The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-07-31


T graciously. However, within these
dreary walls he found beautiful woman
the keepers niece, whose smile was slik.
the warm sunlight on winters day.
i After dinner the minstrel sung to the
drowsy uncle and the charming niece.
As the former, after a while. seemed to
sleep soundly, the knight began
"You seem to love music, fair LADY
But surely yon do not often hear it IN
this lonely CASTLE
"Noi only myself aid one poor prison.
err sing"
"a prisoner !" tu
Eyes, and he must be of gentle birth
But dare not say more, least my uncle
wake. He will be angry if | talk of him. >
TELL me one thing. dear maiden, can
l hear the song of this one, who sings for
freedom ~ ~ .r.. ,a
eyes. if you listen to night his mean-
choley brings the tears to my eyes often
enough!"
Just now, the old keeper awoke, and,
giving orders to lead the stranger to his
apartment, he himself went out. When
our knight entered his chamber, he went
to the window, aud vaiul y stroVe through
the deepening twilight to find the tower
in which he supposed his dear king to
be, Soon melancholy voice was heard
singing these words
The golden stars wander over hill and
valley, messengers of my longings and
my grlefs. In this gloomy prison pass
my life, and confde my woes to Heaven
"Ob my king" sobbed the night, as q
pale face appeared at q tower window
"How CAP tell you how near my friends
are?"
1.-THE harp !" he cried suddenly, and
snatching it up, with trembling fingers
he played a romance he had once com
posed for the king.
No sooner had he finished few bars
|
} than the voice In the towers caught up
the air and finished it. "Clondel" ex-
claimed the king. For answer, the min.
sirel again seized his harp and sang:
ooh, Richard oh, my King
The world abandons thee,
And no one now is seeking .'
f- The deliverance but me
I'll save thy precious person,
will break thy cruel chain,
pledge myself In song
Thy freedom to regain"
4 Blondel spent the night in laying plans
for the delivcrance of Richard. lie
resolved to gain admittance to the castle
for lis followers through his friendship
for the lovely girl, who had already made
an impression on bis heart.
Within a day or two the newly elected
emperor was TO be crowned at Frankfort
On the evening OF the coronation, he
directed the landlord of the little inn
near Trifels to give the garrison of th'
castle a banquet, that with proper core
mouy they might drink TO the health o
the new monarch. Meanwhile, one b,
one, his own trusty knights stole. through
the twilight, to the woods behind tht
castle.
: At late hour of the evening the littl,
side-gate of the fortress opened, as the
, young maiden cautiously stole out to NEE
Blondel
: Then, for the first time, he untoIdet
} to her the real object Of his mee.inglwitl
: her, entreating her to fly back to Englanc
with the king (whom he was about t
Iibcrate) and himself, assuring her tina
every token Of love and gratitude shoulc
s be ahown her if she would yield to hi
8 wish.
With cry Of establishment and pain,
. she exclaimed, ooh, traitor oh, woe
my poor uncle!' AS she turned to fl
> within the castle walls, the follower
o. Blondel-who, in the darkness, Ia
approached nperceived-focked about
. her, and made their way to the castel.
f lan's room, where the tower keys wer,
kept. The few defenders of the fortress
who were not at the village feast were
soon overpowered. The old keeper was
a powerless to do aught; but he cried out
as the liberated Richard stood befor
him Against this deed, contrary t.
the law of nations, protest, and swca
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