Waterbury evening Democrat., 1895-04-18

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 Tia EcTth wall ut the church at Cotton End l. only frur laorS from thr house. the | church standing WitLiH the nunt l-ulat- al as Ihr sIvrrd hui'liuc. tArrtfnrr, iS from the out,r wvr'd ly lhe wide sprcad | ing chase and CltSo m0~Sru' with the | hou,..-t,.ad, Sir Anthony had sumo excuse fur considering il ns l"u, Il part of his | d,'IusSuu us the JIiil CT the smithy. In | words ho wauld haV1 l~1h willing tn nd | init a distinction, but iu thought fancy | be Jumped it with Ihu rest "f his posses | siunS.
 IL was with lowering Cye that on this l sunday n'rujnE hN watched from his l room over tIl,' gateway :h, unusual stram | of Trui5!c making for tho church. Per | chance hr had iu his mind other sundays | -SuuIuys whra he had walked out at this hour, light of heart and kind of eye, l with his stalT in his fist and his glove danElIn=. and his dn:: at his heels, and, | frco from care. hal talk, Il pleasure in each | bless yr, Sir Anthuny!' Well. those days Were gore. Now tho rain dripprd from | the CavrS-frr thaw had come in the | ni2ht-und thr bells that could on occa- l sion ring so chyc:ily sounded sad and | fOrlo7n. His daughter, when she came, | according 10 custom, Iringing his great | service book, could scarcely look him in the face. 1 know Hot whether even then his resolution to dare all might not nt | sound u( word from her UT nt sight of her face have mcltvd liko yesterdays ice, but before thu Word could ho spoken or tho eyes meet another step rang on the [ stoI.r staircasr, and Brother Ferdinand l entered.
 | "ThCy ar,' hrrC!' ho said in q low voice. 'Six Uf them, Anthony, and sturdy fcl. | lows, aS all Clopton' men are If you dc not think !uur people will stand by you -
 The knight fired nt this suggestion. What" hu burst out, turning from the | window, if Ciuddc men cannot meet | Cluptur men, the times arc indeed gOnC mad. Mako way and let me comvl Though tho m,-s he never said again in Cotton church. iy shall be said today" And Il, sWurr Il @,rrLt oath.
 l He sirJdr down tho stairs and under tho gatrway. wl, r, were arranged, according tH the Ct.~l..h uf tho house on wet days, all tho rrrtant> With Baldwin and Martin Luther at their head The knight stalkct through thrm with a gloomy brow. Hi, brother followed him, a faint smile flick cr:us; ahuut tho crrncrs of his mouth 1 Then C;:nr Fvldinand's wifo and Prtru uillA. the latter with her hood drawn clos, | about her I:1cr: Aunr, with her chin in tn, | air and her tICs a:iuw. It iS nut d hi Cf a l,.~;lr will scare her." Baldw i'll nut t,!rd a~ hr fviI in behind her and eyed hrI back with nu great favor.
 | No, su long aS it .!,,'s not touch her, Martin r,plirl in a cynical whisper. Sh, is well matr'i-wrll mated and ill fatrd IIa, hal
 's'ilrmH", foul!" growlrd his companiol anGrly. |; this a time for nutic-:"
 '-\y" it iS!' Martin rrturtrd swiftly though with tlC same caution, for. whrI wise l,:, Il turn fo-!-, fvulS are put tu it l. act ui tu their lru!r>~lnn! Iou sec, broth CT .\r.! D, GtIihrraf.'lv cut d cavcr. Hi e!r> w,r} ri>trE!nG, and the nerves ul che >ld" ut his face twitchGd oddly. Bald win l,hrd ;!i him and muttcrrd that Ma tin Was griu.; to have u!lV of his mad fits What had !,.wn on the fuul of Iat,:
 The ki'..It r.A, hrd the church purc and l,s>-, Il through the crowd whic awaited him GA,Iv. save for its unuSua size and >.1l.i.' >tranG" faces tn be srrn o it's skirts th, r,' Wa~ Iln indication Uf truu lie. He wilAyd tapping his stick on th pavement Il liJilr moro loudly than usual tu his place in the front pew. The huus, huli. t.!' NllI.:.;rr~ the strau2. F., prt Ser iu l., uIl.l !IiI: uith every >,.lt Na- tillvd | ENvn tE, t,i r., r'tltIuvnt If s~lr Pier
 Cluu,i,, >,ir h stood Iln:;thwi>r in tll ai-lr, Was >ri., | ul"'t!, and if the two sin | ilAr l.Iunl.l!, ulS which stood tu right all | ltt hvluw tir' CilancCl steps had not be,
 under tA" hMEht' eyes they, tuu, wuul
 have been invaded. Net all w,> done d,
 ccntly and in order, with a clattcring ( , rustic hootS indeed, but no scrambling (
 i'll words. The Cloptun men were thcr, D Baldwin had marked them well, and $
 had ,luIrn stout fellows, sons of Sir Al
 thunys tenants. But they behaved di ! crrrtly. and amid such silence as Fath,
 Care! never rrmrin!rrVd to have faced l
 began tEr l.vmuu service.
 The December light fell flintly throug the ,A.t window on the father at his mil
 istratiuns, uu his small aculytrs, on Il l. four Cll,!ti, hi:l--rS before IhV altar.
 fell cvvrywh, rr-un gray dusty walls bu D trcSstd hH gray tumhs which left but
 EarruW pace in the middle of the chance . The marble crusader tu the left matchC the c,Innpi,d l:rd >f Sir Anthony $ parCn
 on thv right. the aibtUsS tomb i'll the ne,
 row faced tho palmer monument of s' Anthony MlIT. n vacant plac" by h.
 oiuo awaiting his Cwn Clligy, and the .; We're others. The CAAnCCl Was sO small
 nay. t.I1 church. too-su small and old al ,. gray and suiid and the tumhs Were
 massive that they Ulbuwcd one anuthC The v,ry dust which ruso as men stirr, Was t.ir C!!~J uf Ciudd,s. Sir Anthony brow relaxed. He listened gravrly Al v sadly.
 And then Ih' interruption came. ,. protest! al rough voice ill rear of q
 crowd Cri,d suddenly, ringing h;rshly aI
 strang, ly above the fathers accents al .: the solemn hush. Il protest against tI
 sIryicc,'
 \ thrill of u>tOni>hmcnt ran throu. D the crowd, and al ru$c. Every man in {
 church turned round, Sir Anthony amul
 tho first. and looked in the direction
 the voice. Then it Was seen that |
 Clopton men had massed themselves abo ]. the du'r in the southwest corner, n strol
 position, whence retreat was easy.
 thCr Carey, after a momCntary glanC
 went ,n as if It. had not heard, but l
 voice shook. and all still waited with tht .; faces turned toward the west end.
 ." protest in tho name of tho queen n the same man cried sharply, while his f
 lows raisrd mumur so that the pries
 voice was drowned.
 ''' Sir Anthony stepped into tho aisle, ,z face inllamrd with anger. The interru '' tiUn taking place there, in that pla,
 seemed to him a double proclamation. n. "Whu is that brawIer:" ho said, | hand tr>mbling on his staff, and all {