The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1905-01-13

condemned Of their own consciences.
covered before him. & s5
| Did no ono open their mouth
against him?" q
No one but Sir Peter Wentworth.
He said, My Lord General, this Par
lament has done great things for
England and Cromwell answered.
The spoke in the wheel that creaks
most does not bear the burden in the
cart! Then Sir Peter told Cromwell
his abuse Of the Parliament was the
more horrid because it came from the
servant of the Parliament. the man
they had trusted and obliged"
At these words DR.. Verify laughed
loudly-"Cromwell, the servant of
such a Parliament" he cried. ..Not
he; what then, Israel?''
HE told Wentworth to be quiet
He said he had heard enough of such
talk, and putting on his hat, he took
the floor of the House. watched
him as he did so. He breathed in.
ward. like one who has business of
life and death in hand. could see
on his face that he was going to do
the deed that had been the secret of
his breast for many days; and his
walk was that quick stride with
which he ever went to meet an
enemy. He stood in the middle of
the House, and began to accuse the
members personally. His words
were swords. He flung them at the
men as if they were javelins; shot
them in their faces as if from a pis.
toll He told them that the Lord had
done with them. He said they were
no Parliament, and that he had been
sent to put an end to their sHting
and their prating.
"And at these words Cluny Ne.
vile spoke to the Sergeant, and he !
opened the doors, and some musket-
GERS entered the House. Then Sir
Harry Vane cried out, This is not
honest and Cromwell reminded him
of his own broken promise, and they
began to go out, at first slowly, and !
then in Q hurry. treading on. the, heels
Of each other
What of Lenthan? He has a stub
born WILL
He sat still in the Speakers chair,
until Cromwell ordered him to come
down. For moment lie hesitated, |
but Gen. Harrison said, I will lend
you my hand, SIR; and so he also
went out"
But was there no attempt to stay
such dismissals? am amazed, dumb.
founded said Doctor Verify.
Alderman Allen, the Treasurer OF
the Army, as he went out said some.
thing to Cromwell which angered him
very much; and he then and there
charged Allen with shortage of one
hundred thousand pounds, and com.
mitted him to the care of musket.
Ger for examination. I tell you, there
was no gainsaying the Cromwell of
this hour. He was more than NOR
tai man; and Vane and the others
knew, if they had not known before, I
why he was never defeated in bat.
tic"
After the Speaker had left, what
them"
His eye fell upon the Mace, and he
said scornfully to some of the Iron.
sides, Take that bauhle away!' Then
he ordered the musketeers to clear
the House, he himself walking up to
its Clerk and taking from under his
arm the bill which had caused the
trouble. and which was ready to
pass. He ordered the man to go
home. and he slipped away without
a question. Cromwell was the last
soul to leave the Chamber, and as
he went out Of it he locked the door
and put the key in his pocket. He
then walked quietly back to his
rooms in the Cockpit"
He will need God on his RICH,
hand and on his left said Doctor
Verify. More than we can tell will
come Of this-implacable hostility,
rarcorous jealousy, everlasting envy
and spite. The members"
"The members" interrupted Gen
Swaffham, "haye tied themselves,
hands and feet, with cords of their
own spinning. and Oliver Cromwell
holds the ends of them. They will
not dare to open their mouths"
(To be continued)
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