Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-10-12

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we are in Monmouth's country al
last, said Saxon 10 me, for Reuben
Lockarby and SIR Gervas Jerome had
| ridden on ahead. This is the raw ma
terial which we shall have to lick into
Soldiership.'
And no bad material. either" re-
piled. taking note of the sturdy figures
and bold, hearty faces of the men..
Think We that they are bound for Mon
mouths camp. then:"
"Ay, are they. See you yon long
hmbed parson ON the left-him with the
penthouse hat. Markest thou not the
stiffness wherewith he moves his left
legyr
'EIo, ho"' laughed my companion. 4
| nave seen such a stiffness before now.
The man hath a straight sword within
the leg of his breeches. A regular Par
!iamentary tuck, I'll warrant. When he
is on safe ground he will produce it, ay.
and use it toe, but until he is out of All
| danger of falling in with the King i
horse he is shy of strapping ii to his
belt. He is one of the old breed by his
| cut, who
Can fire and sword and desolation
godly thorough reformation.
I'D Samuel hath them to a penstroke,
There is another ahead of him there,
( with the head of a scythe inside his
smock. Can YOU not see the outline?
| warrant there is not one of the raseais
but hath pike-head or sickle-blade con-
| cealed somewhere about him. | begin to
reel the breath of war once more. and to
grow younger with it. Hark We, lad!
am glad that did not larry at the inn. !.
on seemed to be in two minds about
it," said l
"Ay. ay. She was a fine woman. and
| the quarters We're comfortable. | do nor
| gainSay il. But marriage. dye see, is a
citadel that it is plaguy easy to find ones
way into, but once in, old lilly himself
| could not bring one out again with credit
| have known such device on the Dan-
ub", where al the first onfali the Mann
| eluheS have abandoned the breach for the
| very purpose of insnaring the imperial
| troops III the narrow streets beyond,
! from which few ever returned. Old
| birds are not caught with such wiles
| did succeed in gaining the ear of one Of
| the gossips, and asking him what he
| could tell me of the good dame and her
! inn. 1t Seemeth that she is somewhat:
| of shrew upon occasion, and that her
! tongue had more to do with her hus-
| bands death than the dropsy which the
| leech put it down to. Again, a new inn
! hath been started i'll the village, which
| is well managed, and is like to draw the
| custom from her. 1t is, too. as you have
| said. dull, sleepy spot. All these rea-
sons weighed with me, and | decided
| that it would he best to raise my siege
of the widow. and TO retreat while
could yet do so with the credit and hon
Ors of war
lis best So" said /; You could moi
have settled down to life of TOPPING and
ease. But our new comrade, what think
| you of him?'
FAITH Saxon answered, I'VE shall
extend into a troop of horse if we add
to our number every gallant who is in
want of a job. As to this Sir Gervas,
however, | think, as / said at the inn,
that he hath more mettle in him than
| one would judge at first sight. These
young sprigs of the gentry will always
fight, but | doubt if he is hardened
enough or hath consistency enough for
such campaign as this is like to be.
His appearance. too, will be against him
IN the eyes of the saints; and though
Monmouth is a man of easy virtue, the
saints are like TO have the chief voice in
his councils. Now do but look at him
as he reins up that snowy gray stallion
| and gtlzes back at us. Mark his riding
hat tilted over his eyes, his open bosom,
his whip dangling from his butfonhole
his hand on his hip, and as many oaths
in his mouth as there are ribbons to his
doublet. Above all, mark the air With
which he looks down upon the peasants
beside him. He will have to change his
style if he is to fight by the side of the
fanatics. But bark! | am much mis-
taken if they have not already got them
selves into trouble.
Our friends had pulled up their horses
to await our coming. They mad scarce
halted. however. before the stream of
peasants who had been moving along
abreast of them slackened their pace,
and gathered round them with a deep
omnous murmur and threatening ges-
Other rIuS
was something afoot, hurried up to help
their companions. Saxon and | put spurs
to our horses, and pushing through the
throng, which was becoming every in
slant larger and more menacing. made
our way TO the aid of our friends, who
We're hemmed in on every side by the
rabble Reuben had laid his hand upon
the hilt of his sword, while Sir Gervas
was placidly chewing his toothpick and
looking down at the angry mob with an
air of amused contempt.
"A flask or two or scent among them
would not be amiss,' he remarked: Il
would | had a casting bottle"
stand on your guard, but do not
draw cried Saxon. What the nenker
hath come over the chaw-bacons? They
mean mischief. How now, friends, why
this uproar"
This question, instead of allaying the
tumult, appeared to make it tenfold
W0nSe. All around us twenty deep were
savage faces and angry eyes, with the
CLINT here and there of a weapon, half
drawn from its place of concealment.
The uproar, which had been mere
hoanse growl, began TO take shape and
FORM Down with the Papists.' was
the cry Down with the Prelates."
''Smite the Erastian butchersw "Smite
the Philistine horsemen." Down with
them"
A stone or two had already whistled
past our ears. and We had been forced
in self defense to draw our swords,
when the tall minister whom we had
already observed showed his way
through the crowd, and by dint of his
lofty stature and commanding voice pre-
vailed upon them to be silent.
How say ye" he asked, turning upon
us. fight We for Baal or for the Lord?
II who is not with us is against us"
(which is the side Of Baal, most rev
erend sir. and which of the Lord" asked
Sir Geryas Jerome "Methinks if you
were to speak plain English instead of
Hebrew we might come 10 an under
standing sooner"