The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-04-17

anu WIN quth
breath. like n bursher maid before her
new found gallant. At once the court
iers made way for her. and out she
walked, leading Brandon by the hand. |
Upon her lips and in her eyes was q |
rare. triumphant smile. as IL TO say:
Look at this handsome new trophy |
Of my bow and spear"
I was surprised and alarmed when |
Mary chose Brandon. but when turn |
ed to the musicians to direct their play |
imagine. IL you can. my surprise when |
the leader said:
master. we have our orders for the |
first dance from the princess"
Imagine also. IL you can. my double |
surprise and alarm - nay, almost my |
terror-when the band struck up James |
Sailor Lass" I saw the look Of sur |
prise and inquiry which Brandon gave
Mary. standing there demurely by his
side. when he first heard the music.
and heard her nervous little laugh as
she nodded her head. Yes" and step
ped closer TO him TO take position for
the dance. The next moment she was
I'm Brandon's arms. flying like a sylph
about the room. A buzz of astonish-
ment and delight greeted them before
they were half way around and then a
great clapping of hands. in which the
king himself Joined. 1t was lovely
sight. although | think graceful wo-
man Is more beautiful in La Galliard
than any other dance or. In fact. any
other situation i'm which she can place
herself.
After a little time the dowager Ouch
ess of Kent. first lady I'm waiting to the
queen. presented herself at the musi-
clans gallery and said that her majes-
ty had ordered the music stopped, and
the musicians. of course. ceased play
ing at once. Mary thereupon turned
quickly to me.
Master, are our musicians weary
that they stop before we are through ."
The queen answered for me in a high
voiced Spanish accent: II ordered the
music stopped. I will not permit such
an indecent exhibition to go on longer"
Fire sprang to Mary's eyes and she
| exclaimed: "If your majesty does not
| like the way we do and dance at my
balls, you can retire as soon as you
see fit. Your face Is a kill-mirth any
way" 1t never took long to rouse her
ladyship.
The queen turned to Henry, who was
laughing, and angrily demanded:
"Will your majesty permit me to be
thus insulted in your very presenceT
"You got yourself into II. Get out of
1t as best you can. ! have often told
you to let her alone. She has sharp
claws" The king was really tired Of
GATHERINGS sour frown before he map
ried her. 1t was her dover Of Spanish
gold that brought her u second Tudor
husband
"shall not have what music and
dances ] want at my own ballsY" asked
the princess.
'sThat you shall. sister mine; that
you SHALL" answered the king. go on,
master. and IL the girl likes to dance
that way, in Gods name let her have
her wish. 1t will never hurt her. We
will learn it ourself. and will wear the
ladies out a-dancing."
After Mary had finished the opening
DANCE there was great demand for
instruction. The king asked Brandon
to teach him the steps, which he soor
learned to perform with grace per
haps equaled by no living creature 9th
eI than a fat brown bear. The ladies
wFe at first q little shy and inclined
to stand at arms length, but Mary had
set the fashion and the others soor
followed. ! had taken fiddler to mi
, foom and had learned the dance from
Brandon and was able to teach 1t also
, though / lacked practice to make m!
I step perfect. The princess had needet
no practice, but had danced beautiful
D ly from the first her strong yeuni
: limbs and supple body taking as nat
: urally to anything requiring grace O
: movement as q cygnet to water.
] This, thought l, is my opportunity Z
teach Jane the new dance. / wantet
to go to her first, but was afraid, o
g for some reason did not, and took sew
] eral other ladies as they came. Afte
5 ! had shown the step to them sough
d out my sweetheart. Jane was not
prude, but ! honestly believe she wa
o the most provoking girl that ever lived
t ! never had succeeded in holding he
?. stant, and yet was sure she liked N
+ very mueh-almost sure she loved IN,
n She feared might uphinge II and cal
y ~ II away. or something OF that sort.
J. suppose. When ! went up and aske
b her to let me teach her the new dane,
n she said:
d - thank you, Edwin. but there ar
r others who are more anxious ia lear
g than I, and you bad better teach thel
10 prst."
ID .But l want to teach you. When
J. wish to teach them. | will go to them
s "Yau did GU 10 several others befoI
+ you thought of coming TO me-" answe
$, ed Jane. pretending to be piqued, Nov
ss that was the unkindest thing | eve
knew a girl to do-refuse me what 81
ID knew ! 50 wanted and then put the r
j fusai on the pretended ground that
NJ did not care much about IL. | so to
Or her. and she saw she had carried thin,
to too far and that I was growing angr
ig In earnest. She then made anoth
he false though somewhat fiattering e
ne cuse:
I'd Il could not bear to go through tn
til dance before so large company.
should not obJpct 81 much II no one el
to could see-thst Is. with you. Edwin
'e. Edwin oh, so soft and sweet II
ct little jade. To think that she cOu
st h9odwink me So easily and talk me in
he good bumur with her soft. purrii
he -EdwinP' | saw through 1t all quick
re enough and left her without anoth
,e- word. In few minutes she went in
DE- an adjoining room where | knew S
n was alone. The door was open, al
the music could be heard there, 30