Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1901-11-16
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vans. Autt Stouu WIFI tIiplg hands
clasped and their heads bent. listening
to the untimeiy address. and occasionai-
~ by, some groan or exclamation testify
me that the preacher words had moved
them.
The overgrown grace came Mt
last to an end, when the company
SAT silently down, aud prOcppded
without pause or ceremony 10 attack tIF
great Joints which smoked before Them
Our young hostess led us 10 the end of
me tahle, where high carved chair with
4 black cushion upon il marked The nosi-
non OF Inc master OF the house Mis-,
treSS Tlmewell seated herself unnn tba
right of the mayors place, With Sir Ger.
vas beside her, while the pasi OF honor
upon tue icit was assigned 10 SaXCn. On
my left sat LOckarhy. whose ewes. | ON
served had been fixed in undisguised ana
au-ahsorhlng admiration upon theruritan
maiden from the first moment thar br
had seen her, The table was ri mo- crrat
ofeadth, SO that We could talk across i'm
spite OF the clattCr Of plates and dishes.
me buStie OF servants, and The deep muir
muir of voices.
"This is my fathers household" said
our hostess. addressing herself 10 Saxon.
lhere Is not one of them who is not in
MS employ. He hath many apprentices
IN the wool trade. We SIT down forty 10
| meat every day in the year"
Anu to right good fare. too 0uoth
Saxon. glancng down thc table. Sal
| mon. RIBS of beef loin Of mutton. veal
paSues-what could man wish for more ?
| ilehtE Of good hOmcbrewcd, too, to wash
1t down. If worthy Master Tmewell can
arrange that the army be yictuaied after
the same fashion, | for one shall be be
holden to him. \ cup of dirty water and
q charred morS@l cooked on Il ramrod over
the campfire are ike to take the place of
these toothSome damtieS."
Is IL not hest 10 bDCp faith - sold 4l,n
iutltan maiden. Shall not the Almighty
feed His soldiers even as Elisha was fed
III the wilderness and Hagar in the dcS-
crt ?"
"Ay,' exclaimed n hnky-haired and
SWarthy young man who sat upon the
right of Sir GervaS. He Will provide
Tor us even as the stream of water
Gushed forth out Of dry places, even as
the duailS and the mamma lay thick upon
barren soil
so | trust, Young Sir" quoth Saxon.
but We must none the less arrange a
victuaI-train. with n STAFF OF. wainS. duly
numbered, aud an intendant over each
after the German fashion. Such things
should mol he left TO chance"
Pretty Mistress TimeWcl glanced IN
with half-Starlled look ut this remark
as though shocked al the want Of faith
implied in it. Her thoughts might have
taken the form of words had not her IA
/.
The whole company rising and bowling to
HIM as he advanced to his seat.
BE seated, friends" said H.. with n
wave of his hand we are h0mcly folk
Col. Saxon, and the old.ume virtue of re-
spect for our elders has not entirely for
Saken us, | trust. Ruth he continued
that thou hast seen 70 the wants of our
guests"
We all protested that we had never re-
ceived such attention and hospitality.
" lis well, lis WELL" said the good
woolw0rker. But your plates are clear
and your glasses empty. William, look
| to it. \ good workman is ever n good
trencherman. If Il prentice of mine can
not clean his platter | know that | shall
get little from him with cardcr and tea2el.
! Thew and sinew need Siding up. 4
| slice from that round of beef William.
! Touching that same battle of Oher-G rau-
stock. colonel, what part was played in
the fray by that regiment Of Pandour
horse in which, as | understand, thou
didst hold a commissioner
This was a question on which. rs may
he imagined. Saxon had much To say, and
! the pair were soon involved III heated
discussion, in which the experiences Of
! R0undway Down and Marston Moor
were balanced against the results Of a
score of unpronouuccahc fights iH the
| Syrian Alps and along the Danube Ste
phen Timewell in his msty youth had led
| first n troop and then a regiment through
the wars Of the Parliament. from Chal-
grove Field 10 the final battle at W0rccs
ter. so that his warlike passages, though
less varied and extensive than those of
our companion, were enough to enable
him to form and hold strong opinions
These were in the main the same as those
of the soldier of fortune. hut when their
ideas differed upon any point there arose
forthwith such croSsiire OF military jar
\ .5aIE
dos, such comparisons or light horse and
heavy, Of pikemen and musketcers, Of
LanZknechte, Ieaguers and on-falls.
that the unused ear became bewildeTCd
with the babble. At lest. on some ques-
ton Of Notifications, the mayor drew his
outwork with the spoons and knives. on
which Saxon opened his parallels with
lines of bread, and pushing them rapidly
up with travarses and covered ways, he
established himself upon the re-entering
angle Of the mayors redoubt. This opened
up a fresh question as to countermlnes,
with the result that the dispute ragged
with renewed yigor.
While this friendly strife was proceed
ing between the elders, Sir Geryas Je-
rome and Mistress Ruth had fallen into
conversation at the otner side Of the Ia
BILE. | have seldom seen, my dear chill
drcn. so beautiful a face as that Of this
Puritan daniel; and il was beautiful with
tndt sort OF nOuest ana HlalncnlE cOHltli~
ness where the feature derive their sweet
ness from the sweet soul which shines
through them. The perfectly moulded
body appeared to be but the outcr eX-
preston Of the perfect spirit within, Her
dark-brown hair swept back from a
broad and white forehead which sur
mounted a pair Of well-marked eyebrows
and large, blue. thoughtful eyes The
whole cast Of her features was gentle
and dove-likc, yet there was frmness in
the mouth and delicate prominence Of the
chin which might indicate that in times
Of trouble and danger the little maid
would prove 10 be no unworthy descen
dant Of the Roundhead soldier and Puri
tan magistrate. ] doubt not that whore
more loud-tOngued and assertiyc DANES
might be coWed, the mayors soft-voiced
daughter would begin TO east off her gen
tier dispositions and to show the stronger
nature which undcrlay it. 1t amused me
much 10 listen to the efforts which Sir
Gcrvas made 10 converse with her, for
the damsel and he lived so entirely in
two different worlds that il took all his
gallantry and ready wit to keep on
ground which would be ineligible to her
mo doubt you spend much Of your
time in reading, Mistress Ruth" he re-
marked eft puzZlpg mo ia think what