Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-02-22
XXNIII..
OF THE FIGHT IN WELLS CATTLE
ORAL.

KXVIII.
OF THE FIGHT IN WELLS CATTLE
ORAL.
am fairly tied to the chariot wheels
of history now, my dear children, and
must follow on with name and place and
date. whether my tale suffer by it or no
With such drama as this afoot it were
impairment to speak of myself, save in
50 far as | saw or heard what may
make these old scenes more vivid 10 you.
1t is no pleasant matter Tor me to dwell
upon, yet, convinced as | am that there
il no such thing as chance, either in the
great or the little things of this world,
am very sure that the sacrifices of these
brave men were not tn own away, and
that their strivings wer. not as pr0fitless
as might at first sistit appear. If the
pGrhdiOuS race of Stuart is not now seat
ed upon the throne. we may, to my think
ing, thank these Somerset yollels for il,
who first showed how small a thing
would shake the throne of an unpopular
monarch. Monmouth's army was but the
vanguard of that which marched three
years later into London, when James and
his cruel ministers We're flying as out
casts over the face of the earth.
On the night of June 81, or rather
early IN the morning Of June IS. we
reached the town of Frome, very wet
and miserable, for the rain had come on
again, and all the roads were quagmiree.
From this next day we pushed ON once
more to Wells, where we spent the night
and the whole of the next day, to give
the men time to get their clothes dry,
and to recover themselves after their pri-
vstions
In the forenoon, parade of our Wilt
shire regiment was held in the Cathedral
Close, when Monmouth praised it, as it
.wrN1 e.. L.,
made in so short a time
As we returned to our quarters after
diSmEssIng our men, we came llnon n
great throng of the rough Bagworthy and
Oare miners, who We're assembled in the
open space in front of the cathedral. lis
tenlng to one of their own number, who
was addressing them from cart The
Wig ana frenZied gestures of the man
showed us that he was one of those ey-
treme sectarieS whose religion runs peril
ouNly near to madness. The huns and
SroanS which rose from the crowd nroypd
however, that his fiery words were well
suited TO his hearers, so we halted on tha
verge OF the multitude and hparkpned to
ms address. A red-bearded, ferce-faced
man ne was. with tangled. shaggy hair
iunbllnS over his cleaning eyes, and a
hoarse voice which resounded over the
whole square.
What shall we not do for the Tord?"
ne cred; what Shall we not do for the
Holy 1oly Of HOLES? Why is it that His
n nal LIS is heavy upon us? Why is it tIat
We nave not freed this land even as
J, ota freed Bethulia? Behold, we
good came and for a time of
health, and behold trouble! WHY is This
| say! Truly, brothers, it is because we
nave sighted the Lord. because
we we nave not been whole-heated towards
hlm;; Lo, we have praised Him with
in Il
neen cold towards him. Ye know well
mar Preiacy is an accursed thing-i
MISSING and an abomination in the eyes
81 the Almighty! Yet what have we.
Iils servants, wrought for Him in tins
Tatlef! Have we not seen prelatist
eiurcheS, churches of form and of show,
mere the creature is COMPOUNDED with
the Creator-have we not seen them. |
tHy' and have we not forborne to sweep
mem away, and so lent our sanction Il,
rhenl There is the sin of luke
T Tarm and backsliding generation,
mere IS the cause why the Lord
>no9Id look coldly upon His people! Lo.
~ Shepton and at Frome we have left
SucH churches behind u.s. At GlaSton.
Jury too, We have spared those wicked
,"'HS winch were reared by idOlatrOrS
;,a1dS OF old. Woe unto We if. after hay-
iuS put your hands to Gods plow. vr
urn back from the world See there
ne hoWled, facing round TO the beautiful
'4thedral. what means this great heap
~ stones! Is it not an altar Of Baal?
- IL not built for man-wOrShip rather
man God-wOrship? Is it not there that
lue man Ken, tricked out in his foolish
itVthet and baubes. may preach his soul
.-Ns and lying doctrines, which are but
me old dish of Popery served up under
new cover? And shall we suffer this
,lhng! Shall we. the chosen children of
me Great One. allow this plaguespot to
itIhalnE Can we expect the Almighty 10
lhcip us when We will not stretch out
uhhd To help Him? We have left the
wher temples of Prelacy behind us
na u, we leave this one too, my broth
swaying
Shall We pluck it down, then, until
Not one stone is left upon auotherE"
les. yes!' they shouted.
Now, at once:"
Yes, yesw
Then to work" he cried. and spring
Jug from the cart. he rushed towards the
[[athedral, with the whole mob of wild
lttnatcs az his heels. Some crowded in,
Ssuodting and yelling, through the open
IoorS' While others swarmed up the pill
..rs and pedestalS Of the front. hacking
me sculptured ornaments and Juggling
me gray old images which filled every
This mnst he stopped" said Saxon.
-aruy. We cannot afford to insult and
stray the whole Church of England -
p:1uase few hot-headei rantefs. The
image Of this cathedral would do our
l @use more harm than a pitched battle
So DO you bring no your company.
NF Serras, and We shall DO what we can