Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-03-06
NUMBER 1G.

her love her royal husbaned with her
whole hart" + -..''
Soon afterwards, she landed in England
amidst the cheers of her subject, who
were charmed by her pale yet sweet face.
Curiously enough she wore the dress iu
which, at Paris she had first seen the
stranger knight, but he was not in the
gay throng which awaited her at the
palace. Trembling violently, her veil fell
over her face as she entered the throne
room--her limbs refused to support her.
and she sank into sutstrctchcd arms. They
were the arms of King Charles f!
"Rcnrietta, our queen, look up!' said
avoce that seemed to act as magic upon
her, for she opened her eyes and fixed
them upon him. Then looking back upon
Alice, and next at Buckingham, she sank
her head upon the nonarch's breast, and
shed tears of JOY.
I'VE will be crowned tomorrow" said
her once disguised lover, now England s
proud king "Ah Alice p murmured
Henrietta. "But was Buckingham thy
lover F? / thought | had seen him"
HE might have been, my lady, but l
preferred to serve you" ii
Thou art good lass" said the proud
earl, the usual laughty smile curling his
| lip. "When thou fnd'st husband, I
will add agoodly purse to they portion"
Henrietta was no less beloved in her
new station than She had been in her
quiet French homo, and the nobility we're
ever devising some new amusement to
crafty her. Among her most devoted
subject was Sir Ferdinando Gorges, who
had sunk an immense fortune in his end
cavors to colonize the northern portion Of
New England, were he had vainly en-.
deavored to establish provinces under the
names of "Laeonia," and New Somerset u
The queen took q great liking to the old
gentleman, and it came about that bis
kinsman, Thomas Gorges, won the heart
Of Alice.
ORe winters day, Sir Ferdinando visi
ted the royal palace with two Alcuaguis
Indians, brought home from Agamcnticu'
by his nephew. William Gorges Tht
queen.was much interested in them, espe.
iallv when they put on their snow-shoes
and ran over the snow in the park as i
in chase of the moose. ' a.
."And 50, Alice, you are thinking O.
going among these heather ?"
Yes, you majesty, thanks to your roy
al consort,who is to sign the royal charte
under which Thomas goes out"
by the way, Sir Fcrlinando," salt
the king, "have you thought Of a nam
for your new province yet? The parch
ment is else ready" a,ss.5.
"You must have a rare name" exclaim
ed the old knight ,s"forsitis rare land
There are mountains towering above th
sun, laIqe lakes fertile hills, and man
a broad river intersacting the heavy tim
Der land" -e'.l
why, interrupted the queen, itmus
; resemble my dear province of Maiue.'
Call it Maine, then, my dear sover
eign,., said Alice, Il shall then be remind
ed of the dear old castle where my youth
!. full days were so happily passed, cveI
though an ocean rolls between"
: "Car tel est nostre plaisir ~ responds
the king, in the legal Norman French Q
the court. "For such is our pleasure
Maine let it be called from New Hamr
shire on the one hand to Acadia on tn
other" Chen turning to his queen, wit
an affectionate look, he added And now
dear Henrietta, while monarch of m
heart, and wearer of an English crown
you arcwhat you once told your disguise
: and delighted lover you wished to be-
QUEEN OF MAINE"