The Newtown bee., 1896-12-25

deputies consulted together. Then the constable was commanded to take the girl and execute the sentence, but as he approached her Samuel put her behind him and faced the officer. His look was terrible, and the constable knew the strength of his arm, so'they stood silently | facing one Gaan6ther.' Suddenly noise like the coming of horses was heard. The door opened and there entered some of the Kings officers, and with them the governor of the colony, Mir Leete.
 ''In his mdjesty's. name4 if you know where Edward Whaliey and William Gofe, two of the judges who caused Charles I to be beheaded, lie concealed, .Is charge yqn.eQ deliver. them!' said the officer.
 .A'Thesr sregieides !' said the magistrate, speaking in broken tones. 7'I"iAyb, the 'tegitides. We have heard they iare, ,onnoeaaed 'here.nl.
 Had one a venerable beard?' Aye. William Goffs.''
 ~4, Twas he, Croomwel's general" said the mn9agistfFatq, as though speaking to f'himseIf. ''f
 ."Tw4s he," said sRdfth the 4 % deputies solemn I Y. Then AbneeFr said to the officer, ''Que
 9t ttsnq was @heTrs an H,lh h9pRF h39pRFiq3go ago ~ ~
 ~' But is, is here Ter n25 9, longer" said Gov
 Leeeete, speaking, II. for the first time. These men came to mqe many days go
 ahd asked toF. shel ter, As I had not then received the Kings command to deliver them. I spremitted them to lie in the
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 Il am lqyaI, ,( to thle, the king, I and my people honor CromWelf and his li6utenant"
 Ny maid pq2rroftbIy, rf5 ", has for many days Itsk ken, them3} food apd she and l alone knew Qf ,thfir presence; " charged her
 to ten no man. But when the king
 e9@msnaai syGe ggVaaib obey by &Ba hPB9 have RgQqghF
 the fioeFS here YeY 2}f am glad to say that within I the the hour, being warned of .YoqE coming, but not Ib9y me, they have
 escaped Yop wil1l see, their tracks in the snows and the3y are now rapidly sail- I ing in a vessel on Long, Island sonnd. What do you S I here, srt. ,fb}o5r6th!y?',
 ''They ha3e ,seeptenced me to the lash, master becapqseP l kept my promise to
 you and t'Was Y this ! Heavenly minded man I WKo greeted me SHt Hthfs1 morning with these
 words, I wish you a merry Chtistthas.'" ".
 '',ro the lash?'
 l t'Yes, master"
 E s-t'And were. about to administer it?'' .s |'BAt Ror B4qutl they would already
 have whipped me-" ] "God be praised that this maid would I have sUffered the lash rather than be- ffr49 eiEBdr her word CT these persecuted
 and nd rfghteodg men, lG6ffe3 and Whalley. 1f1Eshe ebah henceforth be not my maid, b4tmy. .daughter.'' said the governor, embracing the Sri. Then turning to the I lmagIgtratee he. skid';;lAt'' will remit her I sentence, ana, because it b'isindegd Christi I1tlnag day 15i2 iferhitthe sentences of ali ti1esea prisoners. .''Leb all come and make,
 merry. It ahailbe made merry Oh, istll thss for silli ayII used to know It L#heDsI was & child ins Bngl8nd."
 ! ,s.Apldi it. was as the governor had order Ised'Bbfi that Sr 't5a:y'Aa and after. And then
 Ghboughl D1rothy Deals suffering and peril began in that, colony the habit ag ig other lands, of merry making and good cheer upon that ChFistmas day. BIS t. fBe prophecy of sthe regicide Goffe GHa si fulfilled The children of Samuel and Dorothy have became men of aus- IF9h8rity, and shey aid cali her blesseds