Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1860-08-10

view under he steep rock which oyerhung To,
cavern of the castle,
The captive scarcely hreaihcd. What
surprise awaited her A Key turned in tbs
lock Of her prison one Of the scrsi,ots of
the castle, in brown cloak, adyaucol to.
wards her;
"You shall be saved ~ said be, "tvllos
me-"
"And is ~ she asked,
"And he Also
"Whither must | go2"
"Under the cavern Of the for, lic aSala
you Come quickly t"t
81 am ready"
Mava followed her guide, she learned from
him that her lover, having procured informa.
ton respecting the localities, had bribei the
gaoler Of the tower Heaven seconded his
designs
Reginald perceived a gimmerihg Hight al
the far end ct the cavern, MAYA advanced
towards hiu, pale and trembling, her white
dress torn by the roagh projections of tho
cave, her feet wounded by the sharp pebbles
which she had to traverse. What matter,
She approached. she reached him.
Who could describe their transport. They
forgot their dangers and their situation, their
misfortunes and the storm. Years, trials,
tiase ang tide were all alike forgotten.
"Fly, dy, ani speedily" exclaimed the
gaoler.
Tho lovers quilted the cavern, adj the
frail boat emerged on the open stormy sea.
! 4hus did MAYA leave her home.
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| From ore of the windows OF the fortress, 4
man conpieieiy srmed watched the iugitives.
This was none other than Macquilaip. His
departure had been only lSnt; and during
the storm, under cover of the darkhess, hd
had re-entered the castle unperceived. He
had himself arranged everything 70 facilitate
his daughters escape. aud had played into
Reginald's hands The gaoler, who had open
ed the prison door. vas the most devoted SER
want he possessed, and obeyod, while he APP
Feared to betray him. Macquillan now felt
Confident of the success OF his scheme He
rejoced to have discovered the means of re,
storing life and happiness to bis child, with
out having in any way sacrificed his PRIDE
| Circumstances alone had changed their posi-
tions, and Providence appearing to direct
everything, his own amour-propre was saved.
He could rot take his eyes of the little boat,
as he saw it disappearing in the darkness
which was creeping over the view. Ih6
little white figure in the stern was the focus
on which his eyes were immoveably fixed
The crests Of the boiling waves showed them.
selves fearfully white against the dark hol-
low depths from which they rose.
"Alas y said he to himself ''that should
be obliged thus to see my daughter driven
from her father and her home, and myselfthe
cause of it. Those two beings, at this mo-
ment, think Of nothing but their love- Night
has no darkness, the storm no terrors for
them. 1t matters not, / am content; Maya
will forget me, am resigned even TO that
may she be happy-without me. | have
saved her. but weep for her y
But fearful reiribution for his mistaken
harshness was at hand. The tempest in
creased each moment in fury. The irail
bark hurried along by the storm with resist
less violence, now mounted to the summit
and now sank down in the abyss of waters
beneath. No succour could be given; all
was lost-hopelessiy lost. The wretched
father beheld with bis owp eyes the fate Of
his child, and i was he himself, it was his
own blind pride, that had hurled her into the
ming, bis daughter on her knees in the boat
with her hands raised to Heaven. The boat
was perfectly unmanagcable, and was being
driven in towards the land, and uust ineyi-
tably be dashed ere long upon the rocks
Reginald was doing his utmost to resist the
fury OF the waves, but even the agouies Of
his position could not render bis efforts of
any avail against the cruel force of the re-
morseless ocean Macquillain fanoied he
heard monrnful cry come upon the winds
amid the bowling and crashing of the hurri-
cane; and thought be heard the words
"My father!"
4 He saw the white figure throw up her hands.
and dart towards Reginald, who pauting and
exhausted, was still manfully striving for
what was dearer to him than his life. The
little fral bark was again for one long mo-
ment distinguishable on the tops Of tho
waves, the next was lost for eyer in the Bhirf
and vortex of the waters which yawned over
it, It had dashed against the Skerries, aud,
broken in a thousand pieces, bad disappeared
forever from the scene.
At this dreadful moment the castelan for
got all his pride and resolutions he rushed
from his retreat. lie was needless ofall that
might be thought or said. A fathers love
and anguish for the loss of an only child a.
lone animated him. He would save his'daugbg
ter before all things, at the price of his for
tune, his reputation, and his life. His daugh-
ter All else was nothing to him.
''Dunluce, and half my wealth to him who
will restore my child to me-" he shrieked, in
paroxysms Of despair Alas that even gold
should be so powerless
The servants Of the castle ran down in
numbers to the foot of the White Rocks OPP
posite the Skerries, many Of them with trch-
cs They had boats, and ropes, and were.
aided by sailors and divers, who feared Meth
er sea nor storm /; but hell itself seemed 10
haye risen against the lovers of Duulrce.
The boats were driven back on the Shore and
shattered upon the rocks. the sailors and
swimmers were swallowed up by the waves.
The flashes Of lightning ceased to play, now
that their glare might have assisted in show
ing something of the position Of the uniortn-
nate victims, but the storm still continued
Macquilain wrnging HE hands, and tearing
his hair, would fain have plunged into the
sea.
"But an instant ago she liyed,r be cried
"and then | said weep for her Oh.
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