THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD, PA., OCTOBER 11, 1879. THE MASKEDHORSEMAN. THE battle of Naseby, fchleh was so dlaaotrous In Its results to. the for tunes of the house of Stuart, was, in a manner, but the culminating of the numerous evil omens which had so long been meuaclng the luckless king. Among the many stalwart youths of England which the exigencies of the period forced tato the decisions and and actions of men, were three of about equal ages, a Ail who, however dis similar In form and temperament, had lield each other In the warmest friend ship and estimation. Sylvester King, Arthur Dale and llobert Hippesley for these were their respective names led a thoughtless, happy life, until the dissensions of p'arty began to disturb the peace of the people and the discord ant trumpet of civil war to sound throughout the laud. The consequence of these events to -our three friends was that the rough hand of war soon separated them al though, for a period, Sylvester King and -Arthur Dale fought in a cavalier regl vmeut together, while Roger Hlppesley took a command under General Lord Fairfax. Roger Hlppesley, the Puritan soldier, 4iad a beautiful young sister a creature of that haughty bearing and dazzling loveliness which united with itself all tf.'Jift Is high-born and peaceful In the air - of.tinurt that had grafted upon its se vereretiette the polish and splendors of that of the French monarch. Jt had been the custom for the three young friends to spend their vacations by turns at each other's homes. Roger's was the only one where an attraction of 'more than an unusual degree was to be Vound. Sylvester King could give them 'umuHement with horses and hounds. Arthur Dale, whose family lived in the wild border land, could lead them into .'the. track of the deer, or bear them across the lake In his light and buoyant bark. But in the graver home of Roger Hi;?sl?y there was this magnificent youiiv; creature, who was so different '''from the stern, grave-looking person v.he called father, and whose face grew brighter by contrast 'when one looked on the serious but handsome face of her brother. 'SThusHhe early training of Henrietta rendered the tranquility of home dis tasteful to her. By her mother's side she was connected with a high-born and titled royalist family. This branch the elder Hippesley, since he had been aroused into action and had taken his stiare of duty both in Parliament and in Uhe field, had repudiated with needless acerbity. Beautiful and vain, at the age of eighteen ; flattered and caressed at court, and moving in the higher circles of rank and fashion, then remarkable for their elegance and polish, thedull same ness of Hippesley Hall repelled Henriet a, and when the college holidays came on, the presence of her brother's friends amused and distracted her, while at that season of the year a continual Influx of guests, coming and going, lightened the monotony of home, and so far rendered existence endurable. The result, in fine, was that the two young men began to find themselves strangely moved In the presence of the bright creature who was bo witty, so ac complished, and who had such incov ceivable fascinations for them. Henrietta, when conversing with her brother about his friends, (and Roger Hippesley loved both equally as well, . without having then any partiality for the one or the other) could not deny that she liked Arthur respected him ; but then Sylvester wag so handsome, had such an elegance of manner, was gal laut, danced with grace and in fine she, -showed that the superficial had more at tractions for her that a glittering ex terior had a greater hold than any quali ties which commanded mere respect. So Henrietta Hippesley was betrothed to Sylvester King, and Roger Hlppesley regretted it; for several matters since had, from time to time, come to light, showing that Sylvester was not so wor thy of the love and devotion which Henrietta bestowed upon him as he ought to have been. On the other hand, the anger and in dignation of her father knew no bounds when he learned that his daughter had 'betrothed herself to a royalist; and as these feelings had become embittered by -some three or four years of constant " broils and battles by desperate 6ieges, reciprocal deeds of vengeance, and the fearful Issues of the stricken fields they were only the more confirmed and es tablished. . It had once happened that afterades-pei-wto skirmish between a party of royalists and parliamentarians, the lat ter being routed, in hastening