The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1905-03-13

cCnuemncl OF lnclr own cOnIc'encep,
covered before him."
did no one open their mcuth
against him?'
No one but Sir Peter Wentworth.
He said. Ny 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
cartl Then Sir Peter told Cromwell
his abuse of the Parliament was the
more horrid because Il 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. mot
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. | watched
him as he did so. He breathed in
ward, like one who has a business Of
life and death in hand could SEQ
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 IL they were javelins; shot
them in their faces as il from a pis-
tol. 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 sitting
and their prating.
And at these words Cluny Me-
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 hurry. treading on the heels
Of each other"
What Of LenthalI? He has 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, 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 4 musket.
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
tie"
After the Speaker had left, what
then?n
His eye fell upon the Mace, and he
said scornfully to some Of the Iron
sides, Take that bauble away Ther
he ordered the musketeers to cleal
the House, he himself walking UP K
its Clerk and taking from under hi!
arm the bill which had caused thu
trouble, and which was ready t
pass. He ordered the man to 81
home, and he slipped away withou
question. Cromwell was the las
soul to leave the Chamber, and a.
he went out Of it he locked the doc
and put the key in his pocket. II
then walked quietly back to hi
rooms in the Cockpit
HE will need God on his righ
hand and on his left" said Doctor
Verify. more than we can tell vii
come Of this--implacable hostility
rarcorous jealousy, everlasting envl
, and spite. The mcmbers-''
/ "The members" interrupted Gen
. Swaffham 'have tied themselves
4 hands and feet, with cords of the
l own spinning. and Oliver Cromwell
holds the ends of them. They vii
4 not dare to open their mouths"
/. (To be continued)