The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-10
NUMBER 36.

I the string. lie gave the signal. and each
T cloth yard shsll, sped on lts fatal errGnd
tialf OF the revishers fell TO the ground
and the rest took TO tlgh', though even be.
tore that atrowy bail rsined on them, they
; had turned their horses heads in fear Az
The discontinued villains galloped away, the
bold foresiefs gave three hearty cheers.
And now The forester whose shaft had
J sent Mounloy TO bis last account hurried
up TO The rescued ladies', where the hero
~'h the eagle plume himself appeared the
moment after. 10 his way he raised Il Q
old senescha who had been only stunned
and was now coming to himself.
Maud, as well as Grace, was not without,
resolution and instead of swooning o. many
a modern damsel would have done, collect.
ed her spirits and turned to thank her de.
ll'efers. The young forester had now re-
moved his cap, and as she gazed on his
features, Maud excaimed-
"Whal Henry Neville Or am dream
ing :"
Not dreaming, lady fair, he exclaimed
on bended knees. 81 II is indeed Your IN.
fortunate lover, happy for once, however.
since he has rendered you some slight ser.
wee"
And this" abe said, turning 10 the
captain OF the forester" this II"
/" Robin Hood = exclaimed that re.
nowned champion it,ng hrs cap. +" The
friend Of Oil honest mobiles like the good
Lord Spencer aud especially Of beauty 10
distress
THIS happy d-nouere en-, was rendered
even more lellcltous by the information now
impaired 10 Maud that Der lellhlul bard had
suffered comparatively hule, though several
were bruised and wounded, the shot period
during y hich the corfl q lasted having pre-.
vented more serious hurts. The prtuctpai
eSe cotton bad been done on the enemy, and
by ROBIN Hoods afchefs. In few MN.
utes the villagers returned to the green.
But how come The lover OF Maud 10 the
disguise OF forester, We hear the reader
ask. Young Neville had been page 10
l. nd Sprncef's household, and while there
had Imblbed secre, affection Cor Maud. -
Buiss be was only OF simple knights de.
gree, be dared not aspire to her hand
Hence he had LEFT The castle IN despair two
summers SINCE, resoule TO make his for.
tune by HIS sword before be openly sohei.
Ted Maud's love. But though a brave and
gallant knight, he had been unfortunate, Tor
sdheung to the cause Of hrs absent monarch
he had been stripped OF his little estate nv
tie mintons of Prince Joha, and finally
frrcMh ~ ontl tai al.
greenwood, Ike many another Iowa gentle.
man. liis old love Tor Maud led him TO
luger ~ the slciul'y Of her fathers castle,
and fortune had CHANGED TO bring lhIther
With him, on this occasion, hls Ieadsr and
friend, the Banlshed Earl of Huntington. or
as he called himself ia the forest, Robin
Hood Most oil his fellow afchefs had
mingled IN the sports unarmed, but their
weapons were ony a shott distance of. 90
that our hero, on seeing the intentions of
the fobber noble, had sent his companions
70 procure their arms and summon their
leader, Who, With small band, remained
10 The wood 10 guard tnem-Nes;l lie reserv.
ing hs own userletence in the mean time
Tor critical moment, # such should happen
before Rohb,n Hood arrived. We have
seen hos boldly aud ctFeclually he inter.
posed at the right instant.
Great was tho rejoicing at Spencer's
Castle, two days afterwards, when his lord
arrived bringing the intelligence that King
Richard was free aud 10 England but even
more borstefous was the mlith aud festlvty
when, few months later, Maud and Ne.
vile were united, the monarch himself civ.
ing away the bride.
Robin Hood VAS at tho wedding, having
10 the meantime been restored TO his earl.
dom. Grace not long after married a
kugbl IN King Richards tram.