The Columbian fountain., 1846-03-17
4 ROMANCE.---ROGER DUTTON; OR
THE TRUE PROPHECY. 3c4.s,
(BY @. P. r. JkMEs,)

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'ssSend for her---send for her,' said Mary
de Lacy, "they shall sleep together in the
little room out Of my bower, dear father. /
will be back again ere supper is served. y
She was turning to go away, when her
father stopped her for moment, with a
grave smile, saying, ssyou know the mes
sengeri is gone to Rothelan, my hasty daugh-
ter r" n9lsfa
nAye, know" replied Mary, laughing
and blushing at the same time, shut Roger
has explained"
ssBetter have heard his explanation ere
you sent the messenger" said De Lacy, II
told you you would repent"
s'Nay, nay, but we will send again to-
morrow, " said his daughter---"we will send
to Edith and say-" sr ,ss ,lf3d a-
aNo, on my life :" cried the Lord Con-
stable. "No, Mary, what's done shall not
be undone. First, have no men to spare
upon such errands-those | despatched the
other day will not return this week, and |
have but enough to guard the castle proper
ly; next, my dear child, you must learn
lesson. Such hasty passion brings its own
punishment; and to prevent bringing hea-
|vier one hereafter, when no one can RENE
dy it, will make this little act irrevocable
too. You go to Rothelan tomorrow, or
my names not De Lacy" @ \.
"Nay, nay, my dear lord,'' cried Roger
Dutton; remember, you punish me, too"
eNot word, Roger-not word said
the old soldier. 81 will adhere to my story.
As for furnishing you, when is the day you
do not need il, you quarresome rogue?
So you shall do penance by your lady's
absence; and ifit be any punishment for her
to be away from you, tits her own act she
has none to thank for it but herself"
Mary de Lacy burst into tears, and taxi
ing the glrl Marian's hand, led her quickly
away out Of the hall. 35aa aa3
| "Well, will go with her, them" sail
Dutton; ''the earl will give me welcome,
| / will warrant"
Not SO, Sir Roger" cried the old man !;
81 want you here. You shall accompany
her to the boundary of the county, if you
please. must send men TO guard her, hut
on the border of Flintshire, Ranulph of
Chester sends men to meet her; for must
have my own men back again, and you
must come with them.
/ Roger Dutton looked as ifhe had not the
slightest intention Of doing any thing ofthe
kind, but the old Lord laid his hand upon
his arm, saying clark ye, my dear boy,
this must be as ! will 1.-The day will come
i tha - tt
good lady, who is gone-and /, too, for
will not shirk my share-have done what
we could to spoil as sweet and kind girl
as ever lived, and she must have some little
check, not only to teach her she is rash,
for that she knows already, but to make her
own high spirit gall her. ! will have it so,
Roger, and you must promise to come back
from the border, or will not let you go
with her"
sWell, my good lord," answered Roger
Dutton, elf it must be so, it must, but |
grieve to see Mary pained." fa cI
s1All the more ieason should pain her,
them" answered her father, "for if her hus-
band spoils her as wife after her parents
spoil her as girl-body of St. Barnabas !
what a shrew the old woman will be !"
Roger Dutton could scarcely refrain from
smile, and to say truth, in his heart, he
was not quite sure that the old Lord Con-
stable was in the wrong.
"Well, must go and soothe her, my
lord" he said; "but must say it is some
what hard upon me, when am here but a
few days" # aE ANA
ssPooh !" cried De Lacy, bluffly. "You'll
soon have enough of her--perhaps too
much--tbough that's lie, too, for she is
dear, kind girl, and know not what the
castle hall will look like without her when
she is your wife, Dutton. But 60 to her,
20 to her, and try to stop her from crying ;
! do not love to see her tears; but yet, in
this matter will have my way"
Roger Dutton left him without reply.
i The supper was served, and the good Lord
de Lacy, impatient before the two lovers
j made their appearance again, for as they
found they were to have so little of each
others society, they thought they might as
well have it undiluted, and therefore sat in
Mary's chamber till the last moment, with
good Mrs. Margaret talking to the milIer's
daughter and her poor follower, at very
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