The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1865-12-07
The MAILED GLOVE.
What I am about to relate to .ye
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''What I am. about to relate to YOU
happened in PioaTdy, four hundred
years ago." d .a'ds Iea sag
How | came to establish my date SO
precisely, you shall hear by an incident
that happened about forty years ago in
this selfsame Picardy. 5a ajia
There was, an old castle, with more
towers, gables, turrets, buttresses, and
loop holes than you could count upon
the longest summers day of your life.
It was a dark moss:coyered castle, with
the red, yellow dlgreen ivy crawling
up the walls, and peeping into the loop
holes with that curiosity peculiar to
climbing plants of every kind.
1t was a dark and dingy castle, and
seemedilike a gloomy shadow in the
woods. Many a noble heart had met
its death from the top ofthe lofty tow
ers, for many long and hard siege had
this castle sustained during the troub-
lous times through which it had passed,
It was reported that two of the rooms
were haunted, and were nailed up; and
that no one dared to sleep in either of
them by reason Of the unearthly noises
that were constantly heard in them9s
Many laughed at the story, and were
hardy enough to risk a nights rest in
these gloomy apartments, but they were
always observed to be very sedate and
thoughtful ever after. 5usa
One night, about forty. years ago, a
rollicking, unbelieting daredevil of a
young fellow undertook to sleep in the
picture gallery determined, in his own
mind to solve the mystery, or to expose
the trick if any were practised -
He retired slowly along the echoing
corridors, passing narrow loop-holes,
which cast CHASTITY shapes upon the stone
floors as the moon glared through them ;
and with a contemptuous curl Of his lip,
entered the gallery, and placed his flick
ering candle upon chair by the side of
his bed. He then examined the walls
very closely, and then the pictures, in
order to see if door had been cut
Through them. He discovered nothing.
/ He was particularly struck by the
portraitofa grim-yisagedw edwarrior, dressed
sed in complete armor, the mailed glove
upon his right hand being blood stained.
As he stood before, this dark vision ioi
the past, he found it almost impossible
to remove his eyes from it, SO great was
the fascination it seemed to exercise
over him. He found himself forced az
it were to return to it, again and again
! Presently he prepared to make him
self comfortable for the night; with !
view to which end, he drew a pair Of
loaded pistols from his pocket, and plac
ing them under his pillow retired Il
rest, and was soon buried la deep sleep
lnthe middle Of the night he wa.
awakened by q wailing cry, and as h,
4 opened his eyes, he observed that tht
room was illed.with strange unearthl,
light. Upon the wall he saw a larg,
j picture he had not before noticed, an,
from which the Light seemed to radiate
j This picture exhibited young pag
4 standing before lovely girl who gaze
4 niodestly upon the earth, while q fere
and angry warrior dressed in a ,complet
suit Of armor, the mailed glove upon hi
d right hand being blood-stained, stoo
threateningly behind the boy, with hi
arm upraised as though about to strik
him. The light grew dim and the pic
ture faded from view, The light agai
appeared with more intense brilliar
ey, and the subject. Of the pictur
changed The youthappeared this tim
with his arms about the maiden's wais
while her head rested lovingly upon hi
ishoulder. The angry lord raised h;