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

of all my eilurIs,lhe light OF nll my hopes
TINS - what you must. wish % he, with Ihe
man witt whom you lover and.thni Is what
you sholl be, ! promise you, us noble, knight,
aud ChriBiinn.n'
Pfomises are very win things aud Margu-
fhl Knew ii hul Yet with thai answer she
WIS tilly satisfied for IL showed her t,nt
Norfolk was what shu bad thought him, lhnl
loo was one who could understand her, aud
cQuld love M sho wished 10 bo loved. sha
lell lhhi he dHl love her too; nnd resoypd
TINT h.. shosla never have occasion 90 forget
10 niihehWent winch beauty might huu
lirat awakened, but higher qualities lad con.
frmrd.
Their mutual PROMISE wns gWen;- md
itrrriord joSluliy hrurd that his TREND md
biz sister were pledged to each other, Two
toiflrfH were ~ once sent oti,-lha QUO tu
London 10 ask the consent of tho renowned
filzOsborne, the lndy's father the other 10
crave The kings appreciation ofihe marriage;
for IN those days, the noble, in his mnr-
rngr, Wns 49, much lhrnl 49, his own
scrii aud while waiting for nnswera, the
whole PnTty rrmniurd enjoying the brightest
lhingz Of lio,--loye, friendship, and hope.
PANT
Oh, Gnul fortune The return of the first
messenger brought confirmation Of their Ca
pooIhlions. i1tZ'oshornr gladly accepted
tho alliance Of tho -lAI Of Norfolk; aud as lac
was about 20 sail nj once Tor Normandy on
business that could not be- delayed he fin
nishcd hls son with foil powers % conclude
The marriage Of Margaret aud his friend
The messenger who had been despatched
Ia William, however was longer u6scnt.--
True, the distance was greater; true, the I'm.
certain seas had to bc crossed; but still the
delay was longer thnn could he well accoun.
ted ipfF sed beth Norfolk aud Hereford began
20 nsk themselves, IL William could hesiialr.
II ho should refuse lis consent, what thcn2-
The very thought well nigh drove Norfolk
mnd. To lose his bright mud beautiful bride,
TO see her bestowed upon another, would be-
worse than death he thought; and long aud
enrnesI were his consultations with Hereford,
as day passed 10y on day, aud yet noIauswer
came, 1hey now began, rs man ctrr does
when hope gives place 10 apprehension, To
calculate chances against them which they
had previously overlooked. They common.
ted freely on Williams character. They
kisSw II IN he cold, caicuiUrtug,- urr-vr+.-l---
They recapiulnled to eHch other his hilnRs
aud his FAULTS they asked themselves, What
right hG Ind TO lord u so stornly over Nor
man MOBILES; TO whose swords hu owed a
the son Of the tanners daughter
how came hc TO have al his disposal the race
pf F'iiz-Osbornef Even his oppression Of the
SuNong was remembered aud spoken Of
The two mobiles had always piled them
Tho famous WalhcoL-the greatest man
oftho Saxon tribes, whose cour-
age, skill, aud virtues, had rused him 90 high
wen ~ the opinion of the cohqueror, Ilint
had bestowed his niece upon him
IN marringc,-was the intimate friend aud
companion Ofboth Hereford aud Norfolk,
md they now expressed To one another their
wonder, that leader 30 well fllod by his
nolcrs OF mind, 10y his popularity with his
lniiou, by his military skill, and his indomit.
iblc resolution, should have rclrnined from
'gnln raising the Saxon standard against the |
NORMAN duke and waging "A war Of oxter- 1
nlnnlion upon the oppressors Of his people. /
1T Is ms religious ScrupleS,' said Norfolk |
lie las profound reverence for tho sanciiy .
II an OATH and you must remember that, I
when forced TO surrender York, lac swore .
'cver ngnin to wage war against the Norman .
ace
"NNereI those tie exact terms er his GATH
skcd Hereford.
81 believe So" said Norfolk.
"Whut would be his conduct, think Won,
lac raw tho NOrunus divided amongst
Hereford inquired.
"Aye, that would he different question: |
answered Norfolk. "llcavCn grant that the
inc Inny be far distant"
'Alen cannot be expected 10 submit 10 tytun.
-" replied The young Emit OF Hereford; md
here the conversation dropped; bat it was
he germ ofth most dangerous conspiracy
hat ever shook the throne OF the Norman /
ouquerer.
Three days moro passed; and at length The
Messenger returned. Il was to Hereford the
,ucr wns addressed; aud it was brought To
I'm 10y ms tnvorite page, young Walter Tyr
"Stny," he snid to rlic boy, while he open.
d ~ "stoy IN the room" With an eugcr
'ok he broke the seals of the packet. aud
it'll mn nngry expression of countennnco me
pad 'l'e- contents, -li-nas II cnld-relusnl 10
uuSrfit to tl'e marriage of Margaret and Nor.
DIX, aud going TO the door, he called aloud
pom his friends name, who was speedily by
is side.
"Thcre, read thnt,@ said Hereford; "rend
nat: and then let us consult what is to be
one"
The wrath of the lover may well be con
eiyedi but II was even less ihan the anger
{ his young md inpeiuous friend; for Nor
ilk's rage wns mingled with grief aud
'eling akin To despair. while Ilcrciord's was
~ frey offspring of wounded pride. Rash,
chemcn', and fierce were the words spoken
nd, with terrible oath, Hereford sworc tia,
is sister should still be the bride orhs lfiend :
I all the bastards IN Normandy say Nay. \
"let us 90 and sec Margaret" he eXclan-
i. "She will not refuse her consent where
nc loves. Once married, YOU cannot be
aud, IL William dare TO threaten Z
lght against Us, lac mny be taught that to
iir swords he owes his elevation to the /
irone, and that upon our swords depend {
is possession of the crown lie canno, I
ample upon rho Norman notifies t4--Ae did
pom lhs Saxon churls; and methinks iTNor- +
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