New-York tribune., 1902-01-12

Eas one. gave her good cause 70 hate him the
more; and BothTeI was there TO fan the passion
IN her heart on these TWO men Mr. Lang is
eloquent Corrupt a1d petulant, weak and sus-
picious, vain and arrogant Darnley soon re-
moved the favorable impression which he first
made. TO al honest men he IS intolera5le,"
wrote the English Ambassador and almost
fOrgettui Of her already, that has adventured SO
much tor his sake" Alr. Lang does not hesitate
to call hin young fool" L needed only the
conspiracy against R-cci1, II which Mary clearly
saw her husbands hand, 70 throw her into the
arms Of Boutwell,, who, n addition 10 divers
presumably charming traits, was born for mas
tery; and the unhappy queen had learned in
association with a SICK ard peevish husband TO
ICng for master. How far she went IN her
efforts to gain him Is stI as has been said
above, a mystery; yet her conduct before and
after the explosion a. Kirk o. Field IS almost
beyond explanation except on the hypothesis
that she condoned q wicked campaign, i she did
not actively share il L AS NJ. Lang pointedIy
notes, Il the Queen had cherished the welfare
OF her husband she could easily have kept him
out Of peril and prevented his coming 10 Kirk o.
Field But she lodged hin there herself. Says
our author:
or not, was, Gemonstrably. aware that there was
q piCt against Darnley. tef re she brought him
70 mouse accessible 20 MS enemies 1t is GER
al Iat, hatlng and desiring TO be delivered
from Darnley, she Wirked Al q cOnspiracv of
sA .-lCA she was conscious. and let events take
- course Now, this act Of Mary 5
A-.1-Gt 10y Ue REGARDED as merely inGiscreet or as
-,1 60 ---e-S-te or as q measure OF passive
acqUlescence. Had she not brought Iarnley
IN = G-eSgo" 10 edinburgh, under a semblance
v d CoT1-d- reconciliation, he might, in one wav
nod !,
one measure which made his destruction certain
was lhe measure that Mary executed though
ss s-e "ss "e-i aware that a conspiracy had been
- against the unhappy lad. Even i he
n-sheQ 10 come TO Edinburgh, uninvited by her
she ought 10 have refused 10 bring him
IAese words, it must lie remembered. are
written by man who has sifted al Of the ac-
cess.nIe evidence, at once with impartiality and
"-lA lAe -Eeliest sympathy for woman whom
Il would rejoice TO find innocent Take too, the
1ep'ota1le sequence 10 the murder Of DarnIey
Nan TACT f not eager. acQuiescence in her
O"A ABDUCTION and her marriage TO Boutwell,
41l While W. may trust the sincerity Of her
fiO-esla--o1s Of misery on her wedding day, il
= A4Fa 10 avoid the conviction that profound
.E'Aofse IVES one cause OF her grief. Yet who
'oeS not shrink from accepting as final the testi-
I-OIy ih4t points TO her guilt? Who can read
alinoFed The wonderful passage in which
fIoUce has described the closing scene Of that
'eH iezt-7-s aid tragic life? M Lang IS not
Gle q those who can set forth the sad story
without a paaE. His book fun as it is Of argu-
A'ent that makes for an adverse Judgment,
neEef,5e--sz is TO be added to that already large
Ooay Of Marian literature which serves 10
Strength The Queens hold upon the minds
-na hearts Of men, even while they feel their
suspicious ulauayed