The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1882-04-13

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."Knowest thou HE name, An-
pstte ~ aud the qusen gased into
her maid's face rather searehipsly.
Yes. my lady IL 10 Esssx.'
"Thsn admit him at once"
"Into the reception room, mis-
| tress Z"
NO, here"
Annette way dumbfounded, for
never before had . man entered the
private chamber Of her queen
Elizabeth looked at the wonder-
log girl moment, when, seeing to
guess the cause OF her wondermept
said
Thou needst not wonder. An
netts he comes on business per.
tainiug 10 the kingdom. Admit
him.
The maid oourtesied and with
drew.
The queen now dressed herself
hastily and sat down to await her
visitor.
Soon the donr was pusbed open.
and handsome, gallant Essex entered.
He approached the queen and grasp
ed her extended bands.
Annette now prundsntly With
drew aud Englaud's mighty sovsr-
eign aud her lover were alone
They talked Tor long time and
words which breathed Of love we're
broken. All little thought Essex,
then, that tho hand be was covering
with kisses, would. ere many months
sign hi. death warrant
AZ the tower clock tolled the hour
Of midnight. the courtier rose to de-
part. Tue queen drew costly ring
from her finger aud placed it in bis
band, saying Noble Essex, il
troubles Of state envelope thee, res
turn this ring. aud thou shall not
be forgotten"
The esil again raised her hand to
his lips and took his departure, An
notte appearing to conduct him to
tho sti Get.
As the dosr closed npon Essexs
stately form Elizabeth threw hersell
upon the rich couch aud sobbsd
aloud:
"Oh, what love have for thee
noble Essex. yet I can never cal
thee mine y aud while she yet la,
there soLbiug. the lover earl wa,
itraversing the moonlit street, gaz
ling upon the ring-ths queens tails
man.
Reader, is it not great to be the
favorite OF qneen
A different scene was not long af-
terward enacted in the same room
4 doz,n cour,iers stool around the
same quesn-Essex's lover-as sLt
sat before a table to affix her royal
signatuis toa document that Ia,
before her. Her eyes wandered I'M
easily over it, and her bosom ros'
aud fell with emotion. The docu
ment before her was the death war
rant Of Essex. He bad been drawn
into a plot by some nobles and bi
own raahuess, and now lay in prison
8 Why did not she sign the dealt
warrant ,
: She thought OF the ring she ha'
given Essex, aud every moment sh'
expected to SEQ the royal tailsmal
8 brougbt'to her. The mobiles gre'
impatient, aud one asked:
why does not the queen sign y
That broke tho stillness, arouse'
the queen, aud with an unstead.
hand she signed the death warrant
The deed was dons-her lover mus
, die.
After the execution OF Essex th
i. queen grew peevisb and retiring
a and was often heard sobtipg in he
3 apartments. The missing ring wa
. q mystery. She had dispatched
\ trusty person to examine the bod
Of Essex. but the ring was not foun'
, thereon.
But at last it came to light, one
: day . messenger arrived in grsa
haste at the palace with the tiding
. 10 trial bvfore Q Justice a
, Dodge City. Kansas, . witness VIII
I was being bally-rsggsd by 9 cros'
z examining lawyer called on th
Court for protectiou. The Justic
. handed him . pistol. Il have q
1 further questions. said the lawyer
that the Countess OF Nottingha,