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LAURENS. 8.C., Aug. 12. 1908.
Evidently Roosevelt has had enough
of Charleston "niggers." Crum must
have been a bitter morsel. Why? well,
you know a pickaninny band from the
Jenkins orphanage of Charleston
marcbed up Sagamore Hill and down
again Teddy didn't care to be sere
naded. The secret service men stopped
tho band. For once this exponent of
strenuoslty could not face the music.
*
There have been encampments of
the State Militia galore this summer.
Almost every county was represented
by its military company and some
counties had more than one. But Lau
rens ! Ob, we wero not there It Is true,
but our people are of a martial spirit
In times of war, and when occasions
arise are to bo found at the front.
However, there should bs at least ono
strong military company in the county.
?
Aud now comes a New York papor
and states that a few of tho "dwellest
of tho swell" at Newport aro going to
leavo that swift resort for some seolu
ded spot on the Hudson just because a
large crop of newly made multi-mil
lionarles are trying to "break in", all
of which is respectfully referred to
the Hon. Henry Watterson.
?
Tho great Moral Institution with
headquarters in Columbia and branch
ofiloes in nearly every county received
a heavy vitriolic discharge from Mr. A.
C. Jones of Newborry last Thursday.
His caustic criticisms are ve?y gen
eral, and therefore, as the legal fra
ternity would put it, his complaint
should bo made moro definite and cer
tain. What's the use shooting at the
covey; why not aim at oome particular
bird?
?
A lady in Spartanburg bar- sued that
county for .$10,000 damages because of
injuries received by reason of a hole
in tho ground. It was In the highway,
and was negligence upon the part of
the county to let it stay there. Which
reminds us that tho good roads move
ment is a burning question. But alas
and alack interest In the subjeot Is like
untoJocah's gourd?it grows up in a
night and withers In a day. More
money and less ''hot air" applied to
to the roads will fill up the holes.
?
The State Undertakers Association
met In Aiken yesterday. Wo are not
surprised at all. Of course, tho selec
tion of A ikon was appropriate. Re
cent murders and suicides there ought
to boost tho business a little--at least
afford a live, or dead, topic (which?)
for debate.
Goodness'. What's tho matter with
Boston. The Bcstonese wouldn't let
Booker T. Waohington work off his
"spiel" on tho Negro ciuestlon the
other dav. They hissed and howled
him down. It is. easy, Mr. Roosevelt,
invite Booko: to Sagamore Hill to
*
We at lea6t tnought Bryan wou'd
tako a summer vacation. Nervous
prostration is sure to overtake bim,
for, hurling philippic after philippic at
Grover Cleveland, la rather harrowing
on the nerves. But Grover's condition
is unchanged, and ho continues to rest
easy.
?
Said Judge Alton B. Parker, of New
York: "I have had nothing to do with
politics, oxcept to vote since 1891; the
party has not needed me." There Is
no similar utterance of William Jen
nings Bryan on record.
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The Sultan of Turkey bas been re
newing his promissory notes lately.
The old fellow supports just about
throe hundred wives, and the time for
buying fall bonnets is not far distant.
Wall street seems to bo having a
little trouble on tho question of finan
ces. Shucks, some of us, have that to
contend with right often. And we are
reminded that there is such a thing as
a "July grade."
If you have political intentions, am
bitions, aspirations, or exasperations;
now Is the time to air them?by news
paper interviews of course. It is easy
onco a candidate get the hang of it.
?
There was a warm time in Anderson
last week. But the soldiers were en
camped in Camp Frost. Still they
could hardly be supplied with ice
enough. And t>o, what's in a name
anyhow.
?
A course in "Domestio Economy"
has boon arranged for ladles at the
Farmers' Institute now being held at
Clemson. Of course it is a good idea,
but it Is another evolution of the co
educational scene.
*
iioDutoc Tiiiman will now proceed to
annihilitate the Railroad Trust.He warf
put off a train in Illinois because he
didn't havo the ticket or the cash.
That conductor bad nerve.
?
Cotton is about three weeks late on
an avorago. That is a'rlght, as the
price will be ten cents, and early cot*
ton at that figure will be equivalent to
eleven cents when It Is old and dry.
?
There is nothing doing in South
Carolina politics just now. But hold
on there is a time coming?next year
for instance.
?
Bryan intimates that Bookwalter la
the right man for the Democratic
nomination for President. Somehow
or otherthe name haa'nt the proper
sound.
