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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: The Tapestried Chamber, and Death of the Laird's Jock + +Author: Sir Walter Scott + +Release Date: November 17, 2008 [EBook #1668] +Last Updated: August 31, 2016 + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: UTF-8 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER *** + + + + +Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger + + + + + +</pre> + + <p> + <br /><br /> + </p> + <h1> + THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER + </h1> + <p> + <br /> + </p> + <h2> + by Sir Walter Scott + </h2> + <p> + <br /> <br /> + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <br /> <br /> + </p> + <h2> + Contents + </h2> + <table summary=""> + <tr> + <td> + <p class="toc"> + <a href="#link2H_INTR"> INTRODUCTION. </a> + </p> + <p class="toc"> + <a href="#link2H_4_0002"> THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER; </a> + </p> + <p class="toc"> + <a href="#link2H_4_0003"> DEATH OF THE LAIRD’S JOCK </a> + </p> + </td> + </tr> + </table> + <p> + <br /> <br /> + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <br /> <br /> <a name="link2H_INTR" id="link2H_INTR"> + <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> + </p> + <h2> + INTRODUCTION. + </h2> + <p> + This is another little story from The Keepsake of 1828. It was told to me + many years ago by the late Miss Anna Seward, who, among other + accomplishments that rendered her an amusing inmate in a country house, + had that of recounting narratives of this sort with very considerable + effect—much greater, indeed, than any one would be apt to guess from + the style of her written performances. There are hours and moods when most + people are not displeased to listen to such things; and I have heard some + of the greatest and wisest of my contemporaries take their share in + telling them. + </p> + <p> + AUGUST 1831 <a name="link2H_4_0002" id="link2H_4_0002"> + <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> + </p> + <div style="height: 4em;"> + <br /><br /><br /><br /> + </div> + <h1> + THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER; + </h1> + <h3> + OR, + </h3> + <h2> + THE LADY IN THE SACQUE. + </h2> + <p> + The following narrative is given from the pen, so far as memory permits, + in the same character in which it was presented to the author’s ear; nor + has he claim to further praise, or to be more deeply censured, than in + proportion to the good or bad judgment which he has employed in selecting + his materials, as he has studiously avoided any attempt at ornament which + might interfere with the simplicity of the tale. + </p> + <p> + At the same time, it must be admitted that the particular class of stories + which turns on the marvellous possesses a stronger influence when told + than when committed to print. The volume taken up at noonday, though + rehearsing the same incidents, conveys a much more feeble impression than + is achieved by the voice of the speaker on a circle of fireside auditors, + who hang upon the narrative as the narrator details the minute incidents + which serve to give it authenticity, and lowers his voice with an + affectation of mystery while he approaches the fearful and wonderful part. + It was with such advantages that the present writer heard the following + events related, more than twenty years since, by the celebrated Miss + Seward of Litchfield, who, to her numerous accomplishments, added, in a + remarkable degree, the power of narrative in private conversation. In its + present form the tale must necessarily lose all the interest which was + attached to it by the flexible voice and intelligent features of the + gifted narrator. Yet still, read aloud to an undoubting audience by the + doubtful light of the closing evening, or in silence by a decaying taper, + and amidst the solitude of a half-lighted apartment, it may redeem its + character as a good ghost story. Miss Seward always affirmed that she had + derived her information from an authentic source, although she suppressed + the names of the two persons chiefly concerned. I will not avail myself of + any particulars I may have since received concerning the localities of the + detail, but suffer them to rest under the same general description in + which they were first related to me; and for the same reason I will not + add to or diminish the narrative by any circumstance, whether more or less + material, but simply rehearse, as I heard it, a story of supernatural + terror. + </p> + <p> + About the end of the American war, when the officers of Lord Cornwallis’s + army, which surrendered at Yorktown, and others, who had been made + prisoners during the impolitic and ill-fated controversy, were returning + to their own country, to relate their adventures, and repose themselves + after their fatigues, there was amongst them a general officer, to whom + Miss S. gave the name of Browne, but merely, as I understood, to save the + inconvenience of introducing a nameless agent in the narrative. He was an + officer of merit, as well as a gentleman of high consideration for family + and attainments. + </p> + <p> + Some business had carried General Browne upon a tour through the western + counties, when, in the conclusion of a morning stage, he found himself in + the vicinity of a small country town, which presented a scene of uncommon + beauty, and of a character peculiarly English. + </p> + <p> + The little town, with its stately old church, whose tower bore testimony + to the devotion of ages long past, lay amidst pastures and cornfields of + small extent, but bounded and divided with hedgerow timber of great age + and size. There were few marks of modern improvement. The environs of the + place intimated neither the solitude of decay nor the bustle of novelty; + the houses were old, but in good repair; and the beautiful little river + murmured freely on its way to the left of the town, neither restrained by + a dam nor bordered by a towing-path. + </p> + <p> + Upon a gentle eminence, nearly a mile to the southward of the town, were + seen, amongst many venerable oaks and tangled thickets, the turrets of a + castle as