The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-08
ON THE WAY
TO THE BLOCK.


lDrKinal.l
One day some two and a half cen
turtles agc the Lady ArabelIa Boyle
borne In her CHAIR BY a couple Of
mcnials on the strand in London, was
stopped at Temple Bar, the way being
narrow, by small party on foot Tho
lady put her head out OF the chair win.
dow to learn the cause OF the delay
She saw prisoner In charge Of guards
A sudden thought struck the Lady
Arabella.
whittier are you golngiH she asked
of the officer Of the guard.
ITO Tyburn, may It please your lady.
ship"
"What to DOR
ITO cut or this mans head"
"And supposing II pleases me to mar.
ry himT'
you'll have husband without a
head"
''That's just the kind OF husband /
want, and none other"
She babe her lackeys set down the
chair and sent one of them to fetch a
clergyman. In few minutes he re-
turned with one and, the prisoner con-
senting. the knot was tied. Then the
procession moved on TO T'yburn, and
the Lady ArabeIla proceeded on 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 law In England
that when woman married she was
absolved from all she owed. In the
course OF half an hour she would be
widow, having got rid Of both hus-
band and debt
But fate Gecreed that the delay Of
the marriage should save the prison
er's life. When be was kneelIng be-
fore the block at Tyburn and the ex-
eeutioner was about to raise his AK a
horseman was seen coming like the
wind holding aloft a paper. The ak
was stayed till the messenger arrived,
and the paper proved to be an order
to suspend the execution and commit
the prisoner to the Tower.
A 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
ander Woman, the son of a 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 or. The vision or
beauty that had come down from
heaven, 1t seemed, while he was on
the way to Tyburn was not forgotten
by him. For 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 some
time after the accession OF the new
king and entirely ignorant Of the fact
that she was married woman.
One evening at ball at the palace
the king sought her and said: Il de-
sire to present to you one Of my gen
tlemen In waiting. He Ii more to You
than any other man. for be has given
you absolutIon, though you have given
him life. Can you guess who he 81"
"AbsoIntion comes only from heaven,
your majesty, and II I have given him
life must be his mother"
The king laughed and directed Alex
ander Yeoman TO be brought to him.
When no arrived he stood before the
beautiful ArnbeIla young man
scarcely older than herself.
IF this is my son" she said to the
king, II must have borne him In my
babyhood,"
you have met before" said the
king. DO you not remember his
faceg"
The lady looked Mt Yeoman curious
II. NO" she said at last. Il do not
remember ever to have seen him be-
fore"
That may be because when we met
] had suffered from a long distemper,s
said Yeoman. "and was sore dis
tressed.1
land what distressed your
Faith" said the king, che was near
ing corruption"
Your majesty Is speaking In rid
Iles,s said ArabelIa.
Rather put it, said Yeoman, that
i was granted a glimpse Of heaven
before was to become food for
worms
IA truce to this talk" said the lady,
.'and tell me where we have met"
Never mind that said the king, lat
least for the present The gentleman,
having been a stanch supporter Of his
rightful king, deserves his reward.
Alexander Yeoman, kneell Now arise,
Sir Alexander Yeoman," and the king,
drawing his sword, rested 1t on the
young mans shoulder. Z have an es-
tate for you in Surrey" be continued,
s.taken from a notorious Roundhead, an
estate valued at 100000. would pro-
vide you with a wife, but the Lady
Arabella has forestalled me in that
Lady Arabefa Yeoman, this Is your
husband, whom you married on his
way to Tyburn, condemned to be exc
suited for fidelity to his king. He was
zeprIeved and at our restoration to the
1hrone set free"
Lady Ar%bella was not long In re-
covering from her establishment. "Was
ever such luckw she exclaimed. I
meet man about TO lose his head who
lifts me out Of debt. meet him again
with that head on bis shoulders, and
Ne brings me fortune"
The marriage turned ont IN he n very