Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-22

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Sentries were posted; SPOT of grouR
| Was Cleared Of Snow, aud, after some fail
urcs, good fire blsz3d in tie midst TIL
men at arms sat close ABOUT this fores
hearth, sharing such provisions IS the,
had, and passed aoou: the lask; ant
| Dee, h9vipg collected the most dellcat,
OF inc rough End scsnty fare, brought /
10 Lord r sir gham's niece, where she sa
spat from the soidisry against tree.
! Sac sat upon one horse closb, wrapped
in another, snd stared straight before he
a. the firelit scene. a. the ofer CT iooc
sac started, like one wake ed from {
dTesm, sn0 then silently refused.
"Madsm," said Dice, oct me beseecb
you. punish ma not s. cruelty. Wherein
| hsva { e ended you, sasw not; have
| indeed, cS1ied you Away, but witt
q friendly violence; l have, indeed
exposed you to the ipclemency OF
night bat the hurry tlat lies upon me
hsth for its end the preservation Ct an .
| Clher, who is no less iTAii End 10 less
upfrieuded than your elf. At least,
nlaiem, punish not yCur6elf, ard car, Il
Eot for burger, then for s'reng52 ."
al will eat nothing a. the hsnds tho'
slew lGy kinsmzD," she replied.
"Dear madam" Dick c!ied, ~ swear
to you upon the rood l touched hin
uoE"
"Swear to me that he still lives" she
returned.
~ will not pslter with you," answered
Dick. ''P.t7 bids me to wound YGu. Il
my heat &c believe hin dexd."
"And ye ask me to eat!" she cried.
Gay, and they call you 'siru Y'nsve
won your spurs by nay good kinsmsu's
mutdtr. And had 1 not been fool End
traltOr BON, and saved you in your
enemy's house, ye should have died the
death, snd he-he that was worth twelve
O. you-wera living.
81 did but my mans best, even as your
k!nsmsn did, upon the other party"
answered Dick "Were he still living
as VOW to heaven wish 1.-THE would
praise, not blame me-"
"Sir D.Uiel hath told me-" she replied
"He marked you 81 the bsrricsde. Upon
you, ne saith, their party foundered; it
~ss you that won the battle. We'll, then,
it WAS you that Eilled nv good Lord RS.
taeGsm, Is 81 re az though ye hsd strangled
him. And sc would have me eat with
you-nUd your hands lot washed from
kiilir 81 But Sir Daniel hsth sworn your
dowLt>ll. He it's inst will .verge M ="
The un'orlura ste Dick wss plunged II
gloom. O.d Arolsster returned upon his
7nlad, and he grozned aloud
"Do ye hold me so guil'y?" he said
''yOu tins, defended me-you that are
Joanns's frielc?"
"WhEt nade ye in the battle?" she re-
tCrtsd. "Y' are of no parry; y are but
Iad-but legs and body, without govern
ment CT Wit or counsel! Wherefore did
ys fEhlr For the 1--we OF hurt, pardy!
"Nay," cried Dics, 81 know no. But
as the realm of England gees, il that s
poor gentleman fight not upon the one
side, perforce. he must fight upon the
other. He may not stand alone; it's not
il nature"
"They that have 10 judgment should not
draw TIE sword" replied the young lady.
aye that fight tut tor 5 hsz,ri, what are
ye but butcher? Wsr is but noble BIZ
,be csuse, snd y have disgraced it,"
"Madsm," sale the miserable Dick, az
Go partly see miEe error. l have msdt
too mRGh nsste: l have been busy before
roy time. Already l stole ship-think
ing, l DO swear il, to do well-and
thereby brought about the death of many
innocent, and tie grief and ruin Of poor
Old mnn whose face this very day hath
stabbed NE like dagger. And for this
morning, did but design 20 do myself
credit, snd get fam to marry with, and,
behold! l have brought about the death
# your dear kinsmtn that was good to
me. And what besides, l know not.
For, slss! may have set York upon the
throne, aud inst msy be the worser
cause, and may 90 hurt to England. o,
madam, do see my sin. l am uutis fer
life. l will, for perence sake ecd TO
2void worse evil, oLce l have finished
his adventure, get ne 10 cloister. l |
ill forswenr Joapra and the trade of
srms. l will be frIar, aod pray for
your good binsmsD's spirit al my days"
|. appeared TO Dick, in this extremity |
II his humiliation and repentance, that
The youCg lady mad Laughed.
Rising his c9unten&nce, he found her |
cooking down upon hin, in the freight,
With somewhat peculiar but not u1kind |
,xpression.
MADAME" he cried, thinking the
aughter 10 nava been an illGsioo Of his
lesrlrg, but still, from her changed
oOks, hoping to hsve touched her heart,
madame, will not this content your l
i've up Ell TO undo what I have done
miss; l make heaven certain for Lord
And all this upon the very
lay that l had won my spurs, and thought
aysa!f the happiest young gentleman on
round
"Oa, boy" she ssid-"good boy2"
And then, to the extreme surprise OF
)ick, she first very tenderly wiped the
ears away from his cheeks, and then, as
yielding TO sudden impulse, threw
9th her arms about his neck, drew up
is face, and kissed him. a painful be-
,ilderment came over simple minded l
lick. I
"But come" she said with great |
leerfulnsss, "you that are captain, ye 1
lust eat. Why sup ye notf"
"Desr Mis- ress Risineham," replied t
lick, az did put wait nrst upon my {
riscner; but, 10 say truth, penitence
ill no longer suffsr me to endure the b
Oh. Of food. were better TO fast, dear S
dy, aud to pray" {
"Call me Alicia" she said, care we not l
ID frende2 And now, come, Will est Q
tn you, bit for bit and sup for sup; so d
ye ca, not, neither will /; but il ye eat
,srtY, Will dine Ike & plowmau +" v
So there and then she fell 10; and Dick, c
no had I'D excellent stOmoCh, pro- u
eded TO bear her company, at flrst with s
eat reluctance, but gradually, as he en- II
red into tho spirit. with more ard more 6
gnr ard devotion; until, OF last, he for Fl
u even 10 watch mis- model, aud most G