The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-06-10


not think he would be a good ruler for the
people. 1t was said also,that this great queen
loved the power and glory Of royalty too
much to share them with any man. She cer-
tainly refused to marry Leicester though he
strovc and plotted for years to gain seat be-
SIDE her on the throne 1t is even said tina,
he caused lovely Young girl, called Amy
Robsart, whom he privately married, to be
murdered. so that he could lawfully we'd his
queen. Bnt hope it was not so-though
certainly the poor lady did drop of, very
suddeni y and mystcrlou>.y.
Elizabeth Tudor was not decidedly 4 qood
woman. but she was one of the best sover.
ci igns that ever reicned in England. She was
brave and energetic, and gifted with excel
lent sense and judgment.
ih;s queen was the daughter of Henry the
Eighth ''Buii King Harry" as he was called
was coarse and cruel man, who. while he
lived. vas feared and hated, and when he
died. was only not forgotten, because the sto-
~ OF his crimes kept up shuddering remem-
bc:ancc of him in the minds OF the people
He divorced his GOOD wife, Katherine of Ar
racon. SO tia; ne mi ight marry one OF her
maids OF honor the beautiful Anne Boleyn.-
But IN the coarse Of a year or two, he took a
fancy to another lady and so he had Queen
Annc'S hea.! taken otto make way torQuccn
.!anc-wno, il her turn, was soon obliged to
lay her pretty head on the block. because it
was The kln4s pleasure to have another con-
sort .!ni 81 he went on. till all the hcau.-
tul Young ladies' in the Kingdom lived in NOR
IA! lear Oh the crown and The aNe, and some
$40 we're neither beautiful nor young, pro-
,e>.cd to hc most frightened OF all
The mo'hcriess Elizabeth led out sad
lie during the rel IN of her sister. Queen
Mary, who imprisoned her and treated her
,cry har.hly principally on account Of
her Protestant i..;;;h. Bat her own trials
Ii! NJ MAKE her more mcrriiul towards 9th
c.S >.;r seldom ,oryave her enemies -tu.
punished. vi;h long imprisonment or death
or death. al! rebels and conspira'ors. Wien
the Queen %: S,o.> vas driven from her own
country. bv Tie rebellion Of her sui iccts, and
sought rc!urc in England, instead Of grant
in, H. ho 'ri,a'',y and hnl; Flizahr:h pu.
her in prison. Mary Stuart was very beau
tiuI. bat somehow this did no: seem to help
her cause with her "cou~ia OF England" who
kept her in close confinement for nineteen
wears and ,icn ,,rhca,d her.
OfNuren Eizahrt!l> last sal days AMI her
,lca.h. have alrcad, told you As t6r her
i1u,> after al. there NAV have been more
node ana generous qualities in her character
than we fad set down in history Historians
are more a,; 70 relate bad tan GOOD Il ing>
ot Soyrrci"ns o' great people. There is hat
on. true account OF any hrma1 lie: and 'lIcrr
: tie record kept by Gods Just angel in hcas-
cm.
The Descendants of thr .,.r Of Lei ester
Sold kcnilworth TO the ror,l family. au.l
wien Cromwell became Lord Protector l.,
bestowed i upon SIX Of his 'avori.c Officers.
These Puritan soldiers matl,. terrible work
with i, dividing the crca, estate into farms
dcStroyinc the parks and gardens draining
the lake. and ing Of the castle complete
RUN and a ruin it has remained! ever since.
Bat now for litic story. which hope will
interest vow.
IITTIE EOS AMOND---t LFGENp.
|, was thc cvcninr set for The dlv for Green
Eliz,bcth'S visit to Wentworth. Great mul-
ti;ulcs of people had been for many hours As
scmhlcd on the walls. in the chase and park
and gardens 10 witness the splendid Sirht.-
But her majesty had been detained till twi-
LIGHT AZ Warwick to receive the homage of
her subjects. and now it was announced tha,
the grand entrance would be made hv torch
right. At length the grand bell OF the castle
tolied. and a siGnal rocket shot mp into the
air Then all held their breath and listened
At first they could only hear dull sca-likt
sound in the direction of Warwick Castle
III: i; came nearer and grew louder, till they
could distinguish the tramp of horses, music
and shouting. and the clang OF armor
When the Queen entered The royal chase
hundreds Of great rockets were sent blazing
and kissing into the sky. and such mighty
shout was sent up by the multitude that il
was almost wonder it didn't ios'lc the stars
out oftheir places. Yet they did not seen
at all disturbed by the tumult but stayed qui
c.lv in their orbits. and winkcl at one anoth.
or as thouoh making fun ofthe earls fireworks
The whole music Of The castle burst forth
then there was a round Of artillery and a
tremendous Discharge OF blundcrbusscs.
The procession moved slow and stately
from the gate of the park, Illuminated by two
hundred great wax torches. borne by armed
horSencn.
The queen, who was young at that time
an,. thoug: not handsome, was noble and
grand looking came mounted on a beautiful
milk-white horse, which she managed very
finely. for she was an admirable rider. She
was dressed in the riches: silks. velvet and
Iace-aud from head to foot she seemed al
most blazing with costly Jewels Beside the
queen rode the earl of Leicester, on jet
L,ack stnrL ono of the hanIsODlc.t IN the