old as the walls of York and Lancaster, but which seemed to have + received important alterations during the age of Elizabeth and her + successor, It had not been a place of great size; but whatever + accommodation it formerly afforded was, it must be supposed, still to be + obtained within its walls. At least, such was the inference which General + Browne drew from observing the smoke arise merrily from several of the + ancient wreathed and carved chimney-stalks. The wall of the park ran + alongside of the highway for two or three hundred yards; and through the + different points by which the eye found glimpses into the woodland + scenery, it seemed to be well stocked. Other points of view opened in + succession—now a full one of the front of the old castle, and now a + side glimpse at its particular towers, the former rich in all the + bizarrerie of the Elizabethan school, while the simple and solid strength + of other parts of the building seemed to show that they had been raised + more for defence than ostentation. + </p> + <p> + Delighted with the partial glimpses which he obtained of the castle + through the woods and glades by which this ancient feudal fortress was + surrounded, our military traveller was determined to inquire whether it + might not deserve a nearer view, and whether it contained family pictures + or other objects of curiosity worthy of a stranger’s visit, when, leaving + the vicinity of the park, he rolled through a clean and well-paved street, + and stopped at the door of a well-frequented inn. + </p> + <p> + Before ordering horses, to proceed on his journey, General Browne made + inquiries concerning the proprietor of the chateau which had so attracted + his admiration, and was equally surprised and pleased at hearing in reply + a nobleman named, whom we shall call Lord Woodville. How fortunate! Much + of Browne’s early recollections, both at school and at college, had been + connected with young Woodville, whom, by a few questions, he now + ascertained to be the same with the owner of this fair domain. He had been + raised to the peerage by the decease of his father a few months before, + and, as the General learned from the landlord, the term of mourning being + ended, was now taking possession of his paternal estate in the jovial + season of merry, autumn, accompanied by a select party of friends, to + enjoy the sports of a country famous for game. + </p> + <p> + This was delightful news to our traveller. Frank Woodville had been + Richard Browne’s fag at Eton, and his chosen intimate at Christ Church; + their pleasures and their tasks had been the same; and the honest + soldier’s heart warmed to find his early friend in possession of so + delightful a residence, and of an estate, as the landlord assured him with + a nod and a wink, fully adequate to maintain and add to his dignity. + Nothing was more natural than that the traveller should suspend a journey, + which there was nothing to render hurried, to pay a visit to an old friend + under such agreeable circumstances. + </p> + <p> + The fresh horses, therefore, had only the brief task of conveying the + General’s travelling carriage to Woodville Castle. A porter admitted them + at a modern Gothic lodge, built in that style to correspond with the + castle itself, and at the same time rang a bell to give warning of the + approach of visitors. Apparently the sound of the bell had suspended the + separation of the company, bent on the various amusements of the morning; + for, on entering the court of the chateau, several young men were lounging + about in their sporting dresses, looking at and criticizing the dogs which + the keepers held in readiness to attend their pastime. As General Browne + alighted, the young lord came to the gate of the hall, and for an instant + gazed, as at a stranger, upon the countenance of his friend, on which war, + with its fatigues and its wounds, had made a great alteration. But the + uncertainty lasted no longer than till the visitor had spoken, and the + hearty greeting which followed was such as can only be exchanged betwixt + those who have passed together the merry days of careless boyhood or early + youth. + </p> + <p> + “If I could have formed a wish, my dear Browne,” said Lord Woodville, “it + would have been to have you here, of all men, upon this occasion, which my + friends are good enough to hold as a sort of holiday. Do not think you + have been unwatched during the years you have been absent from us. I have + traced you through your dangers, your triumphs, your misfortunes, and was + delighted to see that, whether in victory or defeat, the name of my old + friend was always distinguished with applause.” + </p> + <p> + The General made a suitable reply, and congratulated his friend on his new + dignities, and the possession of a place and domain so beautiful. + </p> + <p> + “Nay, you have seen nothing of it as yet,” said Lord Woodville, “and I + trust you do not mean to leave us till you are better acquainted with it. + It is true, I confess, that my present party is pretty large, and the old + house, like other places of the kind, does not possess so much + accommodation as the extent of the outward walls appears to promise. But + we can give you a comfortable old-fashioned room, and I venture to suppose + that your campaigns have taught you to be glad of worse quarters.” + </p> + <p> + The General shrugged his shoulders, and laughed. “I presume,” he said, + “the worst apartment in your chateau is considerably superior to the old + tobacco-cask in which I was fain to take up my night’s lodging when I was + in the Bush, as the Virginians call it, with the light corps. There I lay, + like Diogenes himself, so delighted with my covering from the elements, + that I made a vain attempt to have it rolled on to my next quarters; but + my commander for the time would give way to no such luxurious provision, + and I took farewell of my beloved cask with tears in my eyes.” + </p> + <p> + “Well, then, since you do not fear your quarters,” said Lord Woodville, + “you will stay with me a week at least. Of guns, dogs, fishing-rods, + flies, and means of sport by sea and land, we have enough and to spare—you + cannot