The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1876-08-24

| D'"n'i w "'NhDN lSuEe IlldJ WHICH lS w
dear t1 ME as the love of life. But alas
have heard it said your hand wa
devoted to another"
Another! What other?" demanded
Denzil, in surprise.
"The daughter Of your fathers friend
| Lord Eustnce Blouut, and the proprie.
| tor of yonder ruined CASTLE" answered
Alice.
"Lord Eustace perished at the battle
of Worcester" said Denzil; "his daugh-
ter fled or was lost in the conflict. The
heart andhand of Denzil Norman are
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
iorgets the companions of earliest years /?
He was my guardian--shc the playful
companion of my summer walks. All
are gone But the influence of their
good wishes seems still to direct my
destiny"
They were now disturbed by the alb
rupt entrance Of a servant, who informed
them that the house WAS surrounded by
Puritans, and that they had evidently
come in search of Dcnzil Norman. Alice
showed Denzil the secret panel and urged
him to conceal himself, He did 80 with
reluctance, and Alice waited the coming
of the RoUndhcad soldiers with hut-
tering heart.
The Roundheads were unner the COM
mand of the stern colonel lrcton, He
was much incensed when he found that
Denzil had escaped him, and ordered his
soldiers to seize upon the doctor and
Alice and bear them away prisoners,
Denzil who had fingered behind the
panel, fearing some such result, now made
his appearance and gave himself up to
preserve his friends Alice cast a
rcproachful glance upon him as the
Roundheads marched him away.
A brief trial was allotted to the young
cavalier. He was adjudgcd aspy; and
sentenced to be shot. He was placed
for safe keeping in the chapel of the
ruined castle of Landleigh, and II guard
kept viglant watch over him.
It was night. A lamp burned dimIy
at the foot of the pcdestal supporting the
statue ofa warrior beneath the shadow OF
whose shield DenzI Norman sat i'm
mcrsed in gloomy thought His dream
of life appeared to have reached its end
In half an hour in that chapel, at the
foot of his great ancestor, whose battle
AK did such marvels in Palestine over
thcinfdels, he, the last of his proud race,
was about to sink and it must be with
out struggle, ignobly, ignominiously.
Suddenly voice Of sweetest melody
broke through the gloomy stiffness;
Dcnzl Norman-DenN Norman!
List the Fairy Of the W,ll;
am near thcc--Denzl, hear mo.
Here Shalt thou no longer dwell.
Happier days for the await,
Fly from, and fly from fate
Denzil took up the lamp to see from
whence the voice proceeded, but sud
den gust of wind extinguished ii. But
at that moment the moonlight falling
with radiant brilliancy on the broken
window of the gallery, discovered to him
the form of the fairy standing ON the
base ola lofty column. Neither form
nor feature were visible, however, and u
large white veil completely enveloped
her person. She looked like the marble
image of some sculpturcd saint
"Denzil," she said, in voice that
sounded strangely familiar to his ears,
"thc Fairy ofthc Well is the friend Of
true love, and would have thee live.
Therefore take thou heart; the fairy is
here to secure your flight. The king
hath landed on his native shore"
"God save King Charles" cried
Dcnzil, joyfully.
"Ameni" responded the fairy; "thou
shalt Join him soon, Touch the right
knee of the statue, press hard, and door
will open in the pedestal; through it
YOU will find liberty. Freed from this
chapel, seek the old hermitage at the
depth of the glen. A friend awaiteth
thee thcrc--the fairy's friend. Pro-
nounce in his ear the name of Alice
Brooke; he will recognize and conduct
thee to the feet of thy triumphant
sovereign. Denzil, FAREWELL"
The moonbcams were suddenly OBJ
scured by passing cloud, and when her
light shonc forth again the fairy had
disappeared. Denzil fastened to obey
her instructions. He found the secret
door, entered the subterrancan passage
to which it conducted, and speedily
emerged into wood beyond the chapel
wall. He fastened to the hermitage
and there, to his great surprise and joy
encountered his own friend and guar
dian, lord Eustacc BIount, who ht
thought had been untimeIy slain on
Worcestcr's field.
Lord Eustacc's story was soon told
lie had been saved by the fairy of the
well. Wounded nigh to death, con
ccaled in the ruins of his own castle, sh'
had been his nurse. His lite prescribed
she was his guardian angel, ~ she haC
been Denzil's. His story told, he tsIc
Denzil to 90 with him to the king, as
surfing him that his sovereignty had bccl
proclaimed in London, aud that tn
fierce civil war was well-nigh over. Bu
Denzil must stop by the way at DIR
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words with his loved Alice.
The doctor welcomed them both mos
joyfully.
"And Alice-wherc is she?" aske,
Denzil anxiously.
"What Alice?" inquired lord Eu=
tace.
"She to whom am engaged, my lord, ,
answered Denzil zone dearer to me, ia
dearer than life."
Engaged, Denzil?" cried lord Er
tace; "you forget | have daughte
named Kate, to whom in early life yo
were betrothcd."
pardon me, noble lord, / was a bo
then" remarked Denzil "The hear
will not he commanded despite myse