The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-23
THE LIONS WHELP By Amelia E. Barr.

grouped aroun her highness the Pro.
tectors hanCs1me wife. She SAT- at
the Protector right hand and Jane
Swatfham sat AT his left.
He was in an unusually happy mood
and Doctor owen remarking it. Ad,
miral Blake said They had been
mobbed-mobbed by wonderland the
Protector had the best % 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 disconnected.
Where were you to meet mob OF
women"
We We're in London streets, some.
where near the waterside Blake was
with ME and Blake is going to Ports.
mouth To take command OF an expe.
dition."
Where to?" asked Mrs, Claypole.
We'll, Elizabeth that is precisely
the question this mob OF women want
ed me to answer You are as sad as
they were But they had some ex.
cuse
not?"
They were 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 it's but natural
for us 10 want to know where you
are seuding our husbands. Come,
General tell us wives and mothers
where the ships are going to?' And
there was Robert Blake laughing and
thinking it fine sport, hut | stood mp
ia my stirrups and called out as loud
AS | could, Women, can you be quiet
for one minute?' They said Aye to
be sure We can, if you'll speak out,
General Then | said to them You
want to know where the ships and
your men are going. Listen to me!
The Ambassadors OF France and Spain
would, each of them, give million
pounds TO know that Do you under
stand, women And for a moment
there was a dead silence, then shout
of comprehension and laughter, and
the woman al ny bride lifted the boy
Oliver to HE i | took him in my
arms and kissed the rosy little brat,
and then anC er shout and the
mother said, General. you be right well
come to my share of the secret. and
all shouted, and the voices of those
women went to my heart and brain
like wine, they did that, They made
me glad; | believe | shouted with
them
Il haven't doubt of it." said Doc
tor Verify. Well Robert, did they
have nothing to say to your" he asked,
turning to Admiral Blake
They asked NE TO treat my men
well, and l said I'll treat them like
myself I'll give them plenty of meat
and drink and plenty Of fighting and
prize money, and so to their good
will We passed all through the city,
and, as | live, twas the pleasantest
progress any mortal men could de.
sire"
Then Doctor Verify. began to talk
of the American Colonies, and their
wonderful growth And as Cromwell
listened his face grew luminous; he
seemed to look through his eyeballs,
rather than with them, and wien Mil.
ton ceased there was silence until he
spoke
Il see. he said, "a great people,
vast empire from the loins of all ma
tioi ~ shall spring. And there snail
be no king there But the desire OF
all hearts shall be toward it, and it
shall be Govern Tor the oppressed and
bread and wine and meat for those
ready 10 perish Then signing he
seemed TO realize the GEAR and the
present and he added, Twas but
yesterday | wrote TO that good man,
The Rev John Cotton of Boston
have tCld him that | Z a truly ready to
serve him and the rest of the breth.
rem and the churches with him
With these words he. rose from the
table, and Mr.. Milton, the Ladies' Mary
and Frances Cromwell and Jane SWaff-
ham went into the grea, hall. where
there was eXeeedirf J fine organ
In short time Mr.. Milton began to
play and to sing, but the girls walked
up ard down talking to Jane OF their
admirers, an their ne6 gowns, and OF
love letters at had been sent them
in baskets of flowers.
When the music ceased, the even
ing was far mt "a. Cromwell said
as he drew Frances and Jane within
his arms, Bring lie the Bible. Mary.
Mr.. Milton has been giving us Eng
fish song, now we viii have the loftier
music of King David"
And we shell got no grander music.
sir" said Do II { en-, than is to be
found in the sible. Suolimity is lie
brew by birtn. We must go to the
Holy Book for words beyond our
words. Is there man living who
could have written that glorious
hymn.
Lord, Trou hast been our dwell
ing place in all generations;
before the mountains were
brought forth. or ever .,Thou hadst
formed the earth and the world; even
from everlas elnGto everlasting Thou
cromweE s answer; he was
turning the fssxes Of the dear. homeiy
looking .volu which his daughter
Ias1 bottom, hin, clio huno .4f-a