The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-06-25
ON THE WAY
TO THE BLOCK.
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One day some two and a half cen
turtles ago the Lady ArabelIa Boyle,
borne in her "chair" by a couple of
menials on the Strand III London. was
stopped at Temple Bar, the way being
narrow, by small party Oh foot The
lady put her head out of the chair Win
dow to learn the cause of the delay.
She saw prisoner in charge Of guards.
\ sudden thought struck the Lady
Arabella.
"WhitEer are you going:" she asked
OF the officer Of the guard.
Ito Tyburn. may it please your lady
ship
What to do"
''To cut off this mans head"
"And supposin@ it pleases me to mar
~ him.
You'll have Il husband without a
head"
That's just the kind of husband l
want, and none other"
She babe her lackeys set down the
al
clergyman. In Il few minutes he re-
turned with one. and, the prisoner con-
Senting, the knot was tied. Then the
procession moved on to Tyburn, and
the Lady Arabella proceeded Oh her
way much pleased with the adventure
Though but twenty-five years old, she
was heels over head in debt and at
that time there was i law in England
that when Il woman married she was
absOlved from all she owed In the
COURSE of half an hour she would be
Il widow. having got rid of both h,ls-
band and debt
But fate uecreed that the delay of
the marriage should save the prison
erS life. When he was kneeling be-
fore the block at Tyburn and the ex-
ecutioner was about to raise his ak a
horsenan was seen coming like the
wind holding al0ft paper. The ak
was stayed till the messenger arrived.
and the paper proved to be an order
10 suspend the execution and commit
the prisoner to the Tower
\ week later ! london was in ecstasy
over the return of King Charles H..
and all persons imprisoned on account
of loyalty to him were released Alex
andcr Woman, the son Of country
squire. walked out Of the Tower with
no yoke upon his shoulders except the
yoke of matrimony. which he had no
desire to throw off. The vision Of
beauty that had come down from
heaven. it seemed. while he was on
the way to Tyburn was not forgotten
by linn. rOr political reasons his re-
prieve was not published His wife
Immediately after her wedding and
supposed widoWhood sought solace in
Paris. where she proceeded to plunge
again into debt in the gayeties of the
French capital. She returned soma
time after the accession of the new
kiaS and entirely ignorant of the fact
that she was = married woman
One evening 1T Il bail 1T the pal;lca
the king sought her and said: Il de
sire % present to you one OF ~ gen
tlemen i'll waiting. He is mo..""], yur
than any ether man. for he has giyel;
You absoluti0n. though You have given
iiii1s NY \-<Nii Sou guess " 10 ne Is
'.AbaoiGtion comes only from heaven,
your majesty. and if l have given him
life l,;.st re his mother
The king laughed and directed Alex
andeI leonan to be brought to him.
When he arrived he stood before the
beautiful Arabel!a Il young man
scarcely oder than herself.
y: this is my son. she said to the
King, Il must have borne him in nv
babyhooG."
You have met before said the
king. DO YOU not remember his
face?''
The lady looked at Yeoman curious
~. Nc she said at last. Il do not
remember ever to have seen him be-
fore