Sven the Public Square is taking a
rest?a summer vacation.
The President wishes the Postal
scandal closed, and haa issued orders
to hurry up the investigations. Cer
tainly, the employees need their sum
mer vacations. Besides it is too hot to
expose departmental rottenness.
There is orlginalty even in thieving.
8partanburg produces a Wily gent of
the criminal craft who steals hot wa
ter from a locomotive for cookiug pur
poses. He should be "burnt", at least
get into "hot water."
? ?
The dally papers will now proceed
to furnish us with tho Corbett-Jeffer
le ? light news.
No matt'r what you think of the
wo.itbor, it is hot.
SOCIAL JONES.'
Personal?RellgIons?Industrial Agrl
cultural?Other Hatters.
Jonks, Aug. 8th.?Miss NettloJ^nes
has returned from the summer school
at Itook Hill.
Dr. W. W. Daniel, President Colum
bia Female College, whilo on a recent
visit to his sister, preached a most ex
cellent sermon to .? large and appre
ciative congregation.
Mr. Fred Auld of Greenwood was re
cently the guest of Mr. J. F. Morrison.
Miss Ida Jones, the popular music
teacher of Hodges was here recently.
There are several nice farms in this
community to rent.
Mr. Albert Graham has returned
from Georgia.
Mr. Jenkins of North Carolina is su
perintending the building of the cot
ton mills at tho Shoals and is pushing
the work with great energy.
Mr. Lewis Rogers of Iuka visited
relatives here last week.
Miss Olivia Jon-s has returned to
CokeBbnry, after spending last week
with Misses Mamio and Lillian Jones.
Mrs. Martin of Tennessee ia on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. J. B. Agnew.
A 10 pounds carp was caught in
the Saluda last week.
Dr. Thompson of Princoton has
moved here and we extend to him a
cordial welcome.
Messrs. W. C. Rasor of Cross ltlll
and Samuel Rasor of Mountville, form
er residents of this place were here re
cently. They are sons of our venera
ble friend, Mr. J. C. Rasor and now
that our country is on suoh a big boom
wo hope they will return and help us
develop our highly favored section.
Miss Sara Proctor of Ninety-Six, a
sweet singer and very attractive young
lady, visited Miss Nettie Jones last
week and attended the meeting hero.
Dr. Jones was called to Cukesb-iry
last week.
Prof. Howard Moore and family are
spending the summer at the delightful
country home residence of Capt. Win.
Henry Moore.
Dev. S. W. Henry, assisted by the
following consecrated laymen, Messrs.
Henderson Martin, J. F. Morrison and
Travis Taylor conducted a series of
meetings here last week. There were
live accessions to the church and the
community was greatly blessed by the
faithful efforts of the above mentioned
earnest and zealous Christian work
ers.
Mr. Willie Bell of Texas is on a visit
to friends and relatives at this place.
Miss Mamie Jones spent Saturday
and Sunday at Cokesbury.
BAPTIST UNION MEETINti.
Interesting Programme Arranged?
Lasts Three Days.
The Union Meeting of tho Sec
ond and Third Secsions of the
Laurous Baptist Association will
meet with First Baptist Church,
Laurent, S. 0., August 28th to
30th, 1903.
The following is tho Programme
submitted by Rev. ?f. 0. Comp
ton, chairman Committee:
FRIDAY, 10 A. M.
Prayer and praise service, conducted
by the Pastor of First Church.
11 a. m. Introductory Sermon by
Rev. J. T. Renn. Alternate, 1). H. Ow
ing*
Enrollment of Delegates and Organi
zation. Recess.
Afternoon. Subjects for Discussion:
I. What is the religions outlook of this
country? Rev. J. O. Martin and J. T.
Renn. N
2< Are the people of to-day more pious
than they were in the days of our fath
ers? A. II. Martin and Captain John
Moore.
3. How to develop a Church in tho
grace of Riving? O. IL Roper and T. H.
Burts.
SATURDAY, 0.30 to 10 A. M.
Prayer and Pralso Service, conducted
by Rev. T. 0. Jacks.
4? Who is responsible for the coldness
in the Churches? Bro. Lewis Martin,
Profs. B. Y. Culbertson, W. E. Wash
ington.
5. How may a Chureh know when
she has the right man for her Pastor?
