The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-26
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ono, Samuel;~ thus Dorothy spoke.
"You cannot take her place." said the
magistrate.
'Then, let me say here before you all
that this maid shall not be whipped and
pilloried. will kill the man who lifts his
hand against her." and the young man
threw his arm around the girl and held her
| In affirm embrace. "Do you wish to kill herr
| For il she is whipped it will kill her, and if
her me-"
Now the magistrate and deputies were
amazed, for they had never before seen 80
strange sight as this. so they consulted
with each other what they should do, and
they fixed upon punishment for the
| young man. But when they looked up to
pronounce sentence on him they saw an
| other sight which amazed them even
more; for there stood before them man
of strange appearance. His beard was as
| white as the snow and long, like that Of
| prophet. His hair fell upon his shoulders.
| His dress was concealed by long cloak,
and he had placed one hand upon the head
| OF the maid while the other was uplifted
with admonitory gesture.
When he spoke his voice was soft, but
| like one who has authority and his manner
was solemn, and not like the manner of
any man whom they had ever seen.
"This child has done no evil" he began.
"If there be evil done did it, for taught
her this morning that for all who love our
Lord this is the day that commentaries
his birth. To that blessed country where
God reigns soon, I trust, shall go, for
have kept the faith against such ADVERSE
ries as you have never met. warn you,
oh, you proud magistrate, lift no arm Of
/ - IL. IL -.
truly as God reads all hearts he reads in
hers as sinless record as Inortals can ever
make. The judgment of God be upon you
if you permit wrong to be done this child"
He spoke as one inspired, and as he
stood with one hand uplifted he seemed
like prophet among them.
"Who are your" the magistrate asked
with hesitating voice.
| Goods servant, and / say that this maid
shall be blessed and her children shall rise
and call her blessed, because she has this
day served him"
When the magistrate and the deputies
heard these words they spoke with one
| another for some moments and when they
/! lifted their eyes again the old man had
gone as silently and mysteriously as he
| came.
For an hour the magistrate and the
| deputies consulted together. Then the con-
| stable was commanded to take the girl and
execute the sentence, but as he approached
| her Samuel put her behind him and faced
the officer. His look was terrible, and the
constable knew the strength of his arm, so
they stood silently facing one another.
| Suddenly II noise like the coming of horses
was heard. The door opened and there
entered some of the kings officers, and
| with them the governor of the colony. Mr..
Leete.
SIN his majesty's name, if you know
where Edward Whalley and William COTE,
| two of the judges who caused Charles the
First to be beheaded, lie concealed charge
| you to deliver themr' said an officer.
'The regicidcsw said the magistrate,
| speaking i'll broken tones.
AYE the regcides. We have heard they
are concealed here"
Had one q venerable beard?"
"Ayc. William Goffe'
"'Twas he, Cromwell's general" said the
| magistrate, as though speaking to himself.
Twas he" said the deputies solemnly.
| Then Abner said to the officer, zone of
| them was here an hour ago."
But is here no longer" said Governor
| Lcete, speaking for the first time. "These
| for shelter. AS l had not then received the
kings command to deliver them 1 permit
| ted them to lie in the cellar beneath this
room For though am loyal to the king
| and my people honor Cromwell. and his
| licutenants. My maid Dorothy has for
| many days taken them food, and she and /
alone knew of their presence. | charged
| her to tell no man. But when the king
commands obey, and have brought the
officers here. Yet l am glad to say that
within the hour, being warned of your
coming, but not by me, they have escaped.
You will see their tracks in the snow, and
they are now rapidly sailing in vessel on
the Long Island sound. What do you
here, Dorothy"
"They have sentenced me to the LASH
master, because kept my promise to you,
and twas this heavenly minded man who
greeted me this morning with these words,
Il wish you merry Christmas
"To the lash?"
eyes, MASTER"
"And were about to administer it?"
"But for Samuel they would already
have whipped me-"
"God be praised that this maid would
have suffered the lash rather than betray
either her word or these prosecuted and
righteous men, COTE and Whalley. She
shall henceforth be not my maid but my
daughter" said the governor, embracing
the girl. Then turning to the magistrate
he said: II will remit her sentence, and
because it is indeed the Christmas day /
will remit the sentences of all these prison
ers Let my house be opened this day.
Let all come and make merry. 1t shall be
made merry Christmas for ALL as used
to know it when i was child in Eng
land"
And it was as the governor had ordered
on that day and after. And then through
Dorothy Deals suffering and peril there
began in that colony the habit, rs in other
lands, of merry making and good cheer
upon Christmas day.