Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1903-12-19

TO neTSSh' Oh peasant com
panionship between Jane and her
mother, that Matilda could NOT helm n
little envious contrasting.
One day, near Christmas the roads
above them, and in spite of tho cold
were hard and clean and the slty blue
Matilda resolved to walk over to
swaffham. AS she left her father she
kissed him affectionately and then
courtseyed to the Chaplain who did
not notice her attention. being han.
pily and profitably lost In 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 a monthly |
rose in bloom, and she plucked it, and
with the fair sweet flower in her hand
entered the Swafham parlor. Jane
was sitting at the table serving Lord
Cluny Neville, no was eating and
drinking and leaning towards her with
a 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
it. 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 a slice of the pasty, and
Jane filled her winegass, and Neville
touched his own against it and wished
her health and happiness. Then they
sang some madrlgals, 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
tilda returning rRat night to de Wick
and very SOON Mrs. swaffham joined
them, and theAseryants began to builC
up the fire aid spread the table 70
the evening MI al.
Where did rharles Stuart go afte
Dunbar" ask Jane.
HE went yrthward to Perth. Fo
a little while 4 held with Argyle an
' the Kirk. butthe Coyenanters droy
| him too hard. Ihey told him he mu
upurffy,, i,fs-...s..j ,-e.,s.asasii ungodly Il
| lowers, and 500 = him dismiss tive
ty-two Englis alters not cody
that is, not G nac tic-enough. The
Charles, not rs to endure the
pious tyranny dio away to the Higl
lands behind and though
was caught a 0isuaded to return
he did so OHM condition that h
friends shouldly= with him and figl
for him." n
"why shoulSEhe Scots object
that?" asked Mts swaffham.
Because" answered Neville, "the'
men were mostly Englishmen ar
Episcopalians; and the Wings al
Covenanters hated them as being tC
often reckless and wicked men, full
cavalier sauciness. In return, Charl'
Stuart hated the Wings and Covenan
ers, made mockery of them, and,
is said, did not disguise his anus
ment and satisfaction at the defeat
the godly army at Dunbar"
And how did these godly men T
gard CROMWELL" asked Matilda wi
undisguised scorn.
"They troubled us a little In Il
West" said Neville, land CromwC
marched the army to Glasgow, and {
the next Sabbath day the preache
rallied at him from every pulpit in tn
city. One of them met the Lord &c
eral on the street and attacked hi
with threats and evil prophesies.
would have shut his lips with bio
but Cromwell said to me, Let hi
alone; he is one fool, and you a
another and the very next day
made friends with this preacher, anC
met them coming down the Hi
street together in very sober and plea
ant discourse. After beating the
Wings well at Hamilton, we went in
winter quarters at Edinburgh; a.
Cromwell is now staying at Lord N
rays house in the Canongate."
"He ought to have taken his rest
Holyrood Palace" said Jane.
Il am glad he did not" replied \
Vile. "'Tis enough TO fight the livi
Stuart; why should he run into mort
danger by invading the home of tn
unlucky family? A man sleeps in !
dwelling place-and when he sleeps
is at the mercy Of the dead"
mot so" said Jane. "The 20