The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-11-13
When knighthood
Was In Flower
o., 1he Lace Story Of CAdrlcs Brandon
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HSs Au0t@t Mu3esty King
Hessrv the Eighth
Rewritten and Rendered Into Modern
Englfsh From Sir Edwin Cas-
koden's Memoir
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Mary would often pout for days to-
sether and pretend illness. Upon one
occasion she Kept the king waiting at
her door oil the morning, while she,
having slipped through the window,
was riding with some Of the young peo-
PIE In the forest. When she returned
through the window = she went to
the door and scoidedsthe poor old king
for keeping her waiting penned up in
ker room All the morning. And he apol-
08ixedi
She changed the dinner hour to noon
In accordance with the English GUS
tom, and had heavy supper at night,
when she would make the king gorge
himself with unhealthfui food and coax
him ''to drink ms much as Brother
Henry" which invariably resulted in
Louis de vaIois finding lodgment under
the table. This amused the whole
court except a few old scronies sand
physicians, who, OF course, were scan
dalized beyond measute. She took the
king on, long rides with her on cold
days, and would JOLT him allnost To
death md freeze him until the cold
tears streamed downsliis.ioor plnched
nose, making him feel like half ami
mnted icicie and wish that he were
one, I'm fact.
AZ night she would have her balls
and keep him up till morning, drinking
and dancing, or trying to dance, with
her untii his poor. old heels, and his
bead, too, for that matter, Were like
to fall on; then she would slip away
from him and lock herself in her room.
December, say I, let May alone; she
cestainly will kill you. Despite which
sound advice, ], doubt not December
win 80, on coveting May up to the end
OF the chapter, each old fellow-being
such fine man for his age, you under
stand-fondly believing himself an ex-
ceptton. Age In fool is damnable.
Mary was killing Louis as certainly
and deliberately as IL she were feeding
him slow poison. He was very weak
and decrepit ut best. being compelled
frequently upon public occasions, such,
for example, as the coronation tourna.
Hent OF which have spoken, to lie
upon couch.
Mary's condnct was really cruel, but
then, remember the proyocation, and
that she was acting I'm self defense.
An this was easier for her than you
might suppose, for the kings grasp of
power, never very strong, was begin
ming to relax even what little grip It
had. All faces were turned toward
the rising sun, young Francis, duke OF
Angoulerne, the Kings distant cousin.
who would soon be king I'm Louis place,
A. this yonpg rising sun. himself vast.
" espitteu with Mary. openly epconF,
agcd her In what she did, the courtieFs
OF course followed suit, and the old
king found himself surrounded by
court only too ready to be amused by
his lively young queen at his expense
Tkis condition OF affairs Mary wei,
coined with her whole SOU. and to accent
It and nail assurance, fear, played
evcf 20 lightly and coyiy upon the
beartstrings of the young duke, which
responded all too loudly to her velvet
touch ard almost frightened her to
death with their volume of sound later
on. This Francis d'Angouleme, the
dauphin, had fallen desperately in love
with Mary ut first sight, something
against which the fact that he was
piar<ied to Claude. daughter CT Louis,
In ~ way initiated. He Was very
distant relative OF Louis, going away
back - st. Louis for his heirship to
the French Crown. The king had
daughters In plenty. but, as ycu know.
the gallant Frenchinen say, according