The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1875-05-20

seonful singer
VAST f then, which iaahteas lhee,
valiant kalehfs l q ihs gnabapper
which crosses tbe roals Ab. sarp silent
Rha, eaast thou ssg g mes G1 and be-
sancd tIaa who aaet ahaHaou the 500
man wh8ls iby aste
Having .hus spoken in g dt 90 passion,
ior NE blood of her race wa- as violent
as ihc flames, sto lowered her veil ogor
her eyes S q. NOT % see her brother do
pert.
Very soon q traveller passed them ou
Ihc route
salulali3us 20 thee, Msgueloune. The
brother WHO hs. just Ieli thee was robbed
sud wounded bg the bandits.
Another passed by soon afer ami said
to bcr: God protect thee, Maguelounel
thy brother has fallen 10 an ansbuscade,
and p.e Moors have arrlsd him 81 In
captivity.
A thiTd called to her from a distance;
A pleasant journey TO thee, Magucloune.
D8.t thou know that tbe luke OF PROV
ep5c was drowned in crossing the river.
A fourth passed by sud said: Pray 20
God, beautiful woman. Tbs house where
lhou vast born has fallen iu the flames,
and thcy ave seeking for ihe body Of Thy
mother ia the ruins.
lleatkeu. MagueIoune! oricl Amaury.
By the holy rood my horse shall feel
lhe sputs.
This is overwhelming, MaguehuHe.
Wait tor me, my brother, aud let as
turu our brides al the same time,
But there pauses at the sane moment
a iub traveller, who crossed ON the op.
posjte side:
Hasten thy steps, Maguelonm; Prince
Herbert is dying of grief, for be has been
told lis young wife has been carried Of
on the journey, aud that they do not
know what has become other
Day Of misery! cried the poor girl !;
let US separate, my brother, aud let US
pray to God to conduct ma to the mau to
whom belong,
They saw her pale aud trembling press
on alone with her horse But he sky
became darker than night; The tempest
broke loose with violence; gloomy birds
flew through the darkness, skimming
with their heavy wings the soft cheeks Of
the Young bride. Her horse, overcome
by terror, rose on his bind feet Maguel-
onue let herself slide to the ground, aud
continued the journey on foot; the thick
cts caught her dress in their thorny arms,
the stones tore her shoes Of velvet in
shreds and made her delicate feet bleed
At this moment a hermit met her. Al,
father, said Maguelonne, take pity on
my misfortunes, Of my three brothers,
the eldest is wouuden the second Il cap
tive, the third has gone TO help the other
two. The Duke OF Provence, my father,
has perished in the great river, and my
mother has been buried under the ruins
Of our house; and Prince Herbert is per-
haps dying at this moment, and has not
God said a woman shall leave father
and motber, 90 with her husband, and
leave all to follow him? Tell me, man
Of God, if acted well?
Thou art noble and courageous wo-
man, Magueloune.
Then the heavens cleared away, the
tempest subsidized in the distance, and
while the rain poured in drops from the
leaves Of the trees the birds began to
sing.
Tell me holy father, what does this sig
nifty? behold the sun shines again, the
trees are quiet and The birds sing.
This signifies that we approach the do.
main OF Prince Herbert, for JOY goes be-.
fore the woman whose husband waits for
her.
But see, everywhere my feet rest the
earth is covered with yerdure and flow
ers.
This is because Thy feet will never
be wounded with stones and brrie., my
daughter.
Tell me again, is it not dream? #
seems to me that high and rugged moua-
tain decreases aud lowers il-ca to lhe
level Of the plaiuf