Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-23


failed. and he and his companions are
prisoners iH the hands Of the imam who
never know what pity WAS.
We all started in orr chairs 1T this,
and looked at one another aghaSt. save
only Sir Gervas Jerome. whose natural
serenity was, | am we'll convinced. proof
against any disturbance. For you may
remember. my children. that | stated
when | first took il in hand II n8rrate 20
yoa these passages of my life, that the
| hopes of the Monmouth party rested very
much upon the raid which Argyle and
Iae Scottish exiles had made upon AYR
shire. where it Was hoped that they would
divert a good share Of King James
forces. and SO make our march To London
| less difficult. This was the more conf
IDENTIFY expected since Argyle'S own estate
lay upon that side of Scotland. where he
could raise 5000 swordsnen among his
own Ctansmen. The western counties
abounded. too. in fierce zeaiotS who We're
ready to assert the cause Of the Covenant,
and who had proved themselves IN many
| Il Skirmsh to be valiant warriors. With
the help of the Highlanders and of the
| Covenanters it seemed certain that Ar
| gyie would be abe TO hold his own. the
more So since he took with him to Scot
| land the English Puritan Humboldt, and
many others skilled in warfare. This
| sudden news of his total defeat and
| downfall was therefore a heavy blow.
| since it turned the whole forces of the
| government upon ourselves.
Have you the news from truSty
sourceF' asked Decimus Saxon, after
! long silence.
1T is beyond all doubt or question:
| Master Stephen Timewell answered,
| Yet | can well understand your sur
| Fnp HI Il 10 haI
| with him. There was Sir Patrick hume
| ~ lolwarth--"
An talk and no fight said Saxon.
And Richard Rumhod."
An fight and 10 talk" quoth our COM
| p;uon He should. .hethinks. have
rendered n better account of himself
| Then there was Mai ElphinStone."
Il Dragging fool"' cried Saxon
| And Sir John Coehrane."
~ captious, long-tongued. Short-wit-
! 5ed sluggard." said the soldier Of for
| tune. The expedition was doomed from
| the first with such men at its head. Yet
| had thought that could they have done
| nGuGht else they might at least have
| lung themselves into the mountain coun-
| try. where these ba1plegged caterans
| could have held their own ami0 their ma
| tive clouds aud mists. All taken. YOU
say, 1t is n lesson and a warning to us.
| | tell You, that unless Monmouth infuses
| Inore energy into his councils and thrusts
! straight for the heart instead of fencing
| and foming at the eXtremitleS. we shall
| find ourselves as Argyle and Rumtold.
| What mean these two days wasted at
! Administer at q time when every hour is
! of import? Is he. every time that he
| brushes a party Of militia aside, 10 stop
! torty-e&ht hours and chant re DeUmS'
| when Churchill and FeverSham are, as
| know. pushing for the west with every
| available man. and the Dutch grrnadiers
| are Swarming over like rats into a
! sranury?'
You are very right, Col Saxon" the
mayor answered. And ! trust that
when the King comes here we may still
| him m to more prompt action. He has
| much need of more S0ldierly advisers
| for since Fletcher hath gone there i,
| hardly 4 man about him who hath been
| trained 10 arms.
We'll" said Saxon. modify. Now
| that Argyle hath gone under we are face
to face with James. wifi nothing but our
| own good swords to trust to-
To them and to the justice of our
| cause. How like We the news. young
| sirsE Has the wine lost its smack on
account of it? Are We disposed to finch
| from the standard OF the Lord?"
For my own part / shall see the mat
| ter through said |.
And | shall hide where Micah Clarke
bides, quoth Reuben Lockarby.
And to me-. said Sir Gervas, 'it is a
| iidtteF q iHulfIefellCe so long as am lit
good company and there is something
| stirring"
In that case" said the mayor eve
| had best each turn to his own work,
and have all ready for the Kings ar
! rival. Until then / trust that We will
| honor my humble roof"
Il fear that | cannot accent vour
| Kindness Saxon answered. When
| am in harness | come and go early and
| late. | shall therefore take up my quar-
| tiers in the inn, which is not very well
furnished with yictual and yet can sup
ply me with the simple fare, which with
:. black Jack cf October and a pipe OF
| Trinidado is all ! require
! As Saxon was firm in this resolution
| the mayor forborc 20 press ii upon him
! but his two friends gladly joined with
me in accepting the worthy woodwork
erS offer and took I'm our quarters for
the time under his hospitable roof.