Bess, the landlord's daughter, kills herself with the  musket to which she is tied in order to warn the title character, who escapes.  
This poem depicts the moon as a ghostly ship, while the road is a piece of ribbon.  Jealous Tim the Ostler overhears the title character and his sweetheart, and arranges  a trap with King George's men. Bess, the landlord's daughter, kills herself with the  musket to which she is tied in order to warn the title character, who escapes.  However, he returns when he learns of her death and also dies. FTP name this poem  by Alfred Noyes.
This poem depicts the moon as a ghostly ship, while the road is a piece of ribbon.  
The Highwayman