The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-10-16

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of their lungs and |.%./gI/I
Offering up fer
vent prayers of DUNE tF HGSH0Jfd
thanks that al sin was about to De
polished and that a pious mal Vas
leading their country Lack to tbs
good old days" Of Oliver Cromwell
The piou5 man was James, Duke
Of Monmouth. lie had about as Eu1h
piaty as a peac0cS-~auG almost a7
much beauty 'lc this G2T 1t is hard
to decide whether no was more black
Guard or arrant coward. Probably an
| equal blend OF both.
Charles II OF England tied withcgt :
direct heir. Thus bis younger broE.
| Fl mounted the throne as King Jsmss
| II. Many English people hated ant
distrusted kir5 Jsnes Aar5 poiii
clans looked on hirl as an cLcmy q
their net schemes 4 large nrmbe.
Of EEglishmea were Feritaas HAc
were disgrsted with che dissipation
and extravaganza Of Charles reisg
and sighed for the sra cr, z1Gl.ss
times Of Cromwell,
Monmouth was the son cf enc Lucy
Walters, who claimed TO have bcct
secretly married 10 Charles H. Mon
mouth declared he was Therefore ,he
rightful ha.: to the R.iCsh throne
lie tand the politicians who made uss
Of HIM said the tca2rds Ct the E.,y
Rage and of his Birth were hidden
III a mysterious black box" nd
would be produced at the proper time
! Charles had publicly denied This story
| BUT this proved lttle For Charles
| had had a way Of denying anytime
/ he did not want 10 confess Ara Iie
/ had leaf color 10 tho rum3r BY Eiz
great affection for young Monmouth.
Now that Charles was dead and
James was on the throne, in 1855
Monmouth was thrust forward by .
group Of shreUd men as Ens,aud's
lawful King. His advisers first
worked on the weak Dukes ambitions
then persuaded the Puritans that he
would bring back the customs OF
Cromwell. They induced Monmouth
10 raise the flag of rebellion in ths
west of England where PuTitanisn
was strongest. Monmouth proclaimcd
himself King at Taunton, and de
/ clared James II had poisoned King
| Charles to gain the crown.
At once thousands Of farmers, peas
ants and shopkeepcr3 fiocked to tht
Dukes standard. They were simple
| honest, God.fearing men who believed
Monmoutbs promises and hated evil
living, But no noblemen Except &
few eXled adyentGcogs, ctc) Joined
! him.
At Sedgemoor, in tie early morning
OF July 8, 1855. Monnouth's troops
found themselves close TO the Kings
army. The Duke had planned a might
attack. But in the darkness his forces
came to water ditch they could not
| cross. There, unable to advance, they
were attacked and routed by the royal
sotdiery. The peasants and other Pur
itans fought like heroes and were lit
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| Whfre ne haa iluueA' ~ tt'lA re Wen
Gown on ms A''eeS "S1p'Hts, ell'4 aa'iHE
MS captofs 90 spare MN tle was SEM
10 LONDON 1Q"eF, anu "'a eotlU "'i'So
to Death he oIe'td the NiHa any
1hlng 10 spare nm ptoi'lSihg ~ De
tray his associates chaisse ms agl4
gion--anylhih8! Gays "laeuu'd! Hf
| chung IN agohies OF Supph&alfo !
around me knees Oh the hlNs' pu'
James knew 10 mercy ihsh saoia
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