pitch on an amusement but we will find the means of pursuing it. + But if you prefer the gun and pointers, I will go with you myself, and see + whether you have mended your shooting since you have been amongst the + Indians of the back settlements.” + </p> + <p> + The General gladly accepted his friendly host’s proposal in all its + points. After a morning of manly exercise, the company met at dinner, + where it was the delight of Lord Woodville to conduce to the display of + the high properties of his recovered friend, so as to recommend him to his + guests, most of whom were persons of distinction. He led General Browne to + speak of the scenes he had witnessed; and as every word marked alike the + brave officer and the sensible man, who retained possession of his cool + judgment under the most imminent dangers, the company looked upon the + soldier with general respect, as on one who had proved himself possessed + of an uncommon portion of personal courage—that attribute of all + others of which everybody desires to be thought possessed. + </p> + <p> + The day at Woodville Castle ended as usual in such mansions. The + hospitality stopped within the limits of good order. Music, in which the + young lord was a proficient, succeeded to the circulation of the bottle; + cards and billiards, for those who preferred such amusements, were in + readiness; but the exercise of the morning required early hours, and not + long after eleven o’clock the guests began to retire to their several + apartments. + </p> + <p> + The young lord himself conducted his friend, General Browne, to the + chamber destined for him, which answered the description he had given of + it, being comfortable, but old-fashioned, The bed was of the massive form + used in the end of the seventeenth century, and the curtains of faded + silk, heavily trimmed with tarnished gold. But then the sheets, pillows, + and blankets looked delightful to the campaigner, when he thought of his + “mansion, the cask.” There was an air of gloom in the tapestry hangings, + which, with their worn-out graces, curtained the walls of the little + chamber, and gently undulated as the autumnal breeze found its way through + the ancient lattice window, which pattered and whistled as the air gained + entrance. The toilet, too, with its mirror, turbaned after the manner of + the beginning of the century, with a coiffure of murrey-coloured silk, and + its hundred strange-shaped boxes, providing for arrangements which had + been obsolete for more than fifty years, had an antique, and in so far a + melancholy, aspect. But nothing could blaze more brightly and cheerfully + than the two large wax candles; or if aught could rival them, it was the + flaming, bickering fagots in the chimney, that sent at once their gleam + and their warmth through the snug apartment, which, notwithstanding the + general antiquity of its appearance, was not wanting in the least + convenience that modern habits rendered either necessary or desirable. + </p> + <p> + “This is an old-fashioned sleeping apartment, General,” said the young + lord; “but I hope you find nothing that makes you envy your old + tobacco-cask.” + </p> + <p> + “I am not particular respecting my lodgings,” replied the General; “yet + were I to make any choice, I would prefer this chamber by many degrees to + the gayer and more modern rooms of your family mansion. Believe me that, + when I unite its modern air of comfort with its venerable antiquity, and + recollect that it is your lordship’s property, I shall feel in better + quarters here than if I were in the best hotel London could afford.” + </p> + <p> + “I trust—I have no doubt—that you will find yourself as + comfortable as I wish you, my dear General,” said the young nobleman; and + once more bidding his guest good-night, he shook him by the hand, and + withdrew. + </p> + <p> + The General once more looked round him, and internally congratulating + himself on his return to peaceful life, the comforts of which were + endeared by the recollection of the hardships and dangers he had lately + sustained, undressed himself, and prepared for a luxurious night’s rest. + </p> + <p> + Here, contrary to the custom of this species of tale, we leave the General + in possession of his apartment until the next morning. + </p> + <p> + The company assembled for breakfast at an early hour, but without the + appearance of General Browne, who seemed the guest that Lord Woodville was + desirous of honouring above all whom his hospitality had assembled around + him. He more than once expressed surprise at the General’s absence, and at + length sent a servant to make inquiry after him. The man brought back + information that General Browne had been walking abroad since an early + hour of the morning, in defiance of the weather, which was misty and + ungenial. + </p> + <p> + “The custom of a soldier,” said the young nobleman to his friends. “Many + of them acquire habitual vigilance, and cannot sleep after the early hour + at which their duty usually commands them to be alert.” + </p> + <p> + Yet the explanation which Lord Woodville thus offered to the company + seemed hardly satisfactory to his own mind, and it was in a fit of silence + and abstraction that he waited the return of the General. It took place + near an hour after the breakfast bell had rung. He looked fatigued and + feverish. His hair, the powdering and arrangement of which was at this + time one of the most important occupations of a man’s whole day, and + marked his fashion as much as in the present time the tying of a cravat, + or the want of one, was dishevelled, uncurled, void of powder, and dank + with dew. His clothes were huddled on with a careless negligence, + remarkable in a military man, whose real or supposed duties are usually + held to include some attention to the toilet; and his looks were haggard + and ghastly in a peculiar degree. + </p> + <p> + “So you have stolen a march upon us this morning, my dear General,” said + Lord Woodville; “or you have not found your bed so much to your mind as I + had hoped and you seemed to expect. How did you rest last night?” + </p> + <p> + “Oh, excellently well! remarkably well! never better in my