Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-23

! smarted under some recent grievance. The
raiiiery Of our host, not too nice or deli.
cate. soon spurred him to discovery OF
his complaint. He asked nothing better
| than to be urged for a disclosure.
Neither rank nor friendship nor serv.
| ice" he said shifting the table, ARE enough
to gain the smallest favor from the king
All goes to the women; they have but te
ask to have. 1 prayed the king to give me
for cousin of mine place in the Life
Guards that was to be vacant and he-by
| heaven. he promised. Then comes Nell
and Nell wants it for a friend, and Nell
has 1t for a friend, and 60 empty"
had started when he spoke of the Life
Guards, and sat now in state Of grea,
| disturbance. Darrell, also, 1 perceived
was very uneasy and made a hasty effort
to alter the course of the conversation, but
| Mr. Jermyn would not have it.
Who is the happy-the new happy man
that is, Mistress Nelrs friend?" he asked
| smiling.
Some clod from the country" returned
the earl; his name. they say, is Dale
felt my heart beating but 1 trust that
l looked cool enough as 1 leaned acros.
| and said:
Your lordship is misinformed. I have
the best of reasons for saying So"
| THE reasons may be good, sir" he re-
| torted, with stare, but they are not evil
dent"
Il am myself just named to a commits
| sion in the Kings Life Guards. and my
name is Dale said 1, restraining myself
to show of composure, for felt Darrell's
| hand on my arm.
BY my faith, then. you're the happy
| man., sneered Carford. II congratulate
| you your
Stay, stay, Carford," interposed Mr.. Jer-
myn.
On your-godmother," said Carford.
| You're misinformed my lord" | re-
peated. tiercely, although by now great
| fear had come upon me. l knew whom
| they meant by Nell
| by God, sir, I'm not misinformed," said
by God, my lord" said Though had
| lord, you are"
Our voices had risen in anger: a silence
| rel! on the party, all turning from their
| talk to listen to us. Carford's face went
| red when l gave him the lie so directly
| and the more fercely because, to my shame
and wonder. I had begun to suspect that
| what he said was no lie. But followed I'D
| the attack briskly.
Therefore. my lord said, 81 will beg
OF yon to confess your error and withdraw
what you have said"
he burst into a laugh.
II weren't ashamed to take a favor
| from such hand l wouldn't be ashamed
| to own it, said he.
l rose from my seat and bowed to him
sfaVely All understood my meaning, but
he choosing to treat me with insolence
did not rise nor return my salute, but sat
where he was, smiling scornfully.
YOU don't understand me, it seems, my
your wits and flung the napkin, which
had been brought to me after meat lightly
| in his face. He sprang up quickly enough
then, and so did all the company. Darrell
caught me by the arm and held me fast.
Jermyn was by Carford's side. 1 hardly
knew what passed, being much upset by
the sudden quarrel, and yet more by the
idea that Carford's words had put in NV
head l saw Jermyn come forward and
Darrell, loosing my arms, went and spoke
to him. Lord Carford resumed his seat;
L leaned against the back of my chair and
waited. Darrell was not long in returning
to me.
You'd best go home, he said in low
voice. "I'll arrange everything. You must
meet me tomorrow morning.
nodded my head. I had grown cool
Carford and low to my host and the COM
pany l turned to the door. AS / passed
through it 1 heard the talk break out again
behind me- l got into my chair that was
waiting and was carried back to my inn
| in half-dazed state. 1 gave little thought
| to the quarrel or to the meeting that
awaited me- My mind was engrossed with
| the revelation to which l had listened
doubted it still; nay, l would not believe
| It, Yet, whence came the story unless
| 1t were true? And it seemed to fit most
aptly and most lamentably with what
| had befallen me, and to throw light on
what had been puzzle. 1t was hard on
| four years since 1 parted from Cydaria;
yet, that night 1 felt that, if the thing
were true, L ShOulQ receive CarfOru'S point
| in my heart without pang.
Being, as 1t may be supposed, little in
cilEed for sleep, l turned into the public
| room of the inn and called for a bottle
or wine. The room was empty save for
! lanky fellow. very plainly dressed, who
| sat at table reading a book. He was
| drinking nothing, and when-my wine hav-
| Ing been brought called in courtesy for a
| second glass and invited him to join me-
he shook his head souriy. Yet presently
| he closed his book, which 1 now perceived
| to be a Bible, and fixed his earnest gaze
| on me. lie was a strengthening fellow
| His face was very thin and long and his
lair Qor he wore his own and no wig)
| hung straight from the crown of his head
| in stiff wisps. 1 set him down as a RAN
! ter and was in no way surprised when he
| began to inveigh against the evils of the
times, and to prophesy the judgment of
God on the evils of the city.
| "Pestilence hath come and fire hath
come" he cried. yet wickedness is not
put away, and lewdness vaunteth herself
| and the long-sufering of God is abused
| All this seemed to me very tedious.
slipped my VINE and made no answer. I
| to let the sins of the city alone.
| THE foul superstition of papacy raises
its head again." he went on, land cody
! men are persecuted.''
Those same godly men," said I, "have
| had their turn before now, sir. To many
| 1t seems as If they were only receiving
| what they gave" For the fellow had
| reused me to some little temper by his
| wearisome cursing
But the time of the Lord is at hand :"
he pursued, "and all men shall see the
working of His wrath. Aye, it shall be
seen even in palaces"
| If l were you, SIR said l. dryly, ..I
would not talk thus before STRANGERS
| There might be danger in it."
he scanned my face closely for a few
moments. Then, leaning across toward
| me, he said earnestly:
| You are young, and you look honest
| BE warned in time; fight on the Lords side.
and not among his enemies. Verify. the
! time cometh'
| had met many of these mad fellows.
| Tor the country was full of them, some
| peing d1sbanded soldiers of the common
wealth, some ministers who had lost their
! benefices; but this fellow seemed mora
| crazy than any 1 had seen, though, in
| deed, must confess there was a full meas
| ure of truth, if not of charity in the de-
| scription of the kings court on which he
| presently launched himself with great
| vigor of defamation and an intense, al
though ridiculous. exhibition of piety.
| You may be right, SIR
| My name is Phineas Tate"
| You may be very right friend Phineas"
said 1, 'yawning, "but l can't alter all .his
Go and preach to the king"
The king shall be preached to in words
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