him greatly, and wandered ovex* he 3? e a at 111 In duo course they arrived at a shady,'"' secluded spot a t t "Lot tarry a while under yon troo% said Bober trasp, "Well spoken, 0 Defender of the Oprassed% Jaons replied# Having cone nigh to the place they espied several warriors taking their ease and chatting quietly among themsalves. "Let us disturb them not, but go elsewhere", said Rob err tn s klndxy* "1 would* xaxn have words with thorn"# Jason replied* "Thou aho.lt do so in duo season," was the answer as they walked away unob<srrvod, "at tho moment those warriors are engaged in tho art of relaxation, and uro resting from their arduous duties under the heavy hand of tho iroaom, who doth drive them morello ns ly# An lie should find, then in their present occupation, t - would, go bard with then indeed, Wo should' but cause them uneasiness k Ly our presenceo" , Hardly had the words passed his lips when they heard a Idltd vol shouting? "Where 3 s Andorsonuu? , • . Whore * Ander conus?" No reply , being heard the voice continued,, in the manner of a shrMk, ■ Tmlxnxusl At whit art thou employed? * From tlao loud spate of words which than utterance brought forth® it became apparent to Jason that the one adseed as Tomliniua was engaged in the cutting of grass near the palaeo of the Are oom, and thought not

much of it* At this moment the wanders s came in night of a warrior of groat height, had ho but (stood erect lnstood of in the stooping manner. xn which ho then appeared? though it bocaw evident that this manner was adopted by this pottune - for such ho appeared - on all occasions® _ "There is the Arenem in full tongue", quoth Kennedlus, mailing wryly, "an he became dumb ho would verily fall upon his own sword# Let un proceed farther, that wo may view the aceno in peace« 1 Jason was amai-iod when Konnodius escorted him to a small edifice, in which ho was ntaOT how, by the turnxng of a small wheel, great streams of water wore forced out of small holos in a metal disc* Bober x-us explained that it was under those cool streams

that the warriors wore wont to batho and, even as he spake, came one by

the nano of Stoviun« non of Hertonus, to on.ifA the delights thereof c "Groot Ings, Hvrtonusj' quoth Avunculus Bobertus, "Dost thou remove the dirt of hhy night's work re thou I* ont e n t?” sEvcn no”, quoth the warrior in a tired voice, "though I comprehend not why the handling of white flour., whould render no in this condition," "Do the warriors, then, work fit night also?" asked the traveller in surprise a ’’This nan turn oth good flour into good loaves which he calloth bread” p was the anew or, ’’though how he turneth it into anything in his delapidated establishment has ever been a matter of wonder to me." "Good morrow,. Grille npiwj”? ’’Hood morrow to thee, 0 Great Kennedius," quoth the stoutly built warrior, who was pussing. ? "does everything proceed c ding to plan? ! ”An it doth it is none of my planning - whither geest thou at such speed?" ’’Verily the Are sen hath instructed me to cleanse the latrinii, and I speed elsewhere lost ho give me further orders of a like nature/’ ’’An it please thee, 0 Great One, the rddoubtable Ernes Mandius would have words with thee, " sAid a legionnaire who had arrived at that momentp ' "pray pardon my absence for a moment. 0 Jason”, murmured Avuncu- ' lus, and" withdrew after inviting Jasflr on to wander at will amongst the leg lonaires $ But Jason had rather tired of his wanderings (still having rather a foul head from the previous night) and so he returned to rest on the sumptuous couch which had been set aside for his use during his stay at Aralch Cue c "v bo continued)>