life,” said + General Browne rapidly, and yet with an air of embarrassment which was + obvious to his friend. He then hastily swallowed a cup of tea, and + neglecting or refusing whatever else was offered, seemed to fall into a + fit of abstraction. + </p> + <p> + “You will take the gun to-day, General?” said his friend and host, but had + to repeat the question twice ere he received the abrupt answer, “No, my + lord; I am sorry I cannot have the opportunity of spending another day + with your lordship; my post horses are ordered, and will be here + directly.” + </p> + <p> + All who were present showed surprise, and Lord Woodville immediately + replied “Post horses, my good friend! What can you possibly want with them + when you promised to stay with me quietly for at least a week?” + </p> + <p> + “I believe,” said the General, obviously much embarrassed, “that I might, + in the pleasure of my first meeting with your lordship, have said + something about stopping here a few days; but I have since found it + altogether impossible.” + </p> + <p> + “That is very extraordinary,” answered the young nobleman. “You seemed + quite disengaged yesterday, and you cannot have had a summons to-day, for + our post has not come up from the town, and therefore you cannot have + received any letters.” + </p> + <p> + General Browne, without giving any further explanation, muttered something + about indispensable business, and insisted on the absolute necessity of + his departure in a manner which silenced all opposition on the part of his + host, who saw that his resolution was taken, and forbore all further + importunity. + </p> + <p> + “At least, however,” he said, “permit me, my dear Browne, since go you + will or must, to show you the view from the terrace, which the mist, that + is now rising, will soon display.” + </p> + <p> + He threw open a sash-window, and stepped down upon the terrace as he + spoke. The General followed him mechanically, but seemed little to attend + to what his host was saying, as, looking across an extended and rich + prospect, he pointed out the different objects worthy of observation. Thus + they moved on till Lord Woodville had attained his purpose of drawing his + guest entirely apart from the rest of the company, when, turning round + upon him with an air of great solemnity, he addressed him thus:— + </p> + <p> + “Richard Browne, my old and very dear friend, we are now alone. Let me + conjure you to answer me upon the word of a friend, and the honour of a + soldier. How did you in reality rest during last night?” + </p> + <p> + “Most wretchedly indeed, my lord,” answered the General, in the same tone + of solemnity—“so miserably, that I would not run the risk of such a + second night, not only for all the lands belonging to this castle, but for + all the country which I see from this elevated point of view.” + </p> + <p> + “This is most extraordinary,” said the young lord, as if speaking to + himself; “then there must be something in the reports concerning that + apartment.” Again turning to the General, he said, “For God’s sake, my + dear friend, be candid with me, and let me know the disagreeable + particulars which have befallen you under a roof, where, with consent of + the owner, you should have met nothing save comfort.” + </p> + <p> + The General seemed distressed by this appeal, and paused a moment before + he replied. “My dear lord,” he at length said, “what happened to me last + night is of a nature so peculiar and so unpleasant, that I could hardly + bring myself to detail it even to your lordship, were it not that, + independent of my wish to gratify any request of yours, I think that + sincerity on my part may lead to some explanation about a circumstance + equally painful and mysterious. To others, the communication I am about to + make, might place me in the light of a weak-minded, superstitious fool, + who suffered his own imagination to delude and bewilder him; but you have + known me in childhood and youth, and will not suspect me of having adopted + in manhood the feelings and frailties from which my early years were + free.” Here he paused, and his friend replied,— + </p> + <p> + “Do not doubt my perfect confidence in the truth of your communication, + however strange it may be,” replied Lord Woodville. “I know your firmness + of disposition too well, to suspect you could be made the object of + imposition, and am aware that your honour and your friendship will equally + deter you from exaggerating whatever you may have witnessed.” + </p> + <p> + “Well, then,” said the General, “I will proceed with my story as well as I + can, relying upon your candour, and yet distinctly feeling that I would + rather face a battery than recall to my mind the odious recollections of + last night.” + </p> + <p> + He paused a second time, and then perceiving that Lord Woodville remained + silent and in an attitude of attention, he commenced, though not without + obvious reluctance, the history of his night’s adventures in the + Tapestried Chamber. + </p> + <p> + “I undressed and went to bed so soon as your lordship left me yesterday + evening; but the wood in the chimney, which nearly fronted my bed, blazed + brightly and cheerfully, and, aided by a hundred exciting recollections of + my childhood and youth, which had been recalled by the unexpected pleasure + of meeting your lordship, prevented me from falling immediately asleep. I + ought, however, to say that these reflections were all of a pleasant and + agreeable kind, grounded on a sense of having for a time exchanged the + labour, fatigues, and dangers of my profession for the enjoyments of a + peaceful life, and the reunion of those friendly and affectionate ties + which I had torn asunder at the rude summons of war. + </p> + <p> + “While such pleasing reflections were stealing over my mind, and gradually + lulling me to slumber, I was suddenly aroused by a sound like that of the + rustling of a silken gown, and the tapping of a pair of high-heeled shoes, + as if a woman were walking in the apartment. Ere I could draw the curtain + to see what the matter was, the figure of a little woman passed between + the bed and the fire. The back of this form was