from the field w here the dying and dead showed how fierce the fight had been, made to ward the ancient hull where the Hippes leys, as country gentlemen, had dwelt for generations. , . , During the troublesome times, too, it lia.l licfu strengthened and fortified suf .leentjy to resist an attack from the numerous parties of stragglers which scoured the country Bnmettmes; and knowing the real of its owner, this par ty of some score or so of horses had no doubt but that there they should receive help and shelter. Food and refreshments were liberally enough bestowed upon the taint and weary soldiers, who had ridden long and hard and fiercely contested fight, and their leader having made his acknowl edgments for the succor received, they were about to mount; their horses and take their departure at once, when the sound of a trumpet and the crackle of dropping shot from musquetoon and petronel, added to the fierce cries of men and the clatter of horses' hoofs, told them that they were sur prised and that the cavaliers, with their numbers increased on the way, were upon them. All was now alarm and confusion. The courtyard became a scene of slaugh ter, for the cavaliers fought with the rancor of defeated hopes this being a mere temporary success and the Purl tans fought with a fury as dogged and decided; and while some few escaped, ths greater part were slain or wounded, and they were about to fire the house when a horseman, whose foaming bit and steed's bleeding sides told of the hot haste he had made, dashed among the cavaliers and bade them hold their hands. It was Arthur Drake, who had a command in the regiment, and who came up just at the instant when the few who were being actually massacred and whose bravery might have won forbearance were spared, out of respect which the men Btill paid toward their commanding officer. But, in the meantime, a singular scene was passing within the hall. The cavalier party was actually com manded by Sylvester King, who, at the very moment that his men were com mitting murderous excesses upon the surprised Puritans, was actually having an interview with Henrietta; and for getful of all the ties which bound him to respect her, and for her sake those who dwelt beneath the shadow of the old Puritan's roof, was proposing to her the base plan of flight with him. " Miscreant!" exclaimed a deep,harsh voice emenating from one corner of the chamber. " Despiser of that which you should hold most holy I Traitor to that trust which you should, in your profes sion, hold most sacred I Do you show yourself to this deluded girl in your true colors ? And you, fickle and foolish," turning to his daughter who Btood pale and trembling, " do you listen to the blandishments of him, who would woo you to your dishonor and ruin, and whose hand is even now lifted against the life of him to whom you owe your being V" Sylvester had recovered from his sur prise by this time, and believing that the old Puritan was alone and nnfriend ed for he also seemed to have iidden hard for his life, and to have entered his house by a aecret way the cavalier with a laugh of irony and a bow of mock re spect, said : "Save you, good sir, I was returning good for evil, you will perceive, and re paying the father's hate by loving his daughter. We are the . victors to-day, and you will do well to yield to the chances of war." " Thou liest, man ! and that will soon be seen. So, release your hold and quit the chamber, your presence pollutes; for even her presence shall not protect you from my vengeance I" And as he spoke he drew his sword and advanced, with a dark brow and a flashing eye, to part them. But, as if this had roused up all that was bad in nature, Sylvester,.who had been irritated by the Puritan's words, seized a pistol in his belt, and pointing it full at his opponent's breast flred, and the bullet struck him in the shoulder, so that the sword fell out of his nerveless hand. " Spare him 1 In heaven's name, do not lift your hand against my father !" shrieked Henrietta, as she, in turu,sank fainting into a chair. "What, ho, there 1" shouted Sylves .ter, stamping his foot, as two or three troopers entered. " Here, corporal, we have a found a prize. Take your belts and strap up the old roundhead in one of your saddles and let two men guard him. He will do for ransom if he can be of no other use." And while the men, with but little tenderness, bound and bore the wounded Turitan away, Sylvester turned toward Henrietta, having determined to take her away with him, when Arthur