The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1847-06-10
CHARLOTTE. N. C. JUNE 10, IS


son was M advanced one, and already III
earlier trees were IA Leaf, While myuads I
1I.eTs blushed 10 wood end meadow Il lin
he air with fragrance. The dew spangle
q the grass the BIRDS sang from ih
spray rhe waters danced aud spaikled /
he Sunshine. and sol, bfe, n kissing n
bfoas Of the nadens, tossed lhrir cUtls an
gave refreshing tone 10 her spIrRs a
we'll rs roslef hue 90 their cheeks. \
wonder Grace sighed as che ansseted.
Indeed, Maud, | should ike TO lreat
the green sward once more ny self, but yui
know The promise gave your a'hcr. no
10 leave The castle walls uutll his reiurl
from Normandy,
All he did not expect TO be gone .,
long-he never deauIed Of impnsUning u
here Tor four long months"
" Bul shoud never iorgye myself # wt
went abroad and any accident happened. =
Your father tod ne mus supply the place
u mother to you-you knls, Maud,
an ten years the older, sud ought to be
dlscteel accordingly
" Yet thu once ouly this ouce. plead.
ed Mud Surely hone Of the trceboo,
,ss,Il be abroad on M,y.day. Besides
the village /. almost 10 sl-h from the cas-
de-
Gtace looked vistlly al the smiling
landscape aud vas hall persuaded. Yet she
shook her head The period 4os indeed
uuo oil uuu. uii danger for Il was dufn.
+ the imprisonment Of chad ol The Lon
Heart ~ Germany reuud sten law.
ie,sness rri-ned supreme, aud ~hen the
uiuUns OF The usutpet J.hl daily commlt
ted The greatest atrocities. Aud as ihc
y ron de a Spencer adhered 10 The frghnul
king, there sss little psisly tof his house.
hold except ia sIOne wulls Of hl7 castle
Hence on dcpptItHg cn q secret ms'slnn 60
the continent, relative 90 tho ransom uI hl.
moaareh, BE had eli his diu- ntor 10 charge
II the more prudent Gtgct eShoanug hrt,
% no accouui, 10 leave Toe caNle untll hts
return.
Bot Maud had set her heart on witness.
ing The spous Of The day, and she no" lie
-an 10 ply her COUSIN Wifh thousand A.
gumcul., ualll al last Grace cons. nled,
persuid rd hetseH lha there could be no
harm n lrau-gfess,ng the tpncIiun Tor
.nglc morning. Bot 10 el,ute safety %
tbetr excursion, sn- ordered pia pt lbr
garrison TO atenj them, leaving behind
OaS la,t sufi-Icut to nan tho walls.
At-sI sod ass.e. therefore mounted
thcir psiiefs, AMI attended by dez N
men AZ arms. Iel tie cattle gate. Ttouiug
do~n gcufio 'iopc, lhey lureI an angie
IT The Suod, snd soon reached the village
green, Here they wee received with loud
.hou 81 welcome, hut Maud .n,hnsly dc
.ifcd that the sports might Mt be inter.
tup'et, and ~tih rdoodIcd ge" the level
lers -umsd lheif games. Mean bile che
and Gtscr booked on.
Add clud spectacle II wns High ia
h. ecu're o. The green the Nay-pole rear
"a ITS head, drce1acd with memorable
steslhs, ~hllo eay ponou a'Ated from
re top. Not Gar from this vas bower
mat ct tie green bt-u"hc- % trees inter.
lacrd, 10 u hich on . rude Aatll seat was
tbe village belle, ouw qurou"i May. Three
OF louf Of the rude musicians ai he common
people OF tho period KEEP, tinc together
playmg ~hiHe the vjlaerf, Jlorcd Here
dragon, made Of coar,e p.i1,rd cloth
stretched ou hoops, It owed about, occasion.
ally vomiting Gtc, 4 huge h9hhy hose
near bs delighted the spectators with b.
ptarks All ~as m,fth and ,lli'y
Maud Was ~ the mood 10 crlpy the
scene, and with Gr'c" at her elbo~ kept
teuatklne on Tive dtisrcuI gfouPs. Bu
she was principally aurne,ed by gallant
N the dre.s Of forester, whose da.tioe
+ ar caturd every thing before It ~Itn I've
Village gtis lis and the queen Of May
had been lIt some tine engaged Ia Il very
obvious ntauon, apparently much to the
/ chagun OF a more B~k~Rtd yeunan wha
eyed the couple with angry gIauce.. Maud
knew the latter to be men 81 substance
aud worth, but III forester was totally IN
koo"n 10 her, though no" 800 then she
hncted she had some" h't' seen lace ih'
hts. lie epFeHed too ~ u desirohs o.
catching her eye, at least 20 Maud thought
rs sue e'u'" "'A "o' = '"''"'"- ~" INV
shane with her ewes. vice lhetT glance