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10 from button’s history of derby.
peared to be reciprocal.—What rendered it more extraoi-
dinary was, that they were both found one day on the
wall of the garden, and both became domesticated at
Mr. James’s, where they continued to be inseparable
companions, Carolus.
from huttqn’s history of derby.
A Regiment of troopers in 1647, in the Parliament
service, marching over St. Mary’s bridge, in their way to,,
Nottingham, observed a girl of 15 years of age, a few
yards below the bridge, lading water into her pail, -while
standing upon a bating lag, (beating log, upon which the
dyer stands to beat his cloth) ; some soldiery jokes ensued*
when one of them dismounted and cast a large stone, with
a design to splash her ; but not being versed in directing a
Stone so well as a bullet, he missed the water, and broke
her head. Alarmed at this unexpected result of his rude,
attack, he hastened to the front of the regiment, to avoid,
the consequence: Thus, the. man who bad boldly faced the,
enemy in the field, fled with fear from an helpless female.
Nothing disarms like offered injuries, She instantly, with
tears and cries, left her pail, went home, when hermother
was frightened to behold her covered with blood. The um
known consequences of this adventure, hung heavy upon,
the trooper’s mind : he rode in the regiment eleven years
after.-—When discharged, the world was all before him,
where to chuse, he fixed on Derby; followed his occu-
pation, courted and married a young woman. In the.
course of their conversations, he proved to be the very man
that cast the stone, and. she the woman with a broken head.
They lived in Bridge-Gate, and in harmony about thirty
years : during that period, they produced ten children*
the eldest of whom was my grandfather (^e Author).—His
sword, in my possession, was drawn for liberty, at Mars-
ton Moor, under the Earl of Manchester ; at Naseby, un-
der Fairfax; and at Worcester, under Cromwell; and was
carried in pursuit of the unfortunate Charles* to Boscobel.”
peared to be reciprocal.—What rendered it more extraoi-
dinary was, that they were both found one day on the
wall of the garden, and both became domesticated at
Mr. James’s, where they continued to be inseparable
companions, Carolus.
from huttqn’s history of derby.
A Regiment of troopers in 1647, in the Parliament
service, marching over St. Mary’s bridge, in their way to,,
Nottingham, observed a girl of 15 years of age, a few
yards below the bridge, lading water into her pail, -while
standing upon a bating lag, (beating log, upon which the
dyer stands to beat his cloth) ; some soldiery jokes ensued*
when one of them dismounted and cast a large stone, with
a design to splash her ; but not being versed in directing a
Stone so well as a bullet, he missed the water, and broke
her head. Alarmed at this unexpected result of his rude,
attack, he hastened to the front of the regiment, to avoid,
the consequence: Thus, the. man who bad boldly faced the,
enemy in the field, fled with fear from an helpless female.
Nothing disarms like offered injuries, She instantly, with
tears and cries, left her pail, went home, when hermother
was frightened to behold her covered with blood. The um
known consequences of this adventure, hung heavy upon,
the trooper’s mind : he rode in the regiment eleven years
after.-—When discharged, the world was all before him,
where to chuse, he fixed on Derby; followed his occu-
pation, courted and married a young woman. In the.
course of their conversations, he proved to be the very man
that cast the stone, and. she the woman with a broken head.
They lived in Bridge-Gate, and in harmony about thirty
years : during that period, they produced ten children*
the eldest of whom was my grandfather (^e Author).—His
sword, in my possession, was drawn for liberty, at Mars-
ton Moor, under the Earl of Manchester ; at Naseby, un-
der Fairfax; and at Worcester, under Cromwell; and was
carried in pursuit of the unfortunate Charles* to Boscobel.”