The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-05-11

'No hGt fLn,r ph,-s ,arv ~, .ni h
God al St. Bss-o- | sHgl. yOl thaL hss
them tomorrow. Come to nc for th,m rhs
you will, lot come slo1c."
"I sere mad, e.se. What share the han
drcd crowns With Dirk BroveIi Aud nov. maj
my hones rot 10 ny, skin if l let soul kn''
the POOR boy Is hcrel"
He then ran of, lest 10y staying longer h
shouli excite suspicion, aud have them al! az
ter him. Aai Margaret knclt. guivcring from
head to foot, and prayed beside Gerard, aud fc'
Gersrl.
"what l. to 10? WHY wo have scared TN
girl out " h,r wits. She was in Kind OF
"Wc hal better al 60 aud doctor her. then
'Oh, ye. AMI friRhtcn her into the church
yard Her father iS doctor, ani have reused
him, and sent him to bring her round. Let III
sec the frr, will yc ?"
His cfr bani way disnrme1 all suspicion. Ans
soeu after, the party agreed that the Kit hen q
the ,hice Kings Wa much warmer than Pcterl
house, aud they departed, having fist untiei
Martin.
.-,"Takc note. mates, that I was right sai IA,
Burgona.ter wrcu,s," sail Dicrich Brewer, Al
the door, IL said We should be too late to cstcl
him, and We were too late"
Thus Gerard, in one terrible night grazed thi
prison and the grave.
Aud how did he get clear AZ lastI Not by
his cunninsly cOntrivcd hiding place nor bJ
Margaret's ready wit; but by good impulse u
one Of his Captors--by the bit Of humanity left
In q somey hat re- kless fellows heart, aided By
his desire of gain So mixed and seemingly in.
congruous are human motives. ~ short-sightej
our shrcwdcst cCunsels.
They whose moderate natures, or gentle tatsS
keep them in lifcs passage from the fierce ex'
trcmcs Of JOY and anguish our nature is capable
Of are perhaps the hest, Rnd certainly tie hap.
piost, o. mankind. But to such readers,
should try in vain " convey what bliss unspeak.
able settled now upon those pcrsccutcd low
erS.
Even to those Who have joyed greatly, and
greatly suffered, my feeble art can present but
| pale rcminiscncc, and faint reflection oi
Margarct's and Gcrard's ccstaCy.
To sit and see beloved face come back from
| the grave to the world, 60 health and beauty by
swift gradatiOnS; to see the roses return TO the
loved cheek, loves glance to the loved eye, and
his words to the loved mouth this was Margar.
| et's--l JOY to balance years OF sorrow. II was
Gerard TO awake from a trance, and find hi,
| head pillowcd on Margaret : arm, to hear the
| woman he adorcd murmur new words Of elo-
qucnt love, and shower tears and tender kisset
| and carcsses on him.
| He never knew, till this sweet moment, hoy
ardently, how taldesly she loved lin
thanked his enemies. They wresthed theft
arms swectly round each other, and trouble
and danger seemed q world, an age, behind
| them.
They called each other husband and wife.
Had they not stood before the altar together
| Was not the blessing Of Holy Church upon theii
unioni Her curse on all who would part
them1
But as no woman 5 nerves can bear with in
punity so terrible strain, presently MargarSo
turned faint and sank on Gerard's shouldss,
smiling feebly, but quite, quite unstrung. Thu(
Gerard was anxious, and would seek assist
sncc.
But she held him with a gentle grasp, and
implored him not to leave her alone for moo
ment.
'While I can lay my hand on you, | feel yos
sils me. ! am weak, deaIest, but happy, Oh
Then il was Gerards turn to support that
dear head, with its great waves Of hair flowing
loose over him, and nurse her, and seothe her,
quivering. on his bosom, with soft encouraging
words and nurmurs Of love, and gentle caress-
q Sweetest Of all her charms Is Noman's
weakness to manly hent.
| Poor things! they were happy. Tomorrow
they must part. But that was nothing to then
,,.,I ThsY + ons had asf. &:f." is ps
low. Separation for year or two, what was u
to them. Who were so young and had caught Q
glimnsc Of the grave2 The future was bright !
