The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1882-02-24

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folk. Among her most powerful and IN
scrupulous foes were the Duke of York,
Richard Neville, Earl of Salisbury, and
his son, Warwick, "the King maker.
These influential mobiles, aided by their
supporters, ultimately effected the down
fall of Suffolk.
"He was sentenced to Punishment,
but met his death on board vessel, his
head and severed trunk being flung on
Dover sands, where,his chaplain found
them and gave them honorable burial. "
In the very brief intervals of peace
which allowed Margaret opportunities
of benefting her subjects, we find she
endeavored to encourage the manufact-
ure of silk and wooden goods and
Queens College, Cambridge, owes its
foundation to her. From these tokens
we are justified in concluding that, had
her reign been less disturbed by "the
| fatal evil of war" she would have effect
ed yet more substantial good for her
| people.
The Duke of Somerset succeeded Suf-
folk as Prime Minister. This noble
mans violent temper fastened the out
break of hostilities between the York
and Lancaster factions, and-as is SO
weli-known-the red rose became the
badge of the Lancastrians, and the white
rose that of the Yorkists. Margaret
henceforth forsook the pure daisy flower
and adopted the blood-red rose as her
emblem. No sooner had the rival houses
assumed their respective badges than
the Duke of York revealed his true
character of armed dictator to the
throne. The high-spirited Margaret
resented this conduct, and, aided by her
adviser, Somerset, she urged King
Henry to meet York in the field. But
Henry's peace-loving nature shrank
from an appeal to arms, and for time
open warfare was avoided by York be-
ing induced to swear solemn oath OF
fealty.
Margaret had been married nine years
ere she gave birth to the long wished-for
heir. Gloomy, indeed, were the cir
cumstances which heralded the birth Of
the young Prince Edward. The En-
glish arms had met with disasters in
foreign fields; discomfort, DANGEROUSLY
expressed, prevailed at home; and, as if
to crown her misfortunes, the beautiful
distraught young Queen had just lost
her noble mother, and the mind OF her
husband was overshadowed by a malady
which deprived him of reason. Most
touching is it to read the old chronicler's
account of the endeavors that were made
to elicit from tie afflicted monarch some
sign that he really knew the babe pre-
scented to him was the son he had SO
fervently desired First, the Duke OF
Buckingham presented the royal child
to the King, but met with no response.
Then Queen Margaret herself took the
boy, and offered him with impassioned
tenderness to his father, at the same
time entreating the paternal blessing
and embrace. just for an instant Hen
RVS eyes rested on the babe, but not a
single spark of recognition was in the
distracted glance.
Unhappy Queen and mother With
what indescrlbable grief must she have
borne this affecting moment During
Henry's melancholy illness, Margaret
devoted herself to her beloved child, and
| to the amelioration of her husbands
pitiable condition.
In the meantime her enemy, York,
was actively at work. He contriyed tc
depose Somerset from office, and took
upon himself the protectorate of En-
gland, =" till such time as the King
might be able to resume the reins d
| government, or the infant Prince should
/ or1s Oh IS
Margaret's position became more and
more critical. She was surrounded by
enemies who, as she knew full we'll, were
resolved on the deposition and destruc
ton of her royal house. Caiumnies
many of them of the basest character
were sown broadcast alumnies mo-
only rejecting on her conduct as {
/ Queen, but on her honor as q woman
/ Warwick, in particular, never spared
her, and it may be easily imagined that
to so spirited and impetuous nature a
Margaret's, the shameful doubt cas-
upon the legitimacy of her beautiful
boy aroused in her the hercest feelings
of anger and resentment. AS Miss
Strickland graphically shows, from this
time Queen Margaret appears in new
light The imputations cast upon her
| the repeated attempts OF the House OF
York to exclude her son from the sue
cesslon, "roused her passionate ma.
ternal love and pride, and converted all
the better feelings of her nature into
fierce and terrific impulses, till at length
the graceful attributes of mind and man.
ners by which the Queen, the beauty
and the patroness of learning had beer
distinguished, were forgotten in the am
azon end the avenger,
| With husband wanting in resolution
and tirmness, and whose mind was fire..
quently afflicted, with a princely boy, te
guard whose interests the most constant
and anxious vigilance were requisite, the
Queen was imperatively called upon te
exercise to the full all the courage
prompttude and determination she pos,
sessed.
The fiuctuating fortunes of those long.
continued deadly Wars of the Roses
afford proof-if such be wanting-that
the influence of the Queenly Margaret
was something above and beyond that
OF an ordinary woman. Time after
SASs huCu even u veteran cOIuMduU6l
might have reasonably concluded ali
was lost, Margaret rallied fresh adj.
herents to her standard. So long as hel
husband lived, so long as her princely
son was safe beside her, she never lost
heart, nor courage, nor energy.
From the terrible battle of Hexham
she, in mortal terror for her sons life.
| fled with him on foot through the neigh.
boring forest, till they encountered q
band of robbers who possessed them
selves of her jewels. While the men
were disputing over the booty, Mar
garet caught her son up in hel arms and
sped on. She had not proceeded far
when she met one of the troop alone.
With her usual spirit and self-possession
she stepped forward with her little son,
and, presenting him to the robber, ex-
claimed: "Here, my friend, save the
son of your Kingl" The man, struck
by her beauty and majesty, as well as
by the boys interesting and helpless ap-