The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-20

of Moses Butler, which adjoined the
meeting house, until it should bo called
for.
An addition had hcen built TO the old
tavern, shading ono of the windows of
| the council chamber. a stairway CON
nected the window with Westinghouse
lane, and door, which could only be
opened from the inside, led to the lane
The window was on hinges and was
used as nm exit by members or others
when lt was expcdicnt TO pass out Of
The council chamber without going
through it Al the suggestion Of Ma
/ thanlel Stanley, Wadsworth passed
through TO the window. pushing the
curtain aside, far enough to sec and
opening vt enough so that he could hear
Sir Edmond Andros had ordered the
room cleared Of spectators and then had
his commission read to the general
court After this. Governor Treat called
Tor the charter, which was brought in
and laid before him. Speeches followed
and debate. long and angry. The after
noon grew into evening and lights were
brought in. Finally Sir Edmond, more
pompous and disagreeable than ever.
made speech as tactless as it was in
solent
Andrew Lccte, n member whose faith.
er had been governor of the colony Of
| New Haven, and aftcrward of Connecti
cut. then arose. His face WAS as one
near death, and he tremblod as if with
palsy. He stepped forward and, lean
ing, placed both hands on the table be.
on the verge of an epieptic fit. A
strange silence fell on all present, but
no one felt like interfering.
y Remember 1T was Charles l. s last
word and that is why [ use it, that
| measures obtained bv force cannot en-
dure. he said feebly.
Charter Disappears.
As Lecte spoke these words. he fell
forward on the table, with arms out
stretched, nnd in falling upset both can.
! delabra, leaving the room in total dark
ness. There was hurried call for lights,
but before light could be made, Ma,
thaulel Stanley had seized the charter,
and passed it to the elder Wadswortb
who IN turn handed il through the half
| open window TO the lieutenant, who i'm
medIately concealed it under his coat
rushed down stairs through the lane to
Meetinghouse alley, aud thence TO the
river, and within a few minutes from
the time the charter lay on the long
table IN the council chamber it was back
IN Samuel WylIys's home. Mistress
Wyllys was expecting it, strange as it
may seem. ''You cannot leave ii hero
| W ~ dhN ubu't Hpusc, SnS Sdlu. Ht,N
will be the first places searched. But
1t must be hidden until Andros and
his spies have gone back to Boston, Why
not hide il in the oak?'
Now, to the good people Of Hartford
"the oak meant only the great tree
standing on the Wyllys estate, near the
house. Wrapping the precious package
IN his coat, Lieutenant Wadsworth car
ried it to the foot Of the oak, where
Mistress Wyllys held it. while he
climbed up into the branches Then she
passed it up to him and he secreted il
out of sight, and out of reach, in hol
low limb After the lieutenant had
been fitted out in ono of Mr. Wyllys Is
coats, and cap. and supplied with g
package of bread and meat, he took
TO the woods TO await Andres S depar
ture for Boston.
And what Of Andros' The loud
voiced and truculent "governor of New
England, - fused and fumed, but what
could he dof The charter could not be
found No blame could attach TO the
unfortunate Leetc for having fii
and falling on the lights in the counci
chamber. Captain Wadswortb was not