The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-07-19

ticularly opposed. Failing to persuade
the king to nullify it, the favorite got
into great temper. She locked her
self in her house and refused to see his
majesty. This drove the king TO dis
traction. He finally appeared under
her window in the dead of night
and besOught admittance, declaring
he would do anything for love of Nell.
Nell opened her window and threw
down a paper which proved to be
copy of the obnoxious edict. She COM
manded the monarch to eat it and
swear never to offend her so again.
Charles obediently devoured the parch
ment and the beauteous one capitu-
lated.
One night the king came to Nell
complaining that he was worn out with
cares of state and must be amused.
She suggested a game of hare and
hounds. Charles attired himself in an
old dOublet and breeches while his
mistress put on a masquerade suit. So
accoutered, the two filed their pockets
with small coin and Nell, having i'm
provised a bit which the king took in
his mouth held line attached to it.
Then the lovers went helter-skelter
along the dark London streets, cry
ing: Hare and houndsl hare and
hounds" scattering money as they
went. Of course every night prowler
within a mile was after the pair pell-
nell, and Van Bossen tells how all
the citizens got up out of their beds
at last, thinking England capital was
on fire.
Nell had rivals for the kings favor,
but she triumphed over them all. A
French woman, whom Charles had
made duchess of Portsmouth, scorned
the English girl for having been born
in coal hole. A bitter war arose be-
tween those two and the court of Eng
land became a warm place in conse-
quence for everybody, the king in
GUIDED
Nell had second son who died in
his ninth year, whereupon Charles
threatened to destroy himself The
first son, named after the king. was
cnnobled and in time betrothed to the
heiress Of The twentieth earl Of Ok
ford From this youth are descended
the many aristOcrats who to-day are
proudly aiding to discover and honor
the grave Of Nell Gwynne
shc closing years OF King Charles
reign were the most brilliant of Nell's
life The luxury and nagnifieence in
which she lived, the splendor of her
beauty and the fame of her con quests,
when, clad in costly velvet. rare satin
and the jewels Of an Indian idol. she
trequented the royal drawing rooms.
coquetted with the cOurtiers and
gambled away fortunes with the duch-
css of Nazarin and Lady Cavendish,
filed all England and all France.
Not poet, playwright or author bat
knelt before her for patronage. and
Nell. whocould not even write her own
name became literature's sponsor ia
England.
he extraTaEance of eulogv became
absolutely blasphe1nous. Nrz Aphra
Behor wrote 70 NelI Gwynne. eDtreat-
ing leave % adore her because the d.
vine powers were nothing in compari-
son with Mistress EIleus There are
vague rurnors - q lost, degraded beg-
gar maid appearing before SelI a. this
time, claiming 10 be her sister and BE-
ing ignolainioUsly spurned. Most biog-
rapsers consider this story but the
IA 5Tlcs ton Of rosaz acnrs
The king is dead,' was proclaimed
throughout England IN February. 1855.
and Ne!l's power died svith his ma jes-
y Although the late kings brother
and successor was kind and liberal.
j stress GvTgpBe could not p1bllcly
lace her deposition frozs the tarone %
lore aDd sac lived in strict retirernea:
until her death. Noveaabe-. Issz. Apo
plezE carried her on az The age OK
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