Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-12

uotice, for, turning towards them, in a
Fable voice, he exclaimed:
''For the love of the virgin, give me some
0ster, l am burning; the flames are con-
s,ming me-" De EsterviIe fastened back
10 the room they had left in order to procure
What the dying man wanted after moist
eaing his lips, he continued, "Would there
ere priest here to whom | might confess,
lat it matters not; to you will tell the
tale Of my crimes. l see that you are
knights, and am sure you will see that the
innocent are avenged. About the time when
Ling Richard was preparing for his expedi-
on to Palestine, became acquainted with
y iliiam de Wlberton-a man without o
s.ogle redeeIning trait in his nature. He
promised NE large reward, provided
sould undertake the performance of deed
- horrible, that even /, who feared neither
imam nor divine vengeance, shrunk from
y with disgust; but, poor and needy, my
s;ruples we're at length overcome, and
q ;cepted his Offer His brother. the Earl
- Villiers, was to accompany the king, and
lc was my task to see that he never return
e. to England; by which means William
Dc WiiDerton would become possessed OF his
estates and title. [ joined the band raised
% the earl, and accompanied him to the
l,oly Land. Before the walls of Acre. |
i)und means to perpetrate the foul deed
BY which | have secured to myself eternal
misery"
May God forgive you as 1 do said the
Ceep, stern voice Of Sir Guy Courtney.
''"ho art thou, that talks of forgivness ?"
Exclaimed the dying man, raising himself
y a powerful effort, and gazing wildly it
tne face Of the Speaker
"Ha! Godfrey de Courcy, whom l left
.or dead upon the field of Acre -
For moment the man continued his gaze.
then with a groan sank back upon the pal
1t q corpse. The two knights, for a few
i,nnutes remained in deep thought, by the
ed Of the dead man, but they were aroused
2 O. noise behind them, and turning. they
eheld William de WiIberton.
''Ha, traitor, what do you here ?" shouted
il Il voice OF thunder he whom we must
LOW call the Earl de Viliiers.
"What means this language, sir knight -
said De Wiiberton, his face convulsed with
llge.
William de Wilberton, know me no longer
IS Sir Guy Courtney, but as the brother for
those death you rewarded yon mass of dust
Hence BECOME, say, or may he tempted
20 take your punishment from the hands OF
Heaven into my own"
With face ghasty from fear and rage
William de Wilberton left the room, and the
1lattering Of his horses hoofs along the
}aved courtyard soen informed them that
re lad left the castle. The scene that en-
sued in De Villers Castle upon that night,
then it had become known that the earl had
returned, who had long been considered as
lead, 1t IS unnecessar, to describe The
: oy OF the daughter upon recovering parent
whom she had supposed lost to her upon
Garth, was above description.
::
Once more did the child of the Earl de
'liiiers, as the bride of Henry de Esteryille,
behold the stalwart form of the Unknown
iinignt, who had rendered such efficient aid
. n the time of need but not then unknown.
,or all England resounded with acclamations
Of JOY at the return of her Lion Hearted
King.