American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-01
From the Pennsylvania Telegraph.l
THE PROPHECY;

OF. THE HAG OF THE FORREST.
CHAPTER THE PROPHECY.
she was brought to this

OF, THE HAG OF THE FORREST.
CHAPTER THE PROPHECY.
"Iie was brought 70 this
BY a vain prophecy"
Henry the Eighth.
Twas 4 bright day in autumn; the brown
leaves we're still upon the trees; the moss was
spiinging up rich and green around the gnarl-
Cd roots of the towering oaks and upon the
soping hanks; and the sun, peeping in wherev-
or the hand of time had cast down their YER
dant gaTmenture from the earlier shrubs, che
quered the ground every here and there with
warm CLEANS Of yellow light, which, as the
wind moved the branches gently above, waved
slowly TO and fro as if well pleased with the
velvet cushion it rested upon. The scene was
still and solitary; "a low wind sighed through
the tops of the trees and made the dry leaves
whisper as if telling each other some solemn
tale. The sun shone gaily forth; but in the
midst of profound solitude, there is something
solemn even in the joyous sunshine. There
was nc sight, no sound to attract the attention
all was hushed.
Presently slight rustling and the confused
murmurs of voices in earnest conversation
broke the silence, followed by the appearance,
from behind the verdant canopy, of two fl
CURES. One, man, who appeared to be about
six and twenty years of age, upon whose brow,
however, suffering rather than years seemed to
have ndentod many deep and premature lines,
y which impaired to his countenance an express
sion of sternness. 1t was however, full of the
fire Of genius, testifying that the spirit was yet
unsubGued.
BY his side, with her lily hand elapsed in his
own, was a maiden, in whose enchanting lea-
lures might be seen beams of pure, ununxed
and ardent lOue
They had walked for sometime in silence,
both absorbed in apparently pleasant medita-
tions, when the man addressed the maiden in
tones that expressed the intensity of his feel
ings.
wished for act be consummated.
"And the little period intervening between
now and this evening, Herbert, appears to me,
to be very-very long till its ARRIVAL" replied
Arabela 'But come" said she, "come Her.
bert, seat thyself upon the moss covered trunk,
and tell me what thou see'st on the apex of
that isolated hill"
~ can see naught, Arabella, save that single
naked pine that shoots up, as it were, from the
very centre, " said he, as, after careful exami-
nation, he mo we'd his eyes.
at is strange" she murmured; and she bent
down her head upon her hard, and soon fell
into deep meditation. The expression of her
face grew thoughtful and sad; and so absorbed
did she become with her own reveries, that
her tongue betrayed the ideas which were pass
ing within.
"Ofen have wandered to this spot, and so
often does that unnatural sight appear before
me- 1t is indeed strange! | cannot look
y through the interstices of those oaks but the
appearance of galows with female body
swinging beneath it, strikes my vision! o! it
is horrible" and she invountarily shuddered
as the recollection of the revolving spectacle
passed before her.
"No, Arabella, it is not strange" said the
Steiner voice of Herbert-"it is but such u
sight as a weak mind, laboring under some hea-
w burden, would be apt to conjure"
eyes, yes, Herbert, but labor under no bur
den, and it has appeared thrice!" rejoned Ara
bella, hurredly.
"Banish such reflections, and permit thy
mind to dwell upon more congenlal subjects
Come, Arabella, devoutly let US praise Him that
now the period has arrived which we so long
and ardently prayed for! Remember this night
is our wedding, and, l pray you, let our
thoughts be in unison with the time.n
Course ye, curse We! vile viper" sllTieked a
voice; and woman startling from behind a
rock, sprang before them. She was dressed in
many colored gown, a tattered bonnet hung
on her back with the faded ribbons tied fantas.
ticalY beneath her chin. In one hand she held
black handkerchief, and in the other she firm
Y ly cenched heavy knotted staff, which she
swanC above her head. Her thin Tray HAIR
was brushed straight down over her forehead,
and he. cadaVeIous features were flushed from,