The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-06-21
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tie a banquet, that with proper ceremony
they might drink to the health of the new
monarch Meanwhile, one by one, his own
trusty knights, stole, through the twilight
to the woods behind the castle.
AT a late hour of the evening, the little
side-gatc of the fortress opened, rs the
young maiden cautiously stole out, to meet
Blondel.
Then, for the first time, he unfoldcd to
her the real object of his meeting with her,
entreating her to fly back to England with
the king (whom he was about to liberate)
and himself; assuring her that every token
of love and gratitude should be shown her
If she would yield to his wish.
With cry of astonishment and pain,
she exclaimed, ooh traitor? oh woe . my
poor uncle!" As she turned to fly within
the castle walls, the followers of Blondel,
who, in the darkness, had approached un-
perceived, -hocked about her. and made
their way to the castellan's room, where
the tower keys were kept. The few detcn-
ders of the fortress who were not at the vii
lage feast were soon overpowcred; the old
keeper was powcrless to do aught--but he
cried out, as the liberated Richard stood
before him against this deed, contrary
to the law of nations, protest; and swear
that you shall not leave Germany in safe
tyr The poor maiden threw herself upon
her knees, and accused herself as the cause
of this terrible disaster.
Meanwhile, the report of the attack upon
the castle had reached the inn and the war
riors came back in hot haste to find them
selves barred outside the walls, with "a
threat that if they did not dsperse the
castelar, should lose his head and the cas-
tie be destroyed.
Il, L. ii
to return with them to England, but she
could not forgive the man who had used
her heart for an act of treason.
Blonde lett her, but not till she had ac-
cepted a ring and chain of gold in token of
his eternal remembrance of her love and
service toward him.
We do not propose to follow the fortunes
of Cpr-dc- Lion after h escape from Trie-
fes but to tell our reader what tradition
says of the minstrel Blondel and the un.
happy maiden.
Many, many years after the events which
we have described, and on another summer
day, gray-haired cavalier rode over the
same mountain-pass, where the king had
been sought and found
"Herc," murmurcd he, "lIere have
left in days gone by the highest bliss and
the deepest woe of my life - Slowly he
rode on till he had reached the little inn.
As he looked into the face of the land
lord he discovered the features of the
young shepherd-boy. With an almost ten
der interest the two Zone of whom was
BlondeD talked of the past
In tears, the now old minstrel learnt the
sad fate of the castelar, and his neice. He
was killed by some hidden hand soon after
the flight of Richard was discovered. The
broken-hearted maiden entered convent
near Baden, where henceforth her life and
history were lost to the world.
None can visit this ancient ruin of Trie-
fels without melancholy interest as they
recall the dreary prison-life of the great
King Richard; the touching romance of
minstrel knight, Blondel, and the lovely,
loving maiden over whose story centuries
have now rolled.
Germany, april, 1878.