Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-20
shame and without fear. both being fanatics

shame and without fear, both being fanatics
the one for religion and the other for 10y
alty-and. it might be. both alike to be mar
tyrs for their faith And so unlike-the one
unworldly, spiritual, and, save in selfde-
tense, gentle and meek: the other charged
with high ambition, fond of powder, ready
for battle. gracious in gay society, passion
ate in love. Who had the better of 1t in the
fght-her debonar husband, with his body
guard of dragons, striking down and cap
turing a minister and handful Of shep-
herds, or that pure soul. VINO lived preach
ing and praying, and was willing to die
praying and fighting against hopeless odds?
She had cast in her lot with the royalists,
but it came over her that in the eternal jus
tice. Pollock, dying on the scaffold. was al
ready victor, and Graham, who sent him
there, was already the loser. II it had been
cruel writing for Claverhouse, ii was cruel
| reading for his wife. and yet, when she had
read 1t over again, the passage on Pollock
faded away as if 1t had been spiritualiZed
! and no longer existed for the earthly sense.
| She only fingered over the words of devo-
| ton and passion, and when she kissed
| again and again his signature she knew
| that whether he was to win or to be beaten,
whether he was right or wrong, angel or
| devi1-and he was neither-she belonged
| with her whole desire to Claverhouse.
| ten in May. and by October his gloomy
| forebodings regarding the king were being
| verified. During the autumn VILLAIN of
orange had been preparing to invade Eng
| land, and il was freely said he would come
on the invitation of the English people and
| as the champion of English liberty. From
| the beginning of the crisis James was badly
advised. and showed neither nerve nor dis
cernment and among other foolish meas
| ures was the withdrawal of the regu' ar
| troops from Scotland and their concentra-
| ton at London From London James made
feeble campaign In the direction Of the
west, and Claverhouse, who was in COM
mand of the Scots Cavalry, and whose
| mind was torn between contempt for the
| feebeness of the military measures and i'm
! patience to be at the enemy, wrote to
| Jean, sending her, as it seemed to be his
| lot, mixed news of honor and despair.
For the fair hands of the Viscountess of
Dundee, and Lady Graham Of Claver-
house.
My dearest lady: If 1 have to send We
evil tidlngs concerning the affairs of the
king, which can hardly be worse, let me
first acquaint you with the honor his maj
esty has bestowed upon me, and which /
count the more precious because 1t bringeth
honor to her who is dcarer to me than life,
and who has suffered much trouble through
me. Hitherto our marriage has meant SUI
fering Of many kinds for my sweetheart
though l am fain to believe there has been
more consolation in our love, but now 1t
is charged with the kings favor and high
| dignity in the state. Whatever it be worth
for you and me, and however long or short
l be left to enjoy it. I have been made
and what l like pest in the matter is that
| the peerage has been given-so it runs, and
no doubt woman who loves to read such
| things of her man-for MANY good and
| eminent services rendered to his majesty,
| and his dearest royal brother, King Charles
| II, by his right trusty and wel-beloved
councillor, Major General John Graham of
ClaverhouSe; together with his constant
| loyalty and firm adherence upon all occa-
sions to the true interests of the crown
| Whatever befalls me it pleases me that the
! king knows l have been loyal and that he
| is grateful for one faithful servant. So l
| kiss the hand Of my lady viscountess and
| were 1 at Dudhope l might venture upon
| her lips. aye, more than once.
| When l leave myself and come unto the
| king l have nothing to tell but what fins
me with shame and fear. 1t was not good
| policy to call the troops from Scot and.
where we could have held the land for the
king, but one had not so much regret if we
! had been allowed to strike a blow against
the usurper. Had there been a heart in my
Lord Feversham-it hurts me to reflect on
the king-then the army should have made
| a quick march into the west, gathering
round 1t all the loyal gentlemen, and struck
a blow at the prince before he had estab-
lished himself in the land. BY Gods help
| We had driven him and his Dutchmen, and
the traitors who have flocked to him. into
| the sea. But it is with a sore heart tell
thee, tho this had better be kept to thy
secret council, that there seemeth to be
neither wisdom nor courage amongst us.
Ills naJeSly mas Deen living IN the BlSnOp 8
Palace and does nothing at the time. when
| to strike quickly is to strike for ever. OFF,
GERS in high place are stealing away like
thieves, and others who remain are preach
ing caution, by which they mean safety for
themselves and their goods. Damn all
caution" say l to Feversham and the rest
of Them ''let us into the saddle and for
ward, let us strike hard and altogether, for
the king and our cauSe!" If we win 1t will
be speedy end to rebe'lio and another
Sedgemoor; II we are defeated and l do
not despise the Scots Brigade with Hugh
Mckay, We shall fall with honor and not
be a scorn to coming generations For my
self. were it not for thee, Jean, 1 should
crave no better end than to fall in last
charge for the king and the good cause. As
it is, unless God put some heart into our
leaders, the army will melt away like snow
upon a dyke in the sprlngtime, and Will
liam will have an open road to London and
! the throne of England. He may have MAR
trouble and see some bloodshed before he
lays his hand on the aud crown of Scot
land. When l may get ava to the north
countrie l know not yet, but whether l be
in the south, where many are towards and
some are traitors. or in the north where
the clans at least be true and there be also
not few loyal lowland cavaliers my love
Is ever with thee, dear heart, and warm
upon my breast lies the lock Of your golden
hair. Yours till death.
DUNDEE.
God was not pleased to reinforce the
kings advisers, and his cause fell rapidly
to pieces. Claverhouse withdrew the Scots
Cavalry to the neighborhood of London
and wore out his heart in the effort to put
manhood into his party, which was now
occupied in looking after their own inter-
ests in the inevitable revolution. And again
ClaverhOuse. or, as We should call him.
Dundee, wrote to Jean:
Dearest and Bravest Of Women: Were We
not that, 1 know well, / had no heart
in me to write this letter. for 1 have no
good thing to tell thee about the cause of
the king, and it seems to me certain that.
for the time at least, England Is lost.
am now in London, and the days are far
harder for me than when 1 campaigned
with the usurper. and fought joyfully at
Seneffe and Grave. 1t is ill to contain one
self when man has to go from one to
another of his comrades and ask him for
Gods sake and the kings sake to play the