The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1842-09-03
know 10 OF three members of it; but
have Never seen these ruins

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. have Never seen these ruins
i 1T is the most ancient portion OF the orig
lnal buildings still standing, but il has bee
long untenanted, and all the access closed
you were, therefore, not likely to have Wis
D tied it,
THE young man followed in anxiou
: silence the footsteps of The gipsey. Th
, half crumbed walls were pierced by poin,
ed stone-sha(ted windows OF various di
: mensions, now dlsmantled of their glazet
Iattices, and the embatIed towers of tn,
entrance gates as,onished him by the
massive proportions; as his eye glanced
upwards at The lofty turre,s of which
they were fanked, his gaze was arrested
by igh, dimly streaming through mar
row ioop'hole cut in the highest story o
the edifice. The next movement his com
panion suddenly bade him enter a low ant
narrow arcled door. way, evidently leading
10 some suberranean PASSAGE
'Ihe young man must have been a sim.
plelon, 10 say The least exclaimed DR.,
Everingham, unable to resist in,errup,iug
The Colonel; who but an iTsensa,e would
have followed woman of suspicious char.
acler. and total stranger 10 lin, into such
a place"
i would = cried the young lady who
had before borne part in the conversations;
Il would have followed her to the cen,,e of
The earlh!'
60 on said Lady Laura, whose ever
Juvenescent imagination was captiyated bv
nari alive So attractive in its commence
ment.
The gipsey lighted dark lantern.
which she drew forth from hole in the
wal, and both continued their way in 81.
ence along this damp and deep laybrin,h,
arrived at the base of spiral staircase,
they commenced its ascent, and continued
with considerable difficulty TO mount the
decay ed stairs, obs,rucled as they were by
fallen fragments Of stone and MORTAR
frequently finding some half broken, Others
wholly Wanting. which compelled them to
leap the void space. while the looser irag.
menls rolled from under their feet, and fell
echolng. below. At length. after long
and iauguing ascent. the s'udant. sbrealh.
Tss aa aeS eacssah ssSahaRss'sa ss sl free6irh 81 lie lorfe
narrow passage presented itself, lermina.
ted by low door which admitted them
into vast stone-vanlled apartment AS
they entered the door closed behind them.
A sepuchral looking lamp hung fllckerlng
from the centre OF the roof, beneath which
stood a circular table covered with antique
large to admit mans head in the middle
and which aperture was enclosed 10 the
flooring ny folds Of the same meterial GOV.
eiing the table. Near the edge of this
species of tunnel were placed goblet
filled with walerand sharp pointed dag.
ger, around these several open books were
slrewn, written in strange looking charac-
ters of vcllrm. AS the students gaze
wandered round their Greary chamber, he
perceived it was destitute of any other
article of furniture save that jus. described,
but the walls were garnished with utensils
OF quaint forms, the uses of which it would |
have been difficult rightly to divine
Having contemplated in silence all this
paraphernalia-
We'll! what next have you 10 show met
asked hs.
You are over hasty, my young gentle
man.
MY impatience is natural enough,
should think
'True.-y are a brave man, and
youi GOODNESS deserves to be rewarded; !
place your head over that hole in The table
and tell me what you see therein
The young man o6eyed without making
reply. A moment afterwards lie rose
from his STOPPING posture seemingly as
founded.
What have you seen!' inquired the
gipsey.
Most singular he replied; have seen
no! It's impossible
.Welll'
Il saw the abode of my cousin, Julia.
in London, and my brother and party in
wedding attire assembled in tae drawing
room, ready 10 celebrate marriage
You love your cousin?
'Aias! yes; but am younger son, and
she has rejected my suit in favor Of nv
brolher, for he is wealthy.---I now
perceive the reason for my father keeping
me here during vacation time. At this
very hour they are about 10 be united, and
knowing The despair it would cause me.
and the disapproval of another party Of the
family, have chosen The night time for the
ceremony, the better TO insure its privacy
.'Hban lnAt ,,u bic toh ba ,l,,;.