Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1904-03-12

Z Tor YOU "' A"NSOu' iOW Can you
/ bear IT,
81 have cast over 1t the balm of
prayer; have shut It up in my
heart, and given my heart to God.
| have said to God, DO as thou wilt
with me. | am content, and I have
found light in sorrow, brighter than all
the aarlng lights Of JOY"
Then you believe him to be dead?"
Eyes There is no help against such
a conclusion, and yet, Matilda, there
comes to me sometimes, such an in.
stantaneous, penetrating sense OF his
presence, that | must believe he Is not
far away" and her confident hearts
still fervor, her tremulous smile, her
eyes like clear water full of the sky,
affected Matilda with the same appre-
hendlng. And there was such a haunt.
ing sweetness about the chastened
girl that Matilda looked round wan.
deringly; It was as II there were
freshly gathered violets in the room.
She remained silent, and Jane, after
few minutes pause, said Il must
go home. now, and rest little. To-
morrow | am bid to Hampton Court"
"And you will come and tell me all
about your visit The world turned
upside down is an entertaining spec
tacle. Ann Charges the market won.
an in one place, and Elizabeth Crom-
well in another"
1.-THE Cromwells are my friends, Ma.
tilda And | will assure you that
Hampton Court never saw a more
worthy queen than Elizabeth Crom-
we'll"
II have saucy tongue, Jane-do
not mind when 1t backbites; there is
no one like you. love you WELT"
These words with clasped hands and
kisses between the two girls. Then
Matildas face became troubled and
she sat down alone, with her brows
drawn together and her hands tightly
clasped.
Ibid Rupert kill Neville?" she ask
ed herself. "Oh, me, do fear 1t. He
lied to me, then; of course he lied;
but that was no new thing for him to
do. What snail do?" Sne went over
and over this train of thought, and
ended always with the same irreso-
Lutte anxious question, what shall
do?"
The next day Jane went to Hampton
Court She was conducted to an
apartment in one of the suites for.
merly occupied by Queen Henrietta
Maria. AS she dressed herself she
thought of the great men and women
who had lived and loved. and joyed
and sorrowed under the ancient roof
Of Yolsey's splendid palace.
Brilliantly lighted room Mr.. and
IN EHEsle and Mc ard Mrs: Rich.
4 VSt s.sSrn'd1F 1'5ctof John owen,
1iopa. Milton, and DR.. Verify were
gresed around her highness the Pro-
tectors handsome wife. She sat at
the Protectors right hand, and Jane
Swafiham sat at his left.
He was in an unusually happy mood
and Doctor Owen, remarking 1t, Adj
miral Blake said, They had been
mobbed-mobbed by women-and the
Protector had the best of it.and that
was thing to pleasure any man."
Then Mrs. Cromwell laughed and said:
Your highness must tell us all now,
or we shall be very DISCONTINUED.
Where were you, to meet mob OF
women?
I'VE were in London streets, some
where near the waterside. Blake was
with me and Blake is going to Ports
mouth to take command Of an expo
dition."
Where to-" asked Mrs. Claypole.
well, Elizabeth, that is precisely
the question this mob of women want
ed me TO answer. You are as bad as
they were. But they had some ex'
cuse."
Pray what excuse, sir, that l have
not?"
They we're the wives of the sailor
men going with our admiral on his
expedition. And they got all around
me, they did indeed, and one handsome
woman with little lad in her arms
she told me to look well at him be-
cause he was called Oliver after me-
took hold OF my bride and said. You
won't trample me down, General, for
the lads sake, and tits but natural
for us to want to know where you
are sending our husbands. Come,
General. tell us wives and mothers
where the ships are going tor And
there was Robert Blake laughing and
thinking It fine sport, but stood up
In my stirrups and called out az loud
as | could, Women. can you be quiet
for one minutes? They said, Aye. "a
be sure we can. II youll speak out
General Then | said to them. You
want to know where the ships and
your men are going. Listen to mel