Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-10-19

9th. First the garde OF the cytee met her
with QUITE Sayncte Denyce al In coates Of
gollsmythCs woorke with shippes gylt.
and after them NETT her al the prestes
and religious whiche were esteemed TO be
him TIE quene was IN a chyre coured
about Out not her ouer person. In white
clothe Of golde. the horses that drewe il
couercd In clothe OF golde. on her he'd
coronau al OF create perles. her necke
and brcst full Of luels. before her wente a
Eardo Of Almaynes after Their fascion and
after them al noblemen. as the DOLPHIN,
the Duke Of Burbon Carynalles and a
create nomber OF estates. Aboute her
person rode the kynge's garde the which
Wer Scottes. on the morowe bega the
iusies and the quene stode so that al
men might see her. and wonder at her
bcautie. and thu kynge was feble and lay
on couche FOR weakenes.
So Mary was twice married to Louis,
and, although she was his queen fast
and sure enough. she was not his wife.
You may say what you will, but l
Ike n fighting woman. one with a touch
OF the savage In her when the occasion
arises, one who can fight for what she
loves as we'll as against what she hates.
She usually loves as she fghts-with
all her heart.
So Mary was crowned and was now
seled divinity that hedgeth royalty.
IL seemed that she was climbing
higher and higher all the time from
Brandon, but in her heart every day
she was brought nearer TO him.
There was one thing that troubled
3 her greatly, and all the time. Henry
s had given his word that Brandon should
q be liberated as soon as Mary had left
& the shores OF England, but we had
q heard nothing OF this matter, although
we had received several letters from
home. A doubt Of her brother, in
whom she had little faith at best, made
4 an ache at her heart which seemed at
times likely to break-so she said.
one night she dreamed that she had
witnessed Brandon's execution, her
brother standing by In excellent hui
NOR at the prank he was playing her,
and IL so worked upon her waking
hours that by evening she was ILL., At
last | received letter from Brandon,
which had been delayed along the
road, containing one for Mary. II
told OF his full pardon and restoration
60 favor. greater even than before, and
her Joy was so sweet and quiet and yet
so softly dellrious that tell you plain
ly IL brought tears to my eyes, and
could not hold them back.
The marriage. when once determined
upon. had not cast her down nearly so
deep as | had expected. and soon she
grew TO be quite cheerful and happy.
This filed me with regret, for thought
OF how Brandon must suffer, and felt
that her heart was a poor, fiimsy thing
to take this trouble so lightly.
spoke TO Jane about II, but she only
laughed. "Mary is all right" said she.
do not fear. Matters will turn out
better than you think. perhaps. You
know she generally manages to have
her own way I'm the end"
IF you have any comfort to give,
please give 1t, Jane. feel most keenly
Tor Brandon. heart tied TO such a will
ful, changeable creature as Mary"
Sir Edwin Caskoden, you need not
take the trouble TO speak to me at all
unless you can use language more re-
fpectful concerning my mistress. The
queen knows what she is about, but ii
appears that you cannot see IL. | see
t plainly though. although no word
has ever been spoken to me on the sub
1ect AS TO Aandon being tied to her,
II seems to me she is tied TO him and
that he holds the reins. He could drive
her into the mouth OF purgatory."
'Do you think sop
IL know IT,"
l remained in thought a moment or
Two and concluded that she was right.
n truth, the time had come to me
when | believed that Jane, with her
good sense and acute discernment,
could not be wrong in anything. and /
thlnk so yet. So l took comfort on
faith from her and asked, "Do you re-
member what you said should happen
before we return to EnglandT"
Jane hung her head. II remember"
"Wellw
She then put her hand in mine and
|nurmured, Il am ready any time you
wish"
Great heaven! thought should go
put OF my senses. She should have
old me gradually. l had to do some
hing TO express my exultation, so
walked over 10 a bronze statue OF
hdcchus, ABOUT my slZe-that is, height
put my hat. which had been carry
ne under my arm, on his head, cut a
lew capers in an entirely new and
qually antic step, and then drew back
md knocked that Bacchus down.
ane thought | had gone stark mad,
nd her eyes grew big with wonder,
ut I walked proudly back to her after
ny victory over Bacchus and treasured
er-with a few Of Mary's messages
hat bad still left over. IL the truth
hust be told. Then we made arrange
hents that resulted in our marriage
ext morning.
Accordingly Queen Mary and one or
wo others went with us down TO a lit
e church, where, as fortune would
ave II. there was a little priest read v