The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-12-11


battle-but the road into England
was clear
Cromwell himself had gone north.
ward TO pcrll. and ON the second "
August hc took possession of that
city. but while entered it was told
that Charles Stuart with fourteen
thousand mon. had suddenly loit
stirling and was marching towards
England Charles had taken the west
orn road by Carlisle. and q was
thought be- Vonli make Tor London.
ne went at a nying speed past York.
Nottingham Coventry until ho reached
tho borders of Shropshire. 40 shrcws-
bury DE found the gates shut against
him and hia mon wore so diahcartoned
that the King turned westward TO
| Worcester. O city reported to DC loyal,
I whore he was received with every
show OF honor and Affection.
Meanwhile Cromwell was following
/ Charles with steady swlftnosl that
had something iptoiul I'm &C. This was
/ 20 be the last battle OF the civil war.
| and Cromwell knew a. There was IN
| bis soul. even az Perth. tho assurance
OF victory, aud as he passed through
| the towns and villages of England.
| men would not be- restrained. They
throw down the sickle and the spade
In the field, the hammer In the forge.
the plane nc the bench. aud catching
hold Of the stlrrups OF the riders. ran
with them to the hating place, SO.
with his ten thousand troops aug.
montod To- thirty thousand. no reached
Warwick. and making his headquar.
tors at the pretty village OF Kcynton
near by, be- gave his men time to
draw breath and called a council OF
war
Cromwell sat at the upper end Of n
long table 4 rough map Of tho coun.
try around Worcester lay before him.
and Harrison. Lambert. Israel Swan.
ham and Lord Evesham were his com.
panlons There were two tallow can
dies ON The table. and. their light
stonc ON the face of Cromwell. AZ
that moment q was full OF melan'
choly. hut he saw In an instant the
entrance Of Neville, and with an al
most lmpCrccpuble movement com
mnndod hls approach.
Neville laid the letters OF which he
was Che bclror before Cromwell and
hts large hand Immediately covered
thom "ls an woll2" no askod-a and
reading the answer IN the youths
face. added u thank Godl What thor
of the city2'
"lts panic ls beyond describing" an
4wcrod Neville. parliament Is bosld,
Itsc.f 8ut London IS manlfcstly viii
tho Commonwealth, and every man Il
, % Is l0okng TO you and TO the army
Tor protection, Some. indeed, | me
who had lost heart. and who though
90 better that Charles Stuart SHOULD
como back than that England shoul,
bocoma graveyard lighting him."
"Such men ave aucl,lod slaves" salt
Lambert ~ would hang them with
out word or warrant for H."
YEA nid Cromwell. "ior Freedom
is dead IA them. From here there mr.
two courses open TO ua. night on
aud a wrong one. What say yol
LnmbcriY"
II say Il were woll TO turn our nose
90 J nnonn aud 10 let the foguos kno
we are coming"
what Us your thought Harrlsoni
Worcester IS well defended" he al
nwcrod musiuply IT has Wales b.
hind H. We cannot fight Charlie
stuart tlll we compass the city, and {
do that we must be on both sides q
the rlvcr."
Flight him." said Lord Eveshan
"bettcr now than later"
flight him! That, ! toll you, IL m
mind also" said Cromwell striking IN
table with his olnchod hand Som
may judge otherwise, but think Will
We hold Charles Stuart safe, Londo
Is safe also God has chosen thi
battlefield for us, as Ito chose Dunba
But there must be no slacknoss. Tn
., work 10 TO be thorough, and not
~ do over again. The nation wishes
= 30, know H. Tho plain truth is
D. we will march straight on Worcester
wo will cut OF Charles Stuart fror
y all hope Of London: we win light hi
r. from both sides OF tho river, an
y, !, bring this matter Of tho stuarts to a
30 end"
(To be contlnued.)