The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-08-18
A Yorkshire Love Legenl.

Some 300 years ago very poor man
kept q shop underneath the Minister tow.
ers. His business was as poor 40 he was;
he had already five children, and one
morning his wife gave birth to a sixth, a
fine little girl. The poor father sighed;
he took the child in the shop and laid it
upon the counter. Then be fairly broke
down and sobbed over his new possess
ION. Now, the shop was an open one,
and knight who happened to be riding
by stopped his horse when he saw the
poor mans distress.
"What ails you. friend?' he asked.
'Aias," said the father, Il have al
ready five young ones, and know not
how to find food for them, ana 10, my
wife has but now given me another.
would that it had not come into this suf-
fering world"
Il will see what will happen to her."
the knight said; for he was sorcerer,
and he always carried his great Book OF
The poor man gszed at him as he read.
All ut once he saw the knight turn pale,
his hair Lristle on his head, but he spoke
with a smiling face to the distressed
father:
"Be consoled, friend; have no daugh'
ter, and if you will give me your unwel
come infant, will adopt it and make il
Heir to my possessions"
The fathers delight was great; h'
loaded the knight with thanks, anC
placed the baby in his arms. The knigh
spurred his horse and rode swiftly to tb
banks of the Ouse at some distance iron
the city. Here he dismouuted and fun
the infant into the middle of the river
for in the Book of Fate be had read thi
newborn babe was destined to marry hi
only son.
Then he rode away rejoicing But th
river was more compassionate than th
knight. II washed the baby ashore an
a fisherman hearing its cries carried
home to his cottage.
Fifteen years after, the knight wit
many of his friends came riding alon
the banks of the Ouse, aud stopped
the fsherman's cottage to buy fish.
young girl came to the door, and Il
knight and all his friends were stlrtle
by her wonderful beauty. Her manne
too, was SO sweet and gracious that
they went on their way they continue
TO praise her and her loveliness, till Il
knight said with q laugh
Il will search my book and see whit
OF you is de stiDed to be the fsher-mai
ems husband
But his laughter ceased and his fa
grew white when he read that this "
X the very maiden he had flung into /
= stream long ago.
He soon made an excuse TO leave
friends. and, going back to the oottnj
asked the fisherman if be would allow
daughter TO carry message from him
IN his brother. noble knight who lived
is Scarborough.
The fisherman consented. and then
knight wrote a letter, and sealing it 6,
> IL TO the girl She put the letter i
her purse and started at once on
journey. When night fell. she went
little inn, where she asked for bed, {
slept soundly. Now, it happened tina
thief found his way into the inn
= night. and proWling about be came i
, the maideu's room and saw her purse
ing on the table. In il be found the
ne ter which he opened and read. 1t {
tanned these words:
C "Dear brother Take the bearer
pct her to death Immediately"
The thief turned his lantern on the
Of the sleeper, and seeing how young
beautiful she was be felt compass
''She deserves better fate" he s
'and she SHALL have it," Then he "
note in the handwriting of the knig
Dear brother-Take the bearer
Sc marry her at once to my son." He
sealed the letttr and placed it in The {
him purse instead of the other.
n Next morning the girl walked early
hurried on to Scarborough. The kpii
brother received her kindly, but wht
bad read the letter be embraced her,
went to seek his nephew, who baPP
to be on visit TO his castle. As
as the youth beheld the maiden b