Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-11-24
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who hitherto remaining in the back ground
advanced Al these words TO The fire. Tho
eyes Of the girl and those Of The follower
| met.
Henry ! Clara = were The mutual ex.
CARNATIONS, as they fell upon each others
bosom.
My husbandr was the simultaneous
ejaculation of the mother. as she family
| opened her arms to the Older warrior, who
starting al her voice rushed to her, recog-
nizing in the tones The bride of his youth.
BY our patron saint said the earl,
when the, mutual surprise Of the parties
had been. in part dissipa,ed. this beats
the romance of the Round Table never
thought 70 a6ndyou here. Blythe wrong
and his brow darkened like a thunder
cloud, have you been brought to this
pass 2
Clara, for her mother was unable 10
compose herself sufficiently to become the
narrator, now related the story of their ex.
pulsion and subsequent suffering.
By st. George said the ;rrascible earl,
starting up with flashing eyes aud shaking
his cIenched hal.d fiercely..I will pull the
beard from the miscreant for this outrage.
Richard has returned, know ye, my sweet
daughter his mood changing, and he ac-
companied the words by drawing Clara to
his bosom - the Aing'shall have his own
again. and We will rout this villain from
my fathers castle, ere fortnight.
The lover now for the 6rst time iuter~
posed.
Should we not, before we talk further
he said. procure fuel for the FIRE? Hap-
PLY noticed ruined shed, about hun.
dred yards distant. I will 90 and tear
enough Of it down 10 keep up roaring
fire until morning.
We'll said. and / will assis. yon.' said
the bold earl.
In shurt time they had brought TO the
hut and piled up in one corner the neces-
sary fuel. As the last load was cast down
the earl turned TO Clara. who was weep
ing and smiling by turns at this great
change in their circumstances.
There, now that Lord Henry has won
it, 60 to him with kiss. you weeper,' he
said with almost boyish spirits. and no
will tell vow how he did not perish in the
battle, but, stunned like myself and buried
sa arace rs - and how after long confine-
ment, we escaped together. and have final:
ly reaceed home. | will tell the same TO
your mother-go, sweet one, but first give
your father kiss
That was happy night in the hut on
the heath. As the old earl said afterward.
never in the proudest halls, had he spent
one like it.
Little remains for us 10 tell. The next
morning saw the sun shiuing brightly on
the landscape. and ere noon the whole par.
ty, deserving the frail cabin, had found re.
fuge III a hostel, about four miles distant,
which the earl had been seeking the pre-
ceding night, when, in The darkness, he
lost his way.
The return Of Richard spread universal
Joy among his people. The fight Of
prince John was followed by that of his
chief favori,es. who justly dreaded the
wrath of the monarch to whom they had
proved traitors. Clsra's unworthy cousin
hearing a, the same time Of the return Of
his monarch, did not wait for the appear
ance of The latter but took chip immediate:
ly for France.
Great were the rejoicings at Altman Gas.
lie when the bold earl once more took his
seat on the dais in the great banqueting
hall, and greater still were the bonfires and
congratulations when, few months later.
the lady Clara became the vile OF him che
had loved so long.