W. S. Knight, Lewis Martin and H. II.
Mahon.
0. Are we concerned as we ougfPto
be for more laborers in the Lord's vino
yard? T. B. Brown, W. N. Ostin, D
Eddie Balentine.
Recess. Afternoon. <
7. Are we Baptists doing what we
should do to tike this country for tho
Lord Jesus? John M. Hudgens, Sam
uel Bolt, R. Hawkins.
8. Should our Churches tolerate dram
drinking amonff their mnmbnrfl? Rev?.
I J. O. Martin, J." T. Renn, B. J. Wood
ward.
SUNDAY MORNING, 10 to 10.30.
Prayer and Praise Service, conducted
by Rev- M. 0. Compton.
9. What are some of the results we
may expect from the work of the Sun
day Schools? C. II. Ropey.
II. 15 a. m. Missionary Sermon by (ha
Rev. B. J. Woodward. Alternate, D.
H. Owings.
Brethren, let as all be present
the first day of the meeting, aud
i eoutiuue ddriug the session.
M. C. Compton,
For Chairman.
NOTICE STOCK-HOLDERS MEETING.
Notice is hereby given that the an
nual meeting of the stock-holders
the People's Loan and Exchange Ban
of Laurens, S. 0., will be held at th
Offices of the bank In Laurens, 8. C,
111 A. M., Tuesday, August, 18, 190?.
W. A. Watts,
President.
j July, 20, 1003. ~td.
! WHEN KNIGHTHOOD f
! WAS IN FLOWER I
Or, Tho Lora Story of Charles Brandon and Mary Tudor, the King's Sister, and Tj;
4& Happening In Oie Reign of His August Majesty King Henry the Eighth
Rewritten *.nd Rendered Into Modem English From Sie Edwin
C?.akoden's Memoir Ttft
? By EDWIN CASKODEN [CHARLES MAJOR] #
SB Oopuright, IMS and 190/, bj/ the Bovem-MerriU Company {w
CHATTER XX.
DOWN INTO FRANCE.
jO it on 111 Q to pass that Mary
was married unto Louis and
went down into Prance.
[Again the editor takes the
liberty of substituting Hall's quaint
account of Mary's Journey to France.]
Then when nil things were redy for the
conueyaunca of tIlls noble Dndye, the
kyng her brother In the tnoneth of Au
guste, nnd the xV daye, with the qucne his
wife und bis snyde Hinter and al the court
came to Douer nnd thero taryed, for the
wynde WftS troblous nnd the wether fowle,
in so muehe thnt shlppe of the kyngea
called the I.lbeck of 1X<\ tonne was
dryuen n shore liefere Rnngnte nnd there
brase & of VI ?. men scantely escaped
IIIO nnd yet the most part of them were
hurt with the wreck*. When ihe wether
was fnyre, then nl her wardrobe, ?table,
end riches was shipped, and such us were
?ppoyncted to geve their uttendnnuce on
her as Ihe duke of Norfolke. the Marques
of Dorset, ihr Hysshop of Durham, tho
Karle of Surrey, the lordo Delawar, sir
Thomas Uullcyn and nuiny other knights,
Squycrs, gentlemen & ladles, al these went
to shlppe nnd the snyde ladye toko tier
leaue of the queue in the casteil of Douer,
and the kliiK brought her to the seu ayde,
and kissed her, and betokc her to OOI>
and the fortune of tho sea and to the
gouernnunoe of the Kreuch king her hus
band. Thus at the hower of fo\ire of the
clock in the morenyngo t!i>? fa>io iudye
toke her shlppe with al her noble com
paignle: nnd when they had snyled a
quarter of the see, the wynde rose and
Beuered some of the Bhtppcs to Cnyles,
nnd somo In Flounders and her shlppe
with grcnt dinicultle to Bullcyn, nnd with
great leopardy nt the entrylng of tlio
hauen, for the master run the shlppe hard
on shore, but the botes were redy and
reeeyued this noble ladye, nnd nt the
lnndyng Hlr Christopher Gnrnyshu stode
In the water and toke her In his armes,
and so earyed her to land, where the
l>uke of Vnndosme and n Onrdynall with
many estates reeeyued her, and her ladles,
and weleommed all the noble men Into the
countrcy, nnd so the queue and nil her
trayne cam? to llulleyn and ther rested,
ami from thence she remoued by dyuerso
lodgyngou tyll she enme nil most within
ill ndles of Abuyle besyde the forrest of
Arders, and ther kynge Loyes vppon n
grente courser met her, (which ho so longe
tjcslred) but she toke her wny rlghte on,
not stopping to ponUTBO. Then he re
turned to Abuyje by I secret wnye, ?r she
was with gre'tlo trlumphe, procession' &
pagiantea reeeyued Into t|ie touqe pf
Abuyle the VIII day of October by the
Dolphin, which reeeyued h?-r with great*
honor. She .vas nppenrellled in cloth of
?lluor, her horse was trapped in gold
smythes work very ryehly. After her fol
lowed xxxvl ladies al ther pnlfreys trap
ped with erymsyn veluet, embraudcred:
after the folowed one ehnryott of cloth of
tyssue, Hi' seppnde clothe of golds and
tho third Crymsyil V"'del embrauderod
with the kynges nrmeu & heis, /nil pf
roses. After them folowed a great nonv
ber of nrchors and then wngonn Inden
with their stuf. Grente wun the riches in
plate, luels, money, und hnngynges that
this ladye brought into Prance. The
Modny beyng the dnye of Saynetc Denyce,
the same kynge Leyes marled the lady
Mary in the greatc church of Abuyle,
bot he nppnrcled In goldesmythes woorke.
