Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1842-01-06

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rebeursinr for the character said Francisco
"my lover is the bravest of all, Has he not al,
ready been engaged in war as captain anu
were to order him to 90 and pun the 1'aha
Turk from his throne, he would do 1t. 10 hot'
therefore trouble your heads at all about lhe earl
DOM"
Whilst the young ladies were yet cisPnilng
about this dignity, great noise made by the
trampling of horses heard in the street winch
led from the gate of lie city. All three lnmedi-
ately ran to the window, but 1t was dfeadio
weather, the rain fell in torrents from all the
roofs and caves whilst storm OF. wind drove the
water of the heavens against the houses and WIN
dows
.Nlercy!" cried Jacobea, " those who are out
in such weather as this, do not travel for their
pleasure. -.
"Thev must certainly be compelled to do 1t by
necessity said Veronica.
"Or an evil conscience added francesca.
Immediately opposite them, in front Of the inn,
stopped thirteen gentlemen on horseback, who
hastily dismounted Twelve of them remained
by the side of their horses the thirteenth clothed
entirely in white entered the inn. The host soon
came out with his servants; the horses were put
in the stable the masters entered the house
Notwithstanding the ran the people had assem-
bed in the street to the strangers and Their
horses The most beautiful courser belonged to the
man in white; il was iennet of dazzling white
ness covered with a magnificent caparson.
" If this should be the Winter King - exclam-
ed the three young ladies', Withdrawing together
from the window, and fxedy regarding each
other.
A noise was now heard on the stairs, and the
three lovers were not long in appearing.
ado you know" said one, that the Winter
King IS in our city p
ssThat would be a prize to make" said the
ond
"Anxiety is pictured upon the long meagre
figure of a gentleman clothed in white, cried
the third.
sentiment of mingled nv and terror seized
the young ladies'; they regarded each other anew
with astonishinent it was as if they had spoken
with their long continued gances. Suddenly they
extended their hands, and exclaimed:
eyes, Yes all three together and without di
vision"
Each of them then turned towards her lover.
Veronica said to hers.
If my lover permits the Winter King to leave
our walls alive, would much rather remain a
maiden all my life than marry him; so may God
and the saints aid me =
Francisco said to hers
"My promised faith is lost forever if the friend
of my heart does not bring to me tomorrow his
sword dyed with the blood of the Winter King
Jacobea said to hers:
" If nv lover permits the winter King to live
till the rising of the sun he need not expect our
nuptlais till the last judgment, so help me God
and the saints
The three lovers started up but they
covered their confidence in seeing the three young
ladies, more beautiful than ever, standing before
them awaiting their reply. Each of them
DESTROYS of being the first to prove his love by
heroic act; they therefore soon promised
that the Winter King should not see the light of
another day.
They now took leave of their ladies', who re-
manned conversing together about the glory their
lovers about to obtain of their courage, their
tenderness, and finally of the eardom and its ter
rltoIes, and of the manner in which they should
divide it. The three lovers took counsel together
proceeded TO the inn listened to the conversation
of the strangers in order to discover which WAS
the king, and discovered tho IL" f'foh ne
was to sleep They knew all the corners OF the
house, and remained to confer and to drink till
late in the night
Before the break of day twelve Of the strangers
set out in all haste through the wind and storm
the thirteenth remained in his bed dead, and bath
ed in his blood he had received three mortal
wounds. No one was able to tell who he was, bn:
the host asserted that it not the king and he
was right for the Winter King arrived safely III
Holland, where he lived many years.
The deceased was inferred the same day, not in
the cemetery, in holy ground, with the bones of
the Catholics but presumed hereto, he was
buried in the highway without hymn OF church
and without prayers.
The three young ladies' however, were waiting
with Impotence the return OF their lovers to give
them their recompense !; but they did not come.
They sent to seek them throughout all the
streets and all the houses, but since the lour Of
midnight no had seen them. Neither the
host HIMSELF his wife, nor the servants, could
tell where they had gone or what had become Of
them
Then the poor young ladies were much 'afliict-
ed; they wept night and day and bitterly repented
of tleTeriminal order they had given to so
faithful and SO handsome. Remainder nert week
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