Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-04-11

garde's chamber, was answered by sig
mails which repaid the minstrsl's song.
Sometimes shower of rose. buds. detach
ed from the alabaster vase which graced
his lady's balcony, were dropped ut his
feet; at others, the S0ft-waking OF u lutte,
whose chords were swept AT intervf Is, ass
sured him that there wasone listener with
in-a gentle heart wrought by the sOft
persuasiveness of his lay to answer with
responsive notes. Thus emboldened. the
adventurous cavalier climbed the marble
balustrale, and the lovers met-too often
for Ludolph's honor and the peace OF Is
mengarde.
twas the painful recollections connect,
ed with this breach of duty to the sove-
reign he served, to the woman he adored,
which bleached Ludolph's cheek, and
shook his tortured frame. the impossibii>
ty of making atonemcnt by the sacrifice
OF his forfeited life. which added asting to
the diSgraccful punishmhnt awaiting him.
The knights minutes seemed now to be
counted; the executioner passed his tinger
over the axe aud looked somewhat impa.
tit ntly toward the place where he stood;
he cast his eyes upward to catcha glimpse
of the marrow patch of blue sky which can
opIed the dismal court.yard; ;all below was
buried in deep shade. but the dancing
sunbeams played upon the opposite wall,
and he drank in the golden light which.
.,agn n,tY;n
InI9lnL was r,nsaI from, h;s ooito,;n,r
retl.ctions bv M. on.nin,r of ons of rl,a
three .dnnrs which ~. anartmant contain.
on III. bohs Ironr.1 ,tra ~, ona. !, ,+ro.
tad hnrSLIv nnoH ;,s HonIsro,s ,;nsp.s
and nraceied bvlwn dnmes,ics ,ha Dixie
Max;miIinn ENTERED S"rn der,.rmino,ion
Sat.unon Ih,. AVENGERS brow. be si1nrd IN
his arI.nInms mi ,6cv removal rb,
bIacl, dran"rv " hich had IormerIv attract.
ed Ludnlnh,S attention in The sunnosi,i,n
tbot It cnv.r.J sop,r &c those d;"bnl;r,l
enginss or inyrn,;v,. cruelty constrms.I
for ira nroIonra,ion oT human snIE.rin,..
closed. to his surprise. n ,cmporarv altar
mor,;fcrn,lv d.cnrotul TGa s"rvanis.
having performed The nIlo,Ird tnsk, re-
tired and the same door rcyolvin sec.
onI time ISmrnrnrd was l.d forward
nal. trenhI,n, ami l.on;r.euunu ,h. arm
If - Iirnif.J rcrl,.si,stir. mr. Iork h,ir
hanuinSP disshrvaI.L nv4r hrr shoulders
the IiaI.m rallinp from her head. and the
Inosae f., ,lds IF b,r ;,.w,.,1I rohn swen,,inc,
Jisorder.d unon the ground. Sill IN this
utler dosolal;or and miserv. She pres, ryt.a
nn air ol ,ranienr, and. ,Lonqh sverv
limb was convuls.J The s.ronS elrort,
which sh, ma5. n preserve con,nosnre
wprn not whnlIv nnsncccssEnl. and there
were moments in which her resolution nm.
neared Ia h. as unconuuerable ms that Of
her father. bu, Lu,Iolnh nIone observed
her sorrow md h. hid his face in Ills f.,.
tered hands ,nrning AWAY from ihe 4itbt
of her beauty and her distress.
"Approach p exclaimed the Duke. ad.
dressinr the unhappy pair; ..the offspring
oT your mutual crime must br born in wed.
lock. and iii. n1plial rites concluded. -
lust DOOM awaits Ills ruiity Darrnts. The
convent and TIN. scati3ld ar: /, 9Th preuar-
ed; tax. v. leave. therefore. OF this world
forcvcr."
Iudolph, rejoicing in his misery, that
the lie ana Til. rep3t .tion OF lsmengarIe
would be sptrcd, drew near the aIiar.
He would have spoken ol comfort, but Ut
trrance was denied, and the priest com
mrncrd his melancholy Office before he
coul! rally the nasging spirits which had
sunk in the uncomfortable anguish Of Iii,
dread hour. How many tears were she'd.
how many sighs breathed. in The short IN
lcrval that ensued! phu knights burn
ing fingers cIasped the cay.c0ld hand Of
his bride as he stood in chains beside her;
n.last embrace, last farewell, was for.
hidden by the vindiclive parent, who tore
the shrlekin. wife from the wretched hus.
bands oulslretcheA arms
The monk Withdrew; the third and last
door now opened. and disclosed "a flight oil
stairs which led directly to the scAlTold
The court yard below was filled with arm.
ed men, and Ludulph felt that the ad.