The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1903-07-10

on q couche for weakenes-
SO Mary was twice married to Louis,
and. although she was his queen fast
and sure enough. she was not his wife.
You may say what you will. but
like fighting woman. one with a touch
OF the savage In her when the occasion
arises. one who can fight for what she
loves as well as against what she hates.
She usually loves as she fights-with
all her heart.
So Mary was crowned and was now
a queen and hedged about by the tin
seled divinity that hedgeth royalty.
II seemed that she was climbing
higher and higher all the time from
she was brought nearer to him.
There was one thing that troubled
her greatly. and all the time. Henry
had given his word that Brandon should
be liberated as soon as Mary had left
the shores Of England. but we had
heard nothing Of this matter. although
we had received several letters from
home. A doubt Of her brother. In
whom she had little faith at best. made
an ache at ier heart which seemed at
times likely to break-so she said.
One night she dreamed that she had
witnessed Brandon's execution, her
brother standing by I'm excellent hui
NOR at the prank he was playing her,
and II so worked upon her waking
hours that by evening she was I'll. AT
last received q letter from Brandon,
which had been delayed along the
road, containing one for Mary. II
told OF his full pardon and restoration
to favor, greater even than before, and
her Joy was SO sweet and quiet and yet
SO softly delirious that tell you plain
ly It brought tears to my eyes. and
could not hold them back.
The marriage. when once determined
upon. had not cast her down nearly SC
deep as 1 had expected, and soon she
grew to be quite cheerful and happy
This filed me with regret, for thought
of how Brandon must suffer. and fell
that her heart was a poor. fimsy thing
to take this trouble SO lightly.
i spoke to Jane about 1t, but she only
laughed. "Mary Is all right" said she
do not fear. Matters will turn ou
better than you think, perhaps Yor
know she generally manages to have
her own way In the end"
IF you have any comfort to give
please give II, Jane. l feel most keenly
for Brandon. heart tied to such a will
full. changeable creature as Mary"
'.Sir Edwin Caskoden, you need no
take the trouble to speak to me at al
unless you can use language more re
spectful concerning my mistress Tn,
queen knows what she is about. but 4
appears that you cannot see it l se'
1t plainly though. although no wore
has ever been spoken to me on the sub
ject As to Brandon being tied to her
/ it seems to me she Is tied to him AM
| that he holds the reins. He could driv,
her into the mouth OF purgatory."
do you think soT'
Il know It."
/ remained I'm thought q moment o
| two and concluded that she was right
In truth. the time had come to m
when / believed that Jane. with he
| good sense and acute discernment
could not be wrong In anything. and
think so yet So I took comfort o
faith from her and asked, "Do you re
member what you said should happei
before we return to EnglandT
Jane hung her head II remember.
"Well?"
She then put her hand In mine an
murmured, II am ready any time 20
| wish"
Great heaveni I thought should g
out of my senses. She should hav
told me gradually. had to do some
walked over to a bronze statue Q
Racchus. about my size-that Is, heigf
put my hat. which l had been carr
Ing under my arm, on his head, cut
few capers I'm an entirely new an
equally antic step. and then drew bac
and knocked that Bacchus dow
Jane thought I had gone stark ma,
and her eyes grew big with wonde
but walked proudly back to her afts
my victory over Bacchus and reassure
her-with n few OF Mary's messag,
that had still left over, IL the trut
must be told Then we made arrang
ments that resulted In our marriag
next morning.
Accordingly Queen Mary and one o
two others went with us down to q III
tie church, where, us fortune woul
have II, there was n little priest read
to join together I'm the holy bonds O
wedlock little Jane and little me-e'
erything so appropriate. you see.
suppose in the whole world we couldn
have found another set of conditions S
harmonious. Mary laughed and erie
and laughed again, and clapped h'
hands over and over, and said 1t wa
like a play wedding" and. as ST
kissed Jane. quietly slipped over h'
head beautiful diamond necklace tha
was worth full f1O.000-aside. that 1
from the millions of actual value b'
cause 1t came from Mary. "A pla
wedding" II was, and n play life ii la
been ever since.
We We're barely settled at court
Paris when Mary began to put h'
plans In motion and unsettle thini
generally. could not but recall Hel
rvs sympathy toward Louis, for Il
young queen soon took It upon herse
TO make life burden to 1.-The Father
His People" and I'm that particular lii
l suppose she had no equal In all Il