turned to me, and I could + observe, from the shoulders and neck, it was that of an old woman, whose + dress was an old-fashioned gown, which I think ladies call a sacque—that + is, a sort of robe completely loose in the body, but gathered into broad + plaits upon the neck and shoulders, which fall down to the ground, and + terminate in a species of train. + </p> + <p> + “I thought the intrusion singular enough, but never harboured for a moment + the idea that what I saw was anything more than the mortal form of some + old woman about the establishment, who had a fancy to dress like her + grandmother, and who, having perhaps (as your lordship mentioned that you + were rather straitened for room) been dislodged from her chamber for my + accommodation, had forgotten the circumstance, and returned by twelve to + her old haunt. Under this persuasion I moved myself in bed and coughed a + little, to make the intruder sensible of my being in possession of the + premises. She turned slowly round, but, gracious Heaven! my lord, what a + countenance did she display to me! There was no longer any question what + she was, or any thought of her being a living being. Upon a face which + wore the fixed features of a corpse were imprinted the traces of the + vilest and most hideous passions which had animated her while she lived. + The body of some atrocious criminal seemed to have been given up from the + grave, and the soul restored from the penal fire, in order to form for a + space a union with the ancient accomplice of its guilt. I started up in + bed, and sat upright, supporting myself on my palms, as I gazed on this + horrible spectre. The hag made, as it seemed, a single and swift stride to + the bed where I lay, and squatted herself down upon it, in precisely the + same attitude which I had assumed in the extremity of horror, advancing + her diabolical countenance within half a yard of mine, with a grin which + seemed to intimate the malice and the derision of an incarnate fiend.” + </p> + <p> + Here General Browne stopped, and wiped from his brow the cold perspiration + with which the recollection of his horrible vision had covered it. + </p> + <p> + “My lord,” he said, “I am no coward, I have been in all the mortal dangers + incidental to my profession, and I may truly boast that no man ever knew + Richard Browne dishonour the sword he wears; but in these horrible + circumstances, under the eyes, and, as it seemed, almost in the grasp of + an incarnation of an evil spirit, all firmness forsook me, all manhood + melted from me like wax in the furnace, and I felt my hair individually + bristle. The current of my life-blood ceased to flow, and I sank back in a + swoon, as very a victim to panic terror as ever was a village girl, or a + child of ten years old. How long I lay in this condition I cannot pretend + to guess. + </p> + <p> + “But I was roused by the castle clock striking one, so loud that it seemed + as if it were in the very room. It was some time before I dared open my + eyes, lest they should again encounter the horrible spectacle. When, + however, I summoned courage to look up, she was no longer visible. My + first idea was to pull my bell, wake the servants, and remove to a garret + or a hay-loft, to be ensured against a second visitation. Nay, I will + confess the truth that my resolution was altered, not by the shame of + exposing myself, but by the fear that, as the bell-cord hung by the + chimney, I might, in making my way to it, be again crossed by the fiendish + hag, who, I figured to myself, might be still lurking about some corner of + the apartment. + </p> + <p> + “I will not pretend to describe what hot and cold fever-fits tormented me + for the rest of the night, through broken sleep, weary vigils, and that + dubious state which forms the neutral ground between them. A hundred + terrible objects appeared to haunt me; but there was the great difference + betwixt the vision which I have described, and those which followed, that + I knew the last to be deceptions of my own fancy and over-excited nerves. + </p> + <p> + “Day at last appeared, and I rose from my bed ill in health and humiliated + in mind. I was ashamed of myself as a man and a soldier, and still more so + at feeling my own extreme desire to escape from the haunted apartment, + which, however, conquered all other considerations; so that, huddling on + my clothes with the most careless haste, I made my escape from your + lordship’s mansion, to seek in the open air some relief to my nervous + system, shaken as it was by this horrible rencounter with a visitant, for + such I must believe her, from the other world. Your lordship has now heard + the cause of my discomposure, and of my sudden desire to leave your + hospitable castle. In other places I trust we may often meet, but God + protect me from ever spending a second night under that roof!” + </p> + <p> + Strange as the General’s tale was, he spoke with such a deep air of + conviction that it cut short all the usual commentaries which are made on + such stories. Lord Woodville never once asked him if he was sure he did + not dream of the apparition, or suggested any of the possibilities by + which it is fashionable to explain supernatural appearances as wild + vagaries of the fancy, or deceptions of the optic nerves, On the contrary, + he seemed deeply impressed with the truth and reality of what he had + heard; and, after a considerable pause regretted, with much appearance of + sincerity, that his early friend should in his house have suffered so + severely. + </p> + <p> + “I am the more sorry for your pain, my dear Browne,” he continued, “that + it is the unhappy, though most unexpected, result of an experiment of my + own. You must know that, for my father and grandfather’s time, at least, + the apartment which was assigned to you last night had been shut on + account of reports that it was disturbed by supernatural sights and + noises. When I came, a few weeks since, into possession of the estate, I + thought the accommodation which the castle afforded for my friends was not + extensive enough to permit the inhabitants of the invisible world to + retain possession of a comfortable sleeping