Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-08
When KnighthOOd
Was In Flower
or. Ihc Lorc StorU ~ Charles Brundon
and Mnru nidpr. ne Kings sister,
and Happening ~ The Reign If
Hls august Ndjcstu KlaO
Hcnrp the Eighth
Rewritten and Rendered Into Modern
English Prom Sir Edwin Cas-
koden's Memoir
By Edwin CaSkOden Charles Major
By Edwin CaSkOden Charles Major
Copyright. 1875 and 1901.
bu The BotncH- Mcrrll Company

wearing an air OF dignity. Cards were
proposed. and as the game progressed
she gradually unient again and be-
came affable and familiar as earlier in
the evening Brandon, however, was
frozen. He was polite. dignifed and
deferential TO the ladies, but the spirit
OF the evening was gone since he had
furnished IL all with his free, offhand
manner, full OF life and brightness.
After a short time, Mary's warming
mood falling TO thaw our frozen fun
maker. and i'm her heart infinitely pre-
ferring pleasure 10 dignity, she said:
"Oh. this is wearisome! Your game is
far less entertaining than your new
dance. DO something to make me
laugh. Master Brandon"
II fear you must call IN VIII Som
mers," he replied. III you wish to laugh
cannot please you in both ways, so
will hold TO the one which seems to
suit the princess"
Mary's eyes flashed, and she said
ironically:
THAT sounds very much as though
you cared to please me in any way"
Her lips parted. and she evidently had
something unkind ready to say, but she
held the breath she had taken to speak
II with and after one or two false starts
I'm as many different lines continued:
But perhaps deserve it, | ask you
TO forgive me, and hereafter desire you
three, upon all proper occasions, when
we are 10y ourselves. to treat me as one
OF you as woman, a girl mean.
Where is the virtue OF royalty IL ii only
means being put upon pinnacle above
all the real pleasures of life. like fool
fish old Stylites on his column? The
queen is always preaching TO me about
the strict maintenance of my dignity
royal rs she calls 1t. and perhaps she
is right But out upon dignity royal
say |! IL Is terrible nuisance. Oh,
you don't know how difficult it is to be
N princess and not fool There! And
she sighed I'm apparent relief.
Then, turning 20 Brandon: "You have
taught me another good lesson, sir,
and from this hour you are my friend,
az you will be, so long as you are
worthy-nO, | do not mean that; l
know you will always be worthy-but
forever. Now we are at rights again.
Let us try TO remain so-that is,
will,' and she laughingly gave him her
hand. which he. rising to his feet,
bowed low over and kissed, rather fer
vently and lingeringly, thought.
Hand kissing was new TO us i'm Eng
land, excepting in case of the king and
queen at public homage. 1t was a lit
tie startling TO Mary. though she per-
mitted him TO hold her hand much
longer than there was any sort of need
"A fact she recognized, as l could
easily see from her telltale cheeks,
which were rosy with the thought of
81.
So 10 is when woman goes on the
defensive prematurely and without
cause. 1t makes it harder to apply the
check when the real need comes.
After n little card playing express
ed regret to Jane that could not have
a dance with her for lack of music.
81 will play. If the ladies permit"
said Brandon, and he took Lady James
lutte and played and sang some very
pretty little love songs and some comic
ones, too, In a style not often heard in
England, so far away from the home
OF the troubadour and lutte. He was
full OF surprises, this splendid fellow,
with his accomplishments and graces.
When we had danced as long as we
wished-that is, as Jane wished; as for
myself, i would have been dancing yet
MARY again asked us to be seated
ane having rested, Brandon offered to
each her the new dance. saying he
could whistle an air well enough TO
five her the step. at once grew I'M
fasy with jealous suspense. for did
pot wish Brandon TO dance in that
ashton with Jane. but to my great
elief she replied:
NO, thank you; not tonight" Then,
hyly glancing toward me: Perhaps
'ir Edwin will teach me when he
earns. II is his business. you know"
Would II III month. night and day.
Eould conquer ii, the new dance was
& good rs done for already. That was
be first real mark OF favor ever had
rom Jane.
We now had some songs from Mary
hd Jane: then l gave one. and Bran
pn sang again at Marys request. We
pa duets and quartets and solos. and
pe songs were all sweet. for they CAM
ON the heart OF youth and went to
e soul Of youth. rich in its God given
esh delight In everything. Then we
liked. and Mary and Jane. too. with a
=, shy. soft little word now and then.
ew Brandon out TO tell OF his travels
ID adventures. He was a pleasing
ker and had a smooth, easy flow Of
BIRDS, speaking always in n low, clear
Ice and with perfect composure. He
d way OF looking first one auditor
q then another straight in the eye
"a a magnetic effect that gave to
erything he said an added interest
though at that time less than twenty
e years old, he was really a learned
n having studied M Rarcolono Sol