Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1902-03-15

OF THE MAID OF THE MARSH AND
THE BUBBLE WHICH ROSE FROM
1IE ROC.

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OF THE MAID OF THE MARSH ANp
THE BTBBLE WHICH ROSE FROM
THE BOG
All Bqifgewater was in fernent AS
We rUae in, For King James forces were
within four miles, on the Sedgemoer
plain. and 1t was likely that they would
push on at once and storm the town.
Some rude works had been thrown uD on
the East0ver side, behind which two
brlgadeS were drawn up in arms, while
the rest of the army was held in reserve
IN the market place and Castle field
Towards noon, however parties of our
horse and peasants from the fem c0ulf-
try came in with the news that there
was no fear of an assault being attempt
led. The royal troops had quartered
themselves snugly in the little villages
fot the neighborhood, and. having levied
/ contributions of cider and Of beer from
1.-THE farmers, they showed no sign of any
wish to advance.
The town was full of women, the
wives, mothers and sisters of 0rrr peas
ants, who had come in from far and
near TO see their loved ones once more.
Fleet street or Cheapside upon Il busy
/ day are not more crowded than were the
narrow streets and lanes of the Somer-
Setshire town. .IackbOoted. buff-coated
troopers; scarlet militiamen, brown,
stern-faced Tauntonians; serge-clad
pkemen; wild, ragged miners: smock
/ frOcked yOkelS: reckless, weHther-tanueil
Seamen: gaunt cragSmen from the north
ern coast, all pushed and jostled each
/ other in thick, many-col0red crowd.
! Everywhere among them were the coun-
| trywomen. straw-bonneted and loud
| tOngued weeping, embracing and eXhurt-
| ing. Here and there amid the motley
dresses and CLEAN of arms moved the
/ dark, Sombcr figure of a Puritan minis
ter. with sweeping. sad-cofOred mantle
| ana penthouse hat scattering abroad
short fiery CALCULATIONS and stern, pithy
texts of the old fighting order. which
warmed the mems blood like liquor. Ever
and anon sharp, fierce shout would
/ rise from the people. like the vein of n
| high-spirited hound which is straining ut
/ ITS leash and hot to be at the throat OF its
4 enemy.
| Our regiments had been taken off duty
whenever 1t was clear that Teversham
dld not mean to advance and they
were now busy upon the victuals which
our night foray had furnished 1t was a
Sunday, fresh and warm, with a clear.
unclOuded sky and a gentle breeze. sweet
with the smack of the country. All day
the bells of the neighboring villages rang
out their alarm, pealing their music over
the sunlit countryside The upper win
| dows and red-tiled roofs of the houses
We're crowded with pale-faced women
anu ShlIufeu WHO peeFeu our To east
| ward, where the SplotcheS of crimson
upon the dun-colored moor marked the
! position of our enemies
/ AT 4 o clock Monmouth held n last
council of WAT upon the square tower
/ out of which springs the steeple of
/ Bridgewater parish church. whence a
good view can be obtained of all the
! country round. Since my ride to Beau
| fort / had always been honored with a
summons To attend, in spite of my humble
rank in the army. There were some
/ thirty councillors in all, as many as the
! space would hold, soldiers and courtiers.
cavaliers and Iuritans, all drawn to-
gether now by the bond of a common
! danger. Indeed. the near approach of n
crisis in their fortunes had broken down
much of the distinction of manner which
! had served to separate them. The sec
tary had lost something of his austerity
and became flushed and eager at the
prospect OF battle, while the giddy man
of fashion was hushed into unwOnted
gravity as he considered the danger of
his position. Their old feudS We're for
gotten as they gathered on the parapet
and gaZed with set faces at the thick
columns of smoke which rose along the
sky line.
King Monmouth stood among his
chiefs. pale and haggard. with the dis
hevelled, unkempt look of man whose
distress of mind has made him forgetfnl
of the care of his person. He held a
pair of ivory glasses, and as he raised
them to his eyes his thin white hands
shook and twitched until it was grievous
to watch him. Lord Grey handed his
own glasses TO Saxon, who leaned his ell
bows upon the rough stone breastwork
and. stared long and earnestly at the
enemy.
''They are tho very men | have myself
! Ill
voice. as though uttering' thoughts aloII.
Over yonder at the right see Dunbar
ton s foot. | know these men well. They
will fight. Had we them with us all
would be well.
Nay, your majesty" Lord Grey an
swered, with spirit, you do your brave
followers an injustice. They, too, will
fight to the last drop of their blood in
your quarrel"
Look down at Them said Mon
mouth, sadly, pointing at the swarming
streets beneath MS. Drawer hearts new
err beat in English breasts. yet do but
mark how they babble and clamor like
clowns on a Saturday night. Compare
them with the stern, orderly army of the
trained battalions, Alas. that l should
have dragged these honest souls from
their little homes TO fight TO hopeless
battlew
''Hark at that cried Wade. "They
do not think il hopeless nor do we" As
he spoke a wild shout rose from the
dense crowd beneath, who were listening
to a preacher who was holding forth
from window.
at is worthy Dr. Ferguson" said Sir
Stephen Timewell, who had just come
up. "He is as one inspired, powerfully
borne EDWARDS in his discourse. Verify
he is even as one Of the prophets Of old.
He has chosen for his text The Lord
God of gods he knoweth and Israel he
shall know. If it be in rebellion or If in
transgression against he Lord, save us
not this day"
amen, amen" cried several Of the