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ALL
SIZES
etc.
etc.,
in
the summer of 1588, when the quiet old gabled Manor was disturbed by the return of my father and brother, on our estate, who, with all the men had ridden post-haste into Rye a week before toman the ships hastily there, and to measure swords the re with our doubtable to defend Spaniard, country against the dreaded Armada. that In those days and along coast man was a soldier and a sailor, every and my father ship at kept his own he to sail delighted Rye, in which on a forth cruise against pirates, to the French enemy, help out of the a poor or a persecuted country priest, This he did from no hated Jesuit. for in those motive, days religious to think. knew riot what many men The enforced of Queen Bess religion ever did not suit his mind, which was too stiff-necked to take his creed from never a he had woman, although
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want
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wars and fightings up amidst brought on that morning at yet I marvelled the strange love of combat, that fire and blood and slaughter of battle ever in that burns in men's breasts, to a maid As I comprehensible in my hand, held the Crucifix silently I pitied and the knight who had worn valued it, and had rriet a watery grave were as laid it seemed. The tables our in Dame hall, quickly great men and and the serving Dorothy wenches bustled and I stood about, the turmoil until watching silently when they were seated, hiy father and said kissed my cheek tenderly, " no This is for little thee, place
maid;
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280,
the
west
hoarded
I
examined distant
of sword,
from ever
chamber
chain
the curious and cross,
below (certes, the English hard fighters and drinkers, A
thinks).
almost
strange my
moulded beautifully on the face of the
figure
base
in
silver,
thorns, Passion,
were
a
ebony and
skull-
were me-
fascination, eyes to the
riveted
awe,
its
at
work while the sound of revel, clash and. echoed songs drinking carefully
manship of the the
oak
which gallery, and use, particular I my few treasures.
own
my
where
to
the
of
Christ At cross-bones cross.
and at the back a crown of of the and the implements most, curiously wrought
Long I gazed at
it,
till
the
tears
filled
of that cruel my eyes at the thought death which Dame Dorothy had read to me and which was from her Bible, I knew but how all of religion. All a much one can meditate Truly, on the Gross and the five long time wounds; Then, looking tremblingly none round to see that observed me, I the Crucifix over and kissed softly I then over again. hung it from a. nail in the oak panel, from which was a small of suspended portrait my so round that the chain came mother, the frame. I was my contemplating the two as treasures with delight, fell light through the open latticed, on when Dame window them, shadow crossed the thres Dorothy's sooner hold. No did she see my than her prim, stern face,. occupation, .
.
the old faith of our fathers, practised somewhat my grand-father being faint-hearted in his adherence to when stern the frown of Rome, neck! Henry bid him look to his own have And yet my father would never the new religion, me taught although little I had sometimes been to the Master desecrated where church, and thumped the pulpit, Blackgown some lauded the Queen as if she were Dame Dorothy indeed in goddess. on sisted her, perforce my going with a child, once a month to when I was and by so the church, doing escape the fine which the Queen imposed for Dame Dorothy was non-attendance. was for my mother our housekeeper, Catholic since dead— a humble long learned afterwards— but as I long lock and Dame Dorothy kept under key all her books and objects of de to pass I had never so it. came votion, Crucifix until that a seen stormy morning when my father and Francis our with into clattered courtyard at and the men of victory, shouts from the their back laden with spoil
were
could time the and fight
!
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STREET,
FREMANTLE
with
wild
They nor
twilight, stiff
!
PERTH.
STREET,
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write
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and but as bodice, sleeves, puffed Mistress May Etchingham, simple of Liddon' Sussex— in plain Hall, woollen white cross-over gown; and of somewhat cut. I mind Puritan me sit as I and dream of my well, the morning sixteenth when birthday, first
the
on
And as my brother leaped from his arms a into silver horse be threw my an chain to which was attached ebony and adorned with Crucifix bound " little Take this silver., trophy, in maid it from the Spaniard I tore hard fight the knave fought gallant a handsome but forsooth, knight, ly, on the ship's we wrestled edge and I him into the sea, snatching hurled the silver gaud round his neck as a And many other fine for thee prize Moll." have, little things shalt thou ;
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