Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1858-07-10

WIN many Orlente gems Henry Is said
to have been exceedingly fair, and as well
proportional as possible.
On the lst day of 1911, a son was born
to them, which Occasoned the greatest ioy
throughout the realm the babe took cold
at its splendid christening and died on the
22d Of February Henry at this time
invaded France, and left Katharine regent
OF the kingdom, with greater power than
had ever been conferred upon female re-
gent Of England thus acknowledging the
confidence he felt In her talents aud integ.
rity. Nothing could exceed the prudence.
kindness, and bravery with VIII ch she con.
Quoted the government. During her re.
gency the victory of Flodden-field was
achieved, Katharine bore one daughter,
who lived to be the bloody Mary of Eng
lish history and four sons, all of whom, to
her great sorrow, died shortly after their
birth. After the disappointment occasioned
by the death of his third son, Henry. created
his natural son Henry Fibray) Duke Of
Richmond, and owned with a degree OF
parade, which showed the Queen how
earnestly he desired male offspring. Katha-
rine was selfdenying, and punctilious in all
religious obsel vances. No native-born prin-
cess ever identified herself more fully with
the interest of England. Erasmus saws of
the royal pair at this time, What house
hold Is there among the subjects of their
realm, that can offer an example of such
united wedlock? Where eau wife be
found, better matched with the best of hus-
bands" Soon after this picture was drawn,
Katharine for the first time felt the pangs
OF Jealousy, in consequence Of the admira-
ton Of Henry for one of her maids, Mary
Boleyn; but that young lady listened to
the judcious advice Of the Queen, married
the gentleman to whom she was betrothed,
and thus removed herself from the dangerous
notice of the King. Anna, sister of Mary
Boleyn, now returned from France, whither
she went as maid Of honor to Mary, sister
"a Henry. She was beautiful, fascinating
and ambitions, and probably Heury's recent
fancy for Mary Boieyn, prevented Katha-
rine from suspecting him of a still stronger
passion for the more accomplished sister
The health of the Queen between the
years Of 1928 and 1926 was so feeble as to
give reason to suppose that her death was
rapidly approaching indeed, she thought
her days to be numbered, and well nigh
finished. This was probably the reason
that divorce was not sooner agitated. -
The first intimatlon that Henry gave of his
intentions, was grief of conscience for having
married his brothers widow, which mar
riage was followed by judgment from God,
causing the death Of his sons, and the hope.
less il-health of the Queen
The idea Of divorce had now fairly
taken possession of Henry's mind, aud
when u man gets his will, in place of his
conscience, he is of all men most unman-
ageable He spared no pains to further
hIs own ends, aud cripple the efforts of
the friendless Queen. The messengers
which Katharine sent TO her nephew, the
Emperor of Germany, begging assistance
IN defending her own, and daughters
rights, were intercepted Messengers were
sent to Rome, intimating that Katharine
wished TO enter convent; on hearing
whicn she said, that her duty as moth
er forbade, even if her inclination had led
that way" She appeared in court when
summoned to defend the solidity of her
marriage, ana appealed to the Church of
Rome. She then addressed the King with |
,hl tenderness and eloquenee, telling him |
that for more than twenty years she had |
been his unquestioned wife, borne him many
children, loved when he had loved and ell |
deayored in all things to please him, aud
that she had the Pope'S dispensation, Civ
ing license 10 marry him, now under its
ieaden recall. Henry tried various methods |
to obtain her sanction to a divorce. She
remained inaexihie and deied his power;
aud Henry's repudiated wife was the only !
person who could defy him with impunity;
sh.e had lost his love, but never forfeited bis
esteem" Threats and perSuasions alike
proving powerless, Katharine was driven
from Windsor castle She went forth in /
her proud integrity, never to look upon the
face of husband or child The Church of
Rome now pronounced her marriage valid, |
and Henry well nigh gave up the idea Of
divorce.
At this critical moment Cromwell pro |
posed secession from the Romish Church |
the idea just suited the naughty monarch,
and with that act he became bis own Pope, !
and with one stroke Of his will cut the knot |
he could not unloose. Henry married
Anne Boleyn that same year. When the
attendants Of Katharine reviled Anne. she
would reprove them, aud tell them to pray
for her, as the time was coming when she |
would need comfort. Her behavior to-
wards her rival was mostly the imitation of
Christians Of the most enlightened age
From this time she failed rapidly, and vain
ly begged 20 look once more upon her daugh- |
ter She was by Henry's orders removed
to Kimbolton Castle, the most unhealthy
location in England, and particularly to
one born in more southern latitude. How
sadly must the gray skies Of her exile home
have contrasted with the sunny Hill of
Spain, where with her once happy sister
she had sported beneath the orange and
myrtle, or hand in hand wandered through
tho wondrous halls of her childhood's home.
But nothing moved her intrepid courage,
or bowed her naexible will With an nn-
sullied conscience, she passed through al
most unparalleled trials, without one blem-
ish on her spotless name; aud on the I'd Of
January, 1886, she closed her weary eyes,
TO open them on land where they neither
marry nor are given In marriage, but are
as the angels which are in heaven.
Travel is good to take the coneeit out Of