The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-13

condemned or their own co~nscierces,
covered before him."
did no one open their mouth
against him."
mo 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
nor horrid because it came from tae
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, Israeli"
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. l watched
him as he did SO. He breathed in
ward, like II who has a business Of
life and death in hand. | could see
on his face that he vas 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. lie 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 taeir faces as if from a pis-
tol. He told them that the Lord had
done with them. He said they were
10 Parliament, and that he had been
sent to put an end to their sitting
and their prating.
land 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 w broken promise, and they
began to go out, at first slowly, and
then in a hurry, treading on the heels
of each other"
what Of Lenthall? He has a stub.
born will"
HE sat still in the Speakers chair,
until Cromwell ordered him to come
down. For a moment he hesitated,
but Gen. Harrison said, 4 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 a shortage Of one
hundred thousand pounds, and com
eer for examination. | 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
why he was never defeated in bat
i tie"
After the Speaker had left, what
then?"
His eye fell upon the Mace, and hi
said scorntully to some Of the Iron
sides, Take that bauble away!' Their
he ordered the m~usketeers to clear
the House, he himself walking up tc
its Clerk and taking from under his
arm the bill which had caused the
trouble, and which was ready tt
pass. He ordered the man to &C
home, and he slipped away withou'
a question. Cromwell was the las
soul to leave the Chamber, and a,
he went out of it he locked the dool
and put the key in his pocket. HI
then walked quietly back to hi
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-i-nplacable hostility
rancorous jealousy, everlasting envy
and spite. The members"
THE members" interrupted Gen
Swaffham, have tied themselves
hands and feet, with cords of thei
own spinning. and Oliver Cromwell
holds the ends OF them. They viii
not dare to open their mouths
ITO be continued.)