The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1903-04-29

that they stop before we are through
The queen answered for me I'm q high
voiced Spanish accent: az ordered the
music stopped. 1 Will not permit such
an indecent exhibition to go on longer"
Fire sprang to Mary's eyes and she
exclaimed: "If your majesty does not
like the way we do and dance at my
balls, you can retire as soon as you
see fit. Your face Is a kill-mirth any
way" 1t never took long to rouse her
ladyship.
The queen turned to Henry, who was
laughing, and angrily demanded:
"Wili your majesty permit me to BIO
thus insulted in your very presenter
"You got yourself into 1t. Get out of
1t as best you can. I have often told
you to let her alone. She has sharp
claws" The king was really tired OF
GATHERINGS sour frown before he mar
rted her. 1t was her dover of Spanish
gold that brought her a second Tudor
husband.
shall 1 not have what music and
dances want at my own balls n asked
the princess.
'"That you shall, sister mine; that
1 SOo oihhh hho NSkSo IL lux "o Ous
master, and If the girl likes to dance
that way, In Gods name let her have
her wish. 1t will never hurt her. We
Will learn 1t o%urself, and will YEA the
ladies out ~a-dancing."
After Mary had finished the opening
dance there was a great demand for
instruction. The king asked Brandon
to teach him the steps, which he soon
learned to perform with q grace per-
haps eQualed by no living creature 9TH
er than n fat brown bear. The ladies
were at first q little shy and inclined
to stand at arms length, but Mary had
set the fashion and the others soon
followed. 1 had taken n fiddler to my
room and had learned the dance from
Brandon and vas able to teach 1t also,
though l lacked practice to make my
step perfect. The princess had needed
no practice, but had danced beautiful
ly from the first, her strong young
limbs and supple body taking as nat
urally to anything requiring grace OF
movement rs a cygnet to water.
This, thought I, is my opportunity to
teach JAM the new dance. / wanted
to go to her first, but was afraid, or
AOb oihO iNoco VIM " hhu DoN-
eral other ladies as they came. After
I had shownt the step to them 1 sought
out my sweetheart. Jane was not O
prude, but 1 honestly believe she was
the most provoking girl that ever lived.
1 never had succeeded III holding her
hand even the smallest part of an In
stant, and yet L was sure she liked me
very much-nlmost sure she loved me.
She feared l might unhinge 1t and car
ry 1t away, or something OF that sort, l
suppose. When 1 went up and asked
her to let me teach her the new dance,
she said:
IL thank you, Edwin, but there are
others who are more anxious to learn
than I, and you had better teach them
first"
But l want to teach you. When /
wish to teach them, 1 will go to Them"
you did go to several others before
you thought Of coming to me-" answer
ed Jane, pretending to be piqued. Now,
that was the unkindest thing I ever
knew a girl to do-refuse me what she
knew 1 so wanted and then put the re-
fusal on the pretended ground that l
did not care much about II. l SO told
L y ahiNh iiS u III y SUIIItd tIlIIlHS
too far and that 1 was growing angry
in earnest. She hen made another
false though somewhat fiattering ex.
cuse:
II could not bear to go through thai
dance before SO large Il company. ]
should not object so much IL no one else
could scc-that Is, with you, Edwin"
edwin Oh, so soft md sweet! The
little Jade! TO think that she could
hoodwink me SO easily md talk me into
q good humor with her soft, purrIng
"Edwin" l saw through 1t all quickly
enough and left her without another
word. In n few minutes she went into
an adjoining where 1 knew she
was alone. The door was open, M
h music could be heard there, so /
followed.
my lady, there Is no one to see us
here. | can teach you now, IL you
WISH" said /.
She saw she was corncred, and re.
piled, with n toss Of her saucy little
head, "But what If 1 do not wishI'
Now, this was more than 1 could en-
dure with patience. SO I answered, "My
young lady, you shall ask me before /
teach YOU"
"There are others who can dance Il
much better than you" she returned,
without looking at me.
IF you allow another to teach you
that dance" 1 responded, you will
have seen the last of me-" She had
made me angry, and I did not speak to
her for more than a week. When I
did-but 1 will tell you OF that later on.
The evening was devoted to learning
h new dance, and I saw Mary busify
engaged imparting information among
the ladies. AS we were about to dis
perse 1 heard her say to Brandon,
you have greatly pleased the king
by bringing hin n new amusement.
He asked me where 1 learned 1t, and !
told him o had taught 1T to Casko.
den and that I had 1t from him. I told
Caskoden SO that he can tell the Same
story"
"Oh, but that is not true. Don't you
think o should have told him the
truth or have evaded II In some waYT'
asked Brandon, who was really q great
lover of tho truth, when possible"
but who, I fear, OH this occasion wish
ed to appear more truthful than he
really was. II a man is to q woman'g