The state herald., 1892-05-27
THE UNKNOWN. LEADER.
A Dramatic st5fy u iAs w.s wtk King
Philip,

THE UNKNOWN. LEADeR'
A Dramatic Story " iAs w.i WIKI King
:, rhiiip.
Once upon q time as the fairy sto.
rles begin. only this is not fairy
story. there w&s d Waf ID d country
across the sea, long and cruel war.
Thero were many battles fought and
thousands oi men lost their lives and
what do ydu suppose. 1t was all abousp
Why so they might know whether tho
king was to rule with or without par.
lament But very important prin-
ciple was at stake and many honest
men fought on the side OF tho parlia-
ment.
In tho end the king was defeated
and taken prisoner says a writer In
tho Philadelphia Times No doubt
you have read about 1t in your history
and know that this kings name was
Charles Stuart Charles !. Of En-.
gland. Ifso you will remember that
he was put on trial for his life and
condemned to death. There wore
tiaay g6od mon On the pariiamenps
side that were opposed ID this but
the majority were determined that he
should die. So one cold january day
he wns brought out and bcheaded on
Tower Hill.
For dozen years then, there was
nd king In England. They called II
tho Commonwealth but l thing WI
might as we'll call 1t the reign Of OH.
YER Cromwell. Whom Cromwell died
most OF the people had got tired OF
the Commonwealth. and they sent
to France for the young prince
Charles Stuart tho son Of tho mur.
dered king. This was called tho
Restoration.
One Of tho first things tho new king
did was TO order the arrest Of all the
men who had condemned his father
I'd death. There were forty Of them.
and they were callod regicides that
Is the murdorors OF king. Nearly
oil OF them were taken and executed,
but three Of them managed to escape
These three men came to America
which was then virtually wilder.
ness with few villages scattered
here md thero among tho forests.
They found various refugees though
they were pursued from time to time
by tho agents OF King Charles. Some.
times they hid in caves sometimes an
Indian wigwam gave them hospitablo
shelter and one OF them for fifteen
years was the Secret guest OF tho good
minister OF Hadley which was thcn
border town in tho valley OF the Con-
necticut r-.- sss.
During King Phillips war largo
force OF Indians attacked Hadley. 1t
was on Sunday and the savases sur
prised the hamlet while tho people
wero assembled In tho little church.
Suddenly tho wnr-whoop sounded. and
tho Indians clambcred over the pals
AIDES and rushed through the cato.
ways
Tho Puritans graspcd thoir frelocks
which they carried to church with
them in those fighting days, and mus.
tered upon the grcen. Almost can
you SEQ the scene glittering under tho
drowsy skies Of june, the snvages In
war paint and feathers leaping and
nourishing their murderous weapons;
tho settlers with peaked hats and
quilted doub!ots. making as gallant
defense US thoy could. the women and
children knoeling behind them.
But the settlers wero losing ground.
and tho Indian yells were growing
iicrccr and more triumphant q Thoy
turned Mt last to fec. Just then a
strange figure rushed In front OF tho
fleeing whites No one knew him or
whcro he had como from. Ho was
an old mar. but tall and erect with
long white hair and flowing beard.
dressed like a cavalier. Ho brand.
ishcd n slender rapier which flashed,
as the spectators thought with an un.
earthly light
Rally hcrc men OF Hadlcy!' ho
cried. In a storm. loud voice that had
its effect even upon the Indian foo.
Rally hero-for your livcs"
His military presence and his cheer-
ing words inspired tho settlers TO n
heroic dofensc Tho lido OF battle
turned, in n short timo the savages
fed and tho little frontier town was
saved.
But when tho settlers turned 10
thank their dolivercr ho had dlsap.
pcared as mysterlously us he had
come.
Even very good pcoplo wcre super.
stitious In those daya and rs they
could not account for II In any other
way. II began to DO whispered among
them that I'm angel OF tho Lord had
appeared in their defense, nor did
they learn their mistake until tho
death OF the minister's secret guest
which happened several years after-
wards Then they knew that tho
angel with tho whito hair must have
been William COTE tho regicldc
In his place OF conccnlment he had
secn tho peril OF tho whites and 30
had rushed out and saved the settle.
ment
II you should chnnce TO visit tho
dreamy littlo village on tho Connect.
cut you muy stand upon the very
ground whore tho tall warrior np-
pcarcd with streaming white hair and
beard. waving high tho sword that
had flashed md struck on Marston
Moor and rallied tho panic-s,ricken
settlers in that long ngo year OF grace,
1876.
GREAT HAFiz.'
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