The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-11-13

Ia. II waS oBHscure4 81 tgmes ~ the
cloads- They parsRe-i the cour-e OF
the We. which Is ihiekly w0odtd
vhers i p.sse, the HsmTden and
RicAafdcG PARKS On reaching the
valley ss shs foos OF the bills the
keeper. while in 4 lonesome place.
warned she,n 70 go no farthsr The ir-
rsscitls old trooper rated him soundly
for icing suPesssitioos polsroou. bat
no threats eoAlA iaduce him TO COR
tinas TIE hns. His wor.l.. S. pre-
srsr't lag trsditisa were:
Your aght,u' sgin hsHv-n. and
, th blood will be On yoa rselyes. -
Tins warming only served to u i.l fur
s'ss-r incense the Hsmpden. who ls-
lis.sd nei,lIci in wraitAs nor faries. aud
hr. sworc ~ put bullet into the white
woman that would teat her spiritual
nature II DC came A.ioss bef. They
had not proceeded lar when they heard
the ~otud of dis'an, Singing Dis
mounting they crsp. through the copse
To ih~ stream. and then picked their
way IS noiselessly as possible along the
margin. All at once ore Of the party
uttered an exclamation aud pointed
through the trees:
We are bewitched," he said, look
you" The moon poured its silvery
light through the vista, and they saw.
or thought they saw. the figure Of q
woman iu,ermingling With the light as
though j, had been born of it, Old
Hampden was not the man to suffer
this coil--hs lifted his gun and fred.
The Apparition vanished. nor could
they discover any traces Of il. Salts
fed that it was In part IN illusion. they
set out TO return. They bad not pr =
ceeded far before the figure reappeared.
This time il was ~ greater distance,
and was leaning apparently against a
tree. They stood moment dazed with
lis lustrous beauty; one only OF the
party was unable to perceive anything
and he boldly denied its existence, and
when the other described its position
and whereabouts be suddenly and def
pi,.ly discharged his heavy weapon at
it. As he did so the moon disappeared,
and they were in darkness. They were,
however. reinforced almost immediately
by number of the peasantry attracted
by tho noise Of their guns. All the
gentlemen were now in favor of aban-
doning what they believed 8 Wild go ,se
chase. Not so the HAmpden: he alone
insisted on clearing mp what he de-
clared had been too long n mystery
and y nuisance to the country. Form
ing the men into two parties, which
were 10 converge from opposite sides of
the stream half nile lower down.
they set out once more. Another in
cident, however, modified the leaders
plan and added to the disinclinstion of
the meu 10 go on. When they returned
to their horses it was found that the an
imal which had been ridden by the
elder Hsmpden had broken loose and
disappeared, in consequence Of which
the gentleman was forced to continue
the hunt on ioot, which he did NJ the
head Of the villagers About half a
mile down the stream was ford; the
place WAS known o. est. Adams Well"
Young Hampden. who had preceded
his party some distance. reH.:hed the
well alone, just ~ the moon emerged
from the clouds AMI lit up the scene
brilliantly. No sooner had his horss
crossed the little river and approached
the blasted oak that overhangs the we'll
than he WAS struck damb with amaze
ment and horor, for lying there as if
dead, with the blood oozing from her
white breast and her long hair wound
| about her as If to shield her. was the
daughter Of SIR William and the wo-
man he WAS TO make his wife. For .
M moment be believed himself TO be the
victim Of some cruel incarnation, but
the voices Of the approaching villagers
warned him. In few mom suts they
would be upon him. With the alacrity
aud courage of true gallant, his
instinct was q. oues TO save her from
exposure and danger. He lifted her
upon his horse. strippsd himself Of
what clothing would answer the pur-
pcse, and thus drsp"d and guarded he
led his precious but unconscious burden
noiaelessly away from the pursuers
Twice the pursuing party came 50
near them that it was only by tho most
adroit man1uvring tha, he escaped.
He heard them shouting his name
through the woods. but he passed on
and succeeded in getting his charge safe
ly home and in preserving the secret
from the world.
Shortly afterward they were married
and the stories Of tho white lady
grew. and spreading, attracted the At
tention of the chroniclers.
This in substance is Forse's narrative.
And it has pleased the world 10 accept
II as pretty story of somnAm bulism.
Petite adopted the current legend.
and reproduced the old miniature, the
portrAi, of The Lady Hsmpdsn. For
the purposes Of ART and poetry the story
NIGH, 10 properly enough left where
these workers have brought il. But
there is another and curious physio-
logical side 20 il.
Lady Hampdsn died in lsaS. and il
appears that one of her daughters in
heri,ed her peculisritics
There is in the War1icf Register ~ \
succeeding year . curious account of an
sesident which befsll lady living up
on the borders Warwickshiire. Her
| nude body ~ss found In neighboring
grove one morning, and q post nor,em
examination decided that she died of
| fright This WAS the daughter Of la
| dy Hsmpien. In preparing the pa
| pers which were subsequently publish
ed under the title Of the Nigh, Side os
/ Nature Mrs Crow for some reason re-
I ieetsd one which. in attempting 20
+ thro~ new light upon The White
Lady, of Ws,ford." brought 20 the sur