Middletown transcript., 1876-08-26

Soau Joui n@uu "oS Ve'o'o~
another.
Another! What other? demands
Denzil. in surprise.
The daughter Of your fathers friend
Lord Eustace Blount, and the prophet
or Of yonder ruined castle, answere,
Alice
Lord Eustace perished at the battl'
of Worcester. said Denzil; his daughter
fed or was lost in the conflict. Th,
heart and hand Of Densil Norman ars
: free, and to you, Alice, they will Be
true.
Alice made no further remonstrance
but she presently inquired: You re-
member then, the Lord Eustace and
his young, motherless daughter?
Alice, / do, he answered, who ever
forgets the companions Of earliest
years? He was my guardian-she the
playful companion Of my summer
walks. All are gone! But the inAu-
ence Of their good wishes seems still to
direct my destiny.
They were now disturbed by the abb
rupt entrance of servant, who in
formed them that the place was sur
rounded by Puritans. and that they had
tvidently come in search Of Denzil
Norman. Alice showed DeDzil the
secret panel, and urged him to conceal
himself. He did so with reluctance,
and Alice waited the coming of the
Roundhead soldiers with futtering
heart.
The Roundhead soldiers we're under
the command Of the stern Colonel Ire
ton. He was much incensed when be
found that Denzil had escaped him, and |
be ordered bis soldiers to seize upon |
the Doctor and Alice; and to bear them
away prisoners. Denzil, who had
fingered behind the panel, fearing some
such result, now made bis appearance,
and gave himself up to preserve his
friends. Alice cast reproachful glance
upon him as the Roundheads marched
him away.
A brief trial was allotted to the
young cavalier. He was adjudged a
spy and sentenced to be shot. He
was placed for safe keeping in the
chapel Of the ruined Castle Of Land
leigh. and guard kept vigilant watch
over him.
1t was night. A lamp burned dimly ,
at the foot Of . pedestal supporting the ;
statue Of warrior, beneath the shadow ,
of whose shield Densil Norman sat i'm .
mersed in gloomy thought. Above his
head was ruined gallery Of stone ,
with broken window. His dream of i,
life appeared to have approached its
end. In half an hour in that chapel,
at the foot Of his great ancestor, whose i
battle-axe did such marvels at Pales- !.
tine over the in6dels. he, the last Of bis
proud race, was about to sink; and it !
must be without a struggle, ignobly, 4
gnominiously. Suddenly a voice Of =
Iweetest melody broke through the =
gloomy stiffness. .
Denzil Norman-Denzil Norman
List the Fairy of the Well; :,
am near thee-Denzil hear me,
Here shalt thou no longer dwell. Ii
Happy days for thee await b
Fly from love and fly. from fate -
Denzil took up the lamp to see from
whence the voice proceeded, but sud-
len gust Of wind extinguished it. But :,
t that moment the moonlight falling - :.
vith radiant brilliancy on the broken =
window Of the gallery, discovered to +
lin the form Of a fairy standing on the :. =
'ase Of lofty column. Neither form :, =
or features were visible, however, ar - -
large white veil completely enveloped :. :.
er person. She looked like the marble =. :.
mage Of some sculptured saint. :.
Denzil, she said, in a voice that u
ounded strangely familiar to his ears, = =
he Fairy Of the Well is the friend Of :. 81
rue love, and would have thee live. l.;
therefore,, take thou heart; the Fairy ~ -,
here to secure your fight. The king " ~.
ath landed on his native shere. 10 10
God save King Charles cried Dem ~ =
!, joyfully. e
Amen. responded the fairy thou ne m
lalt join him soon Touch the right an az
nee Of the statue-press hard Oe
door will open in the pedestal =,
rough it you will find liberty. Freed r, Pa
ON this chapel, seek the old hermit 49,. -.
,e at the depth of the glen A friend ~ .n'
Vaiteth thee there-the fairy's friend. W
in his ear the name of Alice pa'
rook; be will recognize and conduct .ul m
ee to the feet Of thy triumphant sove- - =:
ign. Denzil- siil
The moonbeams were suddenly OBJ : :ue
ured BY passing cloud, and when h.s t.s
+ light shone forth again the fairy sa cal
d disappeared. Denzil fastened to 'ea
ey her instructions. He found the =
cret door, entered the subterranean .ne
ssage to which it conducted, and 'oi
eedily emerged into a wood beyond 80.
E chapel wall. He fastened to the ruo
rmitage, and there to his surprise ,.. ner
d joy, encountered his old friend and le''
ardian, Lord Eustace Blount, who We
thought had been untimely slain on lal' =.
orcester's field Oh
Lord Eustace's story was soon told. uPo
had been saved by the Fairy Of the .D.1 :,
ell. Wounded nigh unto death, con- q
lied in the ruins of his own castle, - !,
had been bis nurse. His life pro- M Da.'
ibed, she was his guardian, as she een
been Denzil's. His story told, be
Denzil to 60 with him to the king, s
uring him that sovereignty had been ing
in London. and that the The
'ce civil war was well nigh over. by
t Denzil must stop by the way at do,
Brooke's cottage to exchange few MAJ
rds with bis loved Alice. frag