The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-07-14
EDWY OF TlNEDALE.

suEcicnt!v matcrializcd to render It per
,ortiblp 10 mortal senses. Suffice II 10
know thatit belongs 81 81 country where
castles were q part Of the vitality OF the
land. not picturesg ccuotaphs Of O dead
past. and 10 th0ss oldcn days VIXEN men
moi having vet learned 20 delegate the
kecIiur Of their Co~ascionCes TO % national
code u laws. came nearer TO the principle.
thct undcric those la'g.
Ii was O. tmc and country Of arms
Val9r was the saint Dy whom all swore,
and no death was feared save q death on
The straw. and with valcr ruled song.
When the clash Of swords was tcT @ mo
mont stillcd mirLcsinCers and minstTcls
sang Of the sweetness Of love Are not
the tcudcrcst blossoms Of the year those
that are lostcrcd by the suowdriit.
The Tower Of Tynedalc had hal its Dap
t!sm5 of blood and CONSCIENTIOUS OF song
more frequently. II may we'll be, than any
Other castle within the same horizon
bounds. forl Il stood on disputed ground
n was q defance in stone flung down by
AN carly Tyuedalc, and many a time had
Tho Eraufs0mc men dashed Themselves
araiYst II in vain assault. Once, indeed
Ill, portal had traitorously yielded, and
,be i.nucr 81 tho hated house Of the as
s|aii.uts lad tainted the scattered Tyne
dale from tho b.ttlemcnts Of their W
tower. That dishonor had been wiped
out in the dc polate courage OF Tie recap
turo. hut its memory reused to new He
the old. family feud. which had its birth III
the buried past.
Il was the thought Of chat uutCrgotteA
A.. -.4 $1,000 l.trtr #H. IGQrInH
OF the lord Of TynoGalc as he entered the
dcucsne to which @ long absence had mace
him well uiah q stranger Tho gay
luurhtcr Of Ill Ietaiucls who iound II JOY
enough TO feel The shadow of lynedaic
oaks once more above them. seemed 10 IN
,., but 10 mutlo the angry muttcr u de
f,.tcd men. Ace itself was forgotten, a.
lhc very thought q tic mon OF Drank
some sent tie hand of the Old lord 10 the
h!t Of his sword. His sized. responding
10 lls unconscious touch. bounded for
ward end carried him in advance OF ms
train To the opening in the forest that
commanded 70 distant view OF tic tower.
And there tho sun5cam5 that flashed
from spear head and spariIcd from tic
iewcled drcssc1 Of lady lair and gallant
knight and waiting esquire sank into
shadOws amid the folds oil the BrapLsomo
banner. which Branksome hands had flung
once more from the battlemcnts OF Tyne
dale tower. Dark and sulien hung tho
silkcn folds. heavy with shame. And
dark eqew tho brow If the lord Of Tyne
Cale-laik even Is tho shadows OF the
forest. when that message met his eye
Inc san sank down ana the night came
msuiltlv to cover alike tie hated banner
.aI tie little band resting under the edge
OF The wooded AlA
Luiuii. .r.at forester. 70 whom II mat
tcreIultie a..l-I the flag OF the toTel
yvcr. rll.sJ d. i-,ut. told tie bret tale OF
tie d.r l0r1y An attack. a surprise, a
weak deien d. few hours of desperate
iludto hand fighting within tho Old walls
and th.u lhc euus,. with it, revelation
tina, was al.
Tho party campol hastily
we are helpless. said the old lord
bitterly. within chose walls a handful
NAV laugh az q host without d. handful
like this would BE- but a dash If sumnier
uinGrops Oh the stones False stones
tLcy protect friend and Toe alisc
Then spoke Edwy the heir Of Tynedale
Nv lord and father. au it please YOU /
will enter thc tower 5iy harpwil benny
passport. for q minstrel hath free warrant
10 hall and bower. Once in. II viii 20
hard BAT md means 20 open the gatc5to
L m,u ere the morning.
The CID loId's eve flashed He felt The
fever Of youth thrCb in his veins Tor 2
moment; then ii passed bat he beheld
his own spirit kndling keen and high IN
the dauutlcss youth who faced him.
Go, my child Tho honor Of Tynedale
Is IN your hands
So it shortly came 70 pass that q
gay young minstrel boldly demand
ed admittance ior his harp and
himself a the gate where Edvy OF
Tynedale might not pass for his life. A
rude welcome greeted him from the hail.
Enter. thou minstrel lad. Such q day
as this hath meTited q night Of song
What ballads hast thou that are new:
Ballads new and old in plenty 10
pleasure the lords Of Tynedale tower, .
answered Edwy calmly, resting his harp
near the board about which lounged the
dark men of Bgauhsomo, plcdging their
victory in tlnkards Of Tynedale ale. At
his feet. tramplcd ana stained, lay the
silken banner Of lis house, rudely torn
fromtLCbattlcmcut. But 10 one saw the
fire that smoidered under Edwy's low.
cred lids.
Sing, harper, and Oswald shall dance
Oswald shall dance the morrow.
Edvy had already noted Tie bound fg-
urc OF Oswald, al ancient s~cyv.tor OF the
house. who listened unmoved TO the rude
Jest and taunts Of the soldiely. Once,
at the FIRST tone Of Edwy's voice, a culver
passed oyct his blood stained cheek, but
he raised not his eyes from the floor.
GIim, stern silent, he waited, and
II he strained his iron muscles
against ihe cords til ho felt them slip
aud yield. no one needed The youth with
his harp was more diverting than the i'm
passive prisoner, whom their savage gibes
moved not.
"A song q song After the battle cry,
tho madrieali"
Il have little faith in your mGdrigals
and ministries, growlcd Il stout wight.
"Thoy are all false. these fair fingered
sauires, who love better the drumming OF
"a harp than the twang Of O bowstring."
Thou art soured, Gregory, and hast
lost thy taste For love songs since Edric
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