Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-11-20

81 am sure of one thing" answered
Jane Public honors please not Gen.
| Cromwell He would thank God to
escape them"
81 do not say that the wish to see
him honored is universal" continued
Matilda. Father Sacy thinks there
are a few thousand men still living in
England who have not bowed the knee
to this Baal."
"Childrenl Children, can you find
nothing more lovely to talk about?
Matilda, you know that you are bait
ing James temper only that you may
see her lose it."
Then Matilda laughed, and STOPPING
to her friend, kissed her and said,
Come, little Jane, | will ask your
| pardon. Kiss and be friends, Jane.
came to get your receipt for lavender
| conserves, and this is nothing to it.
Come, let us go to the still-room."
| She spoke with an unconscious air of
authority, and Jane as unconsciously
obeyed it, but there was a GOODNESS in
her manner which did not disappear
until the royalist lady had talked with
her for half an hour about the spices
and the distilled waters.
When the electuary had been pre-
pared, the girls became silent. They
were as remarkably contrasted as
were the tenets, religious and civil,
| for which they stood. But if mere
| physical ascendency could have domi-
mated Jane Swaffham, she was in its
| presence. Yet it was not Matilda, but
| Jane, who filed the cool, sweet place
| with a sense of power not to be dis
puted. Her pale hair was full of light
and life; it seemed to shine in its
waving order and crown-like coil. Her
| eyes had a steady glow in their depths
that was invincible; her slight form
was proudly poised; her whole man.
ner resolute and a little cold, as of
one who was putting down an offense
only half-forgiven.
Matilda was conscious of James
| influence, and she called all her own
charms forth to rival it. Putting out
Of account her beautiful face and
stately figure as not likely to affect
Jane, she assumed the manner she
had never known to fail-a manner
halfserious and wholly affectionate
and confidential She knew that
Swaffham was always a safe subject,
and that a conversation set to that
key went directly to James heart. So
turning slowly round to observe ey-
erything, she said,
How cool and sweet is this place,
janet"
at is, Matilda I often think that
one might receive angels among these
pure scents"
ooh, VOW it is the rosemary! Let
me put my hands through it," and she
hastily pulled off her white embroid-
cred gloves, and passed her hands,
shining with gems, through the delici-
ously fragrant green leaves.
Il have a passion for rosemary"
she continued. 1T always perfigures
good fortune to me. Sometimes If l
wake in the night l smell it smell
miles of it-and then l know my angel
has been to see me, and that some
good thing will tread in her footsteps"
Then she said with an attempt at
Indifference, when did you hear from
Cymlin? And pray in what place
must remember him now?"
81 know not particularly. Wherever
the Captain-General is. there Cymlin
Swaffham is like to be-"
why do you not ask after Stephens
fortune-good or bad?"
II did not at the moment think OF
Stephen. When Cromwell is in the
mind It's impossible to find him fit
company. 1t is he. and he only"
yet if ever Stephen de Wick gets
glimpse of home, it is not home to
him until he has been at Swaffham."
Jane made no answer, AID they
walked silently to the door where Ma
tilda's carriage was waiting. Mrs.
Swaffham joined them as Matilda was
about to leave, and the girl said, Il
had come near to forgetting some
thing l wished to tell you. One of
those men called Quakers was preach
ing his new religion at Squire Oliver
Leder's last night. There was much
disputing about him today"
What said Lady Heneage of the
preacher" asked Mrs. Swaffham.
"She thought he ought to be put in
the stocks; and her sister Isabel said
that he was a good man, and had the
root of the matter in him. l heard
that he was to preach again at Deep
ing Den. Now, I must make what
haste can; my father will be angry
1T my delay. Good-bye! faithful till
we meet again."
"She says faithful yet knows not
how to be faithful"
"She is much changed"
1T would be strange indeed II she