Aftei- the masse was done ther was a
grauti> pjfinkpft apd fest and Die ladyes of
Kngiaud highly prjtretpynpd.
Tho Tewesdaye beypg tl?a $ daye qf pe
tober all tho Kngllshmen except a tow*
that wer Officers with the snydo quene
were discharged wldche wan a great sor?
owe for thelm, for aoniu had serucd her
longe In the hope of preferment and some
that laid honest romes left them to seruo
her nnd now they wer out of serulce,
which cnused the to take thought in so
much, some dyed by wny returning, and
some fell mad, but ther was no remedy.
After the Kugllsh lordes had done ther
commission the Kreuch kynge wylled the
to tako no lenger paync Sc so gauo to
thelm good rewardes and they toke ther
je&on gf the quenc and returned.
Then the Ptilpbvn of Kraunce called
Frauneys duke of V'alnyu, pr Fraunceys.
d'Angouleme, caused a solempne 'lindes u>
be proelnymed, which shoulda bo kept in
Parys In tho moneth of Noueber next en
suyng. nnd while al these thlngea were
prepearyng, the Ladye Mary, tho V. daye
Of Noueber, then beylng Sondaye was
With greato solempnltee crowned Queen
Of Kraunce In the monasterye of Saynct
Denyce, nnd the I^ordc Dolphyn, who was
young, but very toward, al Ihe season
held the crowune ouer her hed, because It
Was of great wntght, to her greuuunce.
Mm?. Mnry took her time, since
more deliberate JuUFIIPV b.rldo never
made to waiting bridegroom, Hho was
a study during this wholo period, weep
lng and angry by turns. Hhe, who had
never known a moment's Illness In all
her days, took to her bed upon two oc
casions from sheer antipathetic nerv?
OUSIiesS, nnd would rest her head upon
Jane's breast and cry out little, half
articulate prayers to God that she
might not kill the man who was her
husband \.\<--n (hey should meet.
When we met tho king aboill fl league
this side of Abbovllle, nnd when Mary
beheld him with the shadow of death
upon bis brow, She tool; hope, for she
knew he would be but putty In her
hands, so manifestly weak was lu?,
mentally ami physically. As he came
up she whipped her horse and rode by
him at a gallop, sending mo back with
word that lib must not be so ardent;
that ho frightened her. poor, timid lit
tle thing, so afraid of nothing In the
world! This shocked the French court
iers, nnd one would think would have
Offended l<ouj?, bjit he simply grinned
from ear to ear, allowing his yellow
fangs, and said whimperinglyi "Oil, the
game Is worth the I rouble. Tell her
majesty I wait at Abbeville."
The old hing had ridden a horse to
meet bis bride In order that be might
appeor more gallant before her, but n
litter was watfrffg to take him buck to
Abbovllle by a shorter route, and they
wero married ngnjn In person.
