The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-29

oners brought before h1In. Lazy
had taken an opportunity 70
bespeak his mercy for Henry MORON,
whom she considered as a misguided
youth. only deserving Of lmprlson-
ment.- and Major Bellenden had, IN
the strongest tanner. appealed TO
raham in behalf Of the young man.
But all was in vain, and IN MS most
courtlv manner C~laverhouse ordered
Henry to be taken out into the court
ward and shot. Such was the way OF
Cl~averhouse-a short shrift and a file
of soldiers.
But before the sentence had been
executed there arrived at the castle
young Lord Evandale who, learning
Of the peril Of his rival in love. at
once took C~laverhOuse aside and al
most demanded as the price Of his
fealty that Henry be spared. What
CIaverhouse would not grant to the
tears of Edith or the ~plead1ngs or
Lady and her brother he did
grant to the representations OF Evan
dale-for that nobleman had large in
terests which it was importan' to at
tach, at whatever cost, to the cause OF
the crown. SO when the leader Of the
royal forces rode away with his cav
| alters to meet the Co~venanters, who
had assembled a considerable force
and awaited battle at a place called
Drurnclog. Henry went along as a pr1s-
| oner and with him rode. also a pris-
oner, Cuddle Headrigg, who announced
that he had constituted hIrnseIi
Henry's valet.
The light at Drumc1ogg resulted in
the complete defeat Of the royal forces
and the death of at the
t hands of Burley. In the rout which
followed the prisoners were
ed to their fate. which was to be hb-
Grated by the C~ovenanters and taken
to their camp. In the flight Of the
dragons Henry had an opportunity
to save the life of Lord Evandale from
the assault of a fanatic n enabled
that nobleman to escape from the
field, thus repayIng the debt which
he owed for the preservation of his
own life at T~illietudiem.
Once in the camp Of the Covenan-
tiers, Henry Morton cast in his lot with
them. The oppression to which the
sect had been subjected strongly urged
him that way. and though he was far
from sharing the fanaticism Of Burley,
a fanaticism which had, however, a
strong strain of ambition in it, he saw
no other way, cut off as he was from
the government party to turn. And
he reflected that, as one of the council
Of the Presbyterians he might be able
to mitigate the ferocity of some Of
his fellow rebels, and, perhaps, af-
ford protection to the family Of Til
lietudiem against which castle the
C~ovenanters now proposed to march.
After the defeat aha threw
such troops as he could spare into the
castle of Lady Margaret, and with a
small following rode away to meet the
reinforcements which were collecting
under the Duke Of Monmouth for a
subiugation Of the COverranters in
arms. Burley was DESTROYS Of taking
the castle and of putting the garrison
to the sword. Inlperfectly proviSiOned
and defended, it was evident that the
tower could not hold out long. and as
the day approached when it's capture
seemed certain he made a pretext for
sending Henry on a mission to GfaS-
cow. But Henry, learning Of the true
state of things, returned, u~pbralded
Burley and demanded that he be al
lowed to nave his own men men in
whom he could trust, about the castle
Rurley, afraid to lose the service and
influence of Henry, reluctantly con-
sented, and thus Morton was able to
send Edith and her aunt with Lord
Evendale, who had helped defend the
hold, unuer safe to Edfng-
castle, when the momen Of surrender
arrived, for the Council of The Cove
nant.
That Henry Morton had thrown in
his lot with the ~Covenanters was a
cause Of deep grief to Edith, but love
triumphed, even over the difference OF
> politics and religion, and her heart,
: she felt, could never be given to an
other than Henry Morton, no matter
{ what cruel fates should keep them
: apart.
3 The great army under the Duke OF
Monmouth marched to meet the Cove
. nanters n them al
Brlgg. That famous battle
< IN which the Instruction headed by
Bafour and his associates was utterly
crushed, Is a matter of history. In thai
/ battle Henry, fighting Of course on the
side OF the ~Covenanters. distinguishes
nln1seI py ms bravery and his gen
e eralship, but all to no purpose I'll
e moderation had aroused the hatred a
y some of the fanatics, who could ran,
$ peter than they could fight. and. flee.
b ing from the field in which his COR,