The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-09-04
wall beyond Bishopsgate.

| W., - ehe KING once reache
No'sey 1t would be wine and ouoit
una other games, interspersed no,
ana then with n little clustering tai,
on statecraft, for the rest of the dov
iheh the good bishop would have in
rev pretty London women. and n dono
would follow, with wine and card,
ana dice, and Henry would spend III,
night Mt Wolsey's and Brandon le nm
other night in the mire of his a.,
dungeon. t'e"sa'e
resolved to raise heaven aud earth
'hi the other place, too, # necessary
neiorc this should happen. So rode
oo'u'! UP TO the king and with uncov.
ereo head addressed him: "Your mai.
esN gave me Your royal word TINT vol,
would go to the lord mayor FIRST on,1
inns Is the road to my lord bishon of
i-'hcoln. In all the years have known
your majesty, both rs gallant prince
ana puissant king, this is thc f;rst 70,
IueSt ! ever profcrcd, and now only
| 'N Vi YOU 10 save your own noble
king" &e '" anu
These were bold words but did nor
ecare one little farthiBg whether tbev
pleased him or not. The king stared
at;me and said:
f. t'Skodeh, You arc q perfect hound
nc nj? heels. Bit you are right, h,G
forgotten my Crrand. You disturhoa
my dinner and my stomach c,,lod
loudly for one of Mistress Cornval,,s,
puduings, but You are right TO stick to
me- What friend you are in case of
need! Would l had one like you,
1o"r majesty has two of whom 7
khoW-one riding humbly by your row.
III S"ic ana the other lying in the worst |
dungeon i'm thriStcEtlom'
WIN this the king wheeled obout
"'lu Sttrtcd west toward GuildhalI
10 III" lord mayer VIC accordinoIv
went without further doIay. IIo wos
oihy TOO glad to libcratc Hrurdon whom
TIC hcard my story, which the king had
ordered me TO repeat TIC orjv bosi-
fancy was from Il doubt of r.. t,,,th
Inc lord mayor was kind cnoumb tn
say that hc felt little doubt of my,
Moru' out that friendship would often
man TO any extremity. even
lalschood TO save friend.
.stIiSn - | offered to- so into custody my
Old not the truth ts 81 con fIfaisd or {,
lcEltd by TIE rti,sl s:tfd her first
sstIy IN walt seiaew Jane and was /
ssillisT 10 rislf her tfuthfulness With
opt a doiIhftit was SO pronounced as
70 be troublesome at tlmes-and as to
l lad not doubt of her
either. If she would but stop to think
)ut the right. size was sure to do 1t.
My offer was satisfactory. for what !
Il 4,
for his friend? We have Scripture for
that. or something like it.
The lord mayor did not require my
DrOfTcrcd pledge, but readily consented
hat the king should write an order for .
I'randon's pardon and release. This
was done at once, and wc~-that is. !. |
together with tho shrrfr's sergeant and
his four ycomcn, FASTENED to Ncwgatc,
while Henry went over to WolScy's to
settle Mary's fate.
Brandon was brought up, with chains
and manaclcs at his ankles and wrists.
When he entered the room and saw
me, he exclaimed: "Ah, Cask0%IlSSnSbS
tnat tn u' T"po} ppo nanG I~i me- and was glad for
the change. But l suppose you would
not come to help at that, even ir you
have left me here to rot, God only
knows how long; have forgotten"
l could not restrain the tears at sight
Of him.
"YOur words arc more than just" j
said, and, being anxious that he should
know Mt once that my fault had not
been so great as it looked, continued
hurricdly: "Thc king sent me to France
upon an hours notice the day after
your arrest. l know only too well
should not have gone without seeing
you ont OF this, but you had cnjoined
silence upon me, and-and | trusted to
the promises of another"
81 thought as much. You are in no
way to blame, my friend. All ask is |
that you never mention the subject |
again"
"My friend!" All, the words We're
dear to me rs words of love from
swcctheart's lips!
/ hardly recognized him, he was so
frightfully covered with filth and dirt
and creeping things. His hair and
beard We're unkempt and matted. and
MS eyes and cheeks were lustcrless and
sunken; but will describe him no fur
thcr. Suffering had well nigh done its
work, and nothing but the hardihood
gathered in his years of camp life and
war could have saved him from death.
I buthcd and rcclOthcd him as well as
could at Newgatc and then took him
home to Greenwich In horse litter,
where my man and thoroughly wash
cd, dressed and shcarcd the poor fell
low and put him to bed.
"Ah, this bed is forctastc Of para
disc he said as lie lay upon the mat
tress. 1t was pitifnl sight, and /
could hardly refrain from tears.
will ask you to go back with nc for