apartment. I therefore caused + the Tapestried Chamber, as we call it, to be opened, and, without + destroying its air of antiquity, I had such new articles of furniture + placed in it as became the modern times. Yet, as the opinion that the room + was haunted very strongly prevailed among the domestics, and was also + known in the neighbourhood and to many of my friends, I feared some + prejudice might be entertained by the first occupant of the Tapestried + Chamber, which might tend to revive the evil report which it had laboured + under, and so disappoint my purpose of rendering it a useful part or the + house. I must confess, my dear Browne, that your arrival yesterday, + agreeable to me for a thousand reasons besides, seemed the most favourable + opportunity of removing the unpleasant rumours which attached to the room, + since your courage was indubitable, and your mind free of any + preoccupation on the subject. I could not, therefore, have chosen a more + fitting subject for my experiment.” + </p> + <p> + “Upon my life,” said General Browne, somewhat hastily, “I am infinitely + obliged to your lordship—very particularly indebted indeed. I am + likely to remember for some time the consequences of the experiment, as + your lordship is pleased to call it.” + </p> + <p> + “Nay, now you are unjust, my dear friend,” said Lord Woodville. “You have + only to reflect for a single moment, in order to be convinced that I could + not augur the possibility of the pain to which you have been so unhappily + exposed. I was yesterday morning a complete sceptic on the subject of + supernatural appearances. Nay, I am sure that, had I told you what was + said about that room, those very reports would have induced you, by your + own choice, to select it for your accommodation. It was my misfortune, + perhaps my error, but really cannot be termed my fault, that you have been + afflicted so strangely.” + </p> + <p> + “Strangely indeed!” said the General, resuming his good temper; “and I + acknowledge that I have no right to be offended with your lordship for + treating me like what I used to think myself—a man of some firmness + and courage. But I see my post horses are arrived, and I must not detain + your lordship from your amusement.” + </p> + <p> + “Nay, my old friend,” said Lord Woodville, “since you cannot stay with us + another day—which, indeed, I can no longer urge—give me at + least half an hour more. You used to love pictures, and I have a gallery + of portraits, some of them by Vandyke, representing ancestry to whom this + property and castle formerly belonged. I think that several of them will + strike you as possessing merit.” + </p> + <p> + General Browne accepted the invitation, though somewhat unwillingly. It + was evident he was not to breathe freely or at ease till he left Woodville + Castle far behind him. He could not refuse his friend’s invitation, + however; and the less so, that he was a little ashamed of the peevishness + which he had displayed towards his well-meaning entertainer. + </p> + <p> + The General, therefore, followed Lord Woodville through several rooms into + a long gallery hung with pictures, which the latter pointed out to his + guest, telling the names, and giving some account of the personages whose + portraits presented themselves in progression. General Browne was but + little interested in the details which these accounts conveyed to him. + They were, indeed, of the kind which are usually found in an old family + gallery. Here was a Cavalier who had ruined the estate in the royal cause; + there a fine lady who had reinstated it by contracting a match with a + wealthy Roundhead. There hung a gallant who had been in danger for + corresponding with the exiled Court at Saint Germain’s; here one who had + taken arms for William at the Revolution; and there a third that had + thrown his weight alternately into the scale of Whig and Tory. + </p> + <p> + While lord Woodville was cramming these words into his guest’s ear, + “against the stomach of his sense,” they gained the middle of the gallery, + when he beheld General Browne suddenly start, and assume an attitude of + the utmost surprise, not unmixed with fear, as his eyes were suddenly + caught and riveted by a portrait of an old lady in a sacque, the + fashionable dress of the end of the seventeenth century. + </p> + <p> + “There she is!” he exclaimed—“there she is, in form and features, + though Inferior in demoniac expression to the accursed hag who visited me + last night!” + </p> + <p> + “If that be the case,” said the young nobleman, “there can remain no + longer any doubt of the horrible reality of your apparition. That is the + picture of a wretched ancestress of mine, of whose crimes a black and + fearful catalogue is recorded in a family history in my charter-chest. The + recital of them would be too horrible; it is enough to say, that in yon + fatal apartment incest and unnatural murder were committed. I will restore + it to the solitude to which the better judgment of those who preceded me + had consigned it; and never shall any one, so long as I can prevent it, be + exposed to a repetition of the supernatural horrors which could shake such + courage as yours.” + </p> + <p> + Thus the friends, who had met with such glee, parted in a very different + mood—Lord Woodville to command the Tapestried Chamber to be + unmantled, and the door built up; and General Browne to seek in some less + beautiful country, and with some less dignified friend, forgetfulness of + the painful night which he had passed in Woodville Castle. + </p> + <p> + END OF THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER. + </p> + <hr /> + <p> + <a name="link2H_4_0003" id="link2H_4_0003"> + <!