Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1852-02-02
MISCELLANEOUS.
FbcE.s, OF f;s;lstcilr.

An hOur had scarcely elapsed before tHe
Lights were cxlinguishcd through The vault
"a halls Of lIolyrood, and guards were
posted for the night, the officers had gone
thcirrou and Tie ladies' Of the royal
circle were dismissed, aad all was dark
ness and silence. In Mary's chamber a
inglc light was burnin, il a small recess,
before beautifully executed painting Of
itc Virgin, hut Tie light was not sufficient
to penetrate tie obscurity which reigncd il
The many angles and alclovcs ofthe irregu-
lar apartment, although the moonheams
V ere admitted through the open easement.
Her garb of ceremony laid aside, her
lovely shape scantily yelled by single
robe Of spotlcss linen, her auburn trcsses
flowing il unrcstraincd luxunlnce, almost
10 her feet, if she had been creature Of
perfect human beauty when viewed in all
the ponr ofroyal pagcantry, she now ap-
peared being Of supernatural loveliness.
Her small white feet unsanGled, glidcd
over tie rich carpet with a grace, which
d SLIGHT degree Of fancy might lave deem
Cd tie motion peculiar 10 lie Inhabitants
Of another world. For all instant, ere she
turned 10 her repose, She leaned against
tile carved mullions Of the windows, and
eazcd peusiyely and, il might hc, sadly
upon tie garden where She had 50 lately
parted from the unhappy youth whose
life was thus embntcrcd by that very
feeling, which above all others, should
have been its consolation. Withdrawing
her eyes from the moonlight scene. she
knclt before the lamp and the SHRINE which
illuminated and her whispered orisons
arose pure as the source fro-I which II
nowed--thc prayers ofa weak and humble
mortal, penitcnt for every trivial error,
breathing all confidence 10 Him who can
protect and pardon; The prayers ofa Queen
FOR ler numerous children, and last and
liolicst Of al, woman's prayers for her
unfortunate adinirer. Yes, she prayed
for Chastelar, that strength might be given
lin from on high to bear the crosses Of a
miserable life, aud that by divine mercy
tic hopeless love might be uprootcd fIom
lia breast The words burst passionately
from her lips, her whole form quivcred
with the excess Of her emotion, and the big
tears fell like rain from her upilted eyes.
While she was Yet in the very food Of pas
sion a sigh was treathed 50 clearly audi
He. that the conviction flashed Ike light
ming on hcr soul, that this NEST secret
prayer was listened 10 BY othcr cars than
those Of heavenly ministers. Terror, acute
terror, took pos essiun OF her mind, bansh-
ing BY its very superior violence every less
cngrossing idea. She snatched the lamp
from its nchc-waved il slowly around
the chambcr-and there, il tie most hal
lowed spot Of her widowed chamber a SPY
uponherunguardcd momcnts,siood dark
figure Even in that moment oi astonish-
rnent and fear, as ifby instinct, the bcauii-
Eul instinct of purely female modesiy, she
snatched velvet mantle from tie seat Oh
which it lad been cast aside, aud yelled her
person even before she spohc-'O Oh, God!
i il De Chastelar!"
Sweet Queen" replied the intruder
alright beautiful ruler ofmy destnics, par
don'-'
"What hol" she screamed IN notes Of
dread intcnsity--'a moi, q moi. DIS Fran
cois My gnards!--Scyton-Carmichael
-Flcming--vill you leave your Queen
alone! alone With ireachcry and black dis
honorl--villain! slavc!" sl4e cried, turning
her flashing eyes upon him, with all the
fairy Of injured innocence. ''didst thou dare
to think that Mary-Mary the wife Of
Francis,-,hc anointcd Queen ofScolland
would brook thine infamous addresses
Nay kncel not, o. spurn thee. What
hol viii no one ail me il my extremity!
Fear n0ught from me" fiiIltered the
wrctched Chastclar! but with voice like
that Of some inspired Pythoness, She broke
il, "Fear-think'st that could fear a
thing, an alject coward thing Ike 'hee?-
wretch that would exult in the infumy
Of one he pretends to love ?-Fear thee!
by heaven! III could have feared, con
tempt must have forbidden it.''
may, Mary. hear me; hear but one
word, ifthat word cost me ny liicp--
"Thy life! had'st thoa ten thousad lives
they would not be feather in the scale a
gainst Thy nonstrous viIlainy. What, ho!''
again she cried, stamping with impoteni
anger at the delay Of her attendants.-
Treason, my guards, Treason" Al
length the passage rang viii the hurried
footsteps ofthe startled inmates Of the pal
ace. with torch and spear, and brandished
blades, they rushed into the apartment
page, sentinel. and chamberlain ladies'
with dishevelled hair and faces blanched
wi;hterror The Queen stood erect il
the centre Of the room, pointing with one
white arm bare to the shoulder, toward the
culprit, who with folded arms and head
erect awaiting his doom in unresisting 81
lcnce. His naked rapier with which a.
lone he might have foiled the united effort.
ofhis enemies, lay at lis feet, his brow
was while as sculpturcd marble, and ne