Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1856-03-15

Queen Of Scoiland's alliance with foreign
prince, and proposed either the Earl Of Leices-
Ter or the Lord Darnley, both especial favori,es
Of her court, as filter asYirants for the hand OF
Mary. Elizabeth farther enforced a union Of
this kind, alleging the precarousness ofMary's
sway as greater inducement TO the promotion
Of her owe interests.
Lord Dannley, youth ofnneieen, had spent
his short life nuuering about a court, with ey-
cry notion of show, vanity and seif-indulgencc
His ideas Of kingship were such as arc often
inscribed within the covers Of novel-an af-
fair Of crown, power, dress, ban1nets, and ev-
erlasting pleasures He had arranged in his
own mind that the Queen Of Scotland should
settle into the obedient wife, giving power and
place TO the stronger vessel-he was 10 be king,
and live never-endlng festival. With this
view, he went with large retinue and splendid
accompanimenis to the court Of Mary, who,
oyerawed by Elizabeth of England, could not
fail to receive an ambassador from her court
with less than a show, al least Of welcome
Mary was pleased with the personal beauty Of
Darnley, and his ease and fascination of man
ner gained him the admiration Of the Scottish
couruers'
Aiached 10 ihe eourt oi mary was DAVID
Nizzio' VINO had accompanied inc rleomohlcse
ambassador 10 scotland ana from ms musical
talents had been admitted 10 the favor Of the
queen, woo, from her natural love ana skiil IN
music, was desirous Of having about her per-
son OF sucn "oil'y as n't@o' mary was 50
much attached TO him tha, she made him her
r'enon secretary N'~~'o manhe's "e'e iu-
sinua''ns, anu ms ,s'o' WIN 'he queen became
50 g'ea' 'hai al VINO wisheu 10 OBTAIN in'eres.
rom hef nrs' a~aSened " In 'he musician ana
u MS ia'or was enlisted heis was sure 10 ioi-
low,
Dainiey became aware OF "is' ano soon
maue hnhse" ag'eeaole 10 "'[]io, noping 'here-
oy 10 gam po"er'ni aohereni 10 MS SUIT
AZ hrst mary received the admiration ana
attentions Of Dainley WIN sllghi encourage
meet, but he so won upon hes heart oy ms beau
~ OF person, grace OF manner, ease and ele-
gance OF conversation ana further induced by
her secretary VINO constantly poured inio her
ear The devotion ana esnmabie qualities OF
Darniey' tha' al leng'h she gave her consent 10
ihe proposals oi marriage lhe queen croa-
ted Darnley Far oi hoss ana Duke OF Both
say, and caused him 10 be proclaimed hing
Win pomp ana ceremony, on The DAY previous
TO their marriage, winch took place July 2e,
iooo-'nelr sou porn ~ inc year following was
ai'erward James VI Oh scotland, anu OF Eng
land.
The Queen OF Scotland soon found the max
I'm marry in haste and repent al leisure but
too applicable 10 the despatch which had sc-
companled her own hasiy movements, and the
disappointment which speedily followed the
ceremony. She had known nothing OF Darn
ly, except as an ambassador and proposed suit
or from the court Of Elizabeth, but she soon
found that behind his personal beauty, ease and
elegance Of manner and conversation, there
was that IN his character llle calculated TO tos-
Ter love which had been founded on the out
ward charms Alone
parnley was d'e',onal, Jealous' selfish y-
rannieai' almost cruel 10 dlspos'uon, ana mary
love oi admiration ana power could not ofook
me neglect and dlsrePecl whieh her husband
ohered' aud what had been the semelance oi
love- now more me iorm oil disgust ana aohor-
renee
hizzo was sincerely attached 10 the Queen
and demonstrated WIN Darniey on ms disroya',
w. VINO, becoming ince"seo a. "na' ne deemed
,he inso'e"' in'erie'e"ce "' 'he queen iasor'
lle' resolved 10 rio 'i'e court oi inc musician
Iout',e's' as me" OF o'ner stamp are prone
70 look WIN Jea'ouS eye upon 'h"se more IA
soreo 'han themselves ana II was no. dihcu
ior Dafhiey 70 hnd aoeNors ana coaala'ofs 70
me p'an ne naa FORMED o' removing H,-1'p'
one evening IN 'he Ma'ch 'oilo"i'e .ne mar
rage mary was AZ supper wl'n inc Iounle9' mes
Of Argy'e ana h.hz'o' az iio,yroou mouse
wnefe ."e roya' pa,' ,esiueu' ana wni'c AZ 'h'
'ao'e, "e hlne WV" ''is aceo"P''ees =. 'us"eu VI
oien',y 'n'o rue room an' a''acNeo ''zxo' wh'
saw ms oanger, anu appea'eo !" 'he queen p'
ueicnu h,m' oe'' '"ougn sne attempted parry
'ne a"aehs ana view u as iafce' soon saw pS
me anger ana i'npefious bearing OF her nus
oand' 'hai ,he matter was no signt anair
ana en'feaied' oeeged' menanceo 'he hing' ou