The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-06-10

asked her forgiveness. CIVILIZED her 70 stand
upon the straw and she ''lznezlsd down,
saying, VIII you take il of before lay me
DOWN and the headSman said: 40,
madame Then tied she the handkerchief
about her eyes. and, feeling for the block.
she said: What shall l do. Where is itf
One of the ST. nders-byguiding her thereunto,
she laid her her head down upon the block
and then stretched forth her bOdy and said:
Lord, into thy hands I commend my
spirit, and 80 finished berthe. -
The Moderate JHtelifGsncer Of Jan. so,
1919, describes Charles scafold in this
wise: the scaffold was laid with black
bays; also the rail about II. The block q
little piece Of wood fat at bottom, about
foot and half long"
Within SIX weeks after the kings execu-
ton two Of MS loyal friends were beheaded,
viz, Lord Capel and the Duke Of Hamilton.
The duke, having observed how ne should
lay his body, stretched himself upon the
ground, d" and CaDel laid himself down"
A fortnight after the execution Of these two
royalists there was issued a pamphlet
or broadside entitled, ''ObseouieS on
That Perfect Pattern of True Proves,
Arthur, Lord Capel." and upon the title
page thereof was a picture representing the
headsman standing on the scatfo!d, ak IN
hand. while below him. stretched out at
full length, lies d man with his neck barely
raised above the planking Of the scaffold, as
If, indeed, the neck rested upon "a little
piece of wood
the Earl OF Carnarvon was the first to
answer Mr.. PalgrAve's interesting protest;
be was conservative enough in history, ne
said, 10 prefer the old traditions unless
something better and surer could be given
us in their places. He quoted Andrew
Marvelrs lines:
He nothing common did or mean
Upon that memorable scene,
But with his keener eye
The AXIS edge did try;
Nor called the gods, with vulgar spite,
The vindicate his helpless right;
But bowed his comedy head
Down, as upon bed
and his grace presumes that Mr.. Palyrave
is not prepared TO convert the puritan poets
line slmlle into most prosaic statement of
fact. The Earl of Carnarvon quotes from
report made to the Venetian STATE by Clio
vanni SagredO, the embas sador, who was in
London during the protectorate: The
sect fold was raised level with window of
the palace, and hung with black velvet.
And because they were afraid his majesty
might resist the execution of the sentence
and refuse to lay his neck on the block, tvso
iron rings were fastened to the floor of the
scaffold through which a cord was passed
to be placed round his maiestys neck, and
SO compel him to extend his neck to the ak
should he refuse TO bow ID the fatal blow"
But, as the earl admits, this quotation
proves nothing one way or the other.
The Hon. j. Parker Smith, member of
parliament. opiEes that Andrew Marvells
lines
Bowed his comely head
Down, as upon a bed
are quite inconsistent with kneeling atti-
tude, and it appears therefrom that be in
terprets the poets Zine simlle" most pro-
SaicallY.
Lord Rosebery comes to Mr. Palgrave's
assistance, and testites that he owns a picc-
ure of the royal execution painted by an
eye-WltneSs-a / Itchmal who left England
because, as he said, he would not live longer
IN country that had killed its king This
painting represents Charles I. in the hori-
zontal position suggested by Mr.. Palgrave.
Francis Busbby calls attention to other
lines by Andrew ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and
Chloe" stanza p:
AT these words away ne broke
As VINO long has praying lien.
To his heedsman makes the sign
And receives the par5Ing stroke
w. c. Southwen of Norfolk writes to the
London Times that in prayer book 1850
IN his possession is an engraving of the
execution of Charles, representing the king
lying upon the scatfold with his neck rest
ing on a low block. Another correspondent
calls attention to the confession of Richard
Brandon. the executioner of Charles. This
alleged confession was printed ia 1649, AID
1t contained a rude picture of the scatfold,
upon which the king is represented as
stretched out upon his elbows and knees.
The Hon. j. G.. Swift Mac Neill, member
OF parliament, announces that W. Martin
Edmunds Of Walmer, Kent, has in his pos-
session the fo1tsJool on which it is said
Charles l. actually knelt to receive the IA al
blow. This footstool has been preserved as
a precious heirloom in tie Edmunds family
ever since the day OF the execution
The appearance of the footstool ought to
settle the question, but it doesn't; nay, the
controversy continues as brisk as ever,
although the Palgr1ve side appears to have
the advantage SO far. The fo0tstooI is sim
ply jeered at. It's popping up at this
Juncture reminds one of the argument OF
the priest who, having told his Pensioners
of the nocturnal visits which diabolical
witch usei 90 pay TO Jack Sheppard. de-
sc:ibed most accurately the chimney by
means Of which the superna ural crOne was
won't to enter the Sheppard cottage and
addei, conclusively: Il proof of which
narrative, beloved. the chimney still stands
and may be seen of you all, a witness to the
crimes for which the unrepentaut robber
died and for which the witch Is even low
bIolling in the neither hell "
STRANGER lin Brooklyn)-Wherea are all those
gentlemen goinZg
Resdent-1ney are going TO bid farewell to a
popular missionary to China who has been very