Dale, fearing some mischief might happen to her whom he loved better than his life, entered the chamber. He was horror-stricken at the sight, and burst Into a torrent of reproaches against his quondam friend and superior officer, and, in the heat of the moment, their swords crossed, and the chamber became the scene of a deadly combat, Sylvester being severely wounded, and only rescued by the entrance of his meu. In the revengeful feeling which actuated him, Sylvester ordered them to seize upon Arthur; and putting him under arrest for lifting his band against a superior officer, he deprived him of his s word, and sent him away guarded. A body of them, commanded by a cor poral, had already quitted the hall, bearing the elder Hlppesley with them. Henrietta in the meantime escaped with her nurse Into some secret recess of the' old hall. Hlppesley was borne away a prisoner, weak and fainting from his wound, and, led by Sylvester King, was carried to the royalists' camp some miles away. Another body, having Arthur Dale Btill under arrest, hurried on toward head quarters ; but this was not bo fortunate, for meeting with a strong reinforcement about to Join the forces of Cromwell, it was surrounded by the enemy alid taken in turn. Arthur thus becoming a pris oner, to Roger Hippesley, who com manded the force, and who Instantly liberated him on his parole. It was not long, therefore, before the friends exchanged.conildences, and Roger learn ed what a debt be owned to Sylvester for having sought to slay his father bq foul ly and to make his sister forget her duty. It was on a bright and breezy noon sometime after Naseby was fought that a solitary horseman might have been seen crossing, by a bridle road, a sec tion of that portion of Charnwood for est, or what was left of it, which shortened the ' distance by some few miles, to a town yet held for the roy. alists, but which was being riddled by the cannon of Cromwell's gunners and fast yielding fate. The horseman was Sylvester King, and, as he was urging his steed over a rising ground; and turning over in his mind the prospects which were working in his breast, he saw, on the opposite verge, riding to meet him, a masked horseman in the guise of a cavalier, who pulled up his strongly built animal in front, as though he intended to dis pute the pass. " Halt!" cried the masked horseman, " you carry some papers I require 1" In effect, Sylvester King had these important papers on his peiBon. One paper was the death warrant of Arthur Dale yielded to his party, by the way, at an exchange of prisoners and which Sylvester had obtained from Claverhouse in a fit of pitiless malig nance, Henrietta having meanwhile been removed to safer keeping in the metropolis, and where her pseudo lover dared not seek her. This warrants the false lover and forsworn friend had sworn to put fll force. " Who dares to stop me 1" cried Syl vester, drawing a petronel and seeking to discharge it, uselessly, however, for by accident or design it flashed lji the pan. "Traitor! False friend! Blot upon the very cause which some noble hearts have almost rendered holy, yield- the papers you carry about you, or you yield your life I" " Ha, Master Hippesley 1 Do you follow the practices of these forests, and set your life upon so loose a cast of the die y" exclaimed Sylvester, in a scoffing voice, which had once been so honeBt and cheery. "You would have slain my father foully ; you would have assassinated your friend; you would have robbed me of my Bister; you have In me the man who avenges these wrongs, which in your black purpose have become crimes !'' And Hippesley, riding at him, their swords crossed, and their horses came into such fierce collision that the cav alier was forced to leap off to avoid falling. The next moment beheld a short but deadly duel. The passes one for each piece of vil lainysaw Sylvester King lying stark and dead upon the ground, his set teeth and drawn lips yet grinning in mockery at the sky. And then risking his life upon the chances of war, risking all that was dear to him upon the daring that had made him journey miles to know the man's full intentions ere he would thoroughly believe his old companion's villainy Roger rifled his doublet of papers, and then, by a circuitous route, arrived in safety at his own quarters. As a measure of gratitude, means for the rescue of his father then easily managed out of the hands of the roy alists were then taken, and the old man restored to his son. And ere long followed the union of her worthy lover and