Agnin a quotation from flail Is sub
stltuted:
Mondnye the .vl daye of Noueber, ther
the snydo quene was reeeyued Into the
eyteo of Parys after (he order thnr folow
eth. Klrst the garde of the eylee met her
with ante Snyncte Denyce nf In contra of
golilsmyllu-s woorke with shlppes gylt,
nnd after them met! her al the prostos
and tellglnua wldche were eslemed to be
.IHM. Th<l*<iuenn ans In a ehyrc eoured
about (but not her ouer nejfaSnl *p whtts
clothe of golde. tho horses that AfGff* It
COUered In clothe of golde, on her hed a
coronall, nl of grente perles, her nccko
and breat full of fuels, before her wente a
garde of Almaynes after ther fasclon, and
after them al noblemen, as tho Dolphyn,
the Duke of Hurbon, Cnrynatlcs, nnd a
fcfrente nomber of estates. Aboute her
person rode the kynge's garde the which
W?r Beottes. On the morowe bega tho
tuates, ni,d (ha quene stode so that al
men might see per, apd wonder nt her
beautle, and tho kynge was' fflde an<J Jay
on a coucne /or wenlcenes.
So Mary was twice married to Louis,
and, nlthougb sho was his queen fast
end sure enough, she was not his wife,
You may soy what you will, but I
like a fighting woman, one with n touch
of the snvngo in her when tho occasion
arlaes, one who can fight for what she
loves as well as against what ?hp hates.
She usually loves as she flghts^wlth
?II her heart.
So Mnry was crowned and was now
ft queen and hedged about by the tin
?eled divinity that hedgeth royalty.
It seemed that sho was climbing
blghor und higher all the tiiuo from
Brandon, but In her heart every day
sbje. was brought peflfer to him,
There was one tiling that troubled
her greatlyi and nil the time. Henry
bad given tila word that Brandon should
be liberated ns soon us Mary bad left
the shores of England, but WO hud
heard nothing of this matter, although
WO had received several letters from
home. A doubt of her brother, In
whom she had little faith at best, made
an ache at her heart which seemed at
times likely to break?so sbo Bald.
One night she dreamed that she had
witnessed Brandon's execution, her
brother Standing by in excellent hu
mor at the prank he was playing her,
and It so worked upon her waking
hours that by evening she was til. At
Inst I received a letter from Brandon,
Which had been delayed along the
road, containing one for Mary. It
told of his full pardon and restoration
to favor, greater even than before, and
her Joy was so sweet and quiet and yet
.so softly delirious that I tell you plain
ly It brought tears to my eyes, and 1
could not hold them back.
The marriage, when once determined
upon, ha<l not east her down nearly so
deep as 1 had expected, and soon she
grew to be quite cheerful and happy.
This tilled me with regret, for 1 thought
of how Brandon must Buffer, and felt
1hat her heart was a poor, Diuisy thin;:
to take this trouble so lightly.
I spoke to Jane about It, but she only
laughed. "Mary Is all right," said she.
"Do not fenr. Matters wlH turn out
better than you think, perhaps. You
know she generally manages to have
I er own way In the end."
"If you have any comfort to give,
please give It, .lane. I fool most keenly
for Brandon, heart tied to such a will
ftlli changeable creature as Mary."
"Sir Edwin Cnskoden, you need not
take the trouble to speak to me at all
unless you can use language more re
spectful concerning my mistress. The
queen knows what she Is about, but it
appears that you cannot see It. I SCO
It plainly though, although no word
has ever been spoken to me on the sub
ject. As to Brandon bel?g tied to her,
It seems to me she Is tied to him und
that he holds the- reliis. Ho could drive
her Into the mouth of purgatory."
"Do you think so?"
"1 know it."
I remained in thought a moment or
two and concluded that she was right.
In truth, the time had come to me
when 1 believed that .fane, with her
good sensu and ncnto discommon!,
could not be wrong In anything, and I
think so yet. So I took comfort on
faith from her and asked, "Do you re
member what you said should happen
before we return to England?"
Jane hung her head. "I remember."
"Well?"
She then put her hand in mine and
murmured, "I am ready any time you
wish."
Grcnl heaven! I thought i should go
out of my senses. She should have
told me gradually. I hail to do soino
thlng lo express my exultation, so I
walked over to a bronze statue of
Bacchus, about my sl/.e?that Is, height
put my hat, which I had been carry
ing under my arm, on his head, cut a
few capers in an entirely new nnd
equally antic stop, and then drew hack
und knocked that Bacchus down.
