The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1896-01-02

iatn " ~Ta- ana Il
do not deceive yourself. my dear
The daughter said. "Father. you
lie' as she Left the prison gate At
he moors OF Scotland, disguised
stood waiting for the horseman
ie mailhags containing the death
The disguised wayfarer. as the
ie 10y. clutched the bride and
the rider-to the man who car
ilbags. "DismOuntV' He felt for
nj was about TO shoot. but the
rkel him from his saddle. and he
he wayfarer Picked up the mail
iem on his shoulder aud vanished
ness. and fourteen days were thus
he prisoners life, during which
onfessor was pleading for the
irJohn Cochrane.
ld time the death warrant is on
The disguised wayiarer comes
ks for n little bread and little
on across the mOor-, and they
man. TO have to 90 out on such
,ht. V IS dark and You will lose
the mOors "Ob, no." he says,
I II will not" He trudged on and stopped
amid the brambes and waited Tor the horse
| man TO come carrying the mailbags contain
/ inc the death warrant OF Sir John Cochrane.
/ The mail carrier spurred on his steed, for he
! was fearful because Of what had occurred on
| the former journey. spurre1 on hts sieed,
| when suddenly through the storm aud
| through the darkness there was n flash OF
/ firearms aud the horse became unmauaCe-
able, aud ne the mail carrier discharged
| his pstol iu response the horse flung
| him. and the dl-guissi wJviarer put his foot
| on the breast Of the overthrown rider and
/ said. "Surrendcr now. The mail carrier
/ surrendered his arms. and the disguised
wayfarer put uupn his shoulders the mall
bags. leapei uuon TIN horse and sped away
into The darkness. gaining fourteen more
days Tor thepg1r prisoner. Sir Jonn Coch-
r,un. aud before the fourteen dav- had oN-
uircd pardon had come from the King The
, door OF the prison swung orcu. and Sir John
C1ohulne was tree. ono day when he was
standing amid his friends. they c1ugr1tu-
I lIting him, thp disguised wlyfur"r appeared
20 the gate. and Dec said. "Admit him right
away Tho disguised wUyIH-rr came in
uul .1id, "IIprp are TWO letters: read them,
sir. and ru-' them into th" ilrr.' Sir John
C0chrluo read them. They wcr9 his two
death warrants. and hr throw them into tho
Ire. Then said Sir John CDelrlun; "DO
,hom am / inlchiel3 Vino is this moor
yayiarer that saved my lifc. VINO is it;'
Aud the waVlar.f pulled aside and pulled
on the jerkin and the cloak anl the hnt, and,
10! It was Gdlol, the daughter ~ sir John
Cochrape "Grln,Uus ho1ven,' ne cried.
"My child. my savior, my own Griz'li' But
q more thrilling story. Tho death warrant
hal com" forth from the King OF heaven and
earth. The death warrant read, "lhe soul
coming ON the black horse OF eternal
ct. We must die, We must diet But
sting the storm ami putting ont through
darkness was n disguised waylarnr who
'p'd by tho tr,dir the onc,ming doom
lung u back. and put HIS wounded and
ing foot ON the oyorthrown rider.
.hilc pardon flashed from tho throne.
,l free, Open tho gatei Strike OF tho
- frrri And to-day your liberated
in the presence OF the disguised
ui as Ho pulls OH the disguise of
humiliation and the disguise oi
& IN" disguise oi the seamless
Iiris bone oi,yJur bone. flesh
'ur rbr5thcr, your Christ. your
-nll lifr. Let al carth and
h IN moderation. Victory
asus Christ
helpless worm,
'a'l.
uul righteousness,