Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-11-26

barking, requiring the an ~ senescl al
to come forward to keep order am ng
them, lest their noise shou | reach he
ears of the queen, and woe b etide them
then.
The waiting -maidens. with danes of
higher quality, were gathered within the
embrasure ola vast oriel, buiscd with
their endless tapestry work or coming
their brcviaries. Their whispers barely
reached the richly tapcstried dais where
the queen sat, with cloud on her lofty
brow, and oevourins the words she read
as if some revelation of marvellous import
were couchcd beneath them. Scarcely
did her eve lift itself up and wander
round the hall.
Beside low-arched doorway leadiny :
from the hall to the queens own suite
of chambers, and those set apart for the
young prince Ethelrcd-with cir
cumscribed spree, and as ohe having
special guard over that particular spot =
there s'alked tall, herculean figure, clad
in the costume Of a soldier Of the period,
partly formed of untanned skins, and
partly Of cunbrous AMI massive pieces
of armor. which however, sat upon mis-
mi .hty limbs as easily as the snowy
raiment the queen were lay upon her
finely rounded shoulders
His countenance was dark ,immovable,
and stern. Eyes of fire and black
beard, together with long tangling hair
falling beneath his steel cap, added to
the statucsque figure Of the sentinel
Gunthrum the Dane.
If, now and then,hc turned his steady,
unwinking somhre eyes upon the queen,
i. was to tasten them upon her sculpture
ed face, until they would kindle up with
a strange and ardent fire; and glow OF
exu!tation, Of admiration, Of passionate
intense regard would kindle in hi~- face,
and clothe it with some indescribable
touch of rude, barbarc beauty.
For Gunthrum the Dane loved the
queen, and was himself, despite OF his
imprssaolity. as full of ambition on his
own. account,as the queen was on behalf
Of her son.
A moment after as Gunthrum lowered
his massive axe, as a salute to one who
passed the low ,arched doorway, youth,
Of about eleven Or twelvc-fair, feminine.
anl very beautiful, though of a languid
and inactive manncr-stood before the
queen.
'Etheirea. she cried. smiling; and she
drew MS r1ddy iaee between her hands
ana Kissed NM mnfiaurlnS iohu'F' Wy
h's my SO" my 'Iir' beautiful prince
--wno o97he 10 oo N,NS' 'oo
Nay D, o4t i1ipl htf' Ne saaSneu' my
9fa'hef i-'Nts'' III 'Ae9 d 'e's 5oo', A4H9'
'hoy S'y' ana one Is iui.e enough Is
NOT NIX It nus DC very !, ,ro"o''-
some anSi ~ e's' muse. wait! o'l I"
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MN so hlSh' anu aSatn Pat'1s = 'oNonoo l
IN 'ne 'oAt'h'P. e., anu P'ouI nj .o'l',
manu'"g ''aSofe ie'' ~" aus n's ''''0''1s :
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armies 10 FI'o h"''o"' VI 70 eo'n.''aAl (, 4
people ana ,aoo c",,e's sAts 'io"o'e-
some re 10Y nG -. ,. :.
l woh'ef no" my oro'aJ' !u'eS H.
he SAID, =" Aeh see him' VIII ask
10 ana hef up euriea' nu' ior
HIM thou m'9htest pave experience lor
thyseH. AS II ',-"s IL IS
AS II Is Soou mother -ahu ne rose,
laughing his ooyisn form hitting l'se'l
before her IN an attitude OF uhs'uuleu
srace-,as II Is 1t IS mucn ehe oes'' ana
'alth "hen l m d !il'Ie oiuef' II 50 10
court to him.
'Ay : muFmnr9d the queen TO DC the
ready Vassal, ana 'he hfst suoJece' po'
Ter all that come ana gone' the crown
Is stu WITHIN reach
wv nat say YOU, mother asked lhe
youth,
Nothing '-notA'n5 she hastily re-,
tdrnrd' snatehins up the letter she haa
let tall upon the n9or' 'Nothln5 get
thee to thy studies, or forth with horse
and hound.
There is smooth water IN the bay, re-
piled the young tthelred; and II is less
trouble to glide over It's SURF 'ce' pro
PEELED by the arms o. the stout Io WeFs'
III go order the sa"ey' ana KISSING her
hand he passed through the great nall
calling his page ana si'!nS orders 10 MS
attendants as he quite" 'he pof'a';
and more languld nature OF his iather'