Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-05-31


what observance your Highncss may oss an
injured man, to iorego for the present this scao-
ia lous dispute
MY lord, owe YOU much,' replied Rothssy,
but this naughty and all controlling lord hss
wounded mine honour.' t
MY lord, can but add, your royal father ,
iil--hsih swooned with terror for your High
ness safety @
Ill!-ihe kind, good old man swooaed ssa
You, my lord Of Msrch!-i avn with him in 40
Instant
die TO the ground. and Was dashing into the
palac ce like a greyhound, when a feeble grasp
was laid on his cloak, and the fain, voice Of .
kneeling female exclaimed, Protection, my
noble Prince - Protection for q helpless strau-
ger
Hands off, strollerv said tho Earl Of
March, thrusting the supPliant glee maiden
aside. N
But the gentler Prince paused. 1T is ir,'e.'
said he, Il have brought the vengeance of aa
unforgivne devil upon this hapless creature.
o Heaven! what life is mine, so fatal to all
who approa ch me!--what to do in the hurrys
She must not go 10 my aparments-and alluy
men are such born reprobates- Ha! thou st
mine elbow, honest Harry Smith! What dost
thou hercH fsfr
lord, answered our acquaintance, the Smith,
between the townsmen and the South
land looms who ride with the Douglas; aud
we have swinged them as far Us tho Abbey
Gate
lam glad Of it am glad Of il; And you
beat the knaves fairly
Fairly, does your hghncss ask!' said Henry
why, ay! We were stronger in numbers. TO he
sure, but no men ride better armed than those
who follow the Bloody heart. Aud 80 in
sense we beat them fairly; for, rs your high
ness knows, il is the Smith who makes The mcn
at-arms, and men with good weapons are q
match for great odds
While they thus talked, the Earl of March
who had spoken with some one near the
palace gate, returned in anxious haste. My
lord Duke!-My lord Dukc.- Your father
Is recovered. and if you haste rot speedily.
my lord of Albany and the Douglas will havo
possession of his royal ear
And il my royal father is recovered so!d
the tLoughtcFs prince, 'and is holding, or
about to hold, council with my grooious uncle
and the Earl Of Douglas, il BELTS neither Your
lordship nor me to intrude till We are sun.n.on-
ed. So there is time for me to speak of my
little business with mine honest a.mourer
here
Docs your highncss tsLe it so!' said Ito
Earl whose sanguine loTes Of change Of fa-
vor at court had leen tho hastily excited, ard
were as speedily checL led Then SO let il be
for George Of Dunbar
He glidcd away with a gloomy AMI displeas.
ed aspect and thus OCT of Tie two most pow
erful noblemen IN Scotland. at a time when
the arisocracv so closely controlled ii { throne
the reckless heir apparent had made two enc
mics; the one by seornful defiance, and tho
other by carelcss neglect. lie heeGed not
the Earl Of March's departure. lowever,
or rather lie felt relieved fiom his is.portu-
nifty.
Tho Prince went on in indolcnt conversations
with our armorer, " hose skill ib his art Lad
made him kEown TO many Of the great lords
about the court.
Il had something 10 say 10 thee, Smith
Canst thou take UP fallen link in my NJ liam
haubcrk.'
AS well, please your Hiehness. as my no'h-
er could take up stitch in the net she wove
The Milancr snail not know my work from
his own
We'll but that was not what / wished OF
thee just now SAID the Prince. recollecting
hiuscIf this poor g!ee woman. good Smdh size
must be placed in safety. Thou ART msn
enough to be any woman's champion, aud
thou must conduct her TO some place Of safe
ty.'
Henry Smith was, as we hive seen sufhs-
ienlly rash and daring when Weapons weie in
question. But he had also the pride of de-
ecnt burgher. and VAS unwilling 10 place
himself in what might he thought ,quiyoeai
circums anccs by the sober part Of his fellow
citizens.
MAY it please your Il;gtncss.' he said;' I
am but a poor era flsman. But II ough my ann
and sword are al The Kings service, and your
u "a A. -
danes. Your Hrghncss will find among your
own retnue. knights and lords wiling enough
TO play Sir Pandarus Of Troy--if rs too knight
psr, for poor Hal of the Wand
'Umph-har said ihe Prince. My purse
Edgar = (bis attendant whispered him)- True.
true, gave il 10 the poor wench. know
enough Of your craft, and Of craitsmen in gem
eral, to be aware that men lure not hawks
with empty hands; hut suppose my word may
pass for the price Of good armour, aud will
pay il thee with thanks TO boot, for this slight
service
'Your Highness NAV know other crsnsm~n,'
said the S. rh; 'bui with reverence, you know
not Henry Cow. He will obey you in max ing
a weapon. or in welding one, but he knows
nothing about this reiiicosi service
'Hark thee, thou Pertbshiro muIc,' said Ito
Prince, yet smiling, while he spoke, at the
sturdy punciilio OF the honest burgher, tho
wonch is as little to me as she is IN thee.
But in an idle moment, as you may learn from
those about thee, IL thou sawcsi II not myself
did her passing grace, which is likely 10
cost the poor wretch her | fe. There is no
one here whom I can trust 10 proicct her
against the discipline Of belt and bow string,
with which the Border bru,cs who follow Doug
las will beat her TO death, since such 10 hrs
pleasure
'lfsuch be the case my licge, she has q
right to every honest mans proieciios; and
sincc she wears a pciticoat. Though would
II we're longer, and &c less fancifu fashon,--
! will answer FOR her protection as well 80
n sinuIe ma n may Jut where am I TO bestow