The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-06-21

bien and Bosworde, on the latter side OF
which footpath, girt with wild flowers,
led to woodman's cottage, near q ruined
tower. long since fallen to decay.
Eleanor was just returning from visit
to the woodman's wife, who was sick.
Ignorant of the return Of Sir Sutton.
great was her surprise, and a slight
ecream escaped her lips, as with one
bound he sprang across the brook, ten
deripg her his homage; and, ere long,
the two, ssuntering eide by side, were
soon holding whispered conversation.
which terminated With the aboYe els.
course.
After he had left her Eleanor wandered
along thosRhtiullY. revolving in her
mind her duty toward her father and her
love for her suitor; and her cheek altern-
ately blanched aud grew red as she
thought of the reception he would meet
with from Sir Wolstan. till, reaching
home, she summoned her maid aud re-
tired to her room.
As the bell of Boswordo church tolled
forth the curfew two figures met beside
the tower.
What their conversation was the
chronicler sayeth not; but angry words
had passed between Sir Sutton and Sir
Wolsian. who, now, more enraged than
ever, would, they feared, enforce strict
watch over Eleanor.
They pledged themselves, therefore TO
meet nightly at the same spot. and if one
were detained the other should nightly
return.
And. after few soft VOWS of love. SD e
called her maid, who was in waiting, and
departed.
"Well. Simon, aud how like'st thou
the sport our Boswords wood affords2
Ttat was noble buck that we started,
and gallant chase he led usl" asked Sir
Wolstan of his guest some evenings after
the aboYe scene.
Truly the chase was good and the
game noble; but my thoughts were not
with either. My mind has many mis-
givings, and 1 much fear me that this
fellow, Sutton de Ambiep, still continues
to hold interviews with my pretty cousin
Eleanor, replied De Montford.
"Aha! why shouldst thou think sol
She has been closely guarded; and old
Rodger, the gardener, assures me she
hath not set foot out of the Long walk
these six days; so, why shouldst thou
now suspect"
Marry, I know not; but last night, n,
I sat by my lattice. saw two females
veiled-which much suspect were my
cousin and her maid-pass quickly il
the shadow of the wall and take the patti
leading to the ruined tower"
"Pshaw, mani Probably some of oul
|, village maidens returning ere the curfev
tolled. or, perohan1e, some of our an
cestral ghosts taking their night,
ro1nds. But this must be looked to;
I will watch with thee tomorrow. anC
, should it be as thou sayest, death to thu
, deceiver and thy instant nuptials will
{ Eleanor" And, with these words. 81
Wolstan, now ferocious with passion, lef
, the apartment.
The next night, early, the baron seat
3 ed himself at the lattice OF his guest, AM
, shortly after the two veiled figures passet
E as be. ore. whom, he at once recognize,
as his daughter and her maid. Will
with fury, be seiz.d an arquebus iron
J the wall. and bidding Montford follow
} him, hastened after the retiring figure
ano secreted himself near the tower
, where be now saw distinctly, in the shade
three figures. The whole truth was nov
plain TO him, and he was about to burs
. forth. when De Montford. no longer abl
to control himself, rushed, with hi
rapier, on Sir Sutton. but, slipping il
his haste, pierced to the heart his oousll
Eleanor, who, at that moment, turned t.
fee. At the same instant Sir Wolstal
discharged his arquebus, and Ambiel
lay corpse.
= The horror with which each was seized
I the one seeing his wished-for bride. th
other his daughter, stretched in tn
/ moonlight dying, cannot be despicted
Suffice il 10 say that for a time reasol
: iorsook the baron's mind, aud he lay 70
weeks raving maniac. De Monitor,
raised his dying cousin, and perceivin
/ her lips moving put his ear to them
a when, with her parting breath. sh
= whispered the word: "Am5len, and e.
f pired.
t After the baron had partially recovere
Q his reason he caused large dam to b
r thrown across the stream below the spo
d where the tragedy occurred, and beau
S tiful sheet of water, two miles long an
8 one wide, now covers that ill-fated spo
n He never fully rallied; and only th
s ruins of his castle can now be traced
i though a stately mansion is owned b
!, his descendants near its site.
y De Montford fed to the Merivale al
bey, and ended his days iu penanc,
J. The benighted peasant, and the gam,
r Keeper on his nightly rounds, shun tn
o precincts of the lake, for it is said tbs
/. two pale figures, at times, hover over i
i and the woods have been heard to eoh
3 "Ambien."
IT Such is the legend Of Boswords lake.