Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-04-13
threshold of the hall. He had letter In
one hand.

"L.ds," he said, 1--WE have had shog,
we have had q tumble; wherefore, then,
deny it2 Rather it imputeth to get speed
lily again to saddle. This old Harry the
Sixt has had the undermost. Wash we,
then, our hands of him. Make we,
then, friends upon the other party!
Now, lads, ) are none OF you
lame Ia the hand-I shall say SO
much ia your oHmendation-and some
have pretty wits. Let these conceive nv
meaning. 1 nave good friend thst rideth
next the Duke, the Lord Of Wensleydale.
Well, l have writ a letter to nv friend,
praying his good lordship, and Offering
large satisfaction for The past. and res-
sonable surety for the future Doubt not
but he will lend : favorable esr. A prayer
without gifts is like song without
music: l surfeit him with promises,
boys-I spare not to promise. What,
then, is lacking? Maya great thing
wherefore shonId deceive you?-s great
thing and q difficult; a messenger to bear
! it. The woods-y' are not ignorant OF
that-lie thick with ou- iil-Willers. Haste
| Is most needful; hut without sleight and
caution sil is psught. Which, then, Of
this company will take NE this letter,
| bear me It to my Lord Of Wensleydale,
and bring me the answer bsck?"
One mau Instantly rose.
az will, are like you," said he. "I
will even risk my csrcsse."
"Nay, Dicky Bawyer, not So" return
ed the knight. "It likes me not. Y sre
ely indeed. Dat not speedy. eye were 8
! !aggard ever"
can't b. SO, Sir Daniel, here an l."
cried smother.
"Tha saints forfendl" said the knight
"Y' are speedy, but not sly. Ye would
blunGeT me heedformest into John
Amend-Al's camp. thank you both for
your good courage; but, in sooth, 1t may
not be-"
Then Hatch offered himself, and he also
wss refused.
IL want you here, good Bennett; y are
my right hand, indeed" returned the
knight; ard then several coming forward
in group, ST. Daniel ct length selected
one and gave him the letter.
INV" he said, "upon your good
speed snd better discretion we do sll de-
pend. Bring me good answer back, and
before three weeks will nave purge5 my
forest o; these vsgsbon6s thst brave US
to our faces. But mark it well, Throg-
morton; the matter is not easy. Ye must
steai forth uncer night, and go like fox;
sid how ye are to cross Till know not;
neithe by the bridge nor ferry"
~ can SWIM" returned Throgmorton.
81 will come souudlY, fear not"
"Weli. friend, get We TO the butterY,"
replied Sir Daniel. aye shall swim first
OF sil ii nut brown ale" And with that
he turned back into the hall.
HSjr Daniel neth Hisn fOnO0a ~ Gaj1
Hatch, aside, to Dick. "See, now
where many lesser man mad CLOSED
the matter over, he speaketh out plainly
to his conpsny. He is s danger, saith,
and here fliculty; and jesteth in the
very saying. Nsy, By Sam Barbsry, he
is born captain! Not a man, but he is
some deal hesrtened up! See now they
fall again to work"
This praise Of Sir Daniel put O thought
in the lads head.
"Bennett," he said, show came my
father by his end7"
TASK me not that" replied Hatch.
81 had no hand nor knowledge in it;
furthermore, will even be silent, Mas
ter Dick. For look you, Ia mans own
business there he may speak; but Of hear
sSy matters and of common talk, not SO.
ask NE Sir OIiver-sy, or Carter, if ye
will; not me.n
And Hatch set of to make the rounds,
leaving Dick in muse.
"Wherefore would he not tell me?"
thought the lad. "Aud wherefore named
he Carter2 Certer-nay, then Carter had
hand in 1t, perchsnce
He entered the hou.e, end passing
some little wsV along fsg ged nnd vault
q n a M ho COL
where the hurt man lay grosning. At his
entrance Carter started eagerly.
"Have ye brought the priest?" he cried.
'NDt yet awhile" returned Dick
"Y' ave a word to tell me first. How
came my father, Harry Shelton, by his
DEATH"
The mans face altered instantly.
81 know not" he replied doggedly.
"Nay, ye know WE'LL" returned Dick.
"Seek not to put me by"
81 tell you l know not" repeated
Carter.
"Ther," said Dick, Eye shall die un-
shriven. Here am l, and here shall stay.
There shall no priest come near you, rest
assured. For of what avail is penitence,
an ye have no mird to hight those wrongs
ye had hand inF sud without psnitence,
confession is but mockerY."
aye ssy what We mean not, Master
Dick" said Carter, composedly. cit is
i'll threatening the dying, and bscometh
you, to speak truth, little And for IS
little IS it commends you, it shall serve
you less. Stay, an ye please. Ye will
condemn ny soul-ye shnllIlearn nothing.
There is my LAST word to you" And the
wounded man turned upon the other
side.
Now, Dick, to say truth, had spoken
hastily, and was ashamed Of his threat. |
But he made one more effort.
"Car,er," he said, "mistake me not. l
know We were but an instrument in the |
hands OF others; churl must obey his |
lord; would not bear heavily on such sn
one. But begin to learn upon many |
sides that this great duty lieth on my
youth and ignorance, to avenge my father. |
Prithee, then, good Carter, set aside the |
memory of my threatenings, and In pure
good will and honest penitence give me 8
word of help"
The wounded man lsy silent; nor, say
what Dick pleased, could he extract an
other word from him.
"Well," said Dick, "I will 90 csll the |
priest to you as you desired; for whose |
ever ye be in fault to me or mine, Iwoulo |
not be willingly in fault to any, least of
all to one upon the lsst change"
Again the old soldier heard him without |