Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1890-06-26
ahu 70 hear his heavy breathing and half
articulate words: MY sister, | will know

M''o"ia'e a. WORDS: My sister, will kno
the worst and die"
His followers hid behind natural nj
iar IN the cave, while the old man III
,oich ana went on. Such sight of wor
"rous beauty broke upon their astonishe
Sa@e that They stood still, spell-bound
ooStiy ul'ans, mildewed and time stained
SCI III the natural inches of the cavern
anu wonderful natural curiosities stalac
tites IKE pendants of rubies and diamond
hnng from the top and sides of this cave
that glistened and shimmered from tho re
nec'ion OF the torch. A stream of waite,
ciear as crystal ran through the center oi
| the cave. like murmuring riyulet in wood,
eieh. And strewed all over the gropnd
were costly furs and mats Of foreign ma.
tefiai' Lamps and gold and silver drink.
t,'S cups IN profnsion lay scattered around
'ostiy vases and other decorations of art
anu beauty met the astonshed country
ioiAs' ana IN one part were slowed stack =
~ hre-arins. all rusty and mldewed from
u'ShSe. But while watching and wonder.
i"s 1T "hat they saw, where was the aocd
anu Hemhilng matchmaking his way fee
oiy 10 the further end of this stranpe and
beautiful place ''''
seIca'n OF horror, pain and remorse
st"rtied the bcwildered men and made
'heii Fush forward, only to see the old
man stretched on the ground at the foot
u dl'an, on which rested the skeleton
~ young girl. and at her feet that ~ a
iafSe greyhound, In agony he tnrned hi
estN on ms followers as though he knew
they were there, and fcebly murmnreL
ne Lady Joan. my sister, starved 10
ueatI because she could not find her wav
out' ana then with another cry of agony
fnn Despair that echoed through the oui.
u" h'dlng place. terrifying the lockers
~, thc on man gasprd and died.
>,f'n2 OF pearls lay at her feet, brok. |
~ ahd scattered, like the vnuur If. ,y,st
T. and ioricncd for his, her brothers sips |
lnl' A'd n her dng,g> was golden chain /
i"u rusty krN, White mII,Itwed march |
h"nt lay at her feet
ne remains OF the Old man RuJnInh
~ "u''a" with the skeleton of his faith.
- st>tei were Inferred in Sir Drdham's !
''hiiF vault 70 The village church In. ~
'Hs'S hclhg paid ont of the trcasur,
,""" IA the cave under The Black Rock "
"' u "ia'RurT went to the crown. As nil
~ - .p'''y hhd been Cour>rated when
= Imam d'td- And 50 nothing remain.
, KIT Vut the Two marble monuments
M haIpll and hi~ wife, the Lady Apu,.
l"' village church and the story Of
'eir son Rudolph the outlaw anJ ~.
hthiul sister, the beautiful but nnfor,,,
.le Lady Joan r
Even now the country pcopl dacl,r. !
~ at midnight is seen tie shadow far,
woman standing on the cln, abnyn a
BACK ROCK, stretching her arm, on, u
afd' The castle, and by her side an i'm. b
'h~c hound, that barks and howl, un,I a
'un passes over the moon. when INV a
- disappear
he cave ~ which the Lady Joan Jj.d p
'te"es out almost close to the Black la
anu lhtfc ends, 50 that il Hes far "
'Nc the lower caves on the coast L.
t""'e = - tortuous and intricate ana al
.'"nf passages - winding and totally v
tha' th" lair Joan yielded to desnair
''"- u nhh the right entrance. and go pt
III company with her faithful doc, SC
: ''n-ue was silent that could have ~ dc
III" away the mystery attending the Ii,
'N"hihrht ot the LAZY Joan, and IN.
>t'fA "puid nave lasted all time haL II III
o'th ioi the parchment and kew
tain lines on the parchment, crooked
'ufNth' ended at black cross wher. an
VIZ impress of the key in wax. and ST.
words Look for and lift up the tran. th
1aoIy Intended for Joan 10 do shonIi
outia" be Killed in lighting against The au
'pS. o,t
'ie cavern was searched and the mas. dis
; corresponding with the crooked and
7" iihe- carefully followed until t5,v VII
y - place In the cave where there int
large heap Of shells and pebblr. the
lIdy. containirnsgi ont 'soSp lahore and cal
.rrat value. and many precious stones.
denominations Of many years Of bold
fts perpctrated by these daring out -
: In this chest was a strip Of paper :
h the scarcely legiblc words - -
What was given will De taken" refer VI
, to the grant of possession given 10 the H.
laws ancestor The Great and Noble no
ght.r amt what has been taken VIII
given With the additional words II ~ ~
.e all treasure found 10 this my hiding ~
re 10 the poor. who have suffered from
robberies Of Kudo ph the outlaw, and ~
am killed in lighting against my hated W.
= | leave you, my faithful sister. to J..
kr amends
imprisoned in this living tonb the Lady
IN died in anguish and despair and with Il.
died out the descendants of the Great III
/ Noble Knight" Who had 50 boa-tful- =
declared 70 tile King thst MIS- descent
5 would remain luyal forever a.
Mrs CIhs, ENp1CoTr- -