Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-01-13

they should all 20 to bed. r-t;r.,
req zone accordingly, crying Irlsf -; ,,''.
S ses .i'e Nv" .olnotes when they were l' -
e 1911, ana s't.i lhe unsnner Of Gina
deep at the end Of ahe ner, y SoHuder
Eisdeth was back sgsin -
aisht she found Ter t;usba~S iOre o.
out ana lying asleep BY fhto,oIS A"es!ie:.
"Let him sleep, poor souI." 49, ~ "a.
hell be more ont of my way. aud ~, u.
IS plenty to be done between tbis -
cockcrow. What, thou thought I "a
go, did'st thou, with ba9 ard hagas
! and by your leave 70 the army one 2
der, aad let those blocdthirsty So
walk over the Threshold and fire 3 =.
TWO dozen arrows into my husband. az ~
not there TO cover him and g wor.,,
my hgure is g brave target and e g.
not TO be despised. Bless ,bsa
hearth aud she stopped Tor mon -.'
and IN sudden tenderness pressed r. y z
on the tired forehead /; 'please c.
march ont tomorrow with all - We y
ures, and who would be the ~ Vess
dares turn us back" n We
Slowly glimmer of light esn0
east, which deepened and spread tin
morning sunshine streamed upon ) E
mans face. He smiled and shook bir.s
and then awoke with start and q l.
of uttermost sorrow, as memory retur,
and he realized that the moment Of n,
ing was very near.
There was a sound of steps and 80
pressed voices in the street, which iae,s-,E
ed momentarily soon there was o.,
of eager women passing and repassings
door, and whispered consultations = =
Elspeth, who, with her strong, visg-
face and figure, stood like teRg =
strength amongst them all. She Hs
fire, and prepared the breakfast GU.
for the last time, tied on little IL a.
hood and her own, slung the bunds
had been preparing to her waist, and 1,
turning to her husband, said, in SIM,
firm voice
81 am ready let us CO."
i Like man in dream he folloTsd So
silently only, as they crossed The tire. fo
hold, he took her hand and said
"We have been very happy here, vif.r
Heaven keep and bless thee" and hssttt
her cheek. -
For moment her heart failed her, sae
she turned and chung to him for en-
ment only, and then she set her teeth too
and walked steadily forward The -
of the town was open in the plain BEL. =
you could see the great Conrad's s,r
drawn up in proud array, their ts- y
glistening in the morning light. In r
I town the burgbers crowded roup' :.
walls and thronged the gates, o. tbs :
and silent procession Of wome- n and RI !
children advanced towards 1T.
When Elspeth reached the wsrs,.Is
tower, she stopped AID placed the br1l -
of the little daughter in Heinrichs =
ding him to see 20 the child then =.
clear, loud voice she cried:
"Women of Weinsberg have ls+b
the edict; il is true and sure, AMI 10
Hohenstaufen has pledged his ho-z ira
keep faith with us. The women IL
depart in safety, and may carry with tzar
the GREATEST of their treasures So b !
Conrad and thus we women of VEGA
berg answer your proclamation > TN
suddenly finging her arms round be- sr
tonished husband, she raised him UO
back, crying to the neighbor st his sisto
"Lend hand there, Jacob, and lpa
him firmly; and thou, husband, holt
and fear nothing. I'll carry thee 70 re
tent of Conrad himself" iu
And so from the beleaguered toEnsel
quiet but solemn procession, moved 1n
and women, two and two. Many EEiI
| the sliP=, and hard ths task 70 he ssuss
! plished, but with unfalteriu0 stsns n
/ brave Elspeth marched at their hssdh
with her children beside her, and her husO
bands long legs dangling helplessl! I'll
her apron on she went, stern and sllsll
with her face well set toward the pla- 81
only, as she passed the great Hoasu
staufen himself, as he stood beiCEs 10
tent, she paused to say /: -
Pardon, good Conrad, that l csr1o'
make thee fitting obeisance, but my trsse
ure is fairly heavy, and have 1lauh IN
to carry him; SO l wish thee good eau
and many thanks for thy courtesy" q
"Potz tausend Donder and Bis
Hammer and tongs and three dozen IA
penny tin tacks !" cried Conrad, using "a
favorite explosives of his time, "tbs' Z
the great Hohenstaufener, should live =
be outwitted by a woman y