The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1881-01-27

and for several minutes remained sense.
less The stranger seized the leathern
bag which contained the mail to the
north, and hnging it on his shoulder,
rushed across the heath.
Early the following morning, the in
habitants Of Berwick were seen hurry.
ing in groups to the spot where the rob.
berry had been committed, and were
scattered in every direction over the
moor, but no trace of the robber could
be obtained.
Three days had passed, and Sir John
CoChrane still lived. The mail which
contained his death warrant had been
robbed. and before another order for his
execution could be given, the interces-
sion OF his father, the Earl of Dondolan,
with the Kings Confessor, might be sue
Cessful. Grlzel now now became almost
his constant companion in prison, and
spake to him words Of comfort. Nearly
fourteen days had passed since the rob.
berry of the mail had been committed
and protTaCted hope in the bosom of
the prisoner became more bitter than
his first despair. But even that hope,
bitter as it was, persisted. The interCes.
sion of his father had been unsuccessful;
and q second time the bigoted and
would.be de5potiC monarch had signed
the warrant for his death, and in little
more than another day that warra mt
would reach his prison.
The will of heaven be doneP groaned
the captive.
"Amenp responded Grizel, with wild
yehemence, yet my father shall not
die.
Again the rider with the mail had
reached the moor of Tweedmouth, and
a second time he bore with him the doom
of Sir John CoChrane. He spurred his
horse to it's utmost speed,-h looked
cautiously behind, before, and around
him, and in his right hand he carried
pistol ready to defend himself, The
moon shed a ghostly light across the
heath, which was only sufficient to rem
der desolation dimly visable, and it gave
spiritual embodiment to every shrub,
He was just turning the angle of a
struggling Copse, when his horse reared
at the report of pistol, the fire ofwhich
seemed to fash into his very eyes. At
the same moment his own pistol flashed,
and his horse reared more violently, he
was driven from the saddle. In mo.
ment the feet of the robber was upon his
breast, who, bending over him, and
brandishing short daggar in his hand,
said:
Give me thine arms, or dieP
The heart Of the Kings servant failed
within him, and without venturing to
reply, did as he was commanded.
Now go thy way said the robber
sternly, but leave with me thine horse,
and leave the mail, or worse thing come
upon thee
The man arose and proceeded toward
Berwick, trembling; and the robber
mounting the horse which he had left,
rode rapidly across the heath.
Preparations we're making for the ex-
ecution of Sir John Cochrane, and the
officers of the law waited only for the
arrival of the mail with his second
death-warrant, to lead him to the scat
fold, when the tidings arrived that the
mail had again been robbed. Nor yet
fourteen days, and the life of the prison.
er would be again prolonged, He again
fell on the neck of his daughter and
Wept and said:
1T is good-the hand of heaven is in
thisp
Said not replied the maiden, and
for the first time she wept aloud, that
nv father should not dieP
The fourteen days were not yet past
when the prison doors flew open, and
the Earl OF Dundonald rushed to the
arms of his son. His interCession with
the Confessor had been successful, and
after twice signing the warrant for the
execution Of Sir John, which had as Oft
en- failed in reaching it's destination, the
King had sealed his pardon.
He had hurried wlth'his father from
the prison to his own house; his family
were clinging around MIN shedding tears
Of Joy; but Grizel, who, during his i'm.
prisonment, had suffered more than
them all, was again absent. They were
marveling with gratitude at the myster-
ious providence chat had twice intercept
ed the mail, and saved his life, when a.
stranger Craved an audience. Sis John
desired him to be admitted, and the rob-
ber entered. He WIS habited, as we
have before desCribed-with the coarse
cloak and Coarser jerkin-but his bear.
ing was above his condition. On enter
ing he slightly touched his beaver, but
remained uncovered.
When you have perused these said
he, taking two papers from his bosom,
cast them in the fire.
Sir John glanced on demonstrated,
and turned pale. They were his death
warrants
My delivererp he exclaimed; how
how can l thank thee-how repay the
savior of my life? My father-my chill
dren thank him for mel
Hhe old Earl grasped the hand of the
children embraced his
knees. He pressed his hand to his face
and burst into tears.
BY what nsme,' eagerly inquireC Sir
John, shall l know my deliverer2'
The stranger wept aloud, and, raising
his beaver, the raven tresses Of Grizel
CoGhrane fell on the coarse cloak
Gracious heavensP exclaimed the as
torished and enraptured father, my
own child-my savior-my own Grizel ?
1t is unnecessary to add more. The
of the reader can supply the
rest; and we may only add that Grizel
whose heroism and noble af-
fankion We have hare hrienv and imnar.