Literary cadet and Rhode-Island statesman. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1827-1829, 1828-02-16

the Lieutenant Of the Tower, binding
his arms behind him, but not depriving
him OF his weapons The Queen aching
on the impulse oil the moment. c. ininand-
cd one Of the guards to conduct her TO
the dungeon OF Ltdy Catherine Grey,
ard ordered the others 10 follow her with
SIR Edward Warner IN their custody
Anger, hatred, fear, jealousy, all lent
wings to her steps. The dungeon door
was soon before her; the bolts were
withdrawn, aud with little of the appear
ancc OF Queen in her gait and ges-
lures, excepting thai majesty which be-
longs to the expression Of highly wrought
FOE lln.s, she rushed into the dungeon,
and found Catherine Grey in the arms of
Hereford, who was kissing away the
tears that had gathered on her cheek.
Seize %him-away with him to instant
ex,cuuonr said the Queen.
The guards gazod for a moment visit
fully N each other, and seemed "a If
did not understand the Command.
'Ssize him! 1. say exclaimed the
queen 81 have myself taken the pre-
caution to be present, that ! may be as
sur,d that he is in your custody, and led
away to the death that he has taken SO
much pains to merit
The guards immediately surrounded
the earl, but they had paused a
ore they led him out Of the dungeon,
when they saw the lady Catherine throw
herself on her knees before Elizabeth,
ard seize the skirt of her robe
Have pity, pity, gracious Qucen?-
she cried, 'have pityH
away, minion!' said the Queen; he
had no pity on himself when he ven,ur-
ed to break prison, even IN the precincts
Of our royal palace. His doom is fixed ;
Not yet, great Queen, not YETI said
Catherine still graspIng Elizabeth's
robe. Can naugbt save hlmi'
'Naught, save my DEATH said the
Queen. and then she added in an under
tone, which she did not seem to intend
should be audible, while a dark smile
played on her llp, COR perchance thine
GATHERINGS ear caught the last part OF
the Queens sentence, and with the
quickress OF lightning she exclaimed,
thy death or NINE, o Queen! then
thus she added, pIucking from the belt
of Sir Edward Warner, who stood by
her side with his hands bound behind
him, a dagger, and brandishing it alcit,
thus may bis life be spared!'
A cry of 'trcason!' treason:' pcryaded
the dungeon and the guards advanced
between Catherine and the Queen,
whose life she seemed to thre.ten, but
Orr they could wrest the dagger from
her hand; she had buried it in her own
bosom
Now, now do l claim thy promise,
Oh CGacn! she said IS she sunk TO tho
ear,h, whilst the blood poured in a tor
rent from her wound, Catherine Grey
no niger disturbs theo-spare the life
Of the princely Seymour.
Her last breath was spent on those
words-her last gaze was fixed upon the
Queen--and pressing the hand Of hel
husband, who was permitted to approach
her, in her dying grasp, the spirit OF
Catherine Grey was released from all
its sorrows.
The sacrifice of the unhappy lady's
life preserved that for which it had been
offered up. The Queen, touched with
the melancholy termination Of her kind
woman's existence, revoked the despot'
ic and illegal order which she had givcr
for the execution of Hartford, but or.
dered him to be conducted back to hi:
dungeon, where he remained in close
custody for a period of nlne years. The
death Of Elizabeth at the eXniration Of
that period, released him from his cap.
tivity; and then, although he was unable
to restore the Lady Catherine to life, he
took immediate steps to ro-establlsh he
fair fame In these efforts he was per
fectIy successful; he proved before the
proper tribunals the validity of his mar
riage, and transmitted his inheritance tc
his son, who was the issue Of that iil-fat
ed union.