tbe present was Heaven; so passed the btssful
hours. w
Alas their innocence ran other risks beside,
the prison and tho grave they mere N hos'
|
, a nee. new tha. visible danger there was none
Ghysbrecht Van Swieten could not sleep a
| ni,,ht for anxiety. lie was afraid VI thuhae
, ami lirhtning, OF he would have made ono Q
|, the marty that searched Peters house. AS sool
| ss the storm ceased altogether, ne ertPt , rov'
stairs, saddled his mule, AMI rode to ihe lh,e q
, | vino. Mt S.yenbergcn. There hc found M
! men sleeping, some on the chairs, some on I'd
0 tables. some on the floor. lls roused then
u Eriously. and heard the story Of their unsuc
cessful search, interlsrded with praises o. 'he'
q seal. o,,.d N
q Rurpomastcr. my life ont he was there q
d the time. Looked ye under the girls oedf ,
uNo. there was no room for man there
ID rHow know We thai, II ye looked not p snaI
|" al Ghysbrecht. 'Yc should have looked una
q hss bed, and in it, too and sounded al, ,ns ?
= nels with your knives. Come, now, Se ups'
d shall show ye how 10 search.
sel Dierich Brewer got up, and shock himse.
ID ult Won and him, call me horse ana no ii'an
y In few minutes Peters house was sSaih su
y rounded. II :, a.. hal,
r Of Jcriaa Kstel, ard, with Nerich lrswsr .
y the others, entered the house.
81 The hsuse was empty! n,
hS Not A creature TO be seen, not even Pet'
"A They went W stairs and then suddenly one E
d, the men gave shout, and pointed through I
tsr's window, which was open. lhe oth
- Locked, and there, at some little distance, wa
4 ing quietly across the fields with Margaret
An Marin. WAS the man they sought. I'm
rH Lrecht, with an exulting yell, desSend.a
hs stair, and flung himself o. his mule; ana
anil his men set oil in hot pursui''
dd CHAPTER XIII.
n Grp,pp, warned b. recent peril, rose b.'
day break, and walked NATHAN Inc I'd solS
III was astonishcd. He thought Gcrard had csc
W W,.iS sd by the window last nj hit. Being consul
n As to the best way for him % leave the eoun
~ and elude pursuit he said there was bnt
road safe. II rx't guide you through
,1z great forest 10 q lv.ilc-read know of.
tb., will take YOU speedily to hosiery Nhert
.hn W.. win lend YOU swift horse; and then an no
IL IL Gallon will take lou ont of Holland. But
ine n, start ere the folk here quit their beds.
mo Peters house was hut furlong and
IN IN from the forest. They started, Martin with
w tow and three arrows, for II was lhursI
Gerard with nothing but STOUT o"k s'ah
Ter gave him for the journey.
IN Margaret pinned up her kiItie and hfth
- ale, fsr the real was vet. Peter went a.
's' a. his gard, . hedge with them, and then,
~ more emotion than he ottcn bestowed os !
ing events gave the Young man ms Glesslh
o'~ The scs was peeping above the hoTlkc
A., ,bsy crossed the stony acld and made fol
'H~ wocd They had creased about hall, when
/. - garet, wht kept ncrvousiy locking back c
now and then, uttered cry, and following
W. instinct, began +. run toward the wood, ser
uh'' ing with terror all the way
lslin ,", ", ,,rIl H., Lara i.an rnJnes.
rugg ;,eaI G.rorJ flloWed Margarels exar
linub ~ III 49, ,rsnors ,oinol Slightly ON them;
nblln Nv, Nv Lnn, .h1gfin,, "Only aain the VIC
mas Thy had too Eocl q start fer ne m
oou loot, and their hool,s bouEdsa ""H 10 l'I
con hartin's words, for tie gr,at tree. ,etmed
'ms ! 10 stretch their bran hes like friendly arm
). ALL " WaTd them, and their lea,c, lie s,ro.D,
: sax But am unforeseen danger burst on them
.,. n dery old Bur. .omastcr had flung hi'n,su o'
|, bur, mule, and spurrinc him to rolI. Le he
ma NJ. not Lis own men only, but the iuasI.'e'.
But o'iTSt r, was va W GU. .neH III In s.mi
1t m the ~ ~ ~ uTo .L 80 ~ @ Il iii in
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