Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-06-15
BATTLE BETWEEN A SMALL
SWORD AND a BROOM.

SWORD AND n BROOM.
A fencing master arrived in Boston about
the year 1910, and loudly vaunting on his
unequaled skill with swords. concluded to
dazzle the eyes of the Yankees, with his
stage style Of strutting, and for this pur
pose, erected an elevated platform at the
head of State street. in front of town house,
where he paraded, sword in hand, for
three days, publicly challenging all crea-
ton for trial of his skill.
At this time, three ofthe English Judges
who signed the death warrant for behead-
ing Charles the first, in England, had es-
capped in Boston, and were concealed and
projected by the people of this State, and
that of Connecticut Gen. Wm. Gofle,
Edward Whalley and Col. John Dixwell,
for whom, dead or alive, Parliament offer
ed .E1OO each.
Our fencing master made so great a
stir among this people, it soon reached the
ears of COTE, who was concealed in or
about the woods of Hadcly, VIXEN he
came to Boston. and faced the bra ggard
with Il birch broom for weapon, and a
white oak cheese, around which he had
napkin cloth, through which he thrust
his arm, for a shield after he had well
soaked his broom in mud puddle, he
gladiator ordered him off from the stage
in contcmptuous manner, but Mr.. COTE
moved uot-the choier of the champion
become wrathful he made pass at
Goffe with the sword which was neatly
parried, and then commenced the bat
tie.
After a few well parricd thruts. the
cheese received home lunge, when Gotfc,
with the broom painted the gentleman
mouth with dirty pair Of whiskers; du
ring the enactment of this trag-comical
battle, the people had assembled from all
quarters. and rent the air with shouts and
hurras, for the greatest of fencing masters
had found even more than his match
When that part of his face was well smear
ed. the sword was withdrawn but un-
luckily for the great fencer, after a few
more fierce directed thrusts, his sword
again Q pUt struck into the immortal cheese,
amid the deafening shouts of the multitude
COTE raised his birch broom to his eyes
and gave them quixotic daube as soon
as the sword could be withdrawn. and a
few more thrusts were made, the cheese
ngaiu shcathcd its point, and then his
whole face was besmeared with the dirty
puddle water from the broom; and the
irresistible side-painers.
The Swordsman on the third time un-
sheatting his deadly instrument, laid by
the tiny blade and grasping a broad sword,
was attacking Goffe with furious temper
Wmert, when he cried out, ''Stop,sir, kith-
erto, you see, | have only played with You,
and have not attempted to hurt you; but
if you come at me with that broad sword,
know that l will certainly take your liEc."
The lirmness with which this was spoken,
disarmcd the gladiator of his courage,
who horror struck, exclaimed, 'sWho can
you be you are either Goffe, Whalley or
the devil, for there was no other man in
England could beat me-" Gotfe immedi-
ately left the field of combat. amidst
shouts of applause from the spectators !;
and the great swordsman, bidding adieu
TO all his greatness and occupation in these
parts. slank into obscurity, with the cha
grin of defeated braggart charlatan.
The WoRD SELAu. The translators
Of the Bible have left the Hebrew word
Selah, which occurs so often in the Psalms,
rs they found it., and of course the Eng
lish reader often asks his minister, or some
learned friend what 1T means. And the min
lSGS4S duO lIltuu mas most OILen been ODl-I
ged to confess ignorance, because it is
matter in regard to which the most learn
ed have by no means been one of mind
The Targums and most of the Jewish
commentators give the word meaning
eternally, forever. Rabbi Kinchi regard
it as sign to elevate the voice. The au-
thors of the Septaugint translation appear
to have regarded it as musical sion.
equivalent perhaps to the word repeat.-I
According to Luther and others it means
silencs Genius explains it to mean, IetMe
Instruments play and the singers stop. Sum
mer, after examining all the seventy four
passages in which the word occurs, recog-
nizes in every case can actual appeal or
summons to jehovah" They are calls
and prayers to be heard, expressed either
entire directness, or if not the imperative,
Hear Jehovah ~ or Awake, Jehovahp
and like, the still earnest addresses to God
Inat he would remember and hear, de-
The word itself he regards as indicating a
blast OF trumpets by the priests. SheIah
itself he thinks an abridged expression
for Hlggalon Selah-Higgaion Indicating
thesound of the stringed instruments. and
Sslah vigorous blast of trumpets.
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