The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-07-17

hsnchi whsn Monmopsh's rl rllion sss
followed By ihe Blue.iy As-isr. WMn
iise king ried io sci hinsslfshpsc iLeiS~.
and lasl his ers~n 10 eossrqurnrr. Dsrs
teur worship fancy ihese wsEs The goid
old Iimrsl'' ftr - =.
Mr.. Blrnkinsap sdniilrd shsi he could
not very wrll imagine that they were.
. Were chaIies Ihe Sernnd's the good
old limesf' dfusanded ihr Statue. /" Wifh
q ronri fall Of rial and drhsnrherys =
palace mneh less drceni Than any modern
rssinp; while Seoirh Cansenanlrrs were
having llieir legs crushed in she " Boot y
under ihe auspi e. and permnal superin.
irnrienee ol His Raysl IIighufss tic Duke
af York. The ,imr sf 'fiius iIaies. Bed
loe. snd Daneefheld. and their sham plois.
with The hangings. drawings. and quarter
ings. on pesjurrd evidence. THAI fpllawcd
them. When Russell and Sidney were
judieially murdered. The time Of the
great plague and lire oG London. The
public money w~slrd by rguriy and
rmhezzlemeni. while sailnrs las sIarsing
in The streets for want Of ,lieir just pay;
The Dutch about the same lime burning
our ships in The Mrds nv. My friend. ]
think YOU viii hardly rail- The scsndalous
monarchy of the . Merry Monarch" the
good old times"
Il feel the difficulty whirii you 'ssg,
gesi. SIR" owned Mr.. Blenkinsrp.
. Nnw, thai man Of your Loyalty.
pur.ed Tie Statue. should identify tie
good old times with crnmwell's Preie~-
ioraie, is, of course, oui of the question:
Deciiedly, sir t. exclaimed Mr. Blsn-
kinsop. lie shall mol hare a statue,
though you enjoy thai honor" bowing.s
.And YET" said The Statue. swim M
lis faults. ihir era Was perhaps no wdrss
than any we have discussed yeE Never
mind Il was slresry. canl-rilden onel
and IL you don't think those Enqiansps
palmy DAYS. neither do I. There's the
previous reign, then. During The first parl
Of il, there was the king endravoring "a
assert arbitrary power. During The ls,.
ter. The Parliament were fighting agains
him in The open field. What ultimately
: became ni him need no, say. Al whs
! stage Of King Charles The F'irsi's careel
did the gnoi old times exist. Mr.. Alder
mani need barely mcniionil,r Star ham
her and poor Prynnr; and ! merely aln.l'
10 The fate of Siraffnrd and Of I.au,l. OI
consideration, should ynn tx The good oil
! times any where lherrahoiis!" Sf'
IL am afraid moi. indeed. sir" Mr.
. Rlenkinsor responded. tapping his lore
head.
Il What IS your opinion of James III,
4 First's reign! Are you enamored Of ,h'
good times Of the t;nnpowder Plnil .
, when Sir Walter Raleigh was beheadpd
| or when hundreds of poor miserable 81,
women were hmn, alive fur wiirhcrafi
and the RIVAL wiseacre on The lhrnn,
. wrote as wise book. IN defence Of III,
exerrahle superstition through which lhel
! suflared?'
, Mr.. Blenkinsnp confessed himselfnhlig
ed 10 give up the times of James the-first
Now. them" continued the Statue
I've come TO Elizabeth.
.rhere I've 90, you !" interrupted Mr
i Rlenkinsop. exuiiingly. Il beg your par
dnn, SIR" he added, with sense'of N,
freedum he had ,akrn; .bui everyhod,
, talks Of the times Of Good Queen Bess
you know"
.lia, ha ~ laughed The Statue. not a
] alI like Zamicl. or nan Guzman, or
. pasiar's raniner. hnt really with uoaffect
/ ed, ,gayety. . Every body sometimes saw
, very lDlish things. suppose Everyho'ly'
! loi had heen cast under Ellzaheih How
J would l!veryhady have relished heng sub
jeci TO The jurisdiction Of the Ecclesiaslica
| Commission. with lis power Of imprisnn
r meat. ,ark. and torture. How would Every
!. body have liked TO see his Roman Caiho
: lie and Dissenting fellow subjects butcher
ed. fined. and imprisoned for their epin
: ions: and charitable ladies hnthere,l. 10,
, for giving them shelter in The sweet cnm
: passion af their hearts! What wonl
1 Every body have thought OF the miirdt
/. &c Mary Queen Of Seots! Wo,Ad Every
a body, would Atyhoiy. would you wis
!, TO have lived in these days, wiiase en-
!. hlems are cropped ears, rillnrv. stock
i lhumb.screws, gihhsi. Ak, choopping- bloc
il and scavengers daughter! Will You TAX
!. your stand upon this stage Of history 4
! the good olthiimes, MIR. Blenkinsop!
nl IL should rather prefer firmer and sal,
T. ground. 10 he sure. upon. the whole,
answered The worshipper Of an.iquit.
:. dnbioasly. .s~
VI "W ell, now" sai,l. The Statue. '"'i
le geuing late, and. unaccnstomed as am
I'd conversational sreakinq.l must be brie
b. Were those The good old times when Sa
:. culinary Mary roasted bishops and light
ne the fires of Smih6eld! When Henry Il
ur Eighth. the British Blueheard. cut b
wives heads OF. AMI burnt Catholics Al
m, Proies,anls al the same stake? VIII
on Richard.the Third smo,hercd his nephe'
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