The times., 1899-01-22

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10 "'so Vi '-D'' -.
student. Inc author mas alreauy pecoihe
known through her previous books. The
Story of Venice" ''Vittoria ColOnna" and
1.-TWO Doges of Venice In this work of
Two ,-ol,,r,os sba ,rocos from, tho hagin-
-
hins 'ne his'ois VI = iio"se ii'Ne' ~
nance perhaps thah almost any o'ner III
Europe. In the Introductory chapter
which th,, reader of a romantic turn of
mind will nrob,t,I,, sl,;,,-sbe pives in con-
,iao ,o,.,, ~, ~ ,od,e =, ~, ,,,,.,,,;,.
'"e man '''o'' VI ~ A-' ~,
anu III 'he succeeding pages 'he peiSoii''i
doings and experiences OF the SaVoyard
princes and princesses are related. The
book covers only the period from the elev-
antb IN tbe fifteenth cent,,ry. The mate
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aiious iioi al ies NO' oreH " ~ -,
student as Wen as from lhe es,aa
hisIorlea WRITER'S ne au.iOi "S
apled 10 aNall neTSeit OF tne pi p irntlte ~
plaI! Vi lhe ht"s VI 10y ..s.,t+., a. ~ W. "
DOORS iIo.h W 'ne s.".e -, al ,,ei,,aiia
zee anu VI SNe'IiIeS I IN -, . 80. %
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uopoll' me ihuS'l"''OI9 "'' Jus
anu cdI uii! seleSteu- .-.--...- g..
Inc i1ouse VI cdNoS u me- Sins, ~ ..
OF an from lhe lact that 1t - cue V'ues' S'-s
lelghlhs nasty III EuloPe' anu 10 - IN.
der, humbert OF the Mhite haius, hist
bore his title IN 1885. Ll'ue Is Known o!
this noo!eman, thoush many IeseuGs'
more or less credible, gather ABOUT ms
name. The hrst really drahalic episoae
IN the present history occurs III the ne
of Bertha ol savoy VINO was lhdILleu u
Henry OF Germany, afterWard the Ehpe-
ror Henry ~. II was TINS sovereign VINO
made that pilgrimage 10 Canossa referred
TO with such emphasis by bismarck Al
ter reading OF ms domestic lie one Is IN
clined TO think that whatever hardship
and humiliation this royal scamp endured
at the hands of the Pope, it was no more
than he deserved. He spent most oil ms
time for some years in trying TO force his
wife to give him cause for divorce, and
snaIlv ,afd n dastardIv nIot against her
- ,,arao ,rbicb y-as ,,rI,, foiIed hv the
-. -, IA e,oo5 canso NJ Rer,ha ber-
soIt Tta go. of his ,nonarch's royal
a,,,,s.n,an,E ana his fnaI discomfiture
raa,ss 800 III ,ba borse-pIay of some
ioyr-horr hoor tban like a ronrt history.
But all this took place eight hundred
wears ago. and manners at that time were
less dainty than nov
.o,ha- ,,oI5o,, Witch doa- nm, ,,aJo,,,d
ano'iet iiiSite.I =, "iiSD US ~ -, -,
10 the credlt OF the hoDiIlty Oh 'nose udSs
occurs In the career OF Bonltace, Arch
bishop of Canterbury. The selection of this
man as archbishop was one OF the politi-
cal iobs of the Middle Ages. and like other
,,,o;r,,no,,e of he come ra,ura n rrovad
.-il. .,-;l IT. - ,.easo Co., ,sI,;,.
LIVE. Ni"4S SOS - " , s
bonltace archbishop was that ne was uhcie
to the queen OF England, ana ne was as
little suited TO the episcopacy as any man
could have been He was a sort of Friar
Tucl in a high place without the friar-s
--o,,c,,,;,,c, ,r,el ,,,,,,,or IL 1o-o .b;- ,,.lo
eo-oiuei SHu NA4iiei toOh - 4ii'O IL H0'
quite properly 10 Nlsit MS ulocese- Inc o.
1ect OF this visit, or rather visitation, was
apparently to extort money from the peo-
ME This curIous iouruey ended with his
arrivai in Iondon where no bestowed him
80 a.. = - ."s.s y - - I1H, - -
~ 'ne 80 -',t, ~ H,-sJS "a -
Snos'ei, anu H4s scr 'i1oIs s"UEtgSSt IatySSt,e for.
upon the mar, -, - -
.i .neii si iias'e II n'. 90 @IE
lneh Nlslted tne fIioIs OF 81 bdT lhoio-
NEW by -SInlthneld, WheFe, according TO a
contemporary account, he started free
fight The scene at the monastery, where
Yba capons had assembled IN yrsIcor,e the
srcbhisbon is Tins described
4to rr;,r ,,.s .tsor,, r,,,, h, ,r,s mo. ,,,s -
ceiyed by the sl,b-r,Tjor, and lcccTrsnied 10 the
monastery, preceded by a procession Of the broth
ers bearing numerous torches and candles 10 mark
the sclemnity OF the occasion; the bells, mean
Whiler pealei out tilelr welcome. Inc cahohs
were dressed IN their most rlchy emoroldefed
ma oi .h1 i"i M l,sa'u az az
r.. 80 - 1si - .icI a.. ~,
fittJe sIfen,ion from IN. arcgl5sIon WHO ,narer
said that he had come 10 the rriory 10 visit the
canons These dignitarits were all assembled in
the choir, and amongst them Bonifare soon took
his place. One Of the canons, little
aware OF the character OF the man with whom he
mac 10 90 thought TO put stop 10 ms lnspec'
u non anu 70 'ut kiio an -3i- a ''' as
,t -, - - 80 " Ii a,-S.
and efficient Who's gf,ice il was tn yjsii tbem
and that they were not at lii,erty nor anxious TO
receive the visits Of any other, save him alone.
Upon this. the arclihi-hons rage know no
bounds; He thre" himself upon the suhprlor,
aho' ool!'l2us equally o' Inc slnetl'y oi the
= - - ~ -, N ~. a. NJ I;La ~ " =, =,
best an H. fs,c nd ~, ~ IA sv,i,j,,;,,,, -,
The ton Of his voice: III is thus it is thus tlrai
one must treat these English ;raitors""
Bonitsce seized the cope wherein the suh-priGr
was dressed, and tore The CLASP Commonly called
the pit 80 violently mat ihis inssnihc'ni Ees'-
stones wa. troddcn ,inder foot by the io.tlin.
crowd and honelessly ruined
Not content with all TINS. the archbishop
broke some OF the sub-pTiors : bones. and
his retainers meanwhile began TO pummel
The defenceIegs crowd The canons hrtlis-
"a .ra t,loost,,,, ALL o-l.,,,, "a 60,
"a -. -, - ,t - 80
", " t, men 4a,u lneii Case oeIoIe 'he ring
VINO refused even 10 listen 10 these victims
Of his wifes uncle. The affair caused a
riot in the town. and Boniface was suffi-
ciently frightened in spite of the roval
nrntaction 10 refrain from s,1cb aybibfrione
T. t,,tIIre
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D1e Hot az u No -, 80 % S'.tS -
history are SO nlscTeultaple 10 lhe hoDhlty
OF Savoy. The story OF Blanche OF Mont
ferrat who ruled over the court of Savoy
two centuries later Is both pretty and pa
,ba,ic This hear,ifuI and charming yyo-
-, -. III, 10 a r,Idoyr ,rith oro
ludL MG5 tfA4 - AE4A a HANN"r VAN 'AA'