The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1896-07-09

Pembroke was chosen protector, and
30 served till 1919, when he died aud
was succeeded by Hubert de Burgh.
Louis, with the French forces, had been
defeated and driven back home, so peace
followed.
Henry III was weak king, as is too
well known, but was kind He behaved
well enough till about 1881, when he
began to i'll treat De Burgh-
He became subservient to the French
element and his wife's relatives from
Provence pronounced Provongs). He
imported officials by the score, and Flea
nor's family never released their hold
upon the public teat night or day. They
would cry bitterly if deprived of same
even for moment. This was about the
year 1886.
Besides this, and feeling that more hot
water was necessary to keep up ruddy
glow, the king was held tightly beneath
the thumb Of the pope. Thus Italy
claimed and secured the fat official po-
sitions in the church The pontif gave
Henry the crown Of S.cily with a G. o.
D. on 1t, which Henry could not raise
without the assistance Of parliament
Parliament did not like this, and the
barons called upon him one evening
with concealed brass knuckles and
things and compelled him to once more
comply with the regulations of Magma
Charta, which promise he rigidly
adhered to until the committee had
turned the first corner outside the royal
lawn.
Possessing peculiar gifts as versa
tile liar and homeless coward, and being
entirely free from the milk of human
kindness or bowels Of compassion, his
remains were eagerly sought after and
yearned for by scientists long before he
decided to abandon them.
Again, in 1858, he was required to
submit to requests Of the barons, but
they required too much this time, and
civil war followed.
Simon de Montfort, earl of Leicester,
at the head of the rebellious barons,
won victory over the king in 1854
and took the monarch and his son Ed
ward prisoners.
Leicester now ruled the kingdom and
not only called an extra session of par
lament, but in 1865 admitted represent
atives Of the towns and boroughs, there
by instituting the house Of commons,
where self made men might sit on the
small Of the back with their hats on
and cry Hear! Hearp'
The house of commons is regarded as
the bulwark of civil and political liber-
ty, and when under good police regula-
tions is still a great boon
Prince Edward escaped from Jail and
organized an army, which in 1866 de-
feated the rebels, and Leicester and his
son were slain. The wicked soldiery
wreaked their vengeance upon the body
Of the fallen man, for they took great
pride in their proves as wreakers, but
! in the hearts Of the people Leicester was
regarded as martyr to their cause.
| Henry III was now securely seated
once more upon his rather restless
throne, and as Edward had been good
boy for some time his father gave him
permission to visit the Holy Land, in
I 1870, with Louis of France, who also
wished to go to Jerusalem and take adj
vantage of the low Jewish clothing
market. In 1879 Henry died, during the
absence of his son, after Sc years Of
vacillation and timidity. He was the
kind Of king who would sit up half OF
the night trying to decide which boot
! to pull off first and then. with a deer
drawn sigh, go to bed with them on.
Edward, surnamed "Longshanks, u