Page:Illustrations of Madness.djvu/96

Rh “When the change of Ministry came about, then they asked, ‘Now where’s poor Ludlom ?’ He was actuated to a thought, that, with pistols pointed to them, he could force the parties to yield to him ; but the good sense of the master of the tavern left him no alternative but to jump through the window and be off—brainsaying, that Lord Grenville and Co. were also endeavouring to establish their philanthropic assurance to the Catholics, thinking to make as much more than legal interest thereby, as Lud-lam and his partizans did by their philanthropic assurance, to gain them 8 per cent. besides bonuses frequently ; and as Lud-lam had first opponents in his own party or subscribers, and then for his pistolling was forced through the window, so Lord Grenville, after having endeavoured to force the Master to comply with his wishes, was in turn forced through the window into the street, a term among them for turned out. Lud Erskine and some