Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-22

closed ia with me before | could get my
weapon t';S"Hgaged. but | struck him ont
with nay left hand. and then brought
the fat of my sword upon his head lay
ing him senscless upon the pave
meni God knows. did not
wish 10 take the lives of the mis-
guided and ignorant ZealOtS. but our own
were ut stake. \ marShman looking
more like a shaggy wild beast than
human being, dartcd under nay weapon
and caught me round the knees. while
another brought a fail down upon my
headpi"ce. from which it Slauccd on to
my shoulder. \ third thrust ut ne with
a pike. and pricked me on the thigh. hut
shore his weapon in two with one blow.
and slit his head with the next. The
man with the tail gave back ut sight OF
inns, ana Kick freed me from the
unarmed. ape-like creature At nay feet
50 that | found myself clear Of nay as
SallangS. and none the worse for my
encounter, save for a touch on the leg
and some stiffness of the neck and shout
der
Looking round | found that my com.
lades had also beaten off those who
were opposed to them. Saxon was hold
ing his bloody rapier in his left hand.
while the blood was trucking from Il
slight wound upon his right Two min.
erS lay across each other in front of
him, but ut the feet of Sir GPrvaS Jt.-
piled together. He had plucked out his
Snuifbox as l glanced at him. and was
offering 1t, with bow and flourish. to
Lord Grey, as unconccrucdly as though
he We're back once mere i'll his London
coffee house. Buyse leaned upon his
long broadsword, and looked gloomily
at Il headleSS trunk in front of him,
which | recognized, from the dress. as
being that of the preacher. AS TO Epu-
ben, he was unhurt himself, but III sore
distress over my own tritiing scar. though
l assured the faithful lad that it WAS
less thing than many Il tear from braCch
or thorn which we had had when black
Deriving together.
Tile fanatics, though driven back,
We're not mon 10 he content with 4 Sin-
gle repulse They had lost ten OF their
number. including their leader. without
being q hle To break our line. but the fail
IRE only served to increase their fury.
For a minute or 50 they gathered pant
ing in the aisle. Then. with mad yell.
they dashed in once more. and mada
q desperate effort to cut Il way through
TO the altar. 1t was ticrcer and more
| prolonged struggle than before. One of
! our followers was stabbed to the heart
over the rails, and fell without Il groan.
Another was stunned by mass of ma
! sonry hurled ut him by giant cragS-
man Reuben was felled by club. and
| would have been dragged out and hacked
| to pieces had | not stood over him and
beaten off his ASSISTANTS Sir Gcryas
was borne off his legs hy the rush. but
! lay like 4 wounded wildcat. striking out
! furi0usly at everything which came with
i'll his reach. Buysc and Saxon. back
TO back, stood firm amid the Secthing,
rushing crowd, cutting down every man
within sweep of their swords. Yet in
such Il struggle numbers must in the
end prevail, and l confess that ] for one
l. oI buy s,o f.>,, 4ln lN4
| of our contest, when the heavy tramp
OF disciplined feet rang through the ca
thedral. and the baronet'S muSketeerS
came at quick run MP the central aisle.
The fanatics did not await their charge,
but darted off over benches and pews.
followed by our allies, who were furious
on seeing their beloved captain upon the
ground. There was wild minute or
two, with confused shutting OF feet,
Stabs, GroanS and the clatter of musllet
butts on the marble floor. OF the riot
ers some were slain, but the greater part
threw down their arms and were ar
rested at the command of Lord Grew
while strong guard was placed at the
gates to prevent any fresh outburst of
Sectarian fury.
When at last the cathedral was cleared
| and order restored we had time to loUS'
around us and to reckon our own in
juries In all my wanderings, and the
wars compared to which this affair of
Monmouth's was but the merest skirmish
i have never seen a stranger or more
impressive scene. In the dim, solemn
light the pile of bodies in front of the
rails. with their twisted limbs and white,
set faces, had most sad and ghoStlike
aspect. The evening light shining
through one of the few unbroken stained
glass windows, cast great splotchcs of
vivid crimson and of sickly green upon
the heap of motionleSS figures. A few
wounded men sat about in the front
pews or lay upon the steps moaning for
water or our own small company not
one escaped unscathed. Three of otfi'
followers had been slain outright, while
n fourth was lying stunned from blow.
Buyse and Sir Gcrvas were much
bruised. Saxon was cut on the right
arm. Reuben had been fclled by a bud
gcon stroke, and would certainly have
been slain but for the fine temper of Sir
Jacob Clancings breastplate, which had
turned fierce pike thrust. AS to my
self it is scarce worth the mention, but
my head sang for some hours like
good wife's kettle, and my boot was full
of blood. which may have been bless
ing in disguise. for Sneckson, our Ha'
want barber, was ever DINING into my
ears how much better l should be for
phlebotomy.
In the meantime all the troops had as
scmbled and the mutiny been swiftly
stamped out There were doubtless
many among the Puritans who had no
love for the Prclatists, but none save the
most crack Drained fanatics could fail to
see that the sacking Of the cathedral
would set the whole Church of England
in arms. and ruin the cause for which
they We're fighting. AS it was. much
damage had been done. for while the
gang within had been smashing ali which
they could lay their hands upon others
outside had clipped off cornices and gar
goyleS, and had even dragged the lead
covering from the roof and hurled it
down in great sheets TO their compan-
ions beneath. This last led to some
profit for the army had no great store
Of ammunition. so the lead was gathered
mp by Monmouth's orders and rccast into
bullets. The prisoners were held in Gus
tody for time. but it was deemed un-
wise to nunish them. 50 that they were
finally pardoncd and dismissed from the
army.
\ parade of our whole force was held
in the fields outside the town upon the
second day of our stay ut Wells, the
weather having mt last become warm and
sunny The foot was then found TO
muster six regiments Of 900 mon. or