Jane thought I had pone stark mad,
ntld her eyes grew big with wonder,
but I walked proudly back to her after
my victory over Bacchus and reassured
her -with a few of Mary's messages
that 1 had still left over. If the truth
must he told. Then we made arrange
ments that resulted In our marriage
n<*xt morning.
Accordingly Queen Mary and one or
two others went with us down to a lit
tle church, where, as fortune would
have It, there was a little priest ready
to Join together In the holy bonds of
Wedlock little .lane and little pie -ev
erything so appropriate, you see. I
suppose In the whoh* world we couldn't
have found another set of conditions so
harmonious. Mary laughed nnd cried
and laughed again, and clapped her
hands over and over, and said It was
"like a play Wedding,'1 and, as she
kissed .lane, quietly slipped over her
head a beautiful diamond necklace that
was wortyl full ?10,000?aside, that Is,
from the millions of actual value be
oauso it camo from Mary. "A play
wedding" It was, and a play life It hns
been ever Hlnee,
Wo were barely settled nt court In
Parin when Mary began to put her
plans In motlou and unsettle things
generally. I could not but recall Hen
' "' '.~? " " ?j'-i.xgf
Jane thought I had gone stark mad.
ry's sympathy toward Louis, for the
young queen soon took It upon herself
to make life a burden to "the Father of
His People," nnd In that particular lino
I nippo: 10 she had no equal In nil the
length and breadth of Christendom.
I heartily detentc?} Kdng Louis, large
ly, I think, bopniiBc of prpjudjcp ab
sorbed from Mary, but he was, In fact,
a fairly good old man, and at times I
cpqld but pity him. He was always
soft In heart and softer in head, espe
cially where women wore concernod.
Take his crasy attempt to selro tho
Countess of Croy whllo ho wns yot
Duke of Orleans, ond his Infatuation
for the Italian woman, for whom ho
built tho elaborate burial vault-much
It must have comforted her! Then his
marriage to dictatorial little Anno of
I Brittany, for whom ho had Induced
Pope Alexander to divorce him from
tho poor little crippled owlet Joan. In
consideration of this divorce ho had
gut Ctrsor Borgia, Pope _ Alexander's
son, on tilH foot, flnuucla'lly and" polit
ically. I think he must liavo wanted
the owlet back again before he wan
dune with Anne, because Anno was a
termagant nnd ruled him with the
heaviest rod of Jrou Bhe could lift.
But this last passion, the flickering,
sputtering flame of his dotage, was
tho worst of all, both subjectively and
Objectively, both ns to his senile fond
ness for the English princess and her
Impish tormenting of bim. From tho
first he evinced the most violent delight
in Mary, who repaid It by holding blm
oft ami evading blm In a manner so
cool, audacious and adroit that It
stamped her queen of all tho arts fem
inine and demoniac, l'urdon me, la
dies, If 1 couple theso two arts, but you
must admit they are at times some
what akin. Soon she eluded him so
completely that for days he would not
have a glimpse of her, while Bhe was '
perhaps riding, walking or coquetting
With BOulO of the court gallunts, who
aided and abetted her lu every way
they could. He became almost frantic
In pursuit of his elusive bride, and
would expostulate with her, when ho
could catch her, and smile uneasily,
like a man who Is the victim of a prac
tical Joke of which he does not 8e? or
enjoy the point. On auch occasions she
would laugh In his face, then grow
augry? which was bo easy for her to do
?and, 1 grieve to nay, would sometimes
almost swear at him lu a manner to
make the pious though ofttimoH lax
vlrtucd court ladles shudder with hor
ror. She would at other times make
sport of his youthful ardor and tell him
In all seriousness that It was Indecorous
for blm to behave so and frighten her,
u poor, timid little child, with his im
petuosities. Then she would manage
to give him the slip, and he would go
off and play a game of cards with him
self, thinly convinced In bis own feeblo
way that woman's nature had a tinc
ture of the devil In it. He was the bou!
of conciliatory kindness to tho young
vixen, but at times she would break
violently Into tears, nCCUSO him of cru
elly mistreating her, a helpless woman
nnd a stranger in his court, and threat
en to go home to dear old England and
tell her brother, King Henry, nil about
it and have him put things to right and
redress her wrongs generally* In fact,
she acted the part of Injured innocence
bo perfectly that the poor 'old man
would apologize for the wrongs Bhe in
vented and try to coax her Into n good
humor. Thereupon she would weep
more bitterly than ever, grow hyster
ical and require to ho carried off by her
Women, when recovery and composure
were usually instantaneous. Of courso
the court gossips soon carried stories of
the quick recoveries to the king, and
When he spoke to Mary of them sha
put on her injured air again and turned
tho tables by upbraiding him for ho.
llevlng such calumnies about her, who
was bo good to him and loved him so
dearly.
