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Article THE PURITAN'S SISTER. ← Page 7 of 13 →
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The Puritan's Sister.
Edward struggled for a few moments with his friendship , but the venom prevailed , and turning upon his heel , he walked towards the window . " Come , brother , " resumed William , " our presence is no longer welcome here . Grace , farewell : I have been lightly loved , and as lightly resignedbut for tMs unclethis puritan meddlerhe may yet learn
; , , that there is danger in crossing the path of a Clayton . " " I court it , boy , " slowly answered Saul , " from thee and all thy hated sect . Should we e ' er meet on even ground , and with just cause of quarrel , look to thyself ; otherwise , much as I despise and hate thee , I may not shed thy blood ; for , if Heaven endures , I too must bear with thee . Now , begone ! hasten to Dover ! One piece of intelligence thou have
wilt thank me for : the elders , the infatuated parliament , recalled Charles Stuart to the high seat his father forfeited . " " How ! " exclaimed the brothers in a breath , " the king restored ?" "I said Charles Stuart—kings , I acknowledge not ; they are the plague spots of the human race , given first as a curse to a disobedient people . Begone !" " Farewell , sir , " exclaimed Richard , " If I have Mtherto been silent , it was from no doubt of my brother ' s honour , but sorrow at Ms choice :
your passion and insult , the lady's coldness , and her brother s ungenerous doubt , have , I trust , destroyed the tie for ever . Come , William , " he continued— " not one word—I know your heart , but will not trust your speech—we have now important duties to perform : " and , bowing coldly , the brothers quitted the apartment . The assembling of the gentry of Kent , the landing of Charles at
Dover , his progress to London , and the enthusiastic reception he experienced from the people , are too well known for repetition . Amongst those most distinguished by the restored monarch were the two brothers ; the elder of whom was immediately reinstated in his family possessions , which had been sequestered by the Rump Parliament : and when episcopacy was re-established by the government , and commissioners
appointed to induct the orthodox clergy to their restored livings , Richard , with full powers to act tiirougbfthe county , departed , with Ms brother , for Canterbury , having first received , from the sword of the gay sovereign the honour of knighthood . The first morning after his arrival , the new-made knight , accompanied by the now obsequious mayor and burgesses of the cityand several of the old prebends and canons of the
, cathedral , proceeded to act upon the royal commission . On their arrival at the metropolitan church they found the doors , as usual , open , and Master Newlight in the pulpit , exhorting a numerous congregation of his sect to oppose the desecration of the temple , and smite the carnal
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The Puritan's Sister.
Edward struggled for a few moments with his friendship , but the venom prevailed , and turning upon his heel , he walked towards the window . " Come , brother , " resumed William , " our presence is no longer welcome here . Grace , farewell : I have been lightly loved , and as lightly resignedbut for tMs unclethis puritan meddlerhe may yet learn
; , , that there is danger in crossing the path of a Clayton . " " I court it , boy , " slowly answered Saul , " from thee and all thy hated sect . Should we e ' er meet on even ground , and with just cause of quarrel , look to thyself ; otherwise , much as I despise and hate thee , I may not shed thy blood ; for , if Heaven endures , I too must bear with thee . Now , begone ! hasten to Dover ! One piece of intelligence thou have
wilt thank me for : the elders , the infatuated parliament , recalled Charles Stuart to the high seat his father forfeited . " " How ! " exclaimed the brothers in a breath , " the king restored ?" "I said Charles Stuart—kings , I acknowledge not ; they are the plague spots of the human race , given first as a curse to a disobedient people . Begone !" " Farewell , sir , " exclaimed Richard , " If I have Mtherto been silent , it was from no doubt of my brother ' s honour , but sorrow at Ms choice :
your passion and insult , the lady's coldness , and her brother s ungenerous doubt , have , I trust , destroyed the tie for ever . Come , William , " he continued— " not one word—I know your heart , but will not trust your speech—we have now important duties to perform : " and , bowing coldly , the brothers quitted the apartment . The assembling of the gentry of Kent , the landing of Charles at
Dover , his progress to London , and the enthusiastic reception he experienced from the people , are too well known for repetition . Amongst those most distinguished by the restored monarch were the two brothers ; the elder of whom was immediately reinstated in his family possessions , which had been sequestered by the Rump Parliament : and when episcopacy was re-established by the government , and commissioners
appointed to induct the orthodox clergy to their restored livings , Richard , with full powers to act tiirougbfthe county , departed , with Ms brother , for Canterbury , having first received , from the sword of the gay sovereign the honour of knighthood . The first morning after his arrival , the new-made knight , accompanied by the now obsequious mayor and burgesses of the cityand several of the old prebends and canons of the
, cathedral , proceeded to act upon the royal commission . On their arrival at the metropolitan church they found the doors , as usual , open , and Master Newlight in the pulpit , exhorting a numerous congregation of his sect to oppose the desecration of the temple , and smite the carnal