Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1903-07-24

that am almost happy, put toF IucN
thee. and sometimes think that after
Il may verify be a blessing unseen.
This new. unexpected face upon ou
trouble hath % driven the old gnawin
ache out Of my heart that ! love to .
alone and dream. open eyed. OF the TINT
Of q surety not far of. when l shall
with thea go It Is ofttimes sore har
for me. who have never waited. to have
wait. like a patient Griselda. which OF
truth I am not for this which DO o
want, but try to make myself copten
with the thought that full sure II will no
be for long. and that when this tediou
time hath spent itself we shall look bacl
upon II a. . very soul school. and sinai
rather Joy that we did not purchase ou
heaven too cheaply.
I said I find It easy to live here a.
wish. and did begin to tell thee how II wal
when / ran Off into telling OF how lont
for thee, 80 / will try again. This Louis
to begin with. Is but the veriest shadow
of q man. Of whom thou needst have moi
one Jealous thought. He ID on bed Of
sickness most OF the time. OF his own ac'
cord. and II. perchance. he be but fairly
we'll a day or so / do straightway make
him Ill again In one way or another, and
please God hope to wear him out entirely
ere long time. or deed. Brother Henry
was right. Better had It been for Louis to
have married human devil than me, for
II maketh a very one out OF me II mine
eyes but rest upon him, and thou know.
est full well what kind Of devil ! make.
Brother Henry knoweth. at any rate. For
all this do I grieve. but have no remedy
nor want one. / sometimes do almost
compassionate the old king. but cannot
forbear. for he turneth my very blood to
biting gall, and must cen take the conse-
quences of his own folly. Truly IL he
wild for love Of me- this poor old man.
and the more hold him at distance the
more he fondly dotes. do verify believe
he would try to stand upon his foolish
old head did / but insist. I sometimes
have a thought to make him try It, He
doeth enough that is senseless and abb
surd, in all conscience, as 1t is. At all Of
this do the courtiers smile and laugh and
put me forward TO other pranks-that Is,
all but a few OF the elders, who shake
their heads, but dare do nothing else for
fear Of the dauphih, who Will soon be
king and who stands first in urging and
abetting me. So 1t Is easy FOR me TO do
what i wish. and above all to leave I'M
done that which / wish not for do easily
rule them all. good Sir Edwin and dear
Jane will testify / have a ball every
night wherein do make deal Of amuse-
ment for every one by dancing La Volta
with his majesty until his heels. and his
poor old head. too. are like to fall on.
otHtTS lIupOAtuUt ilt lol tios1 dahNcs'
especially the dauphin but / laugh and
shake my head and say that ! will dance
with no one but the king. because he
dances SO well. This pleases his majesty
nightly and maketh an opening for me
to avoid the touch of other men, for I am
Jealous Of myself for thy sake. and save
and garner every little touch for thee.
80 Sir Edwin will tell you l dance with
no one else and surely never will.
You remember well / doubt not. when
thou first didst teach me this new dance.
All, how delightful II was, and yet how
at first II did frighten and anger me.
Thou canst not know how my heart beat
during all the time Of that first dance
thought, of a surety. II would burst, and
then the wild thrill OF frightened ecstasy
that made my blood run like fire! / knew
It must be wrong. for it was. in truth. too
sweet a thing to be right. And then /
grew angry at thee as the cause of my !
and scolded thee, and repented /
IT, as usual. Truly didst thou conquer.
not win. me. Then afterward, withal II
20 frightened me, how l longed to dance ,
again. and could in no way stay myself (
from asking. At times could ! hardly (
wait till evening fell. and when upon &C.
rasion thou didst not come / was so angry
said I hated thee. What must thou have
thought OF me. so forward and bold And
that afternoon! All, ] think Of It every
hour. and see and hear It all and live 1t
,'er and DER, as II sweeter grows with
ripening touch. Some moments
here are that send their glad ripple down
through HES stream to the verge Of the
rave, and truly blest Is one who can
smile upon and kiss these memory waves
md draw from thence bliss that never
'ails: but thou knowest full well my heart,
and need not tease thee with its out
There is yet another matter OF which
wish to write in vary earnestness. Sir
Edwin spoke to me thereof. and what he
aid hath given me serious thought I
hank him for his words, OF which he
viii tell thee in full II thou but importune
i'm thereto. II is this: The dauphin
francis d'Angouleme, hath fallen des-
'erately fond of me and is quite as i'm 1
fortunate and almost as foolish as the
lder lover. This people in this strange
US notions. For an example thereto, no l
ne thinks to find anything unseeming in {
he dauphin's conduct by reason Of his .
aving already a wife, and more, that
life the Princess Claude, daughter 70 the {
ing. / laugh at him and let him say
that he will. for in truth am powerless Il
, prevent II. Words cannot scar even a ,
ose leaf and will not harm me Then, by
Is help and example. am justified in the
yes Of the court in that l SO treat the +
Ing. which otherwise II were impossible a
,r me to do and live here. So however :,
Iuch may loaths them, yet am driven
tolerate his words, which l turn off r
18th laugh. making sure. thou mayest
now. that 1t come 10 nothing more than =,
ords. And thus II is, however much l
ish 1t not that do use him to help me "
eat the king as like, and do then use c,
lie poor old king as my buckler against n
lis dukes too great familiarity. But, my :.
lend. when the king comes TO die. then 9
lall have my fears of this young VI
rancis dAngouleme. He is desperate NJ
r me. and / know not TO what length he "a
light go. The king cannot live long. as :.
% thread of his life Is like rotten flax ~
I'd when he dies thou must come with "
It delay, since shall be In deadly peril
have a messenger waiting at all hours n.
ady to send to thee upon a moments =
tfce. and when he comes waste not a W
ecious instant. 1t may mean all to thee A
d me. could write on and on forever, m
t 1t would be only to tell thee Ger and
ir that my heart is full OF thee to over r
wing. thank thee that thou hast
yer doubted me- and will see that thou
st hereafter only good cause for better
til. MARY, Regina.
'Reginar' That was all. Only
een, Surely no one could charge |