Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1826-03-02

To be the first III charge and the iasl
in the retreat, was the counsel which,
one knight gave to another, on being
asked the surest means OF winning Al
lady fair Love was the crownngI
grace, the gusrdon of his tolls, aud its
gentle influence aided him in dlscharg
ing the duties OF his gallant solemn
profession The lady Isabella, dsugh
ter of the Earl of JulIyers, loved the
Lord Eustace Ddmberticourt Tor the
great nobleness Ol arms that she had
heard reported of him; and her ines
sengers often carried TO him letters of
love, whereby her noble pasamour was
The more hardy in his deed of arms.
! should have loved him better dead
than alive, another damsel exclaimed,
on hearing that her knight had surviv
ed his honour.
No wonder that, in those ages OF
violence, bravery was the manly quail
ty, dear, above all others, III wOnan's
eyes. Its possession atoRed for want
Of every personal grace; and the dam
sci, VITO, on being reproached for low
ing an ugly man, replied. he IS SO va
liant | have never looked IN his face,
| apologised for her passion IN a manner
that every woman of her time could
| sympsthIse with AS proficiency IN
in ch,valric exercises was the only dis,
iiectloR of The age, II wovu have been
contrary to its spirit and laws for gen
, tie maiden 10 have loved any other
than knight who bad achieved high
deeds OF aims. The advancement Of
his fame WAS, therefore, among the
dearest Ulshes of heart, and she Ian
ned his love OF noble enterprise IN or
der to speed the hour of their UNION -
The poets and romance writers Oi the
days of chivalry bear ample testimony
10 the existence OF this State ui feeling,
and 20 The perils which brave men un
Gerw eni to gain fair ladies' smiles; but
all their tales must yield in paihos TO
the following simple historical fact
When the Scots we're ehdeavOrlng to
throw off the y oke Which Edward ],
had imposed on them, the recovery OF
the castle o. Douglas was the unceas.
ing effort of the good Lord James. II
" as often lost and won; for # The vi
gil nee Of! The English garrison relax
ed for . momrni, the Scots. who lived
in the NE gibourhood. and were ever
on The watch, aided their fendal Lord
in regaining The fortress. which howe.
yer, he could not maintain long against
The numerous chnary of England -
The possession of this castle seemed
to be held by SO perllous tenure, that
II excited the noblest aspirations fol
fame in The breasts of the English,
and fair maiden, perplcxed by the
numher o Knights who were in sun,
OF her. viewed she ~ould bestow her
hand upon him who preserved the ad
Isenirr0us or hazardous castle of Doug
las fof a year and a day Sir John
Walton hold, and gladly undertook
The emprize, and right CALAMITY he held
possession of the fortress for some
months At length he was slain in q |
sally which Douglas provoked him tol
make. 90 his person was found let
ter which he bad lately received from
his lad, love, commenting his noble
chevisapce, declaring that her heart
was now his, and praying him to re |
turn to her forihu ilh, without exposing
himself TO further peril The good
Lord james OF Douglas grieved hen
he read this letter. and it was gener
Gus and gallant of him TO lament that
a brother Knight should he slain, when
his fairesl hopes Of happiness seemed
on the point of being realized" - vol
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