Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-07-27

names again In my hearing you are
my friend no longer. will curse your
I was frightened. so much stronger
did his nature show than mine. and I
took good care TO remain silent on that
subject until-but am going too fast
again. I will tell you OF that here
after.
Upon the morning appointed the
king. Wolsey. De Longueville and my
self. with a small retinue. rode over to
Windsor, where we found that Mary.
anticipating US. had barricaded herself
In her bedroom and refused to receive
the announcement. The king went up
stairs to coax the fair young besieged
through two inches OF oak door and to
induce her II possible to come down.
We below could plainly hear the king
pleading I'm the voice of a Bashan bull,
and II afforded us some amusement
behind our hands. Then his majesty
grew angry and threatened to break
down the door, but the fair besieged
maintained a most persistent and pro-
voking silence throughout 1t all and
allowed him to carry out his threat
without so much as a whimper He
was thoroughly angry and called to US
to come up to see him compel obedi-
ence from the self willed hussy," a task
the magnitude of which he under
rated. .
The door was soon broken down, and
the king walked in first, with De Tongue
vile and Wolsey next, and the rest
of US following in close procession. But
we marched over broken walls to the
most laughable defeat ever suffered by
besieging army. Our foe, though small,
was altogether too fertile in expedients
for US. There seemed no way to con-
Quer this girl. Her resources were so
inexhaustible that in the moment of
your expected victory success was
turned into defeat; nay, more, ride.
ulous disaster. .-..#
We found Jane crouching on the floor
in corner half dead with fright from
the noise and tumult, and where do
you think we found her mistress?
Frightened? Not at all. She was ly.
ing in bed with her face to the wall as
cool as q January morning, her cloth
ing in little heap in the middle of the
room.
Without turning her head, she ex-
claimed: "Come in, brother. You are
quite welcome. Bring in your friends.
l am ready to receive them, though not
in court attire, as you see." And she
thrust her bare arm straight up from
the bed to prove her words. You
should have seen the Frenchman's lit.
tie black eyes gloat on its beauty.
Mary went on, still looking toward
the wall. 81 will arise and receive you
all informally if you will but wait"
This disconnected the imperturbable
Henry, who was about at his wits end.
"Cover that arm, you hussy" he
cried in flaming rage.
BE not impatient, brother mine!
will jump out in just a moment"
A little scream from Jane startled ev-
erybody, and she quickly ran up to the
king, saying: 81 beg your majesty to
| go. She will do as she says so sure as
you remain. You don't know her. She
is very angry. Please go. will bring
her downstairs somehow"
"Ah, indeed! Jane Bolingbroke," came
from the bed. 81 will receive my
guests myself when they are kind
enough to come to my ROOM" The COW
erlid began to move, and whether or
not she was really going to carry out
her threat l cannot say, but Henry,
knowing her too well to risk 1t, hurried
US all out Of the room and marched
downstairs at the head Of his defeated
cohorts. He was swearing in a way
to make a priests flesh creep and pro-
testing by everything holy that Mary
should be the wife Of Louis or die. He
went back to Mary's room at intervals.
but there was enough persistence in
that one girl to stop the wheels Of time,
II she but set herself to do it, and the
king came away from each visit the
victim of another rout.
Finally his anger cooled. and he be-
came amused. From the last visit he
came down laughing.
81 shall have to give up the fight or
else put my armor on with visor down.
said he. "It is not safe to go near her
without II. She Is very vixen, and
but now tried to scratch my eyes out. "
Wolsey, who had a wonderful knack
for finding the easiest means to a diff
ficult end, took Henry off to a window
where they held whispered converse
ton.
1t was pathetic to see a mighty king
and his great minister Of state consult
ing and planning against one poor girl
and, as angry as / felt toward Mary,
could not help plying her and admired
beyond the power Of pen to write the
valiant and so far impregnable defense
she had put up against an array Of
strength that would have made king
tremble on his throne.
Presently Henry gave one Of hi!
loud laughs and slapped his thigh a.
II highly satisfied with some PROPOSE
ton Of wolsey's.
make ready at once" he said. 1--WE
will go back to London"
In a short time we were all at the
main stairway roadv 70 rnouut for RI.