The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-04-13

cd, when sic bade .hem. 20 All cuqaire a.
gain.
In this rnonrnrnl condfinn the day pass.
ed, and tbr sh des INTERVENING hrgan Ia ltll,
aud still ST.. hid received no assaranec Ia
her hopes, nor nefe iH tears darlsrnpd
deeper than IN The unfning. II the g!anm,
however, 81 the twilight n rnsiling Aas
heard arlons the mnliin1e. lhat covered
in clusters all the Castle hill. and ile sound
of tramprtf soon after announced ihH tie
session wns ended, and that the hing was
returning from The hall.
On hraliag this noise and clangonr, 81
hilll rove iron her feat and rushed towards
the door; btt, in the sane mnm.snt, na II
she had been arrested by some insslblr
hand, she suddenly stopped aad looked
round, aud Capped With h errar. Ter mai.
dcns ran h her nssistanre== bnl SIR nniter-
ed het inuds nj thrm and cr.ad, i" -, IN e'
They knew she desired hi IL lrarn lhr
issue o. the trial, and lhey FASTENED out Il
the ronto, wishing that thy might obtain
some encouraging ildngs But they did
not return.
rhc twilight was now hlng away. md
save deep aud solmn moaning from the
waves and movements of the multitude
.
doNs of night, stole from thr lonrl, motln-
talns into The hamlels Of all the social val.
lcys.
+ In the mean time, Siblla Ind retired
into the ohscurrst pafl III The CHAMBER aud
sh down but, though tbirsllng Ia Know
thr doom Of the prisoners, her will WAS lst.
tered Us miththe incubus III the night MARI,
aud her spirit appalled, with fanla~lles more
dismal than the nblrstimagninss Of = gull
" conscience, and she remained "a still rs
an alahaslcr etligy on tomb.
In this worlul state she heard II unlver-
sal rustic from the multitude, rs ia sudden
gale had passed over thu leafy bonghs Of
wide forest the light of torch from The
court below then flashed against The ceiling
of the room. A low aud smothrred noise
and Whispering arose, aud a sound of many
feet moving slowly onward. She listened
AT that mancnt the tolling ol bill made
her start from her seal she rushed IL the
window--she could discern nothing dis.
tlnctly, but There were torches, and sol
dit'rs, aud spears ghmmering, and herr and
there a face fearfully frightened by the
glare of The torches. Vel she could sre
that all was moving forward, like the WA
tcrs of the rivers tide in ihe darkness and
soicmnlty of the night. And anon she be
held, IN the gloom, snlen and terrible
form walking alonc as II eschewed by all,
and his arms were bare 10 The shohdrr
and he carried II glimmerng axe. Then
came II youth of monte air and naughty
carriage, whom d,e soon discovered to be
the Lord Alexander. He, too, was alone
aud the soldiers thai lined the way followed
him with adn,lllng eyes IL hr passed. Ihr
IL. n. =.
leaning on The atm Of Bishop NarllaW
and they passed, aud then there WIS n VOID
for some tlpe but so"n moorniul bna-
/ thing Of compassion WAS heard, aud the
guards Gll backward, and Turned aside
their heads to shnn the sight thai was co
ming. Sibia darled towaldsila fearful mo.
! mentary glance, and saw an old AMI ialsiea
! hand, hearing crucifx, coming loilrringy
. forward 1t wasthe aged Earl of Lrnnox,
accompanied by Priest, whose arm he
graspcd for support, as With feeble aud lal-
tcrlng steps he passed slowly along.
| Sibla wac SO melted by the sad sight,
that she ntung hcr hands, and ran into the
ftrthost corner Of the chamber aud wept
And within the violence of this griefab ted,
she returned 10 the window and opened
the easement, and listened Will an Eager
ear. All WAS silruf.--thcn a low murmlr-
ing rose from the multitude beyend The
wall--agaln there WAS Il Sudden silence,
and thea shc heard thr fall Of heavy
stroke. An awful moan T. love !, and the
echoes thit dwell IN the abbey rraigs. aud
in The valley aud cliff If Deni 3 1lru y
responded to the SCUM |. Then dreadfd
voice made proclamation of II me rb'c
rycrt, l. II the touonr thereof she could not
he = nor y there any rs. 'onse.
+ Thc bell tollrd again, aud again there
was silence, and second stroke fell NOR"
heavily than the first, and the draadfm
voicc again made proclamation.
| Again the bell tollcd, and then there
/ was u rushing sound as Of parting wat.rs,
In the midst Of which Sibllla heard the
death axe fall third time bot when The
voice OF The rArcutInner brsln to nuke
proclamation u shflch 81 Wild, 81 ho" ling,
and 50 full OF SORROW, arose lIoln the mpi-
| ti,udr, that size felt As If the very earth
shuddrrrh at the sound, aud swinging pow
clIcss from her hold, sunk 10 the floor IN
! 8Wonr.
The Spaenife li'se Mig McrtiIes, IS in
every place dealing out hcr gloomy prdd'c-
tions To al the principal characters, pafiicn-
! aly To- the Duke, WHO consplrrs against
! the HE ol his Sovereign, IN the hope AMI
belief ol Incoming King. The most dar.
/ ing aud notorious character IN lhls novel i
! Sir Il. tiraeme, who with the either conspl-
rators at last ACCOMPLISH the repeated
prophecy OF Anniplr, by giving the king
/" eiigM and i'ooty rorods.' The work
! concludes with the private marriage Of
! Lord James with SlhllI.i, aod their fight
; 10 Ireland Altogether, this Is = n5rel nf
very superior cast The dslnraion ri tbr
character of thr Duchess III Albany, l.
powerful AMI touching her Roman-llkr
| bcbaviour, and her answer To the ls'rald
who announces thu execution of her aged