The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-11-26
aApd Isss said Judee Dix well, with d voice

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Hisdoom had been sealed; Ind one who
looked svefv inch the king-who believed in
most absolute regslity--who accustomed him
self 10 most absolute power, was now d van
qnished convict He stood upon the scafoid
and surveyed the crowd; but 1t was with a
naughty mien and d,sfiant attitude tI4aHs
Il leave behind me children, who will yet
rule We, Ye rebel subjects, and will ayenge my
deathI'' -. -. -
| = The sxeis fallen, aud the kiag, who eeoald
do no wrofk,Dsis tlead, ana stFe'crowd are
separating There is oneamong il BY whose
looks one could plainly see he was not sym
pathiser In tie scene. He tarnedto one upon
his right, end said: 81 SNtasl
sUTheJ vote OF Dixwell was for death He
was traitor in his youth. fought him cn't
oncep'
1t was the conquered lloyalist of cboyhood
day, rpoh the sunny Hampshire mead, and 10y
aIstilLs ssh sssEp's stF-sss .ozsA 1aoG reg tara
| 'a} q .act IfI-TAe Regictde in Flight or
The sing-song Of puritan religion has g,ne
blythe Haunting cavaliers prevail, "a Once
m ,re the palaces are full of light and reveiry.
The reign Of the merry monarch has just be-
guns and the regicldes are in danger. The
children left behind have come to rule the reb-
el subjects of a former day and generation,
and ont -fths ing-livss to segengeT bis fAthr
er's death. The ordersafor their arrest have
gone forth. Men are inpursrii, ;lbut the man
sion Of Dxwellis empty. His'goods are sSldy
his family Switzerland the evening of the
day when the baffled officers roam his deserted
grounds, he is on board vessel bidding adieu
to the receding white ac,iffs of England, and
never again TO see therp.isa y7sgo % .avsda a.
Over the wide waste Of waters he is sped---
over the raging waters, for the sky is overcast,
the rains are beating, the winds are contend.
ing, the waves are boiling, and the ship is mad
ly tossing all lL.he while. The crew look on
him WITH suspicion, and the captain too ~
None knew his name. or his condition; .biiths
is an adveuturer for the new world-an ont
cast, may ybe-a hated of God and men, pei :
haps--and one so upcom muncative IN his look
and tone, who newer speaks, but, even amid
the greatest raging of the storm that gathers
thick and thicker ruunf the vessels track
hangs stoutly on the rigging, and, unmoved by
dash of spray or howl of wind, faces the
dreadful scene. 'n5'wrffb 70
And now they come upon the coast almost.
anknown but still the storm continues and
the sky is black. The crew are imarmnring
against their dreaded passenger, and plan his
murder when the storm has ceased. 10 So
When the storm has ceased! s,5..gaz @ a,..
Atits greatest height the vesse! nears the
expectal harbor; bnt no-nct the landmark :
about which all expected 2 TLey are bearing
stifly in the eye of the gale upon coast Of
bars and shoal s,p and far, far
20 the southward Of Massachusetts, bay, upon
the untried Cornectic 1t shore No need FOR
violent death towards him now. They look
on' for safety themselves, and with spars,
ropes, and planks Of wood, prepare for con-
tentioa with the boiling serf. He-that ter
rible, silent man to them-the only one .un-
moved; and by the bow he sands gras ping the
rigging, as if with miraculous force. AMI still
facing the tempest. The vessel strikes, and
all Won see of that brave crew are aes ads and
forms-mere specksof blackness In the snow
white foam. odThD Z assst
He alone Of all is washed on shore; and for
time stunned, bleeding, and helpless, lies up
on the rocky beach an unknpwn adyenturer in
.hs = srirg0lrlss Ar4Iap soFsltirs be s3 s9q-3
sgoRka gHT
M A K::ggTas 3fgieids Di'eorsrta: y
| In the towq0t. Hadleys in Connecticut, ad-
joining the resldaDee of Mr.. Pierrepont,
well-known amy pidIixhabitant of the place,
resided awhite-haired man Of absent lninaed
turn and most uasocial habits. He came 10
the village frcm the town Of Boston, it was
said. He claimsdlto be retired merchant:
and once year q packet came from abroad
containing remittapces from his correspond
ents, who called him James Davids; and so
they who knew him at allr---alni 1 they were
'few-nsed to speak of him. He never left his
honse by Gay. AT Aight he took his walk.
long walks they were into the neighboring
forest, top-and often, long after midnight, the
library of Mr.. PierTepont saw the two in
grave converse together. He never went to
church, and never mixed with crowds. asi
4 The town was in commotion. Governor
Andross-the hated Sir iEdward-.had arrived
from New. Hayen, to confer upon some Viola
tons Of the cnlonial revenue, which the not
over loyal inhabitants of Hadley had commit
ted. He was the guest Of Mr. Pierrepont.--
Not by invitation, not by right Of welcome,