The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1837-12-13

Z of Orange, who married his daughter, came
over to England, anil drove King James
out of his palace and kingdom, and the
people made him and the Princess of
Orange King aud Queen in his stead
But WAS II not very wicked of the
Princess of Orange to join with her hus-
hand to take her fathers kingdom from
him n ] am very sorry King James thought
me like her. said Lady Lucy earnestly.
tIush, hush my love, You must not
talk so of the Princess of Orange, for per-
haps she considered she was doing right. in
depliying her father of his kingdnm, be-
cause he had embraced the Catholic relig-
ion, aud il is against the law for King "f
England to be u Catholic. Yet confess
did not believe she would have consented Ia
sign the death warrants of SD many of her
fathers old servants, only on account of
their faithful attachment 10 him, said Lord
Preston, with n sigh.
/ Il have heard that the Princess of Or
ange Is of n mercful disposii"n,' said old
Amy Grndwell, advancing towards l,er
master, aud perhaps she might be induc-
ed to spare your life, my L"rd, if your par
don were very earnestly entreatsd OF her by
some of your friends
/ ALAS! my good Amy, have no one
who will undertake the perilous Office of
soliciting the royal grace for an attained
traitor, les, they should be suspected
of favoring the cause of King James
4 Dear papa let me go to the Queen,
and beg for your pardon, cried Lady Lucy,
with crimsnued cheek aud sparkling
eye. will so beg and pray her to spare
your life, dear papa, that she will not have
the heart 10 deny me-
Simple child = exclaimed the father,
what should you be able to say to the
Queen, that would be of any avail =
God would teach me what To say, and
he has power also 10 touch her heart with
pity for chld's distress, and to open her
ear to my earnest petition.
Her father clasped her TO his bosom, and
said, Thou wouldst he afraid of speaking
to the Queen, my child
why should be afraid of speaking to
the Queen, papa for even if she would he
angry with me, aud answer hnrshly, ] should
be thinking too mnch of you, father, to
mind 1t; or It she were to send me To the
tower and cut off my head, she could only
kill my body, nut would have no power at
all to hurt my soul, which is under the pro-
lection of One, who is greater than any
king ur queen upon earth
You are right, my child, 10 fear God,
aud to have no other fear, said her father
1t is He who hath, perhaps, put it into
your heart to plead with the Queen for my
life; F.; which, if it be his pleasure to grant,
| shall feel it indeed happiness for my
child to be made the instrument of my de-
liverance from the perils of death, which
now encompass me; but if il should be
otherwise, his will be done. He hath
promised to I've father to the falherless,
and he will not forsake my good aud duti-
ful chlld when AN low in the dust
But how will Lady Lucy gain admit
tance to the Queens presence, my lord,
asked old Amy, who had been weeping
spectator of the scene between the father
and child.
Il will write letter to her godmother,
the Lady Clarendon, requesting her to ac-
complish The matter
He then wrote few lIasty lines to that
lady, which he gave to his daughter, telling
her she was 10 go the next day io Hampton
Court, properly attended, and to obtain n
sight uC Lady Clarendon, who was there in
waiting upon the Queen, and deliver that
letter to her with her own hand. ile then
kissed his child lendrrly, aud bade her fare
well. Though the little child wept a: part
ing with her father, yet she left the tower
with n far mnre composed mind than she
entered it; for she had fornIed her resolu-
lion, aud her young heart was foil of hope.
She had silently committed her cause to
God, and she trusted that He would dis
pose the event prosperuusly for her.
The next morning, before the lark had
sung her mathis, Lady Lucy was up ard
dressed in suit Of deep mourning, which
Amy had provided as the most suitable gsrb
for daughter whose only surviving parent
was under sentence of death. The servants,
who had been informed of their Young la
dy's intention to solicit the Queen for her
fathers freedom, were assembled in the EN-
unnce hall to see her depart and rs she
passed through them, leaning on her nurses
arm, and attesded by her fathers confiden-
tal secrecy, aud the old butler, they shed
tears, and babe God bless her, and prosper
her in her design.
Lady Lucy, arrived Mt Hampton Court,
was introduced into the Countess Of Clar- |
endon's apartment. before her ladyship was
out of bed, aud having told her arless tale /
with great earnestness, delivered her fathers
letter. Lady Clarendon, who WAS wife To
the Queeu's uncle, was very Kind to her
Young granddaughter, bat plainly told her
she must not reckon on her influence wIih
the Queen, because the Earl of Clarendon
was iu disgrace on account of being susprc-
ted of carrying nn correspondence with
king James his brothrr-In-lsw therefore
she dared not solicit the Queen On behalf
Of her friend, Lord Preston. against whom I,
her majesty was 40 deeply exSsperated that
she had DECLARED she would not show him