Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1869-01-22
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"Open, I command thee, in the name
of Cromwell and of the Parliamentg'
Thus spoke stern, guant man, the
leader Of 9 band Of about thirty mount
naein and elose-cropPed haiF,p proclaimed
them to be the Rouudheadss They were
collected in front of Dunsmore Castle.
whose lord was absent, eader Of the
troops of King Charles. The two
armies were noWsFerY near each other
and a battle was daily anticipated.
81 dare not open, was the reply of
the Warder upon the walls, "since our
liegs lord is absent, and his orders were
to admit none save such as should
come in the Kings. name."- ...r
''Gfo thou, and saysto thy WorshipfuI
lady that Colonel Langsta6, of the par
liamentary troops, with thirty followers
crave an hours rest and refreshments
beneath her roof. Were it not that the
Lady DuusmoF5iss hospitality is re-
nonu6d throughout the land We might
not perchRace, venture to entrust our
selves within an eneuy's walls; but with
thy noble and honorable 1ady,weu we
Ween of our safety"
This aattering message had its effect
upon the kindhearted but weak ed minds
ed LADY oflDnRsAoFe' LaRgstaff and
cheer that the castle could afford was
spread forth in the old banquet hall for
the refreshments of the CrOm wellians
and this against the earnest advice and
remohstranee Of her daughter, the
Lady Isabel5 as also of the old senes-
ehel and butler, who mistrusted the
peaceful intent of the Puritans.
The result showed them to have been
correct Scarce was the meal cOncIud-
ed when instead Of taking q courteous
and peaceful leave, Colonel Langstafi
issued orders to his band, aud in a few
moments the few retainers that had
hnn off Nv O-d I'm Io1e r., y,
keeping of the castle were overpow or
ed, and Dunsmore declared to be in the
pOssession9of the ROundheads, Gin the
name of the protector and the parlia-
me2t.7ai The lady OF the castle herself
together with the Lady Isabel, and
their firing woman, were restricted to a
suite of apart mentsy and there care
fully guarded, while no inmate of the
castle WIS allowed to go without the
walls upon any pretext whatever, for
Langstaf knew we'll that Lord Armi-
dale would soon visit his castle, being
encamped now but few leagues dis
tant, and with him the young Lord
Percy, the betrothed of Lady Isabel
and who had already; by his bravery
and strategy, rendered himself obnox-
ious to CrOmwell's troops. .r-tsrTl
Such thoughts had also occurred to
the mind of Lady Isabel, as beside her
open window she sat and gazed far
across the level country in the dirac-
ton of the Royalists encampment AnF
ticipating a visit from her father and
her lover on this very evening, her
mind was now busy in endenYoring to
devise some plan by which she could
warn them of the change in the castle
and the consequent danger which threat
zoned flfornln fTausHte.1 sF7- Il 80 -VFref
. But pent up as she was, cut off from
communication with even the house,
hold, what could could sho do? Step
nj Va h
window, she leaned as far ont as the
thick wall of the tower would admit.
On the ramparts aPpYe her head she
heard the measuEen tread af tie sentry,
below was a sheer descent of forty feet, |
without lOOphole or projection. What
signal egnld she makethaf aduld serv6el
as a warning TO those she e.AVRould fain !
preserve from danger? Would not the
lWafipg ef e scarf 9rgRaRdksTehisf fEoFq
father and Dyer Is Signal q Y ~ q
only, and serve rather to hasten than tn !
check their sRpreRch2 Isahelsa iRntlaa |
despair of conscious d plessF1ess eGHsps |
ed her white hands together and bowed |
her fair face upon them,r rmuEmuEingQ
May God help them, for I cannot"
Z Lady Dunsmoge paced the chamber |
lamentink ksHIld. fPEffi ei1its u hers u andS. SIS
''It was, my. fault, who should have |
been wiser. Bat how conld it have en-
tered my Thoughts that guests could |
prove so nworthy2--thRbRn officer of |
so high rank, although an enemy, could 1
break his word of honor, and to q Wo- |
man, and while 9 guest beneath her !
roof ~ ~ s7-rss#- sgs-.rr
"They are Roundheads, mother. - an
swered her daughter, turning half round |
from the window, t'and such, am 1
told, Inherit neither by nature nor
training, the noble and high sentiment /
at our Royalists. But since it is done,
mother, no need to fret over it. Rather |
let us think " hat we can do--aa5 ~ AiAg
She paused abruptly in her speech,
and uttered q low cry as she leant again
out of the window. Afar off, her aTliolz |
eye had caught sight of group Of
hOrsemen, in advance of which she |
could distinguish the white plume |
and white scarf by which young Lord /
Percy was known even to his enemies
in battle. And, with pale lips and
hushed breath, the young girl stood |
helplessly watehing the advance of -har
Hover into the tolls laid for him.
What could she do-oh, what could |
she do to save him. Already the cry of |
the sentry had warned the Roundhead !
court below. And rushing to the other |
endaof the suite of rooms to which she |
was restricted, she looked down upon the |
court and there beheld the treacherous |
Cromwellnns arrayed in the gaFb OF /
Of the DunsmOre retainers, the /
more ready to deceive and entrRp their |
unsuspecting victims. She even caught |
a sentence from the lips of LangsEaf !
himself, as one of the men hurried be- |
meath the iEindoEE.asa-as
s'Aye, and by my tToth, he shall pay |
dearly forthe death of HaFdaUreg Twast
his sword struck him down; and saw I
the blood spirit Upon the very white
scarf that he were-curses be uponI
him. A2ftAA .sa2 " ~ N2+5F
1Despairingly the young girl rushed |
back to the window, whence she could /
now very plainly perceive the figure OF |
her lover, and even distinguished the /
wave. Of the plume Rloft, as he lifted his /
cap In signal. Had he already per-