Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1858-04-08

Se .mVnG tne etnvited aud fraBk.
y eouiess, after this sligbt refrsshmeat, ta.t
L am more inclined to walk the two, than
am TO ride the eve miles What s.yest thou,
brother Tom Egsrtoni' q
Nay, 1 am Of your MUD too 70.
sPondsd The younger brother, gsilS, .. IL
giAd that tho responsibility was shift.d of
bus shoulder
But there is one tbisg forgotten, Br.ek
ley, said the Lady Alice.
And Shai is that, my pretty sister = de.
ns1dsd Brssklsy.
WI hat, We may not take our palfreys the
way We desire to go-whAt are Ne to do With
them1
Let Us leave them here, and walk our ,,v
on. They can be sent after rs on The morrow,
sad The elder, in reply
Aud l daressy oar host has room enough
Tor then.
BY, my hand, like the thought Cans,
do It, Alieei Caust walk a twain Of
miles through those 6ne areAdss :, .,ksd
braekley
Willingly and we'll I The fores, look, so
calm, aud grand, aud beautiful Do bu, look
at tho sunshine, glitteriBg as il does. and
shin meriug down through the leave, Of
Jonder magnificent oaks Come. Is. q.
dismounti L cannot resist the tsmptatiop
longer
Have With you, cried Braekley. leaning
on, aud assisting his sister 70 de.cend .
'Oood fellow said the young lord TO the
host, you eau give these pAlfreys room aud
food aud good usage, doubt notg
Marry, cAul, my master. anu Weleoms
aud BY my trotb, the pretty lady bath far
taste for the good green wood.
IL was frolic fsucy, . masquerading in
Toe green aud ieGiy woods a ple....t
ram Die, perfectly 10 accordance with the han
py disposition Of their youth and they seize
upon the Opportunity With the widest Rlee
Tor all that the young Lord Brackley' n,
TIE elder, lad tried TO look grave upou the
matter
Calling their groom to him. therefore
Lord braekiey, desired him TO take charge
OF the horses, to lodge them there for the
night, aud TO bring them on to Ludlow Cas-
tie on tue morrow. Then those Young Say.
iArers formed a second group, even tuore al.
uaet'Te than at hrst, especially IN the good
lahdIady eyes, Who would faIu A. she louk
ed forth at tbem from tue bar window. be
tween group OF rus,ies, have haudei the
pretty young lady . glass OF her choicest
eoWslP WINE but they we're evidently 20
| eager and anxious to get on, that the oppor
tubity OF ohvriDg compliment Of the Kind
was not afforded her
There we're numerous broad green ro.ds
swarded alleys, aud inyitlng p4tbways lead
IhR to The Castle, q d 80 IutersecIiug each
Other IN every direction, H4yiug inquired
the way, they found IL 20 be pretty simple
aud direct enough despite some pro1ity on
| the part Of the jolly host, who entered 90
I tar into the spirli Of the iun, that, be propo,
ed to guide them himseif-fAiling tLst 10
send countryman, who kueW every ustb
way well but both these from q dislike 10
| spoil what was becoming au adventure IN
minute way, were declined With the Las,
words oi tue bOst, thsTsfore, warning them
! of the quarter the deer bsIded-Uhete the
( preserves where Sebsest- Of the Hays Bush
the Witch Dyks-ths Meries' Pool-the
Haunted Well-tbs Fairy Rlug-ibis dan
gle that eOPss--in effect, not to mistake
| tho right for the left, nor the left for the
Tight-io keep straight on only-to heed
y the brdge-the strsSm-and then bend
eAAtWard or Wes:Ward- certain that all was
elesr sod distinct the glad party started on
their Nay, aud were sooU plDnging ~ the si.
ieni, tolelnD, beaHtfBI forest giades
1 Fer stims thsy went on, silently h.led viii
the real charm which surtouudeJ tbeu, m
/ glorious IVY clad trunks, wi,h their umtra
! go0as branches, through which the suu de
/ scended yet like q shower Of stars tie elias
tio velvet sHard-the deepening yit,s-tbe
green Abd shaded vest bules and psesestlv
they bsgsu 20 break isto desaIiory ehai.
more !iks pIat;!s thar simple rglYefs4-
ton
How pleasant cried ths Lady Alice
What II We should lose ourselves. Bf.ek
ley Are ve tskiog the right path, nov ?
Oh, yes, Was the Response 'stra,ght On.
you know Why. tbsts tbo Hag'. Bash 70
Listen that's the blAckbird carolliug -
Whs, joyous song
Aud look Gt the deer, aud The pretty
faWBs goiog 20 their lair again shouted
Alice, elappibg her habd., A. passing a
broad exteBt Of pssturs. drO0Diss toa dark
pool they sac she dappied creatures mak
ing fof thsir covert
Hask At that skifriuR- thats partridze'
stisd Masisf EgsGton.
"A plovef - heFoa "a biftsrn listsp
70 its orskel There's resiy pool ., hand
| do declare Oh, wbsts deep bfosn. hm
pad picture
The FAIRY WoIr exclaimed iIrsskisy
Cen this b. really q fairy fins sui sr
Ht'AlN~ ~ NifNfF 90 NAH hfahH AIlmeN Nf
fungi Deeper, brauber gfsubsr. anI co.
sr grsv ths Shudovs b0s elosftr oy.
fhsm
There's rabbit hsrs -tvo- o. o..
shouted Alice, hilsd vith eIss ub. q,
lock at the liliss m ne pol Look at ib8ss
sbi,s leaves soatisg ~ ths sariacs. elias
tsnng 90 closely 3 90 sosld slaost wsl. over
she water uDoa thea
ltsgfosiBK dsfk r ssid Bfaekisy h. .5fs.
ing SERIOUS, 'a8i ds ihipk 80 ass "a let.
iug from tbe vsy To tbs ugbl lfom tas
Witch Dyke, be sid o.
'NsyF pui 10 kgsrob, I tbisk Il we t.,s
lsft
'iss Rfovisg light i--only tLs Hssf
shssEes ifom atasIing bfightusts 20 O IN
serenity asd H ~, - if $40 iosa--5r .s
that Gre ia soc aFstffa opsaisg afus f.f
est ssd pfsity Lsdy Aiies shsdsr tsr
eyes with hsE hsosa bsBsld tbs last rsiisa
ase sf ths dsy FEpifs
Ia ulisi--tn vhaa cried tbs asf utsrs
~ BfsetlsY lsuRhsf
30 ha 81 ha rssg 10 several hfHs
81 eits f5gr.sf0and teen
'Tbafs Robe Gaa8f,uow. Or s.ss IN
sshe sd AsstsT Egsrton, lsasiiue 10 BE
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