Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, W.T. [i.e. Wis.]) 1843-1844, 1844-08-03

ditional penny to drink their heaitns.
There is something about that boy,
wretched as is the calling he now ex-
ercises, which tells me that he posses
ses genius, and will some day have
a name,' said Southampton to his COM
panion, as they ratified homewards by
the Cross of Chepe, where both resided.
Il shall make inquiry after him at the
Globe tomorrow; and if as he says, he
be known to Master Alleyn, why
there must be something good in him,
and he shall call upon me of morn
ing at Southampton House.
Right was Raleigh's reply. 'The
lad does seem promising and smart
one, and something may probably come
of him.
Southampton kept his word, inquir
ed of Alleyn, and the boy did visit him
Years had since passed away at the
period when we resume the broken link
iof our sketch. Queen Elizabeth was
keeping court at her palace of Wind
sor, and its magnificent park was thron-
ged with the gallants who composed
it. The two cavaliers, with whom the
reader has already made acquaintance.
formed part ofa splendid cortege Of the
lovely and the noble who surrounded
her Majesty, as she rode through what
is now called the Little Park.
There was scarcely any difference
even in the minute features of the scene
ry through which they passed, and
those which it presents at this day
Groups of oaks, already aged, cast their
broad shadows on the cavalcade as it
rode along, forming green outrageous
vistas, through which the eye penetra-
ted in listless curiosity, and which are
only little more sombre in the inten-
sity of their shade; and the velvety
turf they pranced over, pressed softly
against The hoofs Of their coursers.
The Queen rode nearly in front of
the party, surrounded by her maids Of
honour, in modest array. and coiiied
| in a manner to shame our modern
damsels, ifany attack on their dearest
privilege of dressing themselves. when
they please, in the least becoming man
ner could produce blush in them
A large oak, whose branches were be-
ginning TO show symptoms of decay,
attracted her attention for a moment;
and, after a brief whisper to the Lady
Anne Fi,ton, who rode on an ambling
She tland pony beside her Grace, she
motoned to her chamberlain to adj
vance towards her. He obeyed with
an alacrity that argued convincingly
of his own high opinion of the dignity
of the post which he occupied abou
her Highness's person.
Tell him to come hlthcr.'
the Chamberlain obeyed;a gallon
of a minute or so brought him to thu
centre of a group in the rear of thu
principal party, gathered round a gen
tleman, to whom all near were listen
ing with gratified attention. lie was
narrating a story, how two young lov.
ers, despite their parents mutual and
mortal hatred, had vowed eternal faith
TO each other; and how they had
through fata! mistake one taken poison,
, supposing his lady-love dead, and she,
on awaking from trance, and finding
he had done so through love OF her,
would not survive him. And tears
gistened in the bright eyes of his lady
listeners, and signs broke resistlessly
from the bosoms Of the gentlemen oil
that entranced party.
The Chamberlain motioned to the
nsrrator;-'Her Majesty desiers your
presence and both galloped togeth
er forward TO the Queen. Bowine
lowly in his saddle as he approached
the immediate circle around Elizabeth
he whom she had thus commanded
near her stood waiting her further
pleasure.
'Hi,her,' said the Queen. He obey
ed and came within reach OF her Ma
iesty, who, placing her hand Familiarity
on his left shoulder, pointed 10 the
aged oak which had just attracted he'
attention. Let that be the spot
mark well its features; but mind you
do not let the fat old fool be roughly
handled
AS your Grace pleaseth, shall It be
even under you oak shall be the To-
cality.' And again bowling, he was a.
.bout 10 resume his former station IN the