The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-12-27
THE GREYHOUND : WARNING
Gx uFZEXIAU BCTrEFw"KrH.

heard IL from an old lady once III attend
ance upon The ROYAL family in the cay, %
King Charles |.
Charles l., YOU remember, founded 4
COLONY in this country in vrry early limc-,
and in honor OF his young and beautiful
Queen. Henrietta Maria. he called in Terra
Marie. or Mary land. lie gathered fifteen
hundred orphan children from the streets
OF London. and cent them la Maryland !;
and these settlers, in the lyEg-lorsottcr
Christmas DAYS, loved /" near and recount
The legends of the cour; of Charles and 30
this story came from a court lady who yls-
tied MARYLAND In early colonial times. and
Who, a. have said, told il TO my grand
mothers grandmother.
Hampton Coart Place which i still N
perfect preservation, was grand OLD
English manor i'm the DAYS that are dim In
history IL Was the palace OF Sumptuous
old Cardinal Woulscy: and here, alter
wards, kings were born, and queens were
married and disappointed prince, grew
gray and died.
Bloody Mary celebrated Christmas here
on one occasion, when she had the great
hall Illuminated with one thousand lamps
Here Charles l. and his beautiful girl
queen passed their honeymoon. Marriages
for love are not common IN old royai
families. but Charles had loved Henrietta
Maria ever since he had seen h r vUung
face at a splendid reception al the court
of France, and when his ministers failed 10
arrange marriage for MIN, he lei his
heart speak for itself, and offered his hand
60 the princess, whose beauty had first en-
chanted him. SO Henrietta was married
10 him in France while he Was vet ia
England. queer old way Of doing things
that royal families used to practice. II
was called marrying bv proxy. The wed
ding took place one fair spring day In the
grand old cathedral oil Notre Dame which
was hung with rich tapestry and tissues oi
gold and violet satin. figured with golden
lilies Of tieurs-de-lis. Henrietta al this
time was about fifteen years OF age, so she
was hardly more than Eftle girl when
Charles first fell in love " h Il =.
We cannot stop 10 tell y"u Uf the gala
DAYS that followed the marriage or The
gay ships that bore the girl-gUecn over Ia
England, 10 meet the king she had sed-
dcd. The pagesnts faded as she drew near
10 London, for the plague was IN the city,
and bells changed and iolled every minute
Of the day. But the CAV Duke OF Buck
ingham made A splendid banquet for the
royal pair at hi, residence al Burleigh-au-
ihe-EIll. and II vas on this occasion that
yetfry Hudson. tine famous dwarf .
Charles court. was first presented Ia the
sueen, being served in a large pie On Jhe
table When the pie MAS cul. Jeriry
jnmped ont, armed .ap~a- pie.
But the honeymoon went BY. su1 the
best DAYS ri the kings life passed. and the
storm OF the English revolution began 10
gather. There were riots in London, AMI
long and angry Parliamenls. amd Jnv
queen fled away for safety, and the King
found himself prisoner Al last IA llamr-
ton Court Palace, where the happy day, of
his honeymoon had passed, when lite lay
fair before him.
Two of his children were with him much
OF the time in these perilOus DAYS tho
Princess Elizabeth and the young Dake Of
Gloucester. They were his hand in hand
companions In his walks in Paradise, a.
the Hampton Court Palace gardens were
called. The Princess Elizabeth Was her
fathers favorite, a tender-hearted, fair
haired child, frail a flower, her pure
soul shining through her pale lace like a
lamp through vase Of aabaSter. 1t MAS
TO her, as he took her on ms knee, that the
king confded his last messages 10 the
queen before his execution. Tell her,
sweetheart" he said, Il loved her To the
last"
The Duke of Gloucester was Younger
than the princess, but Older in heroic APP
pearance and larger in stature, Tor Eliza
beth WIS wee, frail thing.
The king had favorite hound. Il was
always with him when he was alone or
with his children: il guarded the door Of
his chamber at night; Its ONLY delight
seemed to lie to DO the bidding Of his royal
master, and to receive his caresses
Charles was one day amusing himself
garden, when i Withholding woman drew
near, and, holding out thin hand, said
Aims
She was a strange fright OF creature,
and the children thoughtlessly laughed at
her. which sent the blood tingling into the
burrows Of her cheek.
"Who are YOU ?" asked the king.
They call me a gypsy" answered the
woman, assuming mysterious look. Il
foretell events.
The king was not overawed by her air
of mystery, but told her that she must at
once leave the place.
She moved away darkly and sullenly,
when the children uttered an audible
laugh She caught the sound and turned
sharply.
The king was carressing the hound.
The fact that a brute was faring better
than she, seemed 10 increase her bitter
feeling.
''He can play now" she said, looking
enviously toward the dog. 'Let him. A
dog will howl one day, and then the king
dom will want for king then the king
dom will GO"
The king seemed 10 be disturbed by the
evil prophecy. He addressed the strange
women in a softer tone, and offered her
money.
The black lines faded partly out OF her
face, and she courtesied lower and said:
"a dog will die in this palace one day;
then the kingdom shall he restored again"
People were very prone to believe in
Omens, signs and iortuue-telling a. this