The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1849-01-13


saw King DANES ~ whitehall, the Prince &c
Orange, who married his daughter, came o.
yer Ia England, nnd drove King JnlrieH oui Of
his palace md kingdunl,nnd the people made
him mud tho Princess Of Orange king sud
queen in his stead. .-H
"llut waa il not very wicked Of tho PrO-
cess Of Orange 10 join with her husband "a
lnko her inlher's Kingdom from hm1
am very sorry King James thought ne like
her raid Lady Lucy earnestly.
"llusll-hushl my 1y love, sou must not
Talk 80 Of tho Princess of Orange, for 1ff-
hnps she considered suo WNH rtuIEV right ~
dephving her h,her of ms douiRions, be-
cause ho had embraced The CslhOc religion,
aud il il against Tie law for king Of Eng.
land to br - Catholic, Yeti couieFs did
NOT huiirvr she ,vould have eoBssHied to sIaH
HE dcnih warrants Of 80 mnuy of he! lhlhei's
oi, sHTvHHiH, only sFoos"I OF their faithful
uitnciur-rt-le l,,,i,, said Lord Preston VIII i
sigh
If have hcnrdllut lh6 Princers of Orange
II Of u merclul disponrion,n sud old Amy
GrHdWell, advancing towards her ninsicG
"nnd perhaps she ~. hl be Induced "a fl'nre
our life, my lord, II your pnrd1n were very
earnestly cnircGiod OF her hy -one of yoGt
friends"
"AlnS, -ts,y good Amy have no one WHO
will undertake the pcrilOus office OfsOlicIlinF
llcy shoqd be suspected OF fhyoring tho ruuSe
Of King James"
Dear VnpH, TT NC 20 turhr tturru nHr
beg Tor our pardon" cried Lady Lucy, wilI
q criusoned cheek aud sparkling eye. II
will 30 beg aud prgy her TO spare your llr.
dear papa, TINT she will not have tie heart To
deny me
"slmple childl" exclaimed her fIher," what
should you be 0hlo tq my 10 the Queen ihnt
,vuttid ~ 81 a,.y .availG'
Good would leuch me wliRt to shy, nud lao
hus power also to touch her heart with pity
Tor clild's Distress and to open her ear la
my enrnest petriou.'
Her father clasped her 10 as bosom, bhC
said, Thou wonL.i lac nfrnid of speaking To
the Queen even irihou shoul,ls, be admitted
20 her presence my ehil'l,'
"Why should be afraid ofspcnking to the
Queen, pnpn?-ior even IL she would le nm
Try with me, and Rnawer hnrslily, should
lbs thinking too much of OF, ihlhcr 10 mind
/ il; or iC she were lo scud me tn the Tower,
and cit or my head, she could only Nil NY
! body, hui would hnve noT,ower nj all to hurt
4 INV soul, which Is under the protection Of
One who If greater than any King or Qmccu
! ulnu cartlG"
you are figEi, myrcTliTd, 10 rvTF God, urH
/ TO hnvo'no odcr ionr,' said her father. al
is lac who hath pethnrs put 1t into your hears
To plead with the Queen for my life; which,ir
it la his pleasure "a grant, shall feel II in
I drch Happiness f'F my cldd 10 bo made
the in5iument Of my d-liveTnnrc from tie
perils ofdchlh, which low encompass ire;
hut Il it should I've otherwise, His will bo done
tie bath promised io.be father TO The fhih.
cflrss. md lac vii not fnrsnkc my roud RHd
duiinl Child when nm low IN the dust
"Bui how will Indy Lucy gain udnitIancc
to tie Qurcnr presence, my Lord?' nskeA
old AnSy, who bad beer weeping spcctu-
( tor oflhe-sccne between the father aud Tie
child.
/ ~ will write n letier TO her godme,Ler, the
Lady Clarendon requesting her To Sseom-
| pssh the mnlter.
Iln then wrote few hasty lines to dat Ia
dy, which he gave to his dnnghlerielliug her
that she was to So tie next day to llnmpiow
/ Cuuri, properly attended, aud 70 Obtain
sight of Lady Clarendon, who was ihcrGhH
waiting upon The Queen, and deliver that
ilri,er to her, with her own hand. Tie then
kissed his child seudcry, and babe her fare
well. Though the little girl wept NJ parting
with her father, yet she left the Tower with n
Ear more composed mind thnp she entered II;
tor she had formed ircr resolution, and her
young heart MAS fuII orhopc. Sire had ST.
lcuily committed her cause &c ,,--,,, Snd she
'cuslcd that he would dispose the event PROS
,..,oous,,' Cor her.
The ne, mo "ingi before the lark iiari
sung her mathis, Indy i.S"v was up, aud
dressed in suit of deep mourig@t, winch
Amy had provided ms The most r,..'uble garh
tisf daughter whore only surviving parent
was under The sentence of death The ser
wants, who had been Informed oftfc9r.NounF
lndy's intention 10 solicit The Queen for tssS
f,ther's pnrdon,wcrc all assembled ia the en-.
trance bah to see her depart; and she pnss-
! ell through HEM, enning on her purse's arm,
and ;itended 10y her fathers confidential see
Rotary aud the old buileF dry she'd ienrs, amt
babe God bless her, aud prosper her in her
design. ,l'',~r
Lady Lucy arrived NJ Hampton Court, was
introduced INFO HE Countess ufClarendoh's ~
>. partlncuts before her lndyship WINS ont of bed
md having told her nrtleSs iule with prent
rcarnesincss. lcllycred her falher's letter In
dy Clurcudou, who was wiio to- tiIeS 'Unecii'a
uuclc, wns very Kind 10 hGr-y6ung god daugh-
ter, hut plninly told her she must not reckon
on her ialtiinco with the qttccn, t,rra,isr the
Tisrl Of Clarendon was in disgrace, on ue-
lrTnnt OF heig- TaEsEi,jt -ruTryrTrtg OF, IL
, correspondence with King Jnmes,hls brother
in Iaw; therefore iiie dared not to solicit the
queen on behalf of her friend Lord Preston,
against Whom her nniesty was so deeply ex-
f,spefn,cd that she hnd declared sire would
not chow him my mercy ~
i"Oh" said the litllc girl, "ifl could oply
see riC.92scu myself i'Wund not wish any
one la, spenk for me, for | shonh plead l---,-
earnestly TO her for my dear Itpn's life that
sha could not refuse me, I'm sure
"Paur cIiId! wI,nt eo,Id yon shy TO the
lqnerni" nskcd The rouulcs1 ""sniassiouNtcly
, "Ouly lex nic SEQ her aud yuu shalt hsHrti IA
rcjoincd Lldy Lucy,
"Wcll. my love, ii were pity imt what
thou shouldSl have the opportunity" snid La
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