The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1899-08-05

away among his m~eannesses. To those
who are prone to hero worship few
filter subjects could be found.
There are several places of interest
connected with the early career of the
protector, who was born at Hunting
don on April Is, 1899. Huntingdon lies
pleasantly along the left bank of the
Ouse, sloping pleasantly upward from
Ouse bridge, which connects 1t with
town itself consisting mainly Of one
fair street, which, toward the north
end Of it, opens into a kind Of irregular
market place, and, then, contracting
again, soon terminates. The two
churches of All Saints and st. Johns,
bridge, appear successfully on your
left, the churches fanked with shops
or other houses" So wrote Carlyle in
his Letters and Speeches of Crom-
WELL" and, save that the church of st.
John is now no more, this description
might serve to-day. Huntington is
rich in memories of the Cromwells.
They were not a famous race before
Oliver came, and yet they had always
borne themselves with fortitude. A
good, stout clan of the old-fashioned
English country gentlemen, renowned
neither for wisdom nor bearing, but
steady, reliable citizens withal, the
backbone of the nation.
Just outside the old town stands the
stately mansion Of Hinchingbrooke,
now for more than two centuries the
favorite residence of the Montagues,
but still preserving traces Of the for
mer B%enedictine priory which, at the
dissolution of the monasteries was
granted to Sir Richard Cromwell, alias
Williams. Sir Richard Cromwell, the
founder of the house, was the great
grandfather of the protector. From
Sir Richard the house passed to his
eldest son, Sir Henry Cromwell, who,
for his liberality and magnifcence, &C
CURED the nam of the golden knight.
In 1864 Sir Henry Cromwell enter
tanned Queen Elizabeth at Hinching-
brooke. After this Sir Oliver, the eldest
son of Sir Henry, and uncle and god
father to the protector, became the pos
SCISSOR. In 1903 James, the first of the
Stuarts, was entertained by Sir Oliver.
The ancient ivy-clad gateway still de-
fes the ravages Of time, and, with its
quaint carving and mellowed coloring
is a thing to dwell long in the memory.
1t was through this s%culptured gate
house of the Benedictine convent that
James entered the great court of
Hinchingbrooke in state. In 1927 Sir
Oliver sold Hinchingbrooke to Sir Sid
ney Montague. father of Admiral Mon
tague, who became the first earl OF
Sandwich. The young Oliver spent
much of his time when a boy at Hinch-
ingbrooke, and it is quite possible tina.
he and Charles, then duke of York, me-
there as children, as tradition alleges,
The house contains many relics and
portraits of the Cromwell family.
Huntingdon is rich in memories OF
Oliver Cromwell. There is the tomb
Of the golden knight" in All Saints
church, and a carved stone in ST
Mary's church still records the fact thai
Robert Cromwell, the protectors faith
er, vas a former bailiff. There is the
site of the house where the protector
was born, but the house has been twice
rebuilt, and the present structure,
known as Cromwell house, has nothing
in itself of interest. Born, as already
stated, on April rs, 1899, the future