. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. oningGod would make with William, and that the New Forest would provean unquiet place to the Conqueror and to those of his blood. Foolish and superstitious stories began to be circulated. Thepeople said that the New Forest was haunted; that spirits were seen,by moonlight, gliding among the dusky trees ; that demons revelledthere when the tempest arose, and the lightnings flashed, and the on the great oaks. The old foresters did not wish to return toit now. They talked of it in low whispers, as of a place accursed. S I


. Zigzag journeys in Europe : vacation rambles in historic lands. oningGod would make with William, and that the New Forest would provean unquiet place to the Conqueror and to those of his blood. Foolish and superstitious stories began to be circulated. Thepeople said that the New Forest was haunted; that spirits were seen,by moonlight, gliding among the dusky trees ; that demons revelledthere when the tempest arose, and the lightnings flashed, and the on the great oaks. The old foresters did not wish to return toit now. They talked of it in low whispers, as of a place accursed. S IN HISTORK LANDS. [I .«. ls a bitter death. The Conquerojthat Coi >ueror to whom the princes of the earth must •• |t .hen he had reached the heighl ol his fame, he surrender his crowns and kingdom to know again ie friend, or the innocent sleep of a \Y. is last hour drew near, the nobles fled from his bedsida ;d the apartment where he died, and rolled the dead„u the :. left it lying on the floor. .\ good knight took it up, and i phens Church, at


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