Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1825-06-09

was Gliding her, and the tlmid Imma
was ascribing the acuteness OF her ieel-
ings to some.omInous Cause, which, IN
those days of superstition, haunte d, DC
casionalIy, the strongest mind a con
fusion of sounds arose from that OF the
hall which Imma had Withdrawn
her sight; it broke out as though the
foeman had them in his tolls. As the
smoke OF battle rolls on in destruction
AS the dust of war horse approaches
nearer and nearer still-so came the
sounds OF discomfort to Duke Edfick's
seat. II heed thee not" exclaimed
Lord Hildebrande, in a voice above
the din; II tell thee TO thy teeth, and
III tell it all who'll hear, Duke Ed
rick is deceived, and Imma is no Ion
ger chasle as falr-she is a wanton!"
AT such a charge, again were muir
murs loud aud deep; they poured
through the ball OF audlcnce-A hun
bred helmets shook, a hundred swords
left their scabbards, but Lord Hide
brande again exclaimed aloud, by
the Holy Ghost she's false;--Imma
has disgraced her SEX" Proud Hill
| debrande, thou Hest" exclaimed Chill
| de Edmund. the storm of passion
| shook his heaving frame-he snatched
off his greave, it whirled in the alr,
and struck the of imma, who
took the pledge, and demanded the or
deal, swore to prove the charge. The
alfrighted Imnla now raised herself in
concious innocence; she Indignantly
threw back those tresses which would
have hid her face; she would have de.
Tended with an undaunted eye, her
| character, but she met a fathers re
proachful look; a chilly paleness over
spread her, and she bent like a lilly
in the storm into the arms of Childe
| Edmund.
When Lady Imma aworke from
her trance, every thing bore a dread
ful silence; in vain she attempted to
raise from her couch, her limbs APP
peared paralyzed; she put her hand to
her head, her brain was maddenlng;
it is true, a refreshing breeze burst in
upon her from the open easement, YET
it lasted but a moment; a hotter glow
succeeded, and threatened to check all
respiration; she gazed wildly around
her; she paused to think, bot yet seem
ed fearful of recalling remembrance;
she put her finger on the blood burst.
ing lids of her eyes distended with fe
yer; she pored over, ANONYMOUSLY,
the storied painting, which the last
rays of the setting sun emblazoned and
reflected from the bay window: and
a conviction of what was to happen
drawing in her mind, she endeavour.
ed to shut out It's reality; she shrunk
| into herself; a frighinl slumber stepped
her faculties in misery and tortured
her diseased Imagination,
Such a charge asLordHildebrande's
wassnot to be made with impunIty.
When the first storms of indignation
were over, he was allowed to speak,
as follows: "Returning last, on the W
of st. Francis, from border post, |
entered a dingle in the fores:: there l
saw the Lady Imma rush into the
arms off man, who wore a scarf that
now Childe Edmund wears. l am
not mad--I am Lord Edrick's friend:
| pledge myself for the truth of what
I now utter, and let her disloval
Knight defend her if he c%an.'--In'
saying this, each warrier skunk away
to see the decision by mutual consent.
Fearful that violent emotions might
rack the bosom of the gentle Imma,
Edmund left the hall to seek her; love
is seldom accompanied by pru dence,
or he had never sought a secret inter
view. Now the Baron Edrick trem.
bled with passion, and he swore, If
guilty, to sacrifice both to bis revenge.
FROM the maidens OF her house, Chill
de Edmund learned lmma was in her
chamber. As he was the cause of
the indignity which Hildebrande had
offered her, he dared not object herto
another by entering the castle; he,
therefore, saw hernot, and becoming
a prey to the a~cuteset anguish, he wan.
dered about the dwelling, Unconscious
where ne bent his steps.-ChIlde Ed
mund, as he was called, had loved
the gentle Imma, and, ere she was
aware she returned his love; they
feared il was impossible they could
ever be united, but there was such a
luxury in sven in theic cbeered hopes,
that they rather choose TO encourage a