The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-08-30

"0h, sir" she said, nlook at the back
Of the coach, | pray you, and tell rne If he
is gaining on us.n
looked out Of the window.
There's man on horseback riding up
the road said ], for saw one.
"0h, heavenl' said she.
Courage, Betty" said the young fel-
low. "They shall never part us.
Then | knew it was a runaway match.
II see how il is, said l. keep up
your heart, young man. If the young
lady likes you she'll stick TO you through
thick and thin. I'll do my best to help
you"
"0h, heaven r she cried again. "0h,
my darling, hear the horses feet There
are more Of them. Oh, sir, look; tell me y
looked through the little back window.
The road seemed full Of men.
hadn't the heart to tell her.
"Closer to my heart, Betty" cried the
young man. aMy beloved, they come.u
lie drew his sword.
Among other odd things, he wore
sword.
/ Phicu w piotoA AEOA NY pothtt.
We all stretched our handsforward, aud
at that moment the coach turned rocky
point Of the road, aud | saw VIC were on
the margin Of a preeipice.
All this time Black Jane kept up her
furious speed, and saw we were in danger
"Haye care r cried.
Faster !" screamed the young man.
Suddenly there came jolt and a scream
from the lady.
heard him say;
"At least we die together"
And the coach lay fat on its side-not
over the precipice, but on the edge of il.
A man is little stunned by a thing
like that.
When I'd climbed out Of the window,
aud helped old Anthony up with the
coach, and eoaxed Black Jane to quiet
ness, remembered that no one else had
got out of the vehicle, and l looked about
in vain for my pretty lovers.
They were not there, nor were there
any signs of the troop of horsemen haG
seen dashing up the hill.
They could not have passed us in thai
narrow path by any possibility.
"We ran chance for our lives, master,
said Anthony "Yet I'm called goot
driver, and Black Jane is the kindes
thing | ever saw in harness generally
Thank God for all His mercies. It's
strange thing we're not over the cliff"
"But where did they go?" / asked.
/. 1Who ?" said Anthony.
"The two love,s-the pretty creature
in fancy dress. The people who were afte
them, where are they ?"
"Where are" began old Anthony.
Q Then he turned as pale as death.
"All good angels over us p he criec
Q "Weye ridden with Lady Betty. It's IL
tenth Of May. | might have known be
D ter than to try the road tonight. Prote,
us all Yes, yes, we've ridden with Lad
q Betty"
! "Who is Lady Betty?" said l. "a
. pretty creature as ever saw at q
s. events Who is she?"
e Old Anthony stood looking at me al
shaking his head.
u "lts an old story" he said. "Boo
sr learned folks tell it better than |. But
u hundred years ago aud more, on this bic
'e sed night, my Lady Betty Hope, the pr,
test LADY &c har day, ran of from a,eou
., try ball with her fathers young secretal
=, "They put ono cloak over their heaC
al and an old servant drove them, known
it was worth his life.
9, "But before they had gone far, behiI
'P them came her kinsfolk, armed and rea,
as for vengeance. And when they reach,
Q, this point, they saw all was over"
a Better die together than live apart
70 he said, holding her close. Then he call,
10 out TO the servant, "How goes it?"
"All lost, sir" says the man. "Tl
as horses can't hold up Eve minutes longer
"Then drive over, says he.
= "The man obeyed orders"
CT "The angry kinsfolk could only stal
on the cliff and look over at the dreadf
= sight that lay below, when they reach
iP the top"
!, ~ "But ever since that night, sir, as su
'e as the tenth of May comes around, thert
plenty here will tell you that whoey
y drives a coach past this bit of road aft
u nightfall, won't ride alone.
,e There's nobody that remembered Il
=, night would do it for a kingdom, but
= forgot. Tm getting old, and / forg
" ~ things whiles; and so we've ridden wi
o' Lady Betty"
u That's the story old Anthony told n
and what went before is what | saw al
y heard. I'm a solid, sensible man,
- !; facts are facts, and here you have EN-.