The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-04-04
xcopyright. is5s. by Bachelor. johnson and
Bacheller.l
PART ".

PART v.
Two months went by. The battle of
Dunbar was fought, and Charles had
lost il. Among the prisoners was
Garrett Enderby,who had escaped from
his captors on the way from Enderby
House TO London, and had joined the
Scotch army. He was now upon trial
for his life. Cromwells anger against
him was violent. The other prisoners
of war were treated as such and were
merely confined to prison, but young
Enderby was charged with blasphemy
and sedition, and with assaulting one OF
Cromwell's officers--for on that very
uay that young Enderby made the as
sault, CromwelPs foreign commission
for John Enderby was on its way to
Lincolnshire.
OF the four men who had captured
Garrett Enderby at Enderby House
three had been killed in battle, and the
other had deserted. The father was
He was recalled from Portugal, where
NE had been engaged upon Cromwells
business.
The young mans judges leaned for
ward expectantly as John Enderby took
his place. The Protector himself sat
among them.
"What is your name, sir?" asked
Cromwell.
"John Enderby, your highness."
at hath been said that you hold a
title given you by the man of SIM"
81 have never taken q title from
any man, your highness."
A look of satisfaction crossed the
gloomy and puritanical faces of the Of
ficers of the court-martial. Other
questions were put, and then came the
vital points. To the first of these, as
TO whether young Enderby had ut
tered malignant and seditious libels
against the Protector, the old man
would answer nothing.
"What speech hath ever been be-
tween my son and myself" he said, 'is
between my son and myself only"
A start of anger travelled round the
seats of the court-martial. Young
Enderby watched his father curiously
and sullenly.
"Duty to country comes before all
private feeling" said Cromwell. 81
command you, sir, on peril of a charge
of treason against yourself, to answer
the question of the court. If thy
right hand offend thee, cut it off; If thy
foot cause thee to stumble cut il off.
The pernicious branch of the just tree
ghall be cloven and cast into the brush
monwealth, sir?" asked Cromwell,
again.
by your hlghness' permission" he
replied.
did your son strike you upon the
face with the fat of his sword upon
the night recorded in this charge
against him?"
"What acts have passed between my
son and myself are between my son
and myself only" replied the old
man, steadily. He did not look
et his SON, but presently the tears
rolled slowly down his cheeks,
so that more than one of his judges
who had sons of their own were them
selves moved. But they took their
cue from the Protector, and made no
motion towards the old mans advan-
tagc. Once more Cromwell essayed
70 get Enderby's testimony, but, II
will not give witness against my
son." was John Enderby's constant
and dogged reply. At last Cromwell
rd6 in anger.
I'VE will have justice in this realm
of England" said he, though ii
turn the father against the son and
the son against the father. Though
the house be divided against itself yet
the Lords work shall be DONE"
Turning his blazing eyes upon John
Enderby, he said:
''Troublous and degenerate man, get
gone from this country, and no more
set foot in it on peril of your life! We