Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-15

aqua resla ana ltS action upon the nleB
ais, until your appearance brought me
back To soldicrship."
THE horse are ont of sight" said Reu-
hen, looking backward. ours as we'll as
theirs. Yet | see a clump of men over
yonder nj the other side of the Avon, and
there on the hillside, can You not see the
CLEAN of steel"
There are foot there answered
puckering my eyes. at seems 10 me that
| can discern four or FIVE regiments and
as many color> of horse. King Mon-
mouth should know Of this with all
speed"
He does know of it, said Reuben
Wonder he stands under the trees, with
his council about him. Sc one of them
rides this way
\ trooper had indeed detached him
self from the group and galloped to-
wards us If you are Capt. Clarke,
sir" he said. with salute, the King
orders YOU Ia join his council
Then | leave the major in your keep
mg. Reuben | cried See that he
hath what our means allow" So saying
/ Spurred my horse, and soon Joined the
group who We're gathered round the
King. They We're Grey, Wade, Buyse,
Ferguson. Saxon, Hollis and score
more. all looking very grave and peering
down the valley with their glasses. Mon
mouth himself had dismounted. and was
leaning against the trunk of a tree, with
his arms folded upon his breast. and Il
look of white despair upon his face
Behind the tree Il lacquey paced up and
down. leading his glossy black charger.
who pranced and tossed his lordly name,
n very king among horses.
You see. friends said Monmouth,
turning lack-luSter eyes from one leader
to another. "pnvidenre would seem to
be against us. Some new miShap is ever
at our heels"
Not Providence, your majesty, but our
own negligence. cried Saxon. boldly.
Had We advanced on Bristol last night.
we might have been on the right side OF
the r:lmnartS by new
"Rut we had no thought that the enc
my 5 foot was ~ near exclaimed Wade
II told We what would come of it, and
50 did OberSt BuySe and the worthy
mayor of Taunton" Saxon answered.
However. there is nought TO be gained
by mourning over broken pipkin. We
must cen piece il together as best we
may"
Let MS Sdvance on Bristol, and put
our trnSt IN the Highest" quoth Fergu-
SOIL. IF il be His mighty wull that we
should tax II, then shall we enter into it
Yea, Though brakes and sakers lay as
thick as cebblestanes in the Streets
Aye. aye! On To Bristol, God with
us. cried several of the ruritans. ex-
GItedty-
But it is ss-dummheit- utter
foolishnesS.' Buyse breke in, hotly.
'N'0u have the chance. and You win not
take II. Now the chance is gone, and
You are all eager t0 ga. Here is an
army of, as near as | can Judge 5000
men on the right side of the river We
are ON 1he wrong side, and Vet You talk
of crossing and making 81 belea guering
nf RVtSu0i Nsyi1 hxh,
spades. and with this force in our rear.
VIII the town snake terms when they
can see from their rampartS the van of
the army which comes to help them? Or
does II assist us i'll lighting the army to
have = strong town beside us, from
which horse and foot can make an out
fall upon our flank: l say again that it
is madness"
What the German soldier said was so
clearly the truth that even the fanatics
were silencec. Away in the east the
long, Shimmering lines of steel, and the
patches of scarlet upon the green hill
side, were arguments which the most
thOnghtless could not overlaok.
w hat would you advise, theng asked
Monmouth, moedily, tapping his jeweled
riding whip against lEis high boots.
ITO cross the river and come To hand
grips with them ere they can get help
from the town." the burly German an
swered bluntly. Il cannot understand
what we are here for if it he not TO
fight. II we win. the town must fall.
Ii We lose. we have had a bold stroke
for il, and can do no more
rs that your opinion, too. Col. Sax
'on?' the King asked.
''Assuredly, your majesty, if we can
hight TO advantage. We can scarce do
That however, by crossing the river ON a
Single harrow bridge in the face of such
force. l should advise that we destroy
this keynSham bridge, and march down
this southern bank in the hope of forcing
a fight i'll Il position which we may
choose
we have not yet summoned Bath, -
said Wade. Let us do as Col. Saxon
proposes, and let MS in the meal time
march in that direction and send a trum-
pet TO the governor"
There is Yet another plan" qu0th Sir
Stephen Timewell. which is to hasten
To Gloucester, TO cross the Severn there,
and NO march through Worcestershire
into Shropshire and Cheshire. Your
majesty has many friends III those
parts
Monmouth paced up and down. with
LIS hand 10 his forehead like one dis
trait. What am ! to do he cried. at
last. in the midst of all this conflicting
advice. when | know that not only my
faithful peasants and craftsmen depend
upon my resolution =
With all humbleness, your majesty"
said Lord Grey. who had just returned
with the horse, Il should suggest. since
there are only a few troops Of their cav
airy or this side of the Avon, that we
blow up the bridge and move onwards to
Bath when we can pass into Wiltshire,
which we know to he friendly
$50 be it, cried the King, with the
reckless sir of one who accepts a plan
not because it is the best, but because he
feels that all are equally hopeless.
What think you, gentlemen he added,
with bitter smile. Il have heard news
from London this morning. that my un-
Gle has clapped 200 merchants
ana others who are suspected Of
being true TO their creed in
t. the Tower and the Fleet He
will have one-haif Of the nation mount
ing guard over the other half ere long"
Or the whole your majesty, mounting
guard over him suggested Wade He
may himself see the Traitors Gate some
Of these mornings"
Continued next Week.