Twin-Moons-art - 2/20/09 ਀ഊ"Who knows why we hiss at the Good and Kind Sheriff of Twin Moons?" by Viscount Sterling, KSCA ਀ഊNOTE: See also the files: SCA-hist1-msg, Aten-hist-art, Aten-hist-msg, border-stories-msg, p-heralds-msg, Field-Herldry-art, SCA-stories1-msg, humor-msg. ਀ഊ************************************************************************ ਀一伀吀䤀䌀䔀 ⴀഊ ਀吀栀椀猀 愀爀琀椀挀氀攀 眀愀猀 猀甀戀洀椀琀琀攀搀 琀漀 洀攀 戀礀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀漀爀 椀渀挀氀甀猀椀漀渀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 猀攀琀 漀昀 昀椀氀攀猀Ⰰ 挀愀氀氀攀搀 匀琀攀昀愀渀✀猀 䘀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀ ഊ ਀吀栀攀猀攀 昀椀氀攀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 䤀渀琀攀爀渀攀琀 愀琀㨀 栀琀琀瀀㨀⼀⼀眀眀眀⸀昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ ਀䌀漀瀀礀爀椀最栀琀 琀漀 琀栀攀 挀漀渀琀攀渀琀猀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀 爀攀洀愀椀渀猀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 漀爀 琀爀愀渀猀氀愀琀漀爀⸀ഊ ਀圀栀椀氀攀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 眀椀氀氀 氀椀欀攀氀礀 最椀瘀攀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀 昀漀爀 琀栀椀猀 眀漀爀欀 琀漀 戀攀 爀攀瀀爀椀渀琀攀搀 椀渀 匀䌀䄀 琀礀瀀攀 瀀甀戀氀椀挀愀琀椀漀渀猀Ⰰ 瀀氀攀愀猀攀 挀栀攀挀欀 眀椀琀栀 琀栀攀 愀甀琀栀漀爀 昀椀爀猀琀 漀爀 挀栀攀挀欀 昀漀爀 愀渀礀 瀀攀爀洀椀猀猀椀漀渀猀 最爀愀渀琀攀搀 愀琀 琀栀攀 攀渀搀 漀昀 琀栀椀猀 昀椀氀攀⸀ഊ ਀吀栀愀渀欀 礀漀甀ⰀഊMark S. Harris...AKA:..Stefan li Rous ਀猀琀攀昀愀渀 愀琀 昀氀漀爀椀氀攀最椀甀洀⸀漀爀最ഊ************************************************************************ ਀ഊWho knows why we hiss at the Good and Kind Sheriff of Twin Moons? ਀圀爀椀琀琀攀渀 戀礀ഊViscount Sterling, KSCA ਀ഊBack before the Barony of Twin Moons was a Barony, way back when Mann was a Master-at-Arms, you know almost before the written word. When times where not so refined as they are now. Such unspeakable things like the Moon Patrol ran rampant, but that is another story. There was a somewhat shy (yah right) Herald (Sam I am) just minding his business, at the then Canton of Twin Moons summer event (you know the one with soft rocks). Also there was a kind, gentle, recluse Sheriff (before the dark-side) just trying to keep the peace. ਀ഊThe stage is set, the characters are assembled and the play is move to action. The Sheriff being a lawful and dutiful constable (no bribe is too much) was regularly informed of such miscreants and law-breakers (who usually could be found at his place). This list of shameless folk (most of the populace) were taken before the Just (lusting to stone someone) populace to be judge (just hangen') fairly and given an appropriate punishment for their crimes (stone them!!!). The long arm of the law has many expenses and for a modest fee (bribes of chips, candy and other such things) one could get folks their just deserves (knock off their enemies with false charges). ਀ഊThe poor unsuspecting monk of a Herald (one of the only folks who could read and write) had many friends (those who would see his demise) who have seen him do despicable things (Oh, the horror of it) to many of the upstanding members of Twin Moons. Being a Sheriff of high standing and hearing of the terrible list (a mile long litany) of the atrocities committed by the rotten Herald immediately sent word for his arrest. These charges coming from an upstanding well to do Italian Merchant (former Baron of Twin Moons) thus above any question of falsehood (gold exchange hand, golden Lays Chip that is). To lend credence to these charges the light-footed Herald took flight (kind of like catching a chicken). He was chased to the Monastery (the racket-ball courts) and arrested peacefully (broken toe and all). The desperado of a Herald was brought before the outraged populace (wet sponges in hand) and swiftly sentenced to death by public stoning (wet and wild fun times for all). ਀ഊ(Revenge of the Herald …dirty plague rat!!!) At court that evening the new replacement Herald (looking a lot like the one before) performed his duties with one thing on his mind (revenge...pay backs are a b***h). When the dutiful charitable Sheriff was called into court to give his speak, "leave the site cleaner than we found it," the evil twisted heart of a Herald (those guys in the robes always stick together) misusing his position to slander the Right and Noble Sheriff. Unleashing a tirade of venomous untruths (well some of them were untrue) this turned the peaceful law abiding populace against the former upstanding Sheriff. The dirty rotten trickster of a Herald spun many of lies filling the populace with his hate and being the snakes he "hissed" (don't all Heralds have forked tongues?) as he spewed his toxic words. Casting an evil spell on the populace that still has its affect today forcing the populace to hiss and think ill of the most honorable office of sheriff (the shame of it). Now you know the truth of it…. ਀ഊYours in Service and never telling a fib, ; ) ਀ഊ The Black Knight ਀ ⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀⴀഊCopyright 2005 by Schawn Smith, 6245 S. Sycamore St, Littleton, CO 80120. . Permission is granted for republication in SCA-related publications, provided the author is credited and receives a copy. ਀ഊIf this article is reprinted in a publication, I would appreciate a notice in the publication that you found this article in the Florilegium. I would also appreciate an email to myself, so that I can track which articles are being reprinted. Thanks. -Stefan. ਀ഊ ਀䔀搀椀琀攀搀 戀礀 䴀愀爀欀 匀⸀ 䠀愀爀爀椀猀ऀ吀眀椀渀ⴀ䴀漀漀渀猀ⴀ愀爀琀ऀ倀愀最攀 ㈀ 漀昀 ㈀ഊ ਊ