Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-03-23

self up and said quietly. "They can do
| nothing iu Russia. not even twiuc q
! cord properly" u IS customary in
| Russia 10 pardon the condemned after a
| similar fasco. but on Reliclis words
| being reported 90 the car and ms
pleasure demanded be reioncd.
/ prove him the contrary
Henry VII, with all hts violence and
d tyranny. could bear with a retort as
sell as give one, for he loved O. man.
I When 10 was told him thar the pope had
sent the cardinals hat 20 Fisher bishop
OF Rochester. be said. "He may have
the hat. but be shall have no head to
wear DO with and the bishop was
brought tl tue block on one occasion
the turbulent earl of Kildare was
brought before the king, charged with
setting fire to- the cathedral of Cashcl
90 own \" said the yJgl "1ut never
would have done % had not believed
the archbishop was in it, Henry laugh
e. ! and pariuuud the cuIprt lli bitter
est enemy was the bishop of Meath,
who accused him 10 Henry OF divers
msdecds. and closed bis arrangement
with Thus, my lggc, you see that all
Ireland cannot govern The earl
Then said the prrvefsc monarch
",hc earl shall rule a'I Ireland. and ia.
siaui'y made him lord deputy, because
DIS good hum0r cqualcd bis yalor
Elizabeth rcsCmblcd her father in her
willingness 10 put up with rJtorts from
saugy subjects and 20 pay them
back DO E.nd-uut always with
the greatest refinement The little
scene with the Inflated earl OF Essex.
when She boxed his ears for ins0lcuCC
and be laid hi, hand ON his sword, say.
lux that De would not take such treat
mcnt, even from her father, Is familiar to
every one.
Going back to still earlier dates we
constantly Ind the impeuIus pluJgc-
net king, giving aud receiving rctoris
chat bear witness Of great Independence
among some OF their powerful subjects
lt was Edward ! who. ON the refusal Of
the Black Dog oi Warwick" 90 join the
king with va,sals aud supplies iIr the
war said. 'Sir Eld you shall either
g1 OF hang'" The rctort waa "Slfc
Rex, ! will neither go nor hang
Henry w OF France was good naturcd
above most monarch In rcpattcc. As
rule 10 Is impossible to reproduce in
conventional English dress the tests OF
this wise and witty king. On one
occasion Il was the turn ofM. d'Aubigne
20 sleep In the kings auiu.chambcr
FaucYng the monarch was asleep, he
began to talk to NJ DC Ia Force, who
shared his watch, saying. your mas.
ter is the most ungratclul Of men," La
Force half asleep, asked him what he
was talking about, when Henry cried
out Wake upl he IS telling you | am
the most ungratciul Of men.
PRAY 20 to sleep. sire" interrupted
d'Aubignc. 1--WE have a great deal more
TO say about you" Henry never showed
less kindness to his servant on account
OF what he had overheard.
But the cynical generosity Of Fred.
crick the Great Is unique. a lackey VINO
owed him a grudge had determined 20
poison him. one morning he brought
10 the kings chocolate aud appeared
visibly troubled ia Countcnance.
WHAT ais your said Frederick,
looking fxcdly ~ him. "Nou look as Il
you had pa, poison IN my food The
wrcch fell NJ his feet aud avuWcd his
crime. Get out Of my sight, you
scoundrclw said Frederick, and took NO
further notice OF the mans attempt TO
murder him.
A delicate compliment Is work OF
Ear higher arr than the most bitter slr.
casm. Every one knows the story Of
the poor creature who found himself