, 1869-03-21
N LACE RINIy IN
HELTATIpNE AETEu.
i. 81 & lOOLx,

through the masonry. ha must have st vary
ofteo, With the gay lite of the river spread !
out before him, the ships coming up and
goisE down, the horssmea with their swords
banks the country folks staring a. the llous,
aEdA listle further ot the procession on the
hildae- From h,s seat on the stairs he could
see the fatsl spot near st.. Mary's Church,
Nherc, tempted By the Tying astrologes, he
10si for Ehode5s whsn ezsa by
va less unhappy n the Tower than he might
bare BEEN. elsewhere He might hsye
been msrried to Nary be might have
peIishts.d ~ as hi5 cogsln Oarnlcy psrishcd, in
tower he was luclier than many other prin-
ees CT his race. Ills great gFandsise, the
Duke Of Clarence, hxd been drowned In the
Boyer to~er; his grandmother, Margaret of
SALISBURY, had eecn hacked to pieces on Tower
Hill. Compared with the most OF ha race
who Inherited the curse Of ills royal bl5cI
his fate Was mild since he fell into trouble
In That golden time OF Elizabeth > reign, when
the land was free from auy stain OF blood. As
the upper rooms 90 on the staircase, ha
bas lett two records of bis long imprison.
mcnt. In the elt. through which be could
ee the 81 Ips, the rirer, and the bridge, tho
church Of ST. 3Iary's and the ptayho at
BaL6sldc, he has twice Inscribed his name.
Arthur also left inscriptions on she wall
Inscriptions rich in wisdom a1Q reslgnation
to wit:
APASsAEd PERILLCS
MAKETu 4 PoRra.
PLEASANT
d 1868
ARTHUE PooLE
a SUE 81
AP.
The two princes pired and died In the
tower, when thar ashes were Laid In St. Pc.
terfs Church.
TIE PRINCESS NARaA1Er.
Marcarets career as d ptloceas living at
the Et glish Court may be divided Into two
parts: The frat part records her lore AZ
isirs until her marriage with her klnsmau,
Mathew, Earl o. Ienno1 the second part
Lord Dasaiey, 10 tie eoesor:crewn @ sss Of Or seos
land, snd ended with bis murder at the kuk
When Margaret cane to London, ut the
age Of fourteen, she lived with her aunt.
OWE mother, the Queen ofscots, had married
nsain for lore, Thence she went TO Besu-
lieu, the house Of her cousin Mary, ua.il the
blrth Vt Elizabeth, when the King, her uncle,
gave he5 regular place At court As. dsst
then eighteen. Like all the ladies OF her kin,
she was apt to tall In love. While she vas
jet girl some passages between her aud
Murray had alarmed her friends. and when
she met IN the house Of Anne Boleyn the
3uQuE auA uAuAs00E A3l4 knOuAS A0WAf4,
she set the court in autter By her open
preference for this kiusmen Of the Queen.
Howard Was encouraged by Anne to press
his suit, and Marsarc:, in her lightsome
mood, was ye'y soon tempted into lN5hting
her troth to the L nu she loved.
That act Of devotion cost Lord Thomas
Howard bis liberty and life. The young
ladSkstood too nesr tie throne for any man
70 dream Of asking her hand, unless with
the Kings consent 10 WOO and wed. Henry
vas much perplexed aoou! bis crown. His
daughter Mary had been tainted Ia her birth,
II no long time his second daughter was to
fall under The same dark stain. Hs had no
son ; and, In the absence of heirs, his crown
rould 20 to the children Of his elder sister,
the Qustn Of scots: These children wera
James was barred by the Alien act, go that
Marguret was Ia fact the Kings lawful heir.
