Norwich bulletin., 1912-04-13

tk furnished through the kindness of Mrs " P. Edwards, who was in charge of a willow pattern table at B charity 1akC some years ago, and for whom q friend put the legend into perRs. Thsrs vaz once upon tims-now keD Ettn ,WAfIs tell of a castle that scood on q hill wRth Ssautful gardens and roses in 5boon, Azd near it a toEer that asoked lllas t1mh 9FoW. fn te there dreIt q eoarty old IsYd WIth q beautiful daughter twas said hR adored TN wers many who called him a greedy old ell. FVs kasping the maiden all Ss himssE. TAass lived in ths castls beside the A Easa handsome 1eilow-thay called him Andrew, who wrote my lords ssttsrs, his whinls understood, But made lowe to the maiden when ggsr he could Ia Q spot near the eastiA nesr shall
  Was a seanttf1g gr0tta w1ars aft they had mst, Where true to her promise the Is~s tryst 10 keep, while the old man was taking his aft- ernoen sleep. And SO time went on, 'ilu one unlOolSy dRy ssms niSehisv0us morsssr did the lovers betrRy; So instead of his nap, my lord 1nl- lowed 10 sec. And soon put his daughter 1udsr strong lock end key, Fearing sscsps-to put 1t out of hsr power Hs locked the poor maiden up in the tower; Then went of 10 bed without worry or dorbt Saying. There's 10 possibility of fHd- ing her out With this notion the youth did not seem to agree, But constructed a ladder his true love tO see. Wkiis she. by a silken cord, ss he came within call, LOpored q billet-doux over the wall, wherein shs told him she could not fOrge- The sweet little grotto where oft they had met How heavy her heart with dull sor- TOW and pain, For the father had said they should ne'er meet again. He laid to his heart tho words that she
 wrote, Then tied 10 the cord his own little note. Telling the method by which he had found She might. with safety, come down to ths ground. At midnight. when all at the castle were still The youth hastened down to the foot Of the hill, With lacder of silk her light weight would scarce bende That she with her jewels, might safe ly descend. So out from the window she felt no alarm Soon to be resting on his strong, lov-
 ng arm: Fsw were the haSty, yet happy, words Rsid Lagt her father should hear and get out of bed. Ths night it wss cold md the dark ness grew thick, Whon the old man awakened and came out with a stick. 1n tones like the thunder he bade them remain: On the night wind came answer, "TSc; never again" Meantime the lovers had gone off in iin. And made for fhe cottage at the foot of the cin, Where lived an old woman who had promised to aid In the rescue from prison of the poor little maid. And there they arrived. so happy and free; The light boat was launched and soon OCT the sea. Where DO longer under the fathers Thsy pughted their troth with the heart and tho hand Then built there a cot meath q wreath of bowers Fu the midst Of a garden with sweat blooming flowers. Where nRught dWelt but smi1ess they had baufshed their cares, And here they lived happily for many long years. Meantime, the old lord. by sin so en- cumbered. HnA sought them in vain. for his wrath only Eiumbered. ga. A4 length. he resolved to cross the dark water AmA, cost what u might, to find his lost daushtaT. Fhsn vent on his tourney of many long hours Seen found tho sweet c0t with it's garland of dOWersS Or ere they could see him sr know whence he came, He set fire 10 their h0usa, sud thay died in the flame. But forth from their ashes came the spirit of love, Which manifested itsalf iR form of a dove. And two snow white birds might Do seen each day Loving and kissing and c0oiRg away, The old lord diss6p ssrsd==se this story woes. what has AseSms of hiR nobody kpoHE