The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-06-20
BIulMel spent tIle night Il layinn

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his friendship fr the lovely girl
who had already made an imPres
sion ON his heart.
Within q day or two the newl,
elected emperor was to be crowle,
at Frankfort. On the evening q
the cro'atioh, he directed uIe land
lord Of tile little mn near Trefel
to give to the garrison Of the castle
a banquet, that with proper cere
mony they might drink to tn
health ot the new monarch. Mean
while one by ore, hin own trust,
knights stole through the twilight
Ia the wunls behind he castle.
At a late hour Of the eyepipg The
little side gate Of the fortress opencd,
as the young maiden cautiously
stole cut Il, meet lIlOndel.
Then, fT tie first time, he nm
folded to her the real object of his
meeting with her, entreating her to
fly back to Eng ara with tile king
(wlom he was abnul M liheate)
and himself; assuring her that
overJ token Of love and gratitude
shon d be Sh'wil her if size would
yield to his wishes
With a cry Of astoniShment and
pain, she exclaimed, "Oh, traitor
Oh, woe! my pOor ailClem AS she
turned to fly within the castle walls,
the followers Of BloIalel---whn, in
the darkness, had approached un-
perceived, focked about her aud
made their way t0.,the caael'ali'S
room, where the tower keys we're
kept. The few defenders at the
tortreSs who were MT 1t the village
fete were soon oycTp'wered; the
old keeper was pUwerless to do
he cried put, a. the
liberated Richard st,nA Iet;,re him !;
" Against this deed, contrary to the
law Of nations, | protest; and swear
that you shall not leave Germany
in safety !" 1'hep'io maiden threw
herself npOn her knees and accused
herself as the cause Of this terrible
disaster. aa.
Meanwhile the report Of the at
tack upon the castle had reached
the inn, and the warriors came back
IN hot haSte to find themselves bar.
red outside the walls, with a threat
that if they did not ,disperse, the
castellan should lose his head and
the castle be destroyed. ...,
Blondel and the king urged the
maiden to return with them to Eng
land, but she could not forgive the
man who had used her heart for an
not Of treason. gt,fsN g @ .
Blondel LETT her, hut not until
she had accepted 9 ring and . chain
of' gold III token Of his eternal re-
nembealce Ot her love and service
toward him0ns W II p '1i.
We do not propose to follow the
fortules of CGur-de-T.iOn after his
escape from Trietels; but totell the
reader what tradition says of the
minstrel BIondel and The unhappy
maiden.
Many, many years after the events
which we have described, and on
another summerday, a gray.haired'
cavalier rode overtle, same noun,
lain pass, where the king had been
sought and found. if mWl
!" Here" murmnred he, "here
have | felt, in days gone by, the
highest bliss and the deepest woe
of my lifep Slowly he rode On till
he reached the little inn. au pF
LAS he looked into the lace of the
landlord, he discovered the features
IF the young sheplierdaboy. With
III almost tender interest the two
Ione Of whom was BlondeD talked
of the past.
In tears, the now old minstrel
Iearnt the sad fate Of the castellah
and his niece. He was killed by
,ome hidden hand soon after the
flight Of Richard was discovered.
The broken-h hearted maiden entered
convent near Baden, where hence
IOFth her life and history were lost
10 the world. .--
tSNOno Can viSit this ancient ruin.