Henrietta, who, having learned the value of simple outer show, began to learn that there was an inner worth which might bring her a blessing to cultivate. . And thus the " Masked Horseman" played in the protean drama one of those protean parts which it was given to the men of those turbulent times to perform. A Scared Countryman. On last Thursday night the proprietor of Cosby'g hotel, St. Louis, detected a gas leak and traced It to room No. 2. occupied by a countryman. The pro prietor rapped up the occupant, who, however, could not be made to under stand about the gas.and would not allow the proprietor to come into the room. The latter was urgent, and his rural guest, who, as it afterwards transpired, had a couple of hundred dollars with him, soon grew alarmed at. his evldeut Intention to get in. He was totally devoid of smell and had been accustom ed only to caudles and could not under stand what the landlord was talking about, and finally became persuaded that the intention was to rob him, he first warned the landlord and then fired seven shots in rapid succession in the direction of the landlord's voice, each bullet going through the door. By the time the firing ceased the landlord was down stairs. Arguing that the lodger was probably now out of amunition, he persuaded the night clerk to go up and explain matters. The nlgM clerk listen ed at the door and thought he beard the hoarder loading up. He knocked gently and then skipped to one Bide. In answer to a fierce " Who's there," the clerk commenced a mild suggestion about turning off the gas, but the bullets began to rain in so thick and fast, that, follow ing the example of his employer, he hastily took refuge below. A couple of police officers next appeared,and opened up a conversation with the belligerent, relative to the escaping gas. Their overture being met by threats, the door was broken open, and the countryman was discovered sitting on the bed with out his apparel, reloading a navy revol ver. He at once claimed the protection of the officers, and complained that the hotel people bad been trying all night to break into his room. He was much surprised to find nobody hurt and very much disgusted when the gas was explained to him. He professed his determination whenever he went to a tavern again to take a candle with him. Got What Ho Asked For. The Detroit Kewa tells the following : A facetious young man who boards in a hotel not very far from Grand River avenue, was badly taken down at the dinner table a day or two ago. The servant who took his order was a good looking sort of a girl, and when toward the end of the meal she asked him if he wanted anything more, he replied : " Yes, I would like a kiss." The girl left the room, and told her grievance to the landlady, who happen ed to be in the kitchen. Without Baying a word the venerable dame wiped her withered lip and pro ceeded to the room. The young man sat in his chair laughing at the girl's discomfiture, but he quickly changed his tune when the old woman threw her arms about his neck and pressed her dewy lip to his again and again. The fellow struggled to get away, but the old woman held him fast, and showered kisses upon his burning face, until he finally made a supreme effort, tore him self loose from her clutches, and fled for dear life, pursued by the mocking laugh of his companions. Breadth of the United States. Few people are aware that the proud boast of Englishmen that the sun never sets on thef British Empire is equally applicable to the United States. Instead of being the western limit of the Union, San Francisco is only about midway between the furthest Aleutian ' Isle, acquired by our purchase of Alaska, and Eastport, Me. Our territory ex tends through 197 of longitude, or 17 more than half way round the globe. The Rocky Mountain Presbyterian, in commenting on this subject, says: " When the sun is giving its good night kiss to our westernmost isle, on the confines of Behring's Sea, It is al ready flooding the fields and forests of Maine with its morning light, and in the eastern part of that State is more than an hour high. At the very mo- meat when the Aleutian fisherman, warned by the approaching shades of night, is pulling his canoe toward the shore, the wood-chopper of Maine is be ginning to make the forest echo with the stirring music of his ax." Almost Young Again. " My mother was afflicted a long time with Neuralgia and a dull, heavy inactive condition of the whole system; headache, nervous prostration, and was almost helpless. No