The workingman's advocate., 1869-05-22


.he times oi chivalgy; st another, hat SIC
Eas the parent VI some loId, WHO cou.1 only
be brought to conccde -omething 70 the
Warde.. tv tae force " TIE impledginent q
bis mother; and, again, that she was the dn-
.ona or an beiress. who could only be got
through the confinement Of the cd hag. BE
who She might however, Cbristie's VIII DE-
7 cTarej. upou tie faith ol The long shsbIas oi
Johnny Armstrong, that he would carry her
NE through fr- ana water as sure a. ever
kumont Willie was carried away oy
ad Wat ol i cClgulh lTJm tue castle 81
Y Carlisle
ION, va y war-~of p tas Waoa,
Of vh- Il mermaid Cd fhe
or uas o. maid lurAHu enld,
HrfI carry an bring her bodiie
Such was the u,roic Determination TO
which Chr.s,ie's VIII had come, when the
iailor came and wins 11red iu h's ear thst the
Lord Warden was tn the passage, % the
way % Sic him. S.artirg % MS 'eet, the
riev.r was prepared % meet the baron, oi
whom he stood IA ,0 much aSe n hls Old
tower " GIinccAie, tut VITO came t0 him now
0u 4 Visit " peace.
V "Thou't hang. VIII. TINS timo, said The
Warden with ar stccrA.l1n Of Z uHncss, as
De sieppel forward. "lt IS not ia the pow
CT Of uan Co save vs.'
.'Beesuz ver ] lishp's pardon" re-
plifd VIII. "a believe DC t0 be "a The pow er
l' aucn.uu. The auil lufdon y71 be in
I'nOck.y tower AZ yer Lorls hip's uln ume. :"
Sand Mo is tLe Rlli IurdOl y' re-
phtu the NaTden, tryng % rcpress
laugh, which icrced rs wsy n spite q his
g40ris.
Margaret .lulira tell me tf n, said VIII;
"but many a speculation we had on the
question yer L.id,mp has row pas 10 tne.
VIVA can ,,e b. - ,aIa Peggy; and w Ia
can size be p repliel !. hut is Tor " Lord-
-hip 70 say VIA she Is, and for me TO steal
ihe auid ummer avs, as sure as ever
/ conveyed 40 sG.d mlISer avs frae the land
W The Neyiiis. I'm Lae sooner !rDe tlan she's
prisoner"
Tue familiarity with which viii spoke Of
me female parsonage thus destined 10 du.
ice vile, produced another isr "a on the
parJ Of the " ardeu, not altogether 0nsistent
as VIII thought, with tue serious nature Of
the subject in hand.
~ here is Sic, my L3rdg' continued VIII;
Sin what fortress waa . her keeper whar
. wiu ! TAX htr, ana how long retain her a
F. prisoner '
"l, .ear, Mili, she y beyond Tie power q
tDorlai,' said bis Lardship, ID a serious
voice; "but, on condition ot Iby making a
lair trlai, Will make lutercessIon for thy
lil,, ana take tie chance az thy success.
Much baugeth by the enterprse-ay, even
all my Osrony Of Coberston dspendeth upon
f that .uTd0n beng retained thee months IN a
: quiet corner of OIasne's Tower Thou know
f est the placer
v Gay, geel, weel, replied VIII, who began
.o see Tie great Importance of the enter
Y prise, while lis curiosity 10 know who the
object was bad considerably increased
That tower Las Is 'redcap siy Fen Lord
Souls Hermitage is no better guarded. ,AHce
there, an ava vi care, as we say o GIuOcK-
E ie as a rendezvous for SffGged steers. But,
who is she, my Lord -
"Tu'u bsst thyself said she is a woman, p"
replied the Warden, smiling, "aDd | correc,
. tuee not Hast thou ever hear, Will, Of q I
teen Ola women-'urdous, a. the good
people Cal tbtm-thst reside in large,
house N thc Parliament close II Edinburgbs'
"BFaw'y, braNly," answered VIII. with
a particular lear u fan and nteliigence;
and wesl may | ken the lmmcrs-real iuT-
dcus, w lang gowns and csrches. Ken
them! Nha that las character to lose, or
a properly TO keep agsins' the claims o. aulo
palcbment, doesna ken lhe tftee q auld ruDIst
Itey KEEP tbe hai country side in a steer
az their scandal. Nae nAu's character is
safe p their keeping; aad lh,y'rs sac fu' o.
mischief that thty nae even blswn into the
hing's lus tlat my tower o G.iuychle was
escheat 70 tLe king by lie death D my an
ceSter, who was hanged at Carleurig. They
say a. The mischief that has con. on tie
Is rders sn' the gud autd times, has IFS be-
ginning Ia that eoteTie o Wesz ned gImmers.
D5otless, they're al the root o. the danger
o yer bonug Barony Of Cobersion. By
Jhe rood | wish had cash at their big
cgiches."
GAY, Wh," responded Trsqlair; "bul
they're securely lodged 20 their strong Par
lament House, and the difficulty - now &
gei az them"
"But, fancy, ane O. the lurdons will sat.
isfy yer Lords Ip," sad Will, ''oT 30 ye waoi
them a i0Iged IN GIHne's IOWeri Tuey
would make boDiy nest o sereghing hoo
ets, II we had them safely under the care o
the Fly RECAP o that aulu keep; they would
hatcl something eise than scandal, su lease.
maxim, ana reports o the iuslsbuity o. Bor-
Ter rights, tho auld lsuis.n
IA vii 1e confetti ~ one y them" reph. 4
tie WMden.
"ha ha see, see,p replied VIII
"Ane y Tie lImmtrs Eas been sspping and
undermining CO0erston with her hell 81
can al W bats tie lGrd0a's nAme. ny
Isors :"
"Gibson of Durie," rejoned Traquair.
"Ahi a weel-kenned scAndalOus runt
that" replied Win. "Sbe's the auldest o
the bail fifteen, II Pm no chealed--Lsddl,
President o the coterie. Sne spak sal
against me when the Kings advocate clam
ed for his Ma. -sty my aula turret o Gilnock
ie. owe tnat quean an aud score. How
iang do you want her lodged in Grane'I
fowerf"
Three mcnths would, m ybe, change be-
tongue replied The WMdrn, s'but the en-
tsrprisu seems desperate, Win" a.4k
.. desperate ! my Lord" replied the othe
SHAT words no kenned On the Borders