Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1903-12-04


II life. such busy service OF men and
II maids, such active, kindly hospitality
II TO herself, and such pleasant com
4 partnership between Jane and her
| mother, that Matilda could not help a
little enyious contrasting.
II One day, near Christmas, the roads
above them. and in spite of the cold
| were hard and clean and the sky blue
Matilda resolved to walk over to
Swaffham- AS she left her father she
kissed him affectionateIy, and then
courtseyed to the Chaplain. who did
not notice her attention, being hap
PLY and profitably lost in a volume
by good DR.. Thomas Fuller
Matilda walked rapidly, and the
clear cold air blew hope and cheerful
ness into her heart. AS she went
through the garden she saw monthly
rose In bloom. and she plucked 1t; and
with the fair sweet flower in her hand
entered the Swafrham parlor. Jane
was sitting at the table serving Lord
Cluny Neville, no was eating and
drinking and leaning towards her with
face full Of light and pleasure Mrs.
Swaffham sat on the hearth.
Matilda saw the whole picture in a
glance, and she set her mood to match
1t. Dropping her gown, she let the
open door frame her beauty for a mo-
ment. She was conscious that she
was lovely. and she saw the swift lift |
ing OF Neville's eyelids, and the look |
OF surprised delight which came into
his eyes. She was resolved to be
charming, and she succeeded She let
Jane help her to remove her hat and
tippet She let Mrs. Swaffham make
much of her.
Then she sat down by Neville, and
he cut her slice of the pasty. and
Jane filled her wine-glass, and Neville
touched his own against it and wished
her health and happiness. Then they
sang some madrigals, and as the
shades OF evening gathered, Neville
began to tell them wild, weird stories
OF the Border-Land, and they sat in
the twilight pleasantly afraid of the
phantoms they had themselves con-
Jured up, drawing close together and :
speaking with little awe, and finding :
even the short silences that fell upon
them very eloquent and satisfying.
There was then no question of Ma y
-ilda returning that night to de Wick, 7.
and very soon Mrs. Swaffham Joined ;
hem, and the servants began to build
Up the fire and spread the table for
he evening meal.
Where did Charles Stuart go after D
)unbar?" asked Jane
He went northward to Perth. For
! little while he held with Argyle and =,
he Kirk, but the Covenanters drove ~
i'm too hard. They told him he must n,
urify his court from all ungodly fol-
overs, and so made him dismiss twen- 81,
y-two English Cavaliers not cody DE-
hat is, not alvinistic-enough. Then
harles, not willing to endure their ca
ious tyranny. ran away to the High
lnds behind Perth, and though he
as caught and persuaded to return. M
g did so. only on condition that his "a
lends should be with him and fight or
,r him." -
why should the Scots object to as
lat?" asked Mrs. Swaffham. In
en- were mostly Englishmen and n,
and the Wings and oh
ovenanters hated them as being too .
ten reckless and wicked men, full of
Waller sauciness. In return, Charles
uart hated the Wings and Covenant
8, made a mockery Of them, and, it fl
said, did not disguise his amuse- co
emit and satisfaction at the defeat OF mr.,
e cody army at Dunbar" tn,
And how did these godly men re- In
I'd CROMWELL" asked Matilda with an
disguised scorn. mi
They troubled US a little in the In,
est" said Neville, and Cromwell tnr
lrched the army to Glasgow, and on ha,
, next Sabbath day the preachers ..It
led at him from every pulpit in that or
y. One of them met the Lord Gen. =
i on the street and attacked him bar
tn threats and evil prophesies. | nor
uid nave smut MS lps with oiow' pc,
Cromwell said to me. Let him in
ne; he is one fool, and you are
)ther. and the very next day he
de friends with this preacher. and
t them coming down the High
eet together in very sober and pleas s
discourse. After beating these stu,
igs well at Hamilton, we went into trat
tier quarters at Edinburgh; and emo
mwell is now staying at Lord Mo- va,
s house in the Canongate." Phi
He ought to have taken his rest in 8
yrcod Palace" said Jane. fror
am glad he did moi" replied Ne see,
e. TITS enough to fight the living ON
art; why should he run into mortal da ?
ser by invading the home of that stra
lcky iamily man sleeps IN ms Of t
'iiing piace-and when ne sleeps ne 81