Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-07-21
No; the porch was empty.

great clatter behind him of horses feet and
clashng armor, and he felt he was pur-
sued.
The knight and bis man sat together,
drinking hot spiced wine and awaiting day
light. The knight would not go 10 bed,
yet he wanted a change. "Will daylight
never conner" said he.
"'Twill be here anon" said the soldier
sin half an hour"
The knight said no. it would never come.
The soldier said he would go and look at
the sky and tell him for certain.
"Be not long away" said the knight with
a shiver, "or the dead friar will DO taking
thy place here, and pledging me-"
"Stunr' said the soldier, "hell never
trouble you more"
With this he marched out to consult the
night, and almost ran against the dead fri
ar seated in the porch. white and glaring /;
| this was too much even for the iron SOL
dier; he uttered sharp yell, staggered
back, and burst into the room, gasplng for
breath. lie got close to his master and
stammered out, 1.-THE dead man l-sitting
in the porch |" and crossed himself ener-
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so they drew close together, with their eyes
over their shoulders.
"Wine !" cried the knight.
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n suit of rustv nrmor and fastened !, on
the body; then thew saddled mn an old war
horse thai was kent in the stable ~ n ram
iniscence. and tied the rriar,s bodv nm hin,
with many cords they opened tbe Stable
door and nricked the old war horse with
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him. So he was condemned to dio-in
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