The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-11-21
Parson Downs unfolds
his evil news

cued it, betwixt you and me, from
royal MISREPRESENTATION is soothing to
the nerves and tending to allay evil
anticipations.'
Then, as 1 lay putting away some
joyment, he unfo!ded his evil news to
me. 1t seemed :hat my brother had
commissioned him so to do.
"'Tis a shame, Harry" he said, land
I will assure thee that all that could
be done hath been, and if now there
were less on guard and place where
thou couldst hide with safety the fleet
est horse in the colony is outside II
thou vert strong enough to sit him.
And SO thou escaped I would care not
if never / saw him again, though paid
a pretty penny for him and love him
better than ever 1 loved any woman,
since he springs to order and stands
without hitching and with never
word of nagging in my ears to make
me pay penance for the service What
a man with good horse and good
vino and good tobacco wanteth a wife
for passeth my understanding, but 1
know thou art young and the maid is
oiic. anu SU2 WAS Ill
such sore affection this morning be-
cause of thee, Harry, as might well
console any man. Had she been Ba-
cons widow she had not welded again,
but gone widow to her death.
Thou shouldst have seen her, lad,
when l ventured to strive to comfort
her with the reflection that her suffer
ing in thy behalf was not so grievous
as was Bacon's wife's for his death. for
thou art to have thy life, my poor Har-
~, and no great hurt, though it may be
somewhat wearisome il the sun be hot
But Mistress Mary Cayendish flew out
at me in such wise, though she hath
known all along to what fate thou vert
probably destined, and said such harsh
things of poor Madam Bacon that l
was minded to retreat Keep Mary
Cavendish's love, when she be welded
to thee, Harry, for there is little com
promise with her for faults, unless
she loveth, and she hath found out that
Cicely Hyde betrayed the plans of the
plant cutters. and for her and Madam
Bacon her sweet tongue was like a
fiery lash. and Catherine was as bad,
though silent. Catherine, unless / be
greatly mistaken, will wed thy brother
John, but unless be more greatly mis-
taken. she loveth thee. And now, my
poor Harry, wouldst know what they
will do TO thee tomorrow
/ nodded my head.
They will even set thee in the stocks,
Harry, at the New field. before all the
people at the sports" said Parson
Downs.
/ truly think that IL Parson Downs
had informed me that l was to be put
to the rack or lose my head it would
not have so cut me to the heart. Some
thing there was about a gentleman of
England being set in the stocks which
detracted not only from the dignity of
the punishment, but that of the offense.
/ would not have believed ley would
have done that to me, and can hardly
believe it now. Such punishment had
never entered into my Imagination, /
being q gentleman born and bred and
my crime being a grave one whereas /
the stocks We're commonly regarded for |
the common folk who had committed |
petty offenses, such as swearing or /
Sabbath breaking 1 could not for |
souC i2nlc Ie1iiZS IL, anu lay Starting dl
Parson Downs, while he tried to force /
the Burgundy upon me and started in /
alarm at my paleness.
why. confound it. Harry he cried.
Il tell thee, lad. do not look So Hadst
thou killed Rob Waller instead OF
wounding him 1t would have been thy
life instead OF thy pride thou hadst
forfeited
Il wish to God / had.' I burst out,
yet duly. for still only half realized
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