Bradford opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1874-1881, 1875-05-22
Very soon u traveller passed them

Oscillations to thee, Maguel
onne The brother who has Just
left thee was robbed and wounded
by the bandits"
Another passed by soon after and
said to her: "Gml protect thee,
Maguclonnc thy brother has fallen
in an ambuScade, and the Moors
have carried him off in captivity"
\ third called to her from II dis
tance: IA pleasant journey to thee,
Maguelonnc. Dost thou know that
the duke of Provence was drowned
in crossing the river y
A fourth passed by and said 4:
spray to God, beautiful woman.
The house where thou vast born
has fallen in the flames, and they
are seeking for the body of thy
mother iii the ruins"
"llea,ken, Magurlonnr" cried
Amaury. "By the holy rood! my
horse shall feel the spurs"
"This is Overwhell ing, Masuel
onne."
Swat for me-, my brother, and let
us turn cur brides ut the same
time"
But there pauses at the same mo-
mcnt a fifth traveller, who crossed on
the opposite side:
"Hasten thy steps, Maguelonne; !;
Prince Herbert is dying of grief, tor
he has been told his youny wife has
been carried of on the journey, and
that they do not know what has be-
come of her."
"Day of misery !" cried the poor
[ girl "let us separate, my brother,
! and let MS pray to God to conduct
me to the man to whom | belong"
They saw her pale aud trembling
press on alone with her horse. But
the sky became darker than night;
the tempest broke loose with VIC
lence; gloomy birds flew through
the darkness, skimlning with their
heavy wings the soft cheeks of the
young bride. Her horse. overcome
by terror, rose on his hind feet.
Maguelonne let herself slide to the
ground, and continued the journey
Oh foot; the thickets caught her
dress in their thorny arms, the
stones tore her shoes OF velvet in
in shreds and made her delicate feet
bleed.
At this moment Il hermit met her.
"Ah, father,' said Maguclonnc,
stake pity on my misfollunrs. VI
my three brothers, the eldest is
wounded, the second is "A captive.
the third has gone to help the other
two. The Duke of Provence, my
father, has perished in the great riv-
er, and my mother has been buried
under the ruins of our house ana
Prince Herbert is perhaps dying at
this moment. and has not God said:
"a woman shall leave father and
mother, go wirh her husband, and
leave all to follow him Tell me,
man of God. if | acted well p
"Thou art noble and courageous
woman. Maguc!onne.'
Then the heavens cleared away,
the tempest subsided in the dis
tance, and while the rain poured i'll
drops from the leaves of the trees
the birds began to sing.
"Tcll me holy father, what does
this signify ! Behold the sun shines
again, the trees are quiet, and the
birds sing"
''This signifies that we approach
the domain of Prince Herbert, for
ioy goes before the woman whose
husba, d waits for her."
"But see, everywhere my feet rest
the earth is covered with verdure
and flowers"
"This is because thy feet will new
er more be wounded with stones and
briers, my daughter"
.sTell me again, is it not dream
1t seems to me that high and rugg'
ed mountain decreases and lowers
itself to the level of the plain =
alt is because the dwelling of thy
husband, the prince, will soou ap'
pear"
And SO it was, the palace OF the
prince could now bc seen; but the
front looked somber, and the WIN
dows seemed as though they had
not been opened for long while.
"How gloomy the house looks!
They will say, alas! that no one is
living to inhabit it,"
sLife will only enter there when
thou dost. Maguelonne, for it is a
noble and beautiful woman who is