Mary would often pout for days to
gether and pretend illness. Upon one
Occasion she kept tho king waiting nt
her door all the morning, while she,
having slipped through the window,
was riding with some of the young peo
ple lu the forest. When she returned
through the window she went to
the door and scolded tin* poor old king
for keeping her wultlnif penned up in
her room all the morning. And he apol
ogized!
She changed the dinner hour to noon
in accordance with the English cus
tom, and had a heavy supper at night,
\Vheq she would piako the king gorge
himself with Ullhealthful food and coax
him "to drink ns much as Brother
Henry," which invariably ro?ilted In
Louis de Valols Unding lodgment under
tho table. This amused the whole
court except a few old cronies nnd
physicians, who, of course, were scan
dalized beyond measure. She took the
king on long rides with her on cold
days, and would jolt him almost to
death and freeze htm until the cold
tears streamed down his poor pinched
ppse., making him feel like a half ani
mated icicle nnd wish that ho were
one, lu fact.
At night she would have her balls
nnd keep blm up till morning, drinking
and dancing, or trying to dance, with
her until his poor old heels, and hin
head, too, for that matter, were like
to fall off; then she would slip away
from him and lock herself in her room.
December, say I, let May alone; she
certainly will kill you. Despite, which
won in i advice, I doubt not December
will go on coveting May up to the end
of the chapter, each old fellow being
such a tine man for his ago, you under
stand - fondly believing himself nn ex
ception. Age In a fool Is damnable.
Mary was killing Louis as certainly
and deliberately ns If she were feeding
him slow poison. He was very weak
and decrepit at best, being compelled
frequently upon public occasions, such,
for example, as the coronation tourna
ment of which I have spoken, to lie
upon n COUCll?
Mary's conduct was really cruel, but
then, remember the provocation, and
that she was acting In self defense.
All this-was easier for her than you
might suppose, for the king's grasp of
power, never very Strong, was begin
ning to relax even what little grip It
had. All faces were turned toWnrd
the rising sitn, young Francis, duke of
Angouleme, the kings distant cousin,
who would soon .bo. king In I.mils' place.
Ab this young rising sun, himself vast
ly gpilttcn wlth..Mary, openly encour
nKcjjgUcr In what shi) Ohl, the courUers
of ^wuJJtfo followed "stylt, and the old
king round himself surrounded by n
court only trtjigpeady to ho umuscd by
hla IBEsjjy yotf^ queen a tip Is expense.
Tbl?* condition of affairs Mary wel
comoffwlth horvHiolo sold, nnd to accent
It and null assurance, I fear, played
ever so lightly nnd coyly upon the
heartstrings of tho young duke, which
responded all too loudly to her velvet
touch and almost frightened her to
death with their volume of sound later
on. This Francis d'Angouleme, the
dauphin, had fallen desperately in love
with Mary nt llrst sight, something
against which tho fact that he was
married to Claude, daughter of Louis,
In no way militated. lie was a very
distant relative of Louis, going away
bnek to St. Louis for his helrshlp to
tho French crown. Tho king had
daughters In plenty, but, ns you know,
the gallant Frenchmen flay, according
to their law Balle, "The realm of
France 1b bo great and glorious a heri
tage that It may not bo taken by a
woman." Too great and glorious to be
taken by a womnn, forsooth! France
would have been vastly better off hnd
She been governed by ft woipan pow
and then, for a country always pros
pers under a queen.
Francis had for many years lived at
court ns the recognized heir, nnd, as
(he custom was, onllod. pis distant cousr
in i/oula "Undo." "Uncle" Louis in
turn called Francis "Co Gros Carcon,"
ami Queen Mary called him "Monsieur,
men beau ills," in a mock motherly
manner that was very laughable. A
mother of eighteen to a "good boy" of
twenty-two! Dangerous relationship!
And dangerous Indeed It would have
been for Mary had she not been ns
pure nnd true ns sho was willful and
Impetuous. "Mon beau ills" allowed
"neither hl? wlfo nor _the respect ho
owed tli? king lo stand In tho~way of i
hts very marked attention to tho quecu.
