Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-07-18

shich che mcti'sies. She paused 10 gaze snl
found tbs; she scod On tie eHfrcn verge q
tove'. oEe GOT q three castles. that stretching
slotg TIE sfsggy bsnt q he Ntskcr overriding
The ~siets sts day hcigh, u usay HUNDRED feei
She sszc5 down bciuS II pss .ieht to gsk,
tho bran tern ruund ,he blue ibn su beneath
The broten roct, jsgEed and sssrr, the dnsinishet
e'fds skiwniug hte specks over the surface 81 ths
ssfesm. Can sc blame her if sic paused Nrh
Wildly testing tesr'. ifshe hcsiia,ed ull strong
+ hand rrssped her arm spd her power over Der ou,
dcs'iuy VS. gore oh God drli,er me-" ,iir
c'icd but ile sirsngef susSsteJ Wiih ',agh.
1 Cone eoae. fair maiden - h. raid God new.
- doli,c's from he Lsndsc ha 3cu but hank GU
for bringing tie ierc. That IDIOT wardour hes len
the gate. opcn.snd there !. no enc % the court,
ail nail his cara 10 tie door. What II the troops
q Palsiine knew Of such careless guard -
As he spoke. there came The sound Of a trumpet
from the oods sboye and II VAS echoed from the
forest path below. stronger passion now was
raised 10 The breast Of Gcrjrude's pcriccu,ut md
Tor the moment, forgetting her existence he dart.
cd swsy, aud hs steps rlsnged heavily through the
bell. "Ob God deliver nc :" cried Gertrude sgan;
bot she nov cried 60 Nth bitter hope, ard, for
sioglc instant, shC strained her eyes upon The part
q tic sood whence the sound Of the trumpet had
glesmng through the tees. and she heard from
The court below the shouts u many voices giving
load commands fot usnnug he walls and defend
ing The castle. She could not catch the ords bot
she guessed their import aud the neat moment a
loud explosion from the taulemen's beneath her
feet, followed by another and another told her that
the Lsndscheden had anticipated attack by firing
upon The approaching parties. The tower on
which che stood seemed 10 Tock with the cUBcus-
sion OF tue artillery, aud, IN 4 moment after,
answering Hash blazed through The opposite wood,
and, with 4 rushing SOUND cannon ball rushed
through the ar tipping an aage Of The tower as it
rushed By, and scattering the masonry far snG
near. RounDg round the tower she thought on
~ Of escape, aad gazing into every window " hich
opened on ;hc platform, she at length perceived
one tia, led TO fight 81 stairs. It opened read.
ny 10 her hand and she passed through and then,
running down with quick step che only paused
when her head became gld6y with the incessant
turning of the narrow staircase and the deaen;ng
roar OF the artillery. Once, as she descended,
bright fash burst thro' one Of The narrow luopholcs
and she The forms aud fierce faces of armed men
huuying about upon one Of the batIlements ha I'd
by She feared almos, to move lest they should
see her ; but the roar Of the guns was srain
hesrc, she burned ON with a beating heart, III
the staircase terminated with Il door on either hand.
On the one side she heard multitude OF voices as
IN eager debate, sud through the key hole of the
other, VAS pouring 4 stream Of golden sunshine -
She tired It and found II locked, but the heavy key
was IN, and turning 1t cautiously round. she drew
tie door back and took a step out into the open
air. She ioand herself in long paved way, lead
ing from the castle TO wh,h shc had been carried
10 another which stood beyond, perched half way
up tremendous rock. like the meet of swallow,
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to this day. Tho way was raised upon high
oausewsy partly artificial partly natural, and bat
Elements aud embras1res each side ,h6wed il
well calculated for defence. But, though the can.
non were still there, the soldiers all drawn the
SIDE on which the attack began, had left it vacant,
aud Gertrude hurried on seeking for some way to
escape. She could find none the walls were 700
high for her TO attempt 10 drop from them though
the low si0hng sun showed her that but little time
remained for her to secure her Eight she found
herself folled wherever she turned She hurried
on, however towards the other castle gazing up
TO zee II there too we're any sbe had TO fear but 1t
seemed, for 'he time, utterly deserted. No SOL
dIers appeared gszag from the bstiemenis at the
distant fight no head pro,rudcd from tie window,
announced that any human being within. Hes
iia'ing. listening, trembling, Gertrude entered hro'
the open door, and found the hall vacant, though
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had not long been so. She then, With better
courage, searched round the " all for some means
OF egress, bu, every cste was closed with heavy
locks, and all the keys were gone. In dissppoin,-
ment, almost IN despair she paused aud looked to-
wards the other csstle. The bs,tlemenls were
crowded The roar oi~ar was going but sud
denly came louder shouts and che saw some groups
upon the very path she had jusi followed. Where
could she lr for concea'menl There vas q ghi
OF steps led down from one If tie remote halls,
aPpafeh'!y CO; through the rock on nch tie site
stood, and, not without hope tina, II might con-
duct her 10 some saily port, Gertrude took her
Way down lighted by an occasional loop hole,
ihoash the sun sinking fist behind The mouuisins,
gave but scan;y beams. !, led bot TO a vault from
which there was door indeed and Gertrude cal
herself down aud wrong her hands in the bitter
Does al Despair. There was a window, but il was
100 .'nsii log human being TO pass, and was grated
Decides With iron bars and az tia, (, enabled tie
UnhsPPy glri 10 DO was to eszs cut upon tho grow
lns twilight, and walcb the groups hurrying 10 and
ho cpoa tho ~aIis q the other castle. Soon that
'~ishi AIDED away. and ell that she could see wss
we '"fHis u the tell toNes bars,jng forih every
noA and iheu Al the eager ,sb. r ~,