Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-04-24

the house was still inside, and outside the
cocks were Growing Grizzly came softly
through the hall. Softly she stepped to
the mail carriers bed. She cut the side
of the bag. She pulled out the great
sealed packet that she knew. Yes. it
was the death warrant! But floating
down the Tweed in a hundred wee
pieces, it will not shake a hair of Sir
Johns head-and there's where Grizzly
left it! She did not touch the other
letters, but stole away and before morn
ing she was safe in her old nurses room.
''That made gain of fourteen days
for mercy. Because, you see, it took
fourteen days to get message from Edin-
burgh to London and back again. To-
day fast train called the Flying Scotch
man makes the journey in a night, but
there were no railways in 1856"
81 guess I'd rather live now," said
Harry; "but did Grizzly get her father off
that way, being a robberW
"Poor robber!" said Aunt Alice. "She
was to have a bitter disappointment.
There was a hitch about the money, or
the King was more than usually obdu-
rate. Six lords begged Cochrane's life.
No, he would not grant it. Cochrane,
he said, must die! Another warrant was
sent. The same secret, swift messenger
brought the news. When it came Sir
John bowed his head. Heavens will
be done!' said he.
"'Amen, said Grizzly, 'but my father
shall not die!'
1.-The red sun was sinking behind the
sea. And the sea wind raced over the
moors, wailing as if to sound her fathers
death bell.
"'But never despair, thought Grizzly,
riding as fast as her horse could gallop,
in her laddies' claithes, ''1is kittle
earle! twill fright the post mair than
me!'
''Wilder and wilder grew the night.
1.-THE larch and the tall fir shrieked Wi pain,
AS they bent before in the wind,
And down there fell the heavy rain,
Till sense and eyes were blind;
"A lang night tits ne'er sees dayp
Quoth Cochranes undaunted Grizzly.
Through the mire plunged the luck
less post, half out of his wits with ter
ror, his eyes rolling in his head and a
pistol shaking in his hand. what
night' he muttered. Just as he passed
Fenwick's Woods from the whin bushes
shot out fame at the which his mare
reared, finging the heap of him back
ward.
"Before he could recover there was
hand on his throat and a cold rim of
steel above his eyebrow.
"'I'll not take thy life,' said voice
in his ear, 'but give me the London
news
"He gave up the bag and the warrant,
glad to escape thus easily.
"Doing him no more harm than de-
priving him of the pistol, Grizzly pock-
eted the warrant
''And away she flew
With the speed and the strength OF the wild
curlew.
"Well, this time the poor, gentle rob-
Der did not rob in vain. The historians
have it that Lord Dundonald ransomed
his sons life for $4,000; but it is pleas
anter to believe, with the ballad maker,
that, hearing of Grizzy's desperate deed,
the King showed compassion.
Love will make foe grow kind
Love will bring blossom where bud is
naught,
Love hath softened kingly mind;
Grizzly hath mercy to councillors taught.
Her friends at court have reprieved the life
Of GriZZy'S banished father"
Aunt Alice said nothing more, for
Harry was looking sleepy. But he said:
''She was pretty brave, wasn't she? But
Pm glad I didn't live in those times,
aren't you, aunty?"
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