His position ns lietr and Ids long resi
dence at court, almost as ?011 to Louis,
gave him ample opportunities for press
ing Ids unseemly suit. Ho was tbo
first to see Mary nt tho meeting place
this sldo of Abbeville, aud was the
king's representative on all occasions.
"Beau Als" was rather a handsome
fellow, but thought himself vastly
handsomer than ho was, and had some
talents, whleb ho was likewise careful
to estimate at their full value, to say
the least. He was very well liked by
women, and in turn considered himself
Irresistible. He was very Impression
able to feminine charms, was at heart
a liber'lue, and, as ho grow older, be
came a debauchee whoso memory will
taint France for centuries to come.
Mary saw his weakness moro clearly
than his wlokodnoss, being blinded to
tho latter by the veil of her own Inno
cence. She laughed at and with him,
and permitted herself a grent deal of
his company?so much, In fact, that I
grew a llttlo jealous for Brandon's
sake, and, If the truth must be told, for
tho first time began to have doubts of
her. I seriously feared that When
Louis should die Brandon might llnd
a much more dangerous rival In the
new king, who, although married,
Would probably try to keep Mary nt
his court even should be bo driven to
tbo extreme of divorcing Claude as
Claude's father bad divorced .loan.
I believed, In ease Mary should vol
untarily prove false and remain In
France either as the wife or the mis
tress of Francis, that Brandon would
quietly but surely contrive some means
to take her life, and I hoped he would.
I spoke to my wife, Jane, about tho
queen's conduct, and she dually admit
ted that she did not like It, so I, unable
to remain silent any longer, determined
to put Mary on her guard, and for that
purpose spoke very freely to her on the
subject.
"Oh, you goose!" she said laughingly.
"He Is almost as great a fool as Hen
ry." Then tbo tears came to her eyes,
and half angrily, half hysterically,
shaking me by the arm, she continued!
"Do you not know? Can you not see
that 1 would give Ibis hand or my eyes,
almost my life, Just to fall upon my
face In front of Charles Brandon at
this moment? Do you not know that
a woman with a love In her heart such
ns 1 have for him is safe from every
one and everything; that It is her sheet
anchor, sure and fast? Have you not
wit enough to know that?"
"Yes, 1 ha VP," 1 responded, for tho
({mo completely silenced. With her fa
vorite tactics she had, as usual, put me
|n the wrong, though I soon came
again to the attack.
"But ho Is so base that I grieve to
see you with him."
"I suppose he Is not very good," she
responded, "but It seems to be the way
of these people among whom I have
fallen, and be cannot harm me."
"Oh, but bo can! Ono does not go
pear smallpox, and there is a moral
contagion quite as dangerous, If not so
perceptible, and equally to be avoid
ed. It must be a wonderfully healthy
moral nature, pure and chaste to the
core, that will be entirely contagion
proof and safe from It."
She hung her head in thought and
then lifted her eyes nppeallngly io me.
"Am I not that; Kdwln? Tell me! Tell
me frankly; am I not? It Is the ono
thing of good 1 have always striven
for. I am so full of other faults that If
1 have not that there Is no good In
me." Her eyes and voice were full of
tears, and 1 knew In my heart that I
stood before ns pure a soul as ever
came from the hand of God,
"You are, your majesty; never
doubt," I answered. "It is preemi
nently the one thing In womanhood to
whleb nil mankind kneels." Ami I fell
upon my knee and kissed her hand
with a sense of reverence, faith and
trust that has in.vor left me from that
day to this. As to my estimate of how
Francis would net when f.otlls should
die, you will see that I was right.
Not long nfter this Lady Caskodcn
and I were given permission to return
to England, and immediately prepared
for our homeward journey.
As we left, Mary placed in my hands
a letter for Brandon, whoso bulk was so
reassuring that \ Kl\Ow ho had never
been out of her thoughts. T looked at
the letter a moment and said, in all
seriousness, "Your majesty, had I not
better provide nn extra box for it?"
She gave n nervous little laugh, and
the tears tilled her eyes ns she whisper
ed huskily: "I fancy there Is one who
will not think It too large. Goodby,
goodby!" So we left Mary, fair, sweet
girl queen, nil olone among those ter
rible strangers. Alone with one little
English innideu, seven years of ago,
Anno Boleyn.
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