The daily gazette., 1879-05-19

tell mel!
l looked through the little back win
dow.
The road seemed full Of men.
l hadn't the heart 20 tell her.
"Cl0ser to my heart, Betty" cried
the young man. "My beloved, they
come.
He drew his sword.
Among other odd things, he wore
sword.
Ipulled my pistol from my pocket.
we all stretch our hands forward, and
at that moment the coach turned rocky
point of the road, and l saw we were ON
the margin of precipice.
All this TIME Black Jane kept up her
furious speed, and I saw we were In
danger.
"Have care |" / cried.
Faster!" screamed the young man.
Suddenly there came a jolt, and .
scream from the lady.
heard him say:
"At least weldie together"
And the coach lay fiat on its side-not
over the precipice, but OH the edge Of 1t.
A man Is little stunned by thing
like that.
When I'd climbed out ofthe window,
and helped old Anthony up with the
coach, and coaxed Black Jand to quite
ness, l remembered that no one else had
got out of the vehicle, and looked about
in vain for my pretty lovers.
| They were not there, nor were there
any signs of the troop of horsemen had
seen dashing up the hill.
They could not have passed US In that
narrow path by any possibility.
| ave ran chance for our lives, master,
said Anthony. "Yet Pm called = good
driver, and Black Jane is the kindest
thing ever saw in harness generally.
Thank God for all His mercies. It's Z
strange thing we're not over the cliff.
"But where did they go?" asked.
"Who?" said Anthony.
/" The two lovefs-the pretty creatures
in fancy dress. The people who were
after them, where are they?"
Where are" began old Anthony.
Then he turned as pale as death.
I" All good angles over us! he cried
"We've ridden with Lady Betey. It's the
tenth of May. l might have known bet
ter than to try the road tonight. Protect
us all Yes, yes, we've ridden with Lady
Betty"
"Who is Lady Betty2" saidI "Aspret.
ty a creature as ever saw at all events
Who is she ?"
Old Anthony stood looking a. me and
shaking bis head.
"It's an old story" he said. "Bo,k'
larned folk tell 1t better than 1. But Z
hundred years ago and more, on thii
blessed night, my Lady Betty Hope, tbt
prettiest lady Of her day, ran of from ,
county bail with her fathers young sec
retary.
"They put one cloak over their heads
and an old servant drove them, knowing
it was worth his life.
"But before they had gone far, benin,
them came her kinsfolk, armed and read
for vengeance. And when they reached
. this point, they saw that all was over.
"'Belter die together than live apart,
he said holding her close. Then be call
ed out to the servant, How goes il? p
"'All lost, sir says the man. 9Th
horses can't hold up five minutes longer.
"'Then drive over says he.
"The man obeyed orders.
, "The angry kinsfolk could only stan'
on the cliff and look over at the dreadful
f sight that lay below. when they reaches
the stop.
::But ever since that night, SIR, Is sur
as the tenth of May comes around, there'
, plenty here will tell you that whoeye
drives coach past this bit Of road afte
, nightfall, won't ride alone.
"There's nobody that remembered tn
5 night would do it for kingdom, but
forgot. I'm getting old, and forge
things whiles and SO we've ridden wit
Lady Betty"
! That's the story old Anthony told mt
and what went before is what / saw m
heard. I'm a solid, sensible man, bu
facts are facts, and here you have 'em.