Had Henry died before his son was born,
MARGARET would have been called 10 the
The settlement Ia lille Of such lady Was
: ttate affair Of hardly less moment than the
marriage ef Henry himself. When, there
foset the king heard OF a contract having
been made BY Lord Thomas with the young
Princess, he gave instaot order to haze the
offender quickly seized and safely lodged.
short work was made With him. 4 Bill Of
astalndes pasted and Howard, condemned
70 die for bis lore, WIS left TO lInger out his
hie IN the Tower, where he slowly ptped to
dcath-dyl1E, IL bis noble kpSmAu the Doet
SSa1Te3 Sa1 may be credited, for the loya OF bis
The Princess Margaret was sent 10 the con-
vent at Sion, On the Thames, where she Was
placed under the special carr OF the lady ah-
bess, with lnstIuctions that she should Be
allowed to walk IN theg4rden By the river
be nstdersd Is the Kings prnoner rather
Than Ills niece.
To this affair Of Howard aui Princess Mr.
earet We owe the hrst royal Marriage acs,
which made It TREASON Ior any man to Rarry'
unless With the Kings cooseut. given uuder
the great seal, any daughter, si.ter, aunt OF
t1ece of tie relEuinz Prince
By and ty the Pducess .buud fresh adorer
IN Charles, a son OF Lord William Howard;
exchanged kisses emily, and no troth was
pl1gh,ed on tho tAdy's Mde. Yet Henry
thought 1t well to send Craumer TO his nIeca
With view to dissulde her from playing,
IS it were, with fire. Then ruec the que,ti1n
from falling into love: Only one way WIS
known and by good adrico this way WAS
followed By the King. At the age Of thirty
she Was given In vedlock to her ktnsman
Matthew, fourth Earl Of Lennox-A man
tisan Of England, seemed likeiy to prevent
her feet from traying into dangerous ways
TO ended, In 4 happy marriage, the dfat |
stnge Of Princess AarYsret's life.
10 the Earl Of Lenuox she bore two sons,
Henry and Charles, Princes Of the blood |
royal, Who were recosn'zed AID educated At
the English Court. King Henry bestowed on |
his niece that abbey of Jeryaulx In which |
Adam Sedbu1gh had reared lis horses aud
CnhappIy, Margaret and Elizabeth were
uot good uie1 d., and when Elizabeth came
to the throne the Princess fell ont OF favor,
Many things d1rided them-soue peraonal,
others political. Nargaret is said 10 have
l.. fn tAn
which the Queen, could not iosset--put some
sIur upen her title; slus which, coming
from woman whose father and mother
were descsibed In papal brief as hlYlEe
reyss bsta married At al. The proud Ell
eouio epelendfE mol .,ta stomach Masgaret vas
A1Re and turbulent party. she
vas Catholic like her niece the q 1een Of
scots Her husband was 4 Catholic aud
et,1o ees l1ops. ae5sy and CHARLES had BEEN g.
Gatloe gen.ls r. e rsaped rs se la1ss
benefit Ct having race oi Ensl,sh Pfsaces on
thcir ehis. Lord Darn.ey, the elder boy, was
slom hs cradle the hope and beast OF an
army Ct 1an5tfct strong enough to eauss the
oy ve1y snrewd heads to comprise Two out Of
every three country sqnIrcs rich cnough TO
hold commissions N the peace
While these Princes vera ret boys, they
we're left In peaee; bu! IS sheJ grew In years
tAeA A1ut4ei -nS3-aAeI u<tsaA t0 QfEAm OF
crown for htr elder son, Leuuo1 sdopted
her ideas. Thelr hope was to match Lord
Darn'er VITA his cousin, the Queen ot Scots;
a project Which they knew the Queen oi
England wontd never brook; In. which thev
trusted BY craft and daring to bring abont
even though It should drive her villa wiz
ruEe. A-0 "''o
O. haoEine Lord psmley and the Queen OF
scots, Elizabeth felt that this b3Y Of pfneteon
tn nas 10 husband kr this widow Of twenty
shree: Boding eyn Of every kind from such
match, she sci her fare Against It, eyen
though she could not punish either the ,eck-
!sss bay or the xslfu1 Queen. Leunox pressed
and Mary. IN faee of tie remonssraace of her
brother array. the best man IL her court,
give her hand to the youth who, Of alt her
snitors, Was the most Objectionable In Eng
Ash eyes.
When uews ofthcsr private marriage which