-- H2 anchor --> </a> + </p> + <div style="height: 4em;"> + <br /><br /><br /><br /> + </div> + <h2> + DEATH OF THE LAIRD’S JOCK + </h2> + <h3> + by Sir Walter Scott. + </h3> + <p> + [The manner in which this trifle was introduced at the time to Mr. F. M. + Reynolds, editor of The Keepsake of 1828, leaves no occasion for a + preface.] + </p> + <p> + AUGUST 1831. TO THE EDITOR OF THE KEEPSAKE. + </p> + <p> + You have asked me, sir, to point out a subject for the pencil, and I feel + the difficulty of complying with your request, although I am not certainly + unaccustomed to literary composition, or a total stranger to the stores of + history and tradition, which afford the best copies for the painter’s art. + But although SICUT PICTURA POESIS is an ancient and undisputed axiom—although + poetry and painting both address themselves to the same object of exciting + the human imagination, by presenting to it pleasing or sublime images of + ideal scenes—yet the one conveying itself through the ears to the + understanding, and the other applying itself only to the eyes, the + subjects which are best suited to the bard or tale-teller are often + totally unfit for painting, where the artist must present in a single + glance all that his art has power to tell us. The artist can neither + recapitulate the past nor intimate the future. The single NOW is all which + he can present; and hence, unquestionably, many subjects which delight us + in poetry or in narrative, whether real or fictitious, cannot with + advantage be transferred to the canvas. + </p> + <p> + Being in some degree aware of these difficulties, though doubtless + unacquainted both with their extent and the means by which they may be + modified or surmounted, I have, nevertheless, ventured to draw up the + following traditional narrative as a story in which, when the general + details are known, the interest is so much concentrated in one strong + moment of agonizing passion, that it can be understood and sympathized + with at a single glance. I therefore presume that it may be acceptable as + a hint to some one among the numerous artists who have of late years + distinguished themselves as rearing up and supporting the British school. + </p> + <p> + Enough has been said and sung about + </p> +<pre xml:space="preserve"> + “The well-contested ground, + The warlike Border-land,” + </pre> + <p> + to render the habits of the tribes who inhabited it before the union of + England and Scotland familiar to most of your readers. The rougher and + sterner features of their character were softened by their attachment to + the fine arts, from which has arisen the saying that on the frontiers + every dale had its battle, and every river its song. A rude species of + chivalry was in constant use, and single combats were practised as the + amusement of the few intervals of truce which suspended the exercise of + war. The inveteracy of this custom may be inferred from the following + incident:— + </p> + <p> + Bernard Gilpin, the apostle of the north, the first who undertook to + preach the Protestant doctrines to the Border dalesmen, was surprised, on + entering one of their churches, to see a gauntlet or mail-glove hanging + above the altar. Upon inquiring; the meaning of a symbol so indecorous + being displayed in that sacred place, he was informed by the clerk that + the glove was that of a famous swordsman, who hung it there as an emblem + of a general challenge and gage of battle to any who should dare to take + the fatal token down. “Reach it to me,” said the reverend churchman. The + clerk and the sexton equally declined the perilous office, and the good + Bernard Gilpin was obliged to remove the glove with his own hands, + desiring those who were present to inform the champion that he, and no + other, had possessed himself of the gage of defiance. But the champion was + as much ashamed to face Bernard Gilpin as the officials of the church had + been to displace his pledge of combat. + </p> + <p> + The date of the following story is about the latter years of Queen + Elizabeth’s reign; and the events took place in Liddesdale, a hilly and + pastoral district of Roxburghshire, which, on a part of its boundary, is + divided from England only by a small river. + </p> + <p> + During the good old times of RUGGING AND RIVING—that is, tugging and + tearing—under which term the disorderly doings of the warlike age + are affectionately remembered, this valley was principally cultivated by + the sept or clan of the Armstrongs. The chief of this warlike race was the + Laird of Mangerton. At the period of which I speak, the estate of + Mangerton, with the power and dignity of chief, was possessed by John + Armstrong, a man of great size, strength, and courage. While his father + was alive, he was distinguished from others of his clan who bore the same + name, by the epithet of the LAIRD’S JOCK—that is to say, the Laird’s + son Jock, or Jack. This name he distinguished by so many bold and + desperate achievements, that he retained it even after his father’s death, + and is mentioned under it both in authentic records and in tradition. Some + of his feats are recorded in the minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, and + others are mentioned in contemporary chronicles. + </p> + <p> + At the species of singular combat which we have described the Laird’s Jock + was unrivalled, and no champion of Cumberland, Westmoreland, or + Northumberland could endure the sway of the huge two-handed sword which he + wielded, and which few others could even lift. This “awful sword,” as the + common people term it, was as dear to him as Durindana or Fushberta to + their respective masters, and was nearly as formidable to his enemies as + those renowned falchions proved to the foes of Christendom. The weapon had + been bequeathed to him by a celebrated English outlaw named Hobbie Noble, + who, having committed some deed for which he was in danger from justice, + fled to Liddesdale, and became a follower, or rather a brother-in-arms, to + the renowned Laird’s Jock; till, venturing into England with a small + escort, a faithless guide, and with a light single-handed sword instead of + his ponderous brand, Hobbie Noble, attacked by superior numbers, was made + prisoner and executed. + </p> + <p> + With this weapon, and by means of his own strength and address, the + Laird’s Jock maintained the reputation of the best swordsman on the Border + side, and defeated or slew many who ventured to dispute with him the + formidable title. + </p> + <p> + But years pass on with the strong and the brave as with the feeble and the + timid. In process of time the Laird’s Jock grew incapable of