..Under the crown, American history; . of the fugitives. Once, before they reached Hadley, they werepursued by a body of armed men across a refuge behind a large sycamore, theyfired on their pursuers from both sides of men held a council, and resolved to go backto town for arms. When they came back theregicides had disappeared, and the woods weresearched for them in vain. They were all thetime under the bridge, up to their necks in feet of their pursuers tramped all night justover their heads. After several years had passed, the reportthat Whalley and Goffe had d
..Under the crown, American history; . of the fugitives. Once, before they reached Hadley, they werepursued by a body of armed men across a refuge behind a large sycamore, theyfired on their pursuers from both sides of men held a council, and resolved to go backto town for arms. When they came back theregicides had disappeared, and the woods weresearched for them in vain. They were all thetime under the bridge, up to their necks in feet of their pursuers tramped all night justover their heads. After several years had passed, the reportthat Whalley and Goffe had died in Jamaicareached the country. On hearing it the poorprisoners, we are told, thanked God. They neverventured, however, to leave their secret chamber,although the men in this country were dead THE REGICIDES. 85 who had known and pursued them. To bediscovered they knew meant certain death. There is a legend that Goffe, a soldier of hotterblood than his companion, twice ventured out ofthe secret chamber. The I ndians attacked Hadley,. AN AGED MANLED THEM TO BATTLE. and the people ran hither and thither in wilddismay, when, it is said, an aged man in strangegarments, with long gray beard, appearedamong them, marshaled, and led them to the enemy was routed he disappeared. 86 THE REGICIDES. Another time an English gentleman, becomingstraitened for money while in America, advertisedthat he would give an exhibition of sword-play,and challenged all comers to combat. Nobodyin the town could use a sword. But while hestood on the stage, flourishing his weapon, afarmer in a huge, many-caped coat advancedfrom the audience, bearing a cheese for a shieldand a broom dripping with mud as a weapon. He began to fight, received the sword-thrustsin his cheese, and occasionally daubed the faceand laced doublet of his antagonist with themuddy broom. At last, throwing away theshield, he set at work in earnest, using the broomas a sword, and so rapid and fierce was his attackthat in a fe
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