The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-10-13

loved.
Before Tho attack commenced, however, q
herald came forward from flle bishops tent,
and summoned tho place 10 surrender, pro-
claiming aloud lllul Olo, regent ofthe realm
was ready to grant good lurms "a every one
but The irnilor Enrl Of Norlnlk,
The reply WIS a. warn the herald back,
lcsl lac should be shot ~ from the walls for
eudcayoring 20 seduce the YnssalH from lheir
duty 10 their lord
Then The attack commenced; aud wild md
terrible WIS the scene, Large blocks Of
Stone were hurled with tremendous furee a.
gHiusi the wallis The flight the arrows dark
eued lho skyi ladders were rniredi AID lha
/ instruments Of siogo,nh in lhhi day prncllscd,
! were pushed closer aud closer a. The diich
Margaret rat alone and prayed, while Nor.
/ folk, inccssnut IN eXerlon, aud in the front
Of every danger animated his,man 10 6gbi,
aud succeedrd Ia ropnlling every. effort of
/ The enemy, Night ielli and 40 progress had
been mnde against The castle. Tic troops
Of tho Regent withdrew 10 ihcir camp, hui
again, ns The sun sei, herald appeared, aud
Offered once more good terms 20 oil who
would submit, except Ralph dc Guhdor tie
arch traitor.
Norfolk, NJ His moment, Stood upon one
Of the towers Of tho bar6icnn; aud, raising
his voice ,he demanded, "Whnt dsos the binh.
op offer 20 Ralph de GuRdor himself Il he
should surrender the cnrlle into his hnnds'"
death on the edge Of the ditch, 10y the
hendsmnn'r uxc!' replied the herald, and
withdrew
PARTV
Another days hurd fighting had passed
over, and slill The enemy had nindo no pro-
grcss. Tic strong walls resisted every of
fort, Tie garrison repealed every assault
T .If AZ Of Ind
tired 20 their lcnls; aud those soldiers Of Nor
folk, who during the day of strife had rcpos.
ed on thc unnssnilcd side Of the castle now
manned The parts which had been so gallant.
~ defended for lhoso,twoly long hours Of
daylight.
I Wcuricd aud exhausted, with his casqur
-tir--sN,.-s,...la, and ihe hood of chnin-uinil
hast hack, Norfolk laid upon the floor Of Mar.
rurrt ---+,-a,!l-ealiiunl. With his bond resting
on his knee, mud her ihir fingers tWiuCdfUur-
ly IN tho curs of his deep black hair She
bent her head over hiug md, though the tears
Rllstcucd Ia her eyes, yet she spoke words
of hope aud comfort.
"rhoso .nho grasp TOO eNrncstly nj happi.
ness, dcur Rplph," sho said, "musl e,Gr
undergo period Of ruth The eager bnr-
gamers with destiny ever purchase dear ihe
good they roycl; bat slill, when the price il
paid, they have IT, and mcllinks much more
will not bo eNnclod nj our hands. God IL
mercilul; aud even OH oftlo dark evils which
hryo beiuIIen w. feel ~ ifthoro was light
Sprugiug up"
" Alas. alts. answered Norfolk with a sigh,
"all is darkness TO me. ! have brought scr.
row aud destruction on you, my beloved, mud
lhnt through your love for me-. linrM there
urc heavy slels- iu the gallery. Villa, may
that menn;" aud he raised himself upon his
elbow.
The ncYi Instant there was tap nt the
door; and Norfolk exclaimed, "Conc in"
Tho door opened; and, To his surprise, be /
hchcld Brlnn Fin Hugh. Que orhs prnci. /
pal leaders and friends, followed 10y eight or
ten Of the most faithful of his captains.
A sensation of dread that lac was about to
he iotsnken 10y those whom lac most trusted, !
passed through lis breast, md that of Mar |
gnrrt too; aud, raising himself ut once, lac
stood with hi- arms crossed his Ghost, gazing |
IN surprise At his unexpected visitors. The l
lady bent her beautiful face upon her hands, /
hut uttered no word; and after n momcntnry
silence, Filz-llugh addressed the earl in
firm but somewhat melancholy tone.
"My lord,n lac said, "my Node lord, We
cannot hold out this castle long. The men F.
nrc becoming exhausted with fatigue; aud
thOggh perhaps we mny resist for three days |
longer, vet, hy the end Of ihG third, these |
willis will he IN possession ofthe enemy. !
hnve taken counsel with your best friends, I
here present. Each mnu il ready 10 die for I,
you---"
"And am ready to die for them if il he
NECESSARY" answered Norfolk; "Remem- |
her, Brian, my noble FREUD, II was yourself I
who bado the herald back, 1t was yourself I
-whn sAYQLe last night that you would not
purchase pardon aud oblivion by rtTu T1rrrSy 7
snry sacrifice oryour friend. ! told you then
was ready; tell you'll am so now. Speak |
boldly aud speak truly your wishes"
N will drive no such bargain, noble lord"
replied Fiz. Hugh. "Tis not for that we
come"
"Then for whit, for whai?r cried Murgn-
rot stretching forth her hands towards him
inploringly.
"But for this, dear LADY," said Fitz-Hugh, !
"to tell this noble lord that lie must ily.-I
Whom he has gone, we eau deal more freely !
with hisNproud Regent. We cOn embrace
the profiered mercy. and insure our lives,
though we may he bitterly muIcicd in our
cstaics;",
"Bm dy" exclaimed the earl. GLOW can
] ays7
"More easily tlnn you think" replied Fitz-
Hugh. a. asI night foresaw this; aud de-
termined to see what could he done, pnd TO
prove whether n single man could not pass
unobserved from the castle and returr.-
Thus | was enabled TO make sure o. the pos
sibility of success, to arrange completely for
your digit, and 10 gain intelligence of
the eHetpy's dispositionthis night. The lad
TyrreL who WINS sent here day or two ago
from the Enrl OF hereford, undertook the Of
fee, went down TO the mouth ofIhe Narc,nr-
ranged for smalI vessel 10 carry you away,
aud returned unperceivcd ere dayhrcak this
morning. An hour ntter midnight small
bonT viii one rover viii bo-hrnuEht us near
nm r-,,-,l-- a. passible The sencschal has