wielding his + weapons, and finally of all active exertion, even of the most ordinary + kind. The disabled champion became at length totally bedridden, and + entirely dependent for his comfort on the pious duties of an only + daughter, his perpetual attendant and companion. + </p> + <p> + Besides this dutiful child, the Laird’s Jock had an only son, upon whom + devolved the perilous task of leading the clan to battle, and maintaining + the warlike renown of his native country, which was now disputed by the + English upon many occasions. The young Armstrong was active, brave, and + strong, and brought home from dangerous adventures many tokens of decided + success. Still, the ancient chief conceived, as it would seem, that his + son was scarce yet entitled by age and experience to be entrusted with the + two-handed sword, by the use of which he had himself been so dreadfully + distinguished. + </p> + <p> + At length an English champion, one of the name of Foster (if I rightly + recollect), had the audacity to send a challenge to the best swordsman in + Liddesdale; and young Armstrong, burning for chivalrous distinction, + accepted the challenge. + </p> + <p> + The heart of the disabled old man swelled with joy when he heard that the + challenge was passed and accepted, and the meeting fixed at a neutral + spot, used as the place of rencontre upon such occasions, and which he + himself had distinguished by numerous victories. He exulted so much in the + conquest which he anticipated, that, to nerve his son to still bolder + exertions, he conferred upon him, as champion of his clan and province, + the celebrated weapon which he had hitherto retained in his own custody. + </p> + <p> + This was not all. When the day of combat arrived, the Laird’s Jock, in + spite of his daughter’s affectionate remonstrances, determined, though he + had not left his bed for two years, to be a personal witness of the duel. + His will was still a law to his people, who bore him on their shoulders, + wrapped in plaids and blankets, to the spot where the combat was to take + place, and seated him on a fragment of rock, which is still called the + Laird’s Jock’s stone. There he remained with eyes fixed on the lists or + barrier, within which the champions were about to meet. His daughter, + having done all she could for his accommodation, stood motionless beside + him, divided between anxiety for his health, and for the event of the + combat to her beloved brother. Ere yet the fight began, the old men gazed + on their chief, now seen for the first time after several years, and sadly + compared his altered features and wasted frame with the paragon of + strength and manly beauty which they once remembered. The young men gazed + on his large form and powerful make as upon some antediluvian giant who + had survived the destruction of the Flood. + </p> + <p> + But the sound of the trumpets on both sides recalled the attention of + every one to the lists, surrounded as they were by numbers of both nations + eager to witness the event of the day. The combatants met in the lists. It + is needless to describe the struggle: the Scottish champion fell. Foster, + placing his foot on his antagonist, seized on the redoubted sword, so + precious in the eyes of its aged owner, and brandished it over his head as + a trophy of his conquest. The English shouted in triumph. But the + despairing cry of the aged champion, who saw his country dishonoured, and + his sword, long the terror of their race, in the possession of an + Englishman, was heard high above the acclamations of victory. He seemed + for an instant animated by all his wonted power; for he started from the + rock on which he sat, and while the garments with which he had been + invested fell from his wasted frame, and showed the ruins of his strength, + he tossed his arms wildly to heaven, and uttered a cry of indignation, + horror, and despair, which, tradition says, was heard to a preternatural + distance, and resembled the cry of a dying lion more than a human sound. + </p> + <p> + His friends received him in their arms as he sank utterly exhausted by the + effort, and bore him back to his castle in mute sorrow; while his daughter + at once wept for her brother, and endeavoured to mitigate and soothe the + despair of her father. But this was impossible; the old man’s only tie to + life was rent rudely asunder, and his heart had broken with it. The death + of his son had no part in his sorrow. If he thought of him at all, it was + as the degenerate boy through whom the honour of his country and clan had + been lost; and he died in the course of three days, never even mentioning + his name, but pouring out unintermitted lamentations for the loss of his + noble sword. + </p> + <p> + I conceive that the moment when the disabled chief was roused into a last + exertion by the agony of the moment is favourable to the object of a + painter. He might obtain the full advantage of contrasting the form of the + rugged old man, in the extremity of furious despair, with the softness and + beauty of the female form. The fatal field might be thrown into + perspective, so as to give full effect to these two principal figures, and + with the single explanation that the piece represented a soldier beholding + his son slain, and the honour of his country lost, the picture would be + sufficiently intelligible at the first glance. If it was thought necessary + to show more clearly the nature of the conflict, it might be indicated by + the pennon of Saint George being displayed at one end of the lists, and + that of Saint Andrew at the other. + </p> + <p> + I remain, sir, + </p> + <p> + Your obedient servant, + </p> + <p> + THE AUTHOR OF WAVERLEY. <br /><br /><br /><br /> + </p> +<pre xml:space="preserve"> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Tapestried Chamber, and Death of +the Laird’s Jock, by Sir Walter Scott + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE TAPESTRIED CHAMBER *** + +***** This file should be named 1668-h.htm or 1668-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/1/6/6/1668/ + +Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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