Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-08-17
Copyright, 1898 and 1901.
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sage. As 90 the marriage. came TO tell
. you that IL would kill me and that l
could not bear IL. oh. brother. you are
not a woman. You cannot know"
Henry few into n passion and, with
oaths and curses, ordered her TO leave
him unless she was ready 10 give her
consent She had but two courses to
take. so she left with her heart full OF
hatred for the most brutal wretch who
ever sat upon a throne, and that Is
making an extreme case. AS she was
going she turned upon him like a fury
and exclaimed:
"Never, never! Do you hear? Never"'
Preparations went on for the mar
riage just as II Mary had given her
solemn consent. The important work
OF providing the trousseau began at
once. When the queen went TO her with
silks and taffetas and fine cloths to
consult about the rousseau, although
the theme was one which would inter
est almost any woman, she would have
none OF Il. and when Catherine insisted
upon her trying on a certain gown she
called her a blackamOor. tore the gar
AA'hA W HAtAtN tlAd bAhtlth htA W itdNO
the room.
Henry sent Wolsey to tell her that
the 18th day of August had been fixed
upon as the day of the marriage, DE
Longueville 10 act as the French
kings proxy. and Wolsey was glad to
come off with his life.
Matters were getting into n pretty
tangle nj the palace. Mary would not
speak 10 the king. and poor Catherine
was afraid 10 come within arms length
OF her. wolsey was glad to keep out OF
her way, and she flew at Buckingham
with talons and beak upon first sight.
AS 20 the battle with Buckingham, II
was short, but decisive, and this was
the way Il came about: There had been
N passage between the duke and Bran
don, I'm which the latter had tried to
coax the former into a duel, the only
way OF course to settle the weighty
matters between them. Buckingham,
however, had had n taste of Brandon's
nimble sword play and, bearing in
znlnd Judson's fate. did not care for
J. ~ more. They had met by accident,
Ind Brandon. full OF smiles and as POI
lite as a Frenchman. greeted him.
Doubtless my lord, having crossed
swords twice with me. will do me the
great honor TO grant that privilege the
third time and will kindly tell me
where my friend can wait upon a
friend OF his grace"
There Is no need for us to meet over
that little affair. You had the best Of
BIZ, and II am satisfied you should be.
was really IN the wrong. but 1 did
mot know the princess had invited you
10 her ball"
"Your lordship Is pleased to evade,"
returned Brandon. 1T is not the ball
room matter that l have to complain
or AS you have rightly said, II you are
satisfied certainly should be, but II Is
that your lordship. in the name of the
king, instructed the keeper of Newgate
prison to confine me in an underground
cell and prohibited communication with
any Of my friends. You so arranged Ii
that my trial should be secret both as
10 the day thereof and the event, In or
her that IL should not be known to
those who might be interested in my
release. You promised the Lady Mary
hat you would procure my liberty, and
thereby prevented her going to the
King for that purpose, and afterward
told her that II had all been done, as
promised. and that l had escaped to
New Spain. II il because Of this, my
ord Buckingham, that l now de-
bounce you as a liar, a coward and a
berJured knight, and demand OF you
such satisfaction as one man can give
% another for mortal injury. II you
efuse, will kill you as l would a cut
hroat the next time l meet you"
Il care nothing for your rant, fell
ow, but out OF consideration for the
ceilings which your fancied injuries
ave put into your heart. I tell you that
did what could to liberate you and
eceived from the keeper n promise
hat you should be allowed to escape.
after that a certain letter addressed
70 you was discovered and fell into the
ands OF the king. a matter In which
ad no part. AS to your confinement
nd accommodation with your
r1ends. that was at his majesty's CON-
hand after he had seen the letter. as
will most certainly confirm to you.
say this for my own sake. not that
IRE what you may say or think"
This offer OF confirmation by the king
ade II all sound like the truth. so
uch will even a little truth leaven a
teat lie. and part OF Brandon's sails
me down against the mast. The
hole statement surprised him, and
ost OF all the intercepted letter. What
tier could II have been? II was puE-
Ing. and yet he dared not ask
Az the duke was about to walk away
andon stopped him: zone moment.
ur grace; am willing TO admit what
u have said. for am not now pre-
red TO contradict II. but there Is yet
other matter we have TO settle. You
lacked me on horseback and tried to
lrder me in order 10 abduct two la.