Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1827-01-25

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Scottish Highlands, there stood, on
u rocky height an old fortress. One
stormy evening in harvest, It's lord
looked from bis wIa5Dw INTO the dark.
ness, ani over the we'll gaarded court
oil the castle towards the opposite hills,
where the tops Of the trees, still visible
ru,tled and waved IN the dark blue
heavens. The rlvulet IN the valley
sent fortn a Wild and strange sound,
and the creakIng weatbercocks cIat-
tered and brawled as IL chldIBg the
storm.
The scene and the hour were con.
GENIAL 10 the mind Of the lord OF the
castle. Hewas no longer the mild
and indniger.. masier.-HIs ooly
daughter had fled from the fortress
VITA handsome youth, lar interior
TO her in birth, but sweeter singer
and hArp player, than any lnnaplan:
of the WIDE highlands; and soon aiter
this nlynt, the lover was found Dashed
30 pieces III the bottom OF rocky val
ley, INTO walsh, IN lhe darNness OF
the nlsat, ne had fallen. Thereupon
the daughter, BY an unknown phgril,
sent letter to her father, say ing, thai
night having robbed her Of her lover,
her eyes were open To ner iauli; thAt
Sin. had retired To a convent To do the
most severe peRance; and THAI her ia
Their would never see her more. From
this event, the lord OF the Castle had DC.
core almost as obdurate as the surrUo9.
ding rocks, dnd as unieellng as the sto-
nv pavement of his old fortress.
As he now boxed from The win
dow, he saw in the castle yard Ian
tern. moved backward lis aud Tor wards,
As il in the han5 OF some Que, who,
with totterlpg steps, stole across the
area.
Aarrily he called out who goes
there.' Tor his dosOestlcs had sirici or
ders 90 admit no one within the walls;
and, since the flight OF The ,vung la
Gy. these commands bad become SO
much more rigid, that it seems as ii
-hfeless statutes alone dwelt wuhip.
To the lord oftae castle there came
q soit voice. An old, old Noman, It
sald, 'begs some food, Gobie knight.
But the nuRUle demand was lmpetu-
'ously refused.
Spy! whch!' were the appitcav
tions showered upon the beggar; aud
because she did not immediately retire,
but reiterated her petition, with fer
vent, though weak voice, the Knight,
in the wiidness OF his wrath, called
on his blood aouuds 10 hunt the beg.
gar woman away. Wildly did the
fefocious dogs rush forth, bot scarce.
" had they approached The cid NO
man. when she touched the strongest
and fiercest with { slender weRd. The
dom sizes who had come ou,, expected
that the ragingd og wouid tear her IN PIE
ces; but howling, he returned, and
the others laid themselves down viii.
nIng before the beggar Again the
lord OF the castle urged them on; but
they only howied and moaned, and
law still. A strange sudderiug seized
him which redoubIcd when the old
woman raised her lantern Oh high, and
her long white halr appeared waving
iD the storm, while, IN sad ana
threatening vote she exclaimed, Thou
III the heavens who sse'st ADD hear
est,
Trembling the knight retired from
the winiow, and ordered his people
TO give ner what she demanded i'he
donestics, frightened at the apparI
tion placed some food without 10 a oas
ket, anI then secured the doors. all
the Wide repeating prayers, until they
heard the strange old woman carry a.
way the food; and as she stepped oul
OF the castle gates, he hounds moaned
my seriously after her.
From TINS time, regularly, every
third evening, the lantern was seen IL
the castle yagd; and no sooner did it:
strange twlnkllne begin TO be visible
through the darkness, and the light
steps heard TO touer softly over thu
pavement, than the lord OF The castle
fastened back from the window; the
domestcs pu,,oul the basket of food
aud the hounds moaned sorrowiul til
She appariuon vanished.
Que day-n was now the beginning
OF winter, the knight following tn,
chase IN the widest part OF the anoun
t,in, SuItiAulv his hanuds da rted ~,