The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-01-01
( he Golden Glove.

There was young, rich and beautiful
lady who was about 10 be married TO Il
lord. y day or two before the wedding,
the lord brought ms friend, gallant and
handsome young farmer, to see The lady of
his choice. The lady fell in love a, lirs,
sight with the farmer, and ere they parted,
the farmer was as deep in love with ncr.
When the morning of the wedding had
come, the lady, lovc-Sick for the young
farmer, instead Of betaklng herself to the
kirk TO be married, took to her bed and
the wedding was put or. Nevertheless,
IN the afternoon, she disguised her face,
and dressing herself in manly apparel, went,
with cross-bow on her shoulder, and with
her dogs at her heels, to hunt on the grounds
of the farmer, which were part OF her own
estate.
She crossed and rcrosscd the hills,
whistlcd and hallocd to her dogs, without
meeting the farmer. AS she was beginning
TO fear that he was absent, and was about
to withdraw, she met him coming up the
road
She profcsscd TO he surprised to see him,
as she understood he was to he nj the we'd
ding TO give away the bride to the lord.
"Ah!' said the young farmer, with a
sigh, 81 would that she were as poor as
myself, that might ask her to give her
self to me-"
care you, then, in love with the prom
lsed bride of the young lord, your friend? :?
How would you answer to him, should
the lady favor your hopcs?" said She
with sword and axe would give him
meeting, and let the best man win"
at parting, the young lady drew from
hcr pocket glove embroidered with gold,
and said to the farmer, "IIcrc is glove
picked up on the way thilhcr; rs | am a
stranger here, will leave ii with you in
order that you may find the owner"
Next day she sent out the cricr to say
THAI she would take the man who found il
Tor her husband, if the man were willing" {"
The young farmer heard the proclana-
tion, and half wild with joy, and half
doubling his good fortune, took his way to
the house of the lady. lie presented the
glove, and modcstly reminded her of the
reward promised to the finder, and although
that reward was far above his hopes, it was
what his heart most ardcntly desired.
Before he left her, she confirmed the
promise or the cricr, and agreed to take
nm FOR her husband. The report was soon
spread abroad, and coming to the lords
ears. nc demanded that the farmer should
resign his claim to the lady, or else meet
him in single combat.
The farmer answered that he would never
resign the lady while there was breath in
his body, but that he would meet the young
lord when and where he pleased, and WITH
whatever weapons he liked 10 choose.
Swords and bucklcrs being chosen. on
tho day appointed for tho fight the lord and
the farmer, accompanied by their seconds.
or shleld-bcarcrs, and their friends, met to
settle their difference. With the assistance
OF their shields, the combatants wardcd off
each others blows for some time. but mt
last the farmer clovo his advcrsary's shield
In twain, and following up his advantage.
brought the young lord to his knees by
blow on his helmet.
Then putting his sword to his throat. he
made the young lord resign all claim to the
lady, and beg his own life.
Soon the handsome young farmer and
the rich and beautiful lady were married.
and after time she told him of her device
81 the glove, and that the game that she
hunted that day with her dogs and her
Sciross-bow, was the young farmer himself.
Both agreed that for the hunter and tho
hunted, that hunting was tho happlest that
aad ever had been undertaken In Tlulo.