The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-13
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IVES III, to break for my separa ton from
thee was 80 much harder to bear even
than ] had taken thought of and also
dou'i;ed Ele that could live in Paris as
| did wish Sleep rested not upon my
weary eyes, ard OF a very deed could l
neither cat rcr drink. since food distastcd
ne E.;cl E&usca and wine did strangle
N -: HiTcat. This lasted through my
journey hither. which did prolong upon
many preteX;s nearly two months, but
when I'd ut last rest mine eyes for the
first time upon his King Louis face 1
wcH Enc" that l could rule him, and
when did crrive and had adjusted my
s:if in this Paris l found 1t so easy that
my hCrr, le2Dad for very Joy. Beauty
Sootlr so ar with this inilarlma BILE people
that ecsiiy .3o I rule them all, and truly
doth 4 ccrri!S Sdbyecr rr.usSc' u s.Iurp,-cuprT-
>:ors ;yr2n;. ThcTeby the misfortune which
y: II co :5eupon Us Is OF so i:.uch less evil
n::d Is ~ IKE TO be of such short duration
that ! ann almost happy. but for lack of
tn and sometimes think that after ell
II ray verify be u blcsGing unseen.
Th!s new, unexpected face upon ocr
!rc'!Ele hath go driven the old Enawins
ache out OF my heart that love TO be
a.or2 ard dream. open eyed. of the time,
OF n surety rot far off, when I shall be
with thee. - It Is ofttimcs sore hard
for re. who have never waited. to have to
wat. Ike II patient Grisclda. which of a
truth ] am not. for this which / do so
want. but try 10 make myself content
be fer long. and that when this tedious
tine hath spent Itself we shall look back
upon II as q very soul school, and shall
rather JOY that we did not purchase our
heaven too cheaply.
INsaia | find ii easy to live here as /
wish. ard did begin to tell thee how 1t was
when I ran off into telling of how 1 long
for thee. so will try again. This Louis,
to begin with, is but the veriest shadow
OF q man, of whom thou needst have not
NlOnS thnnpht la fa on had o
sickness most of the time. of his own ac-
cord, and IL, perchance, he be but fairly
well.a day or so 1 do straightway make
hiIf III, again In one way or another, and,
please God, hope to wear him out entirely
ere long time. or deed, Brother Henry
was 4ght Better had 1t been for Louis to
have married human devil than me, for
II nnaketh very one out of me IL mine
eyes but rest upon him. and thou know
est ful well what kind of devil make.
Brother Henry knoweth, at any rate. For
all this do / grieve. but have no remedy
nor Hant one. / sometimes do almost
compassionate the old king, but cannot
forbear. for he turneth my very blood to
biting gall, and must cen take the conse-
quences of his own folly. Truly Is he
Wild, ,for love OF me, this poor old man,
andft more hold him a q distance the
morc he fondly dotes. do verify believe
he would try to stand upon his foolish
old head did but insist 1 sometimes
have q thought to make him try it. He
6cS<l+ enough that is senseless and alb
end. IN AZ conscience. as 1t is. At all OF
this do the courtiers smile and laugh and
put me forward to other pranks-that is,
all hut few of the elders, who shake
their heads, but dare do nothing else for
fear CT the dauphin. who will soon be
king and who stands first in urging and
abetting me. So 1t is easy for me to do
what ] wish. and above all to leave UNI
done that which / wish not for do easily
rule them all. as good Sir Edwin and dear
Jane will testify. l have ball every
night wherein do make deal OF amuse-
ment for every one by dancing La Volta
with his majesty until his heels. and his
poor old head, too, are like to fall OFF.
Others importune me for those dances,
especially the dauphin. but 1 laugh and
shake my head and say that will dance
with no one but the king because he
dances so well. This pleases his majesty
nightly and maketh an opening for me
to avoid the touch of other men, for / am
Jealous OF myself for thy sake. and save
and garner every little touch for thee
80 Sir Edwin will tell you dance with
no one else and surely never will.
You remember we'll, / doubt not when
thou first didst teach me this new dance.
All, how delightful It was, and yet how
at first 1t did frighten and anger me.
Thou canst not know how my heart beat
during all the time of that first dance.
thought. of surety. 1t would burst and
then the wild thrill of frightened ecstasy
that made my blood run like fire! knew
II must be wrong, for it was, in truth, too
sweet thing to be right And then /
grew angry at thee as the cause of my
wrongdoing and scolded thee, and repented
1t, as usual. Truly didst thou conuuer
not win, me. Then afterward withal it
so frightened me. how longed to dance
again. and could In no way stay myself
from asking. At times could 1 hardly
wait till evening fell, and when upon oc-
casion thou didst not come was so angry
Isaid hated thee What must thou have
thought of me. so forward and bold! And
that afternoon! All, i think of 1t every
hour. and see and hear 1t all and live IT
DER and DER, as 1t sweeter grows with
memory's ripening touch. Some moments
there are that send their glad ripple down
through LIES stream to the verge of the
grave. and truly blest is one who can
smile upon and kiss these memory waves
and draw from thence a bliss that never
fails; but thou knowest full we'll my heart,
and 1 need not tease thee with Its out
pourings.
There Is yet another matter of which I
wish TO write in very carnestness Sir
Edwin spoke to me thereof and what he
said hath given me serious thought
thank him for his words, of which he
will tell thee in full If thou but ;Inportune
him thereto. 1t Is this: lhe dauphin,
Francis d'Angouleme, hath fallen des-
perateIS fond of me and is quite as inn
Fortunate and almost ns foolish as the
elder lover. This people in this s;ran-e
land OF France have. in soo;h, so-ne Curl
Gus notions. For an example thereto no
one thinks 10 find anything unscem:ng IN
the dauphn's conduct b. reason CT his
having already wife. and mere that
wife the I'rinccss Claude. daughter to the
king. laugh at him and let him say
what he will, for In truth ! am po,ssr.ess
to prevent Ii. Words cannot scar even q
rose leaf ard will not harm me. Then. by
his help and example. / am justified In the
eyes OF the court In that so treat the
King, which otherwise IL were Impossible
for me to do and 1--we here. So. however
much may ioathe them, yet am iveu
to tolerate his words. which I turn OF
with n laugh, making sure. thou n,aycst
know. that 1t come TO no:h!ng i.:cre tha q
words. And thus IL is. however much
wish IL not. that I do Iian hin IL I'LL. ln,e