The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1882-09-21
A Yorkshire Love Leg end

child in tho shop and laid il on the coun
er Then he fairly broke down and sol
bed over his new possession. Now Ii
shop wasa4Dpc.aone and a knight VIII
happeuel N be riding by stopped HI
horse Ahen he saw the poor mans distress
"W'bat ails you, friend?" he'said.
"Alasl" said the father, II have alread
five young ones and know not how to fin
food for them, and 10, my wife has bu
now given me another. / would that
had not come into this suffering world"
II will see what will happen to her,
said the knight, for he was sorcerer, AM
always carried his great book Of fate a
his saddle bow
The poor man gazed at him as he read
All at once he saw the knight turn pale
his hair bristled on his head. but he spok,
with smiling face to the distressed faith
er.
"Be consoled, friend; | have no daugh
ter and II You will give me your unwelcomt
daughter | will adopt it and make it he'll
to my possessions" -"
The fathers delight was great; he load
cd the knight with thanks and placed the
baby in his arms. The knight spurred
his horse and rode swiftly to the banks Of
the Ouse, at some distance from the city.
Here he dismounted and flung the infant
into the middle of the river, for he had
read in the book OF fate that this new born
babe was to marry his ouly son.
Then he rode away rejoicing. But the
river was more compassionate than the
knight. 1t washed the baby ashore and
fisherman hearing its cries carried it home
to his cottage.
Fifteen years after the knight with ma
ny Of his friends came riding along the
banks Of the Ouse aud stopped at the fish
erman's cottage and bought fish. A
young girl came to the door and the
knight and his friends were startled by
her wonderful beauty. Her manner, too,
was so sweet and gracious that rs they
went on their way they continued to praise
her and wonder at her loveliness till the
knight said with laugh:
81 Will search my book and see which
Of you is destined to be the fsher-maid-
ems husband.
But his laughter ceased and his face
grew white when he read that this was the
maiden whom he had flung into the stream
ong ago.
He soon made an excuse to leave his
friends and going back to the cottage asked
he fisherman if he would allow his dangh-
er to carry message to his brother, no.
Die knight who lived at Scarborough.
The fisherman consented and then the
might wrote letter and sealing it gave it
0 the girl. She put the letter into her
,urse and at once started on her journey.
When night fell she went into little inn
nd asked for bed where she slept sound
Y. Now it happened that a thief found
lis way into the inn tha. night and prowl
ng about he came into the maiden's room |
there he saw her purse lying upon the ta-
lie. In it he found the letter, which he |
pened and read. IL contained these words. |
Dear Brother:-- Take the bearer and |
ut her to death Immediately"
The thief turned his lantern on TO the |
ice Of the sleeper and seeing how young
nd beautiful she was he felt compassion.
She deserves better fate, /" he said, "and
be shall have it. ;" Then he wrote note
/ the handwriting of the knight:
"Dear Brother Take the bearer and
narry her TO my son at once" He then
saled the letter and put it in the girls
urse in place Of the other.
Next morning the girl walked early and
urried on to Scarborough. The knights
rother received her kindly but when he
ad read the letter he embraced her and
ent to seek his nephew who happened to
g visiting at his castle. AS soon as the
outh beheld the maiden he became enam-
ired OF her and desired to be married
ext day; and the wedding was celebrat-
| with much splendor, the bride looking
ore beautiful than ever in her wedding
irments.
After day or two the knight told his
sphew that lie must go TO York to seek
Ie knight, his father, aud tell him that
} had obeyed his commands. The young
isband was unwilling TO leave his wife;
,weyer, he departed with many promises
speedy return.
He had not been gone long when his
ther arrived-they had missed each 9TH
on the road and when the York knight
und what had happened he almost went
ad with rage. He asked his daughter.
law 10 come with him outside Of the !
stle; then, seizing her by the hair, he
agged her to the seashore and drew his {
gger. She fell on her knees.
'Spare my life, abe said, "and tell me {
w | have angered you. "
At this be told her her history and bade 4
II prepare for death, but at last her tears
d entreaties SO far softened him that be )
eaihed his dagger; then. drawing gold .
ag from lis finger he flung II Into The /
a. &
"ssear to me. he said, 'ahat you viii
}. come into my presence or that Of my 1