Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-09
MICAH CLARKE
y > BY A. Conan Doyle. , >

\ deep. lrrepreSsible hum of approval
burst from the close ranks of the iusur-
gent infantry, with clang of arms as
musketoon or pike was grounded upon
the stone pavement Saxon half turned
his herce face. raising an impatient hand,
and the hoarse murmur died away among
our men. though our less-disciplined com
paniOns 10 right and left continued TO
wave their green boughs and 10 clatter
their arms. The Taunton men opposite
stood grim and silent, bu: their SET faces
and bent br0ws showed hat their towns
mans oratory had stirred the deep. fran
tic spirit which distinguished them
In my hands" continued the mayor.
drawing roll Of papers from his bosom.
us the proclamation which our royal
leader haGn sent in advance of him. In
his great goodness and self-abnegation
he had, in his curly declaration given
forth at Lyme, declared that he should
leave the choice of a monarch 10 the
Commons of England, but having found
that his enemies did most scandalously
and basely make use of this his self-de-
NAL, and did assert that he had so little
confidence in his own cause that he dared
not take publicly the title which is due
to him, he hath determined that this
should have an end. Know. therefore
that 1t Is hereby proclaimed that James,
Duke of Monmouth, is now and hence
forth rightful King of England that
James Stuart, the Papist and fratricide,
IS a wicked usurper, upon whose head
dead or alive. a price of five thousand
guineas is affixed; and that the assem-
bly, now sitting at Westminster, and call
ing itself the Commons of England is
an illegal assembly, and its acts are null
and void in the sight of the law. God
bless King Monmouth and the Pretes-
tant religion
The trumpeters struck up a flourish
and the npnnla bnzzoad hut lA ,,,o Won
raised his thin white hands as Il signal
for silence. "A messenger hath reached
me this morning from the King" he
continued. He sends n greeting TO all
his faithful Protestant subjects, and hav-
ing halted at Administer to rest after his
victory, he will advance presently. and
be with We in two days at the latest.
Ie will grieve to hear that good Aid.
Rider was struck down in the thick of
the fray. He hath died like
4 man and Christian. ieav-
ing all his worldly goods. together
with his clothwOrks and household prop
ertE, to the carrying on of the war OF
the other slain there are not more shan
ten of Taunton birth. Two gallant
young brothers have been cut off Oliver
and Ephraim Hollis, whose poor moth
"Grieve not for me, good Master Time
well, cried a female voice from the
crowd. Il have three others as stout,
who shall all be offered in the same quar-
rel"
You are a worthy woman. Mistress
Hollis the mayor ansW cred, land your
children shall not be lost to you. The
next name upon my list is Jesse Trefail.
then comes Joseph Miller and Aminadab
Holt -"
An elderly musketcer in the first line
of the Taunton foot pulled his hat down
over his brows. and cried ont in loud
steady voice, The Lord hath given and
the Lord hath taken away. Blessed be
the name of the Lord"
1T is your only son, Master Holt"
said the mayor, but the Lord also sacri-
feed His only Son that you and might
drink the waters of eternal life. The
others are Path of Light Regain, James
Fletcher. Salvation Smith and Robert
tombstone
The old Puritan gravely rolled up his
papers, and having stood for a few mo-
nentS with his hands folded across his
breast IN silent prayer he descended
from the market-cross and moved off. fol-
lowed by the aldermen and councilmen
The crowd began likewise to dispense in
sedate and sober fashion, with grave.
earnest faces and downcast eyes. \
large number of the country-folk. howev-
er. more curious or less devout than the
citizens, gathered round our regiment to
see the men who had beaten off the dra-
goOnS.
See the mon, wi a face like a gerfai-
con, cried one. pointing to Saxon; It's
he that slew the Philistine officer yes
tereen. an brought the faithful off vie
tOriOus.'
''Mark We yon other one" cried an old
dame, him wi the white face an the
clothes like prince. He's one o the
quality. what's come a the way froe
Iunnon to testify to the Protestant
creed. He's a main pious gentleman, he
is. an if he had bided in the wicked city
they'd ha' had his head off, like they did
the good Lord Roossell. or put him in
chains wi the worthy Master Baxter"
Marry come up, gossip" cried a third
The girt mum on the gray horse is the
soldier for me. He has the smooth
cheeks o a wench. and limbs like Goliath
o Gath. I'll war'nt he could pick up my
old GARTER Jones an ava wi him at his
saddle bow, as easy as Towser does
rotten! But here's good Master Teth-
eridge. the clerk, an on great business.
too. for he's a mum that spares ne time
ne trO0ble in the great cause"
Room. good people room" cried the
little clerk bustling up with IN air of au-
thority. Hinder not the high officials
of the corporation in the discharge Of
their functions. Neither should We ham
per the TANKS of fighting men. seeing that
You thereby prevent that deploying and
extending of the line which is now adj
vOcated by many high commanders.
prythee who commands this cohort. or
legion rather. seeing that you have aux
Hilary horse attached to itT'
lis regiment. sirrah," said Saxon,
sternly. Col. Saxon's regiment OF
Wiltshire foot, which / have the honor
to comma7d.'
Il beg yocr colonclsiIip's pardon" cried
the clerk, nervousiy. edging away from
the swarthy-faced soldier. II have
heard speak of your colonelship, and of
your doings in the German wars. ] have
myself trailcd pike in my youth and
have broken a head or two. aye. and a
heart or two also, when l wore buff ana
bandOlier'
discharge your message said our
colonel, shortly
It's from his most worshipful the
mayor, and is addressed to yourself and
to your captains, who are doubtless these
tall cavaliers whom | see on either side
of me. Pretty fellows. by nv faith.
But you and / know well. colonel. that a
lttle trick of fence win set the smallest
of rs on a level with the hrawniest Now
! warrant that YOU and |, being old sol