The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-06

doms Of Huntingdon, Northampton. aud
Northumberland, hat IL WINS becnuae hg WIS
universally recognized NJ Tie lender and rep
rehrnIWiWe Of lhp Saxon people 0f England.
Ito hnl Hilcnli but Hereford remarked that nc-
cording Ia tho evil custom Of he nation, ho
drank deep-dcepcr Ihan any other llera
pfestnli and when tie Young earl saw iha
VINE had lhken soulo effect, he pressed l,n
subject on him.
"My ford" Wih Walthruf ulnud. II owa
William, Duke Of Normandy, much. lie
spnIed NY life when ! VIA his prisoner; hs
tundcd Wc, Widl hunOrH aud benefits " hen leo
know me 10 be M enemy; aud he has trusted
no other of ny race. You canuui expect ma
10 ruiso ny hand against one who Inns taken
these means Of converting an ndyrfznry into
u friend"
"Well noble lorl." replied llerefprd"ench
mnn must Judge for himself aud $50 Nor.
mans hold That Two n6u, az you aud l. may
he good friends NJ the irHtui hoard one dry,
though they know they may hive 10 meet In
nrnls the next Pledge me n loving cup 90
my sweet sisters health. Hero, lords md
gentlemen, II Ia Margaret Countess Of Nor
folk JOY be- with her aud her noble lord"
Wnliheoi fillod bis golden cup To the brim,
and drnned u to the dreRs; hut Hereford,
more prudcuiy after having insied his, set II
down by his side; mud then. M lao saw the
wine working ils effects on Wnllheof's brain,
lac Piled him hnrd with many mn argument,
90 prove that II was The duiy OF n Saxon no.
holman Ia east all personal considerations a.
sdc, nnd to aim boldly ~ the delivernhcs Of
his counlrymon lilo rcprGrcnled To him that
both tie SnNons aud the NUrmnns stood .ns
oohduerors OF England, aud that Ties might
very well, when They had freed themselves
rom The tyranny of William and his layUrtes,
live nmicnbly together ms n united poople.
fhfs hp "a
amongst them. lie represented Ia strong
and glowing language all the evils which
William hhd Inflicted upon the Saxon race
ana nll the wrongs lac had done them. His
grinding OPPRESSION his overwhelming tax.
at'',''y-lla- harhArnls Hpdiinlon Off peaceful
aud submissive people he dwell upon; IIG
represented that he had excited rebellious
merely for the purpose ofsupprc ssing them,
aud making them n protoXt for cunfscntiou
II not eNlefmlnalio6. -iTd pdiHT5ft 4 IrErIutu-
picture too ofcruellies which The Couaueror
had pcrpetrnted, of the executions, tie mas.
sacrcs, the mutations which lac had COM
mnndcd, I'LL Wnlthcof's hlood began To boil
at this rccnpitulHiion of the wrotfrs of his
people; mud he, too, uttered rash aud ill-con.
sidered words, which seemed TO pledge him
to the conspiracy
Al length, the young eorl rose, saying,
"Now'noble lords, We are all Agrprd TINT this
ten To mako his preparation against danger;
and, wien the time comes, ench shall hear
from me where we will meet in arms. From
thnt moment, we must throw fom US every
consideration but one, - that OF how we may
best secure tho Liberties aud the rights of
ALL"
The party broke up; aud ench nan wend.
ed homeward on his way with vague aud IN.
defined visions ofgreatness, and freedoni,nnd
all l.
sort of gloomy JOY, the hopes of emniIcipn.
lion held out To his people.
But such dreams lasted not long with hinG
ana on the following morning no woke, inn
guild, hentcd detected with the consciousness
of having given at lcnsi tncit approval to n
conspiracy Tint was hopeless against n innn
"a -mlom he WAS deeply indehled.- Ills heurI
'moIo him, and the more because 10 felt nu
mate conviction that no peril on his part
could produce any beneficial effect To- his
people, hut tlINt every forward step, in the
course which md been set before hin,would
only tend to bring down further oppression
aud persecution on their heads In this
mood he rode forth dark, gloomy, repcutnnt,
md the moro hc thought, tie more sud his
icnrt became.
fnir, nnd false, aud fniihless, the Countess
1i Huntingdon was seated in her chamber
when her husband returned to his dwelling;
md as soon as lac approached her she cm-
ploycd AL her hrts, and they were many, To
"rng from him the secret of the gloom
which she very well perceived. At first sho
tId 80 somewhat Iinldly, tuurNiug that Wal
-'r-t-t-i'.l4Ai- LAKE discovered her in6delit,l
but his tenderness soon banislied Ihaf aVpIg-
icuslon, aud she wentou more boldly. Bv
bcrsu0slons, hy entrenties, hy caresseS. even
by tears, she succeeded at length ia hendinr
linlt 10 her Mill--Hc told her all; aud then
added, "hut repent TINT even listened so
mr. anti With tHheeaFs 10 irilaEaln the ulut ~
'soinst Tie king, it can hut discover how
may prevent II without iucurng the charge
lG iailhlesSucss. Would to Heaven ! could
ave souc good nIvice! but can consult no
me hut thee, dear lady without beirnying NV
lohle friends"
Judith would give linn uo council. II
VAS not her object To do 20: aud Nulhtnr
eft Tier to mediate over his future conduct
done. Atnigtrl. fall, however, nessengor,
earring a sealed rHrkct. left the dwelling Of
lie saxon secretly aud stopped not uighl or
lay I'LL Ito had reached Normandy, aud pre-,
ented hiuselfM the cour, octhe ConouGror
tu would give the packet into the hand oc
loNc but William himself; aud ns he did so,
le said. "From your niece, the lady judith,
mighty prince
William opened il and read; mud nnsh
missed ncross his brow, ms irn flame had
hone upon it,
A day OF two after I.lDGaGc archhishou
{ Canterbury, was seated il his large chair
y his own private. oratorv. Beside linn
neulcd me UUttu frrrttt tl.a Ed of Hunt
Etfptri rtrri ttr-rr tit r--i,rtt. rtrtt.tl err
n him with an expression offender pity aud
Fiction.
Your secret my SON he said lis safe