The Madisonian. (Virginia City, Mont.) 1873-1915, 1896-06-20

I1ING IE lHE LN ~ ltoFAS.
ted an act Of violence against the people
of Dover, they arose as one man, drove
out the foreigners and fumigated the
town as we'll DIS the ferry running to
Calais.
This caused trouble between Edward
ton Of the latter, who, with his Sous,
was compelled to flee. But later he re-
turned, and his popularity in England
among the home people compelled the
king to re-establish him.
Soon afterward Goodwin died, and
Harold, his son, succeeded him success
fully. Goodwin was an able man and got
several earldoms for his wife and rela-
tives at a time when that was just what
they needed. An earldom then was not
amere empty title, with nothing in it but
a blue sash and a scorbutic Temporal
ment, but it gave almost absolute au-
thority w one or more shires and was
also a good piece Of property. These his
torical facts took place in or about the
year 1864 A. D.
Edward having no children, together
with a sort Of misgiving about ever hav-
ing any to speak Of, called home Ed
ward the Outlaw. son Of Edmund Iron
side, to succeed to the throne, but scarce
" had he reached the shores of England
when he died. leaving Il son, Edgar.
William of Normandy, q cousin Of
the king, now appears on the scene. He
. claimed to be entitled to the first crack
~ Al~n &buD,,o o,>I that %l,n lrS,,r had
promised to bequeath it to him. He even
lured Harold, che heir apparently, to
Normandy, and while under the inhu-
ence of stimulants compelled Harold to
swear that he would sustain Williams
claim to the throne. The willy William
also inserted some holy relics of great
potency under the altar used for swear
ing purposes, but Harold recovered
when he got out again into the fresh air
and snapped his fingers at William and
his relics.
Jan. 5, 1866, Edward died, and was
buried in Westminster abbey, which
had just been inc,osed and the roof put
on.
Harold, who had practiced a little
while as earl, and 50 felt that he could
reign easily by beginning moderately
and only reigning %forenoons,. assembled
the throne. .'
Edward the COnfessor was Il good
durable monarch, but not brilliant. H.
was the first t0 let people touch him o.
Tuesdays and Fridays for scrofula o.
'king's evil" He also made q set o
laws that were an Improvement on som,
of the old ones. He was canonized abou
q century after his death by the pope
but IS to whether il took" OF not tn
!, historian seems strangely dumb.
He was the last Of the royal Saxol
} line, but other self made Saxons reigne'
l after hlra in torrents.
Edgar Atheling, son of Edward I'll
; Outlaw. was the only surviving :Aal
of the r yal line, but he was not oil
/, enough t. succeed to the throne, an
! Harold II accepted the portfolio. Fl
. was crowned at Westminster on the da
q Of King Edwards burial. This infuria'
! ed William of Normandy, who REMIND
< ed Harold IF his first degree oath al
u his pledge that he would keep it Sc
: have his salary cut from year to year.
. Oh, how uritated William was! Fl
get down his gun and babe the Cths
. Normans who desired an outing TO 6
N the same.
y Trouble also arose with Tcstig, Il
kings brother. and his Norwegian all.
10 Hardrada, but the king defeated the a