The mountain Democrat., 1863-06-27
Tn. str.tagems Of the Lady IsOlda

moon, but, in reality, for quite different
purpose.
AS she gazed. mufled figure stepped
forward and, placing himseifin romantic
attitude under her window, sang, in . low
voice, the following ditty:
Look forth. look forth, my fairsSt,
There's none to zee US now
The night 10 Of the rarest
To hear q lovers vow
Your Porter-he so fat 10
He can't do else but sleep,
Then from your opened lattice
My own Isolde peep.
Look forth, look forth, my darling,
To see US now there's none,
The mastiH At me snaTling
l solaced with a bone:
From castle top to basement,
Save yOu. all are asleep,
Then from the opened easement
MY dear Isolda peep
The invitation to the lady to look out oI
her window was perfectly unnecessary,
as she had done SO before he began te
sing. The singer, however, who had ta-
ken some pains to compose his song, was
not to be deferred by this incident from
uttering it.
What are you doing here at this time
Of night, Albert: asked the lady.
'Well!' answered Albert, considering
that YOU told me to come, you will excuse
the if confess that ! am somewhat sur
prisrd at the question:
'Propriety compels me to be uncon-
scious Of such an Invitation. As. how
ever, you are here. | can acQuaint YOU
with the plans have formed for effecting
my elopement with you. You know
Yeaux de GruseileS Y
Yes, he is the greatest fool know
lie may be. lie has done me the
| honor to fall in love with me.
Then he has more sense than sup
posed he had
NY father destined him to be my hus.
band. but has not yet broken the matter
to him, and Yeaux dc GroSeilles is wrong
ly impressed with the idea that my father
does not favor his suit. lie has also com
mitted the mistake Of supposing that
am favorable to him. | have told him
that will meet him tomorrow evening
at dusk, at the chapel some little distance
from the castle. Now, what do you think
| intend to dO?'
4 know what | intend to do replied
Albert, and that is to kick Yeaux dc
Gro>eilcS.'
Stupid fellow will tell you no more
Of my scheWcs than is absolutely neccs.
sary. Bc here tomorrow evening, with
| two horses, at the time when am to meet
Yraux d. G,OSeiilrS, but not at the same
place. Wait for me under the trees at the
eastern end Of the castle. And now be.
gone as softly as you can
With that she shut the window.
Albert walked away as stcalthily as he
! could-but in vain. The ma>;tT had fin.
! i>1-d the bone, aud now harkrd migrate
fully al The donor Of it. The old porter,
awakened, got up to kick the dog. As he
proceeded fJr this purpose, he came across
Albert wh0 Immediately knocked him
down.
The porter being fat and heavy, his fall
caused such = conclusion to the whole
castle, that the Baron de Grandmarais 5
terrified rttainerS, starting from their
sleep, rushed to the spot to learn what
was the matter. Seeing Albert, they in.
| >tantly secured him and consigned him to
the Baron's hereditary dungeon.
Next morning the Baron de Grandma,
rails, surnancd Long-ncz, from the extra
ordinary length Of his proho>cis, was
brcaktasting in manner suitable to his
position and the p,riod in which he lived.
4 vast Sirloin Of beef (Which had not then
rec, ived the honor Of knighthnod) occu
| pied with dignity the right of the board;
a vcni>on paSty adorned the center. and a
| hoar's head frowned Strrnly on the left
| Nor were liquors betitting such viand>
wanting. On the right hand Of the old
Baron stnod q hogr Hagou OF Rhenish
on his left an equally capacious tankard
of ale.
| The Baron was engaged in diScharginc
another important duty besides that OF
! breakiasting. He Was holding a court
and exercising hi> judicial functions which
were indefinite in power. Beneath him
sat his steward, who acted as clerk. with
writing materials b fore him, not for uSe
bn' in ngder TO give kind Of dignity tC
! the proceedings.
Before the Baron stood the culprit = the
same that was captured the night before
whose d'eSs and manners sc med ,c
show that in station he was little. if al
all, the inferior Of his Judge. About the
room stood the Bar"n's servants, wht
were there IN the capacity either OF wit
nesSes or guards.
The porter aud some Of the servant,
were examined as to the circunFs ances o
the discovery and seizure "f the prisoner
and after them was put forward Hugo
another servant, who, partly from his ma
tural fear of the Baron, and partly from {
guilty consciousness that he mad been faS
asleep all night, and therefore knew no
thing at all ahOnt the matter, waited with
great trepida.ion to give his impottan
evidence.
DO you recognize the prisoner as thu
man who was sneaking about the caStl,
last nightS' said the Baron, addressing
Hugo.
Yes
Did you see him last night?' timidly
interpOsed the steward.
no
Would you have recognized him il yol
had seen himy' urged the Baron.
Yes
Very well, it's all the same said tn
Baron, darting areproachful glance at hi
otficious steward.
The Baron, having now heard all tn
evidence, clothed his couRtenance with
look of the greatest gravity and import
: ance, preparatoryAtO to pronouncing sen
tence.
The steward, observing him put on thi
look, hastened to whisper that it might b
more regular to ask the prisoner if he ha'
anything to say.
On this the Baron, with no great will
ingness, altered the judicial expression Q
his countenance, and asked the prisone
for his explanation.
4 am Albert de Chose was the reply