, 1863-12-12

dowry worthy Of her hand"
"Whcn that hand is given" added she,
your Madeline will seek no honor but her
Williams heart"
"Well, sweetest" ".reioined no, 81 know
that We rejoice not in the tournament, nor
delight in the battlefield; yet would ye
mourn to see your own true knight VAN
quished in the one, or turn craven on the
other. Let Scotland's king besiege us if he
will, and then with this good sword shall |
prove my love for Madeline"
"NIadoline is an orphan" added she, "and
the sword hath made her such. She knows
your courage as she knows your love, and she
asks no farther proofs, The deed Of chiv-
airy may make the lady proud of her knight,
but it cannot win her affection"
"Well, sweet one" said he, playfully, al
should love to sec thy pretty face in monks
cowl, for thou dost preach Of peace right
potently. But come, love, wherefore arc ye
so sad-what troubles thee" all
"'Tis for you I fear," she repliedl al
know your daring, and know that danger
threatens us; and oh! Madeline's hands
could not deck your bosom for the battle (;
though in her own breast she would receive
the stroke of death to shield it. For my
sake, be not too rash; for, oh! in the silent
hours of midnight, when the spirits Of the
dead visit the earth, and the souls Of the
living mingle with them in dreams, ! have
seen my father and my mother, and they
have seemed to weep over their orphan
they have called on me to follow them; and
l have thought Of you, and the shout Of the
battle, and the clash Of swords have mingled
in my ears; and when would have clasped
your hands, the shroud has appeared my
bridal garment"
"Comc, love, tits an idle fancy" said he,
tenderly; "dream no more. But that they
have mewed me up in this dull castle, where
honor seeks me not, and reward awaits not,
ere now my Madeline had worn her wedding
garment. But cheer upj for your sake l
will not be rash, though for that fair brow /
would win coronet."
""ris an honor that covct moi" !" said she,
"nor would I risk thy safety for moment
to wear crown"
Madeline was right in her apprehension
that King David would revenge the attack
that had been made upon the rear Of his
-urmy. fFAesy vv;th tl,p-s. s.,--nine, ann. .ha
bchcld two hundred Of his soldiers lying
dead upon the grounds Now, by my half
DAME" said he, "and for this outrage will
not leave one stone Of Wark Castle upon
Ianothar, shat 4ita ruins shall rise as cairn
over the graves Of these men,"
Before noon, the entire Scottish hostwere
encamped around the castle, and the young
king sent messenger to the gates, demand
ing the Countess and Sir William to sur
render.
"Surrcnderl boosting Scotp said the
chivalrous Joan. "Doth your boy king
think thata Plantagcnetwill yield toa Bruce !
Back and tell him that, ere Scot among
ye enter these gates, ye shall tread Joan
Plantagenet in the dust; and the bodies Of
the braycst Of your army shall fill the bitches
of the castle, that their comrades may pass
over" ~ asstA
81 take not my answer from woman's
tongue, replied the herald "What say ye,
Sir Governor? Do ye surrender in peace,
or choose 70 that we raze Wark Castle with
'"S o.
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prief and bold reply Of Sir Wliiiam Mon
should have tarried in Scotland until his
Deara DO grown, thah that ne shouiu attempt
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