The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-10-16

la very wild and remote region Of the Scot
tlsh Highlands. there stood, on . 70, Ky height
an old fortress.
one stormy evening. in harvest, its lord
looked from its window into darkness, and over
the well guarded court Of the castle. towards
the opposite hills, where tho tops OF the trees,
stll visible, rustled and waved in the dark blue
heavens The rivulet in the valley sent forth
Wild and strange sound, and the creaking
weathercocks clattered and brawled, rs il chi.
dns the storm.
The scene and the storm were congenial to
the miud of the lord Of the castle He was no
longer the mild and indulgent master. His
only daughter had fed iron the fortress with y
handsome youth, far inferior to her in birth,
but sweeter singer and harppsyer than any
iphabitsnt Of the wild Highlands; and, soon
after their fight, the lover was found dashed to
pieces in the bottom OF = rocky valley, into
which in the darkness Of the night, be had fal.
len. Thereupon the daughter, by an unknown
pilgrim sent letter to her father, saying that,
night having robbed her OF lover, her eyes were
opened to her fault that she had retired to =
convent. TO do the most severe pessnce and
her father would never gee her more. From
his event, the lord Of the castle had become
almost ~ obdurate A. the surrounding rock
and unieeling a. the stony pavement Of his for
tress
As hc now looked in the window, be saw in
the yard lantern, moved back wards and for
wards, as il in the hands OF some one who, with
totterng steps, stole across its area Angriy
he called out "Who GOES there ?" for his do
mestics had strict orders To admit no one with
in the walls and sincc the fight OF the young
lady, these commands had been so rigidly
obeyed, il seemed az il lieless statues alone
dwelt within.
TO the lord of the castle there came Il soft
Voice,
An old. old woman il said, "begs some
food, noble knight"
But the humble demand WAS impetuously
refused.
"Spy-vagrant, witch 20 were the appella-
tions showered upon the beggar and because
she did not Immediately retire. but reiterated
her petition with fervent, though weak voice,
the knight in the wildness of hi, wrath, called
On his hounds to hunt the beggar woman
away.
Wildly did the ferocious dogs rush forth ;
but scarcely had they approached the old wo
man. when she touched the strongest and
hercest with slender wand The domestics
who had come out expected that the savage
dog would tear her in pieces, bat, bowling, he
'urhed' ano .ne otoets 'a'd themselves 'o"h'
winning before tue oeggar
Again the lord Of the castle urged them 90 !;
but they only howsed and moaned and lay
still.
A strange shuddering seized hun, which re-
doubled when the old woman raised her lantern
on nigh, and her long white mar appeared wa
wing In The storm whiie' win sah aod 'nren'-
saias 'oiee sss e1fia'ned
lhoo IN the heavens who sss' and hear
est
Trembling, the knight retired nom the win,
dow, ADD ordered nis people 10 give ner ~hst
sne demanded ine domest'cs; "lgnfned ~
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