physicians or med icines did her any good. Three mouths ago she began to use Hop Bitters, with such good effect that she seems and feels young again, although over 70 years old We think there is no other medicine fit to use iu the family." A lady, in Prov. idence, R. I. 43 fcSTOur Devil says that tho list of marriages in the newspapers ought to be put under the head of " Ring Frauds." His girl has probably gone back ou him. Ml. WIIITTIER, No. 802 Peon Street, Pittsburgh, Pa., Continues to amird rellutile special treatment of Private and Urinary ureases. Perfect cure guaranteed, Hpermatorrhwa or Bemlrial Weak- ,r" 'ra inum or sexual exceM, Produclnu uervous deliimv ..i.i.t ...i.ui... ,i' spondency, dizziness, dimness of sight, pimples S!i1itllreVwe"kl"" .ol mln body, and Sin"yJ' W0'1"""' iial power, sterility, etc ..untitling the net m formarrlage or business and rendering life miserable, are permanently 5.'!rfl? . "'"'"'test possible time. Gonorrheas. wieei. mricmres.ai urinary diseases and Hyphl lis, (all forms, cons sting of Bkln Eruptions. Ul cers in the mouth, throat, or on other parts of the body, are perfectly cured, and the bfood poison JV HI 1 1 1 ER Is a regular graduate of medicine, an his diploma at onice shows; his life lona- aiwclal experience in all private diseases, with purest' medicine prepared by himself, enables him to cure dl lllcult cases ai ter others fall It is self-evl. dent that a physician treating thousands of cases every year acquires great skllL The establish, ment is central and retired, acd o arranged that patients see the doctor only. Consultation and correspondence private and free. 1'ainpliletssent Sealed for stamp. Medicines sent everywhere. Hours 9 A. M. to 4 P. M., and S P. M.. to 8 P. M. Bundavs from 10 A. M., to 1 P. M. Everybody should read the MARRIAGE AND HEALTH GUIDE, 144 pages, fine Illustrations, price 20 cents. A book for private, careful rtadlng by both sexes, married or single, explaining wonders and mys teries of sexual systemf reproduction, marriage in . i.icmu., on;., Cannes, consequence and cure, sold at olllcn nr hv mull imii..n,.rlj- .nni-..i . ........ i.ul(v mum oi y nrnicu, ,iu receipt or price In money or postage stamps. Ad dress I)lf.vHlTTIEK,iioJo2 Penn 8t.. Pitts- vuik". la. VT461V M. Giavm. j. ii, (4,bv J.M. GIRVIN & SON., FLOUR, GRAIN, SEED & PRODUCE Commission Merchants, No. 4 South (Jay, St., BALTIMORE, MD. WA Will nfLV (Itrfpt off Antlnn tl.a. ..I. .11 kinds of Country Produce and remit the amounts FiuiMitij. iyr.w J. M. GIRVIN & BON. JOSSER & ALLEN CENTRAL STORE NEWPORT, PENN'A. Mow oner the publle A HAKE AND ELEGANT ASSORTMENT OP DRESS GOODS Consisting sf all shades suitable for the season BLACK ALPACCAS AND Mourning Goods A SPECIALITY. BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED MUSLINS, AT VARIOUS PRICES. AN ENDLESS SELECTION OF PRINTSt We sell and do keep a good quality of SUGARS, COFFEES & SYRUPS And everything under the bead of GROCERIES ! Machine needles and oil for all makes of Machines. To be convinced that our goods are . CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST, IS TO CALL AND EXAMINE STOCK. W No trouble to show goods. Don't forget the CENTRAL STORE, Newport, Perry County, Pa. DRUGS. DRUGS. JACOB STRICKLER, (Successor to Dr. M. B. Strickler) PHABMACIST, NEW BLOOMFIELD, PENN'A. HAVING succeeded the late firm of Dr. M. B. Strickler In the Drug Business at his Store-room, on MAIN 8TKEKT, two doors Fait of the Big Hprlng, I will endeavor to make it In every way worthy the patronage of the public Personal and strict attention AT ALL TIMES given to the compounding and dispensing Physi cians' prescriptions, so as to Insure accuracy and guard agalust accidents. BEAK IX 3IIM that my stock has been recently selected and care taken to have everything of the BEST QUALI TY. The publio may rest assured that A LL med lolnes that leave my store shall be as represented PUKE and UNADULTERATED. I HAVE C0NSTAKTLY ON HASD HAIK OIL and POMADES U Allt, TOOTH and NAIL-BRUSHES.' BURGEONS. TOILET, and CARRIAGE 8PONGKH, PUE BOXE8. TOILET POWDERS. CASTILE and FANCY SOAPS. PERFUMERY OF ALL KINDS, Together with Fresh and Genuine Patent Medi ciueB of every daacrlption. ALSO, Segars, Tobacco, School Books, &c. ORANGES, LEMON3 & BANANAS, Iu season. Pure W ine and Liquors for Medicinal Purposes. Terms, Strictly Onli. By strict attention to business. I hope to merit the conndeuce aud favor of the public. JACOB STRICKLER, Ph. G. April S9, 1879.
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers