The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1871-07-01

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more frequently than on his lordly rivals
and bis heart deceived itself, and rejoice
in secret
Now, it was esrly in the year 1888, h
evening was balmy forthe season. the frs
spring flowers were budding forth, and tn
moon as a silver crescent, was seen anon
the flowers The young scholar and soldie
of unknown birth walked ia the gardens n
the Count of Dreux, and the lovely .JoIand
leaned upon bis arm His heart tbrobbe,
as he listened to the silver tones of be
sweet Voice. and felt the gentle pressure o
ber soft hand in his. lie tor got that sh
was the daughter Of prince-he the sol
Of a dead peasant In tie dellrium of
moment, be bad thrown himself On bis knee
before her, be had pressed her hand on bi
bosom, and gazed eagerly 10 her lace.
She was startled by bis manner. an,
had only said-'Sr what means p
though 10 a tone neither of reproach nor o
pride, when what she would have said va
cut short by the sudden approach Of page
who bowling before her, stated that lou
commissioners having arrived from th,
hlng OF Scotland, the presence Of the Prin
cess Jolande was required at the palace
Patrick Douglas started to bis feet as b,
heard the page approach, aud as be listened
TO bis words be trembled.
The princess blushed, and turning from
Patrick, proceeded in confusion toward,
the palace while he followed at a distance
repentlng OF what be had said, and Of what
he done, or rather, wishing that be had said
more. or said less.
Iet," thought he, ''she did not look on
me as if | had spoken presumptuously |
will hope, though it be against hope-eyen
though it be but the shadow of despair. 4
But an hour bad not passed, although he
sought to hide himself with bis thoughts IN
his chamber, when be heard that the com
mlssloners who had arrived from his native
land, were Thomas Charters, the Iii.h
Chancellor; Patrick de Graham, William
de St. Clair, and John de SOULS and that
heir errand was to demand The beautiful
Jolan1e as the bride and queen Of tht If
iege severe gn, Alexander the Third, vet
cal ed good.
Now, that the praise of Alexander was
echoed in every land He was as father
to his people, and as husband TO his king
dom. lie was wise, Just, resolute, merei-
fdl Scotland loved hin-all nations hon
o.ed him. But Dtajh, that spareth not
the prince more than tie peasant, and
which to short sighted mortas, seemcth 10
strike alike at the righteous and the wicked.
had made desolate the hearts Of BIS palaces.
and rendered their chambers solitary.
Irbulation had fallen heavily on the head
Of a virtuous King, A granddaughter.
tile infant child OF a foreign prince. was All
that was left Of his race and his people de-
sired that he should leave beh nd him, as
nhentor OF the crown, one Who might in-
herit also BIZ name and virtues. He was
still 10 the fuil vl-Or of bis manhood. and
the autumn Of years was Invisible on nis
brow. No single silyerings' Yet marked
the raven ringle' which waved down hi>
temples and, though his years we're forty
and three, BIZ appearance din lyt betokta
bm 70 b above thirty.
Ills people therefore, wished, and Bis
courtiers urged, that be should marry
again and tame pointed out the lovely Jo-
iande, the daug ghter OF tie Court Of Dreux.
a. h.s bride.
NJ hen Patrick Douglas, :hr learned aud
honoured iorjunelesS solder, found that his
neN competitor for tie hand Of the gentle
Jrl4n5e was none other than hs sovereign,
be was dumb with despair, aud the last, the
miserable hope which it lmparts, and which
maketh wretched, began to leave bim. He
now accused bimself tor having been made
the sacrifice of wild and presnmptuous
dream. and again he thought Of the kindly
smile and the look Of sorrow which met to-
gether on her cOuntenance, when, in a rash
imp4ssioned moment, he fell on his knee
before her, and made known what his heart
felt
But, before another sun rose. Patrick
Douglas, the hOnored military adventuer
Of King Phillip, was not to bc found in the
palace Of the Count de- Dreux. Many
were the cOnjectu'es, concerning his sud
den departure and amongst those con
lectures, a. regarding the cause, many were
tight But JoIah1e stolr To Der chamber,
and in secret wcpt for TIE brave stranger.
More than two years passed away, and
the negotiations between the Courts Of
Scotland and Of France, respecting the mar
rilge Of King Alexander and fair Jolande,
were continued but, during that period,
even the name Of Patrick Douglas, the
Scottish soldier, began to be forgotten
BIS learning became a dead letter, and bis
teats Of arms continued 10 longer the theme
Of tongues. 1t is seldom that kings are
such tardy wooers but between the union
Of the good Alexander and the beautiful Jo-
lande many obstacles we're thrown.
When, however their nuptials we're finally
agreed to, it was resolved that they should
be celebrated on scale Of magnifcence
such as the world had not seen. Now, the
loyeliest spot in Broad Scotland. where the
Scottish King could celebrate the cav fes-
tivitles, was the good town of jed
worth, or, as it is now called, Jcdburgh.
For it was situated Ike an Eden, in thc
ucHlu VI du luip'uCtIdHIb IoItSt 0aINtu rs
circed it wooded hills surrounded it ;
precipiccs threw their shadows over howery
glens wooded hills embraced il, as the
union Of many arms ; waters murmured
amidst it and 1t was a scene on which man
could not gaze without forgetting, or regret
ting bis fallen nature. Yea, the behoIder
might have said-"I If the earth be yet %
lovely, how glorious must it have been ere
it was cursed because Of mans transgress-
ion -
Thithcr then djd the Scottish monarch.
attended by all the weil-afetNcd mobiles OF
his realm, repair to meet his bride. lie
took up bis residence in the castle of BIZ
ancestors, which was situated near the Alb
bey md his MOBILES occupied their own, or
other houses, ID other parts Of thc town ;
\ for Jedbutuh was then great and popu-