Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1903-09-09

lot you, am indeedl HOW can you
bear IT."
II have cast over It the balm OF
prayer; have shut II up in my
heart, and given my heart to God.
have said to God DO as thou wilt
with me am content, and I have
found light in sorrow, brighter than all
the iiaring lights Of Joy
"Then you believe him to be dead?"
yes There Is no help against such
conclusion. and yet Matilda there
comes to me sometimes, such an in
Simultaneous, penetrating sense of his
presence, that must believe he is not
far away and her confident hearts
still fervor, her tremulous smile, her
eyes like clear water full Of the sky,
affected Matilda with the same appre
bending. And there was such haunt
ing sweetness about the chastened
girl that Matilda looked round wan
deringly; II was as il there were
freshly gathered violets in the room.
She remained silent, and Jane, after
few minutes pause, said, Il must
go home, now, and rest a little. To
morrow am bid to Hampton Court "
"AnJ you will come and tell me all
about your visit. The world turned
upside down is an entertaining spec
tacle. Ann Charges the market wom'
an in one place, and Elizabeth Crom'
well in another
The Cromwells are my friends, Ma
tilda. And l will assure you that
Hampton Court never saw more
worthy queen than Elizabeth Crom-
well.n
II have saucy tongue, Jane-do
not mind when it backbites; there is
no one like you. I love you WE'LL"
These words with clasped hands and
kisses between the two girls Then
Matilda's face became troubled and
che sat down alone, with her brows
drawn together and her hands tightly
clasped
did Rupert kill Neville?p she ask
ed herself "Oh, me, do fear it. He
lied to me, then; OF course he lied;
but that was no new thing for him to
do, What snail do?" Sne went over
and over this train Of thought, and
ended always with the same irreso-
lutte, anxious question, What shall
DOR
The next day Jane went to Hampton
Court She was conducted to an
apartment in one Of the suites for
merly occupied by Queen Henrietta
Maria. AS she dressed herself she
thought Of the great men and women
who had lived and loved, and joyed
and sorrowed under the ancient roof
OF Wolsey's splendid palace.
In brilliantly lighted room Mr. and
Mrs. Claypole al, MI and Mrs. Rich.
and Mr., Milton and DR.. Verify were
grouped around her highness the Pro-
tectors handsome wife. She sat at
the Protectors right hand, and Jane
Swafham sat at his left.
IIe was in an unueually happy mood
and Doctor Owen. remarling it, Adj
miral Blake said, They had been
mobbed -mohbed by women-and the
Protector had the best of it and that
was thing to pleasure any man"
Then Mrs. Cromwell laughed and said /:
"Your highness must tell us all now
or we shall be very Disseminated
Where We're you TO meet a mob Of
women?"
I'VE were In London streets, some
where near the waterside. Blake was
with me and Blake is going to Ports
mouth to take command of an expe
dition."
Where tor asked Mrs. Claypole.
"Well, Elizabeth, that is precisely
the question this mob Of women want
ed me to answer. You are as bad as
they were. But they had some ex
cuse"
pray what excuse. sir that have
not?"
They were the wives OF the sailo
men going with our admiral on hi
expedition. And they got all aroun'
! me, they did indeed. and one handsome
, woman with little lad in her arms
she told me to look well at him be
cause he was called Oliver after me-
t took hold OF my bride and said, 'Yo
won't trample me down, General, 70
the lads sake, and tbs but natura
for us to want to knew where yo
Q are sending our husbands. Come
: General, tell us wives and mother
/ where the ships are going tor An
{ there was Robert Blake laughing an
= thinking It fine sport, but / stood u
+ in my stirrups and called out as lou
y as / could Women, can you be quie
o for one minutes? They said. Aye,
p be sure we can. II you'll speak on
e General. Then said to them. 'Yo
e want to know where the ships an
your men are going Listen to me
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