The San Francisco call., 1903-01-25

After the English Iordes had done ther
commission the French kynge wyIled the
to take no lenger payne & so gaue 70
theim good rewardes and they toke ther
leaue of the Quene and returned.
Then the DOLPHIN Of Fraunce called
Fraunceys Duke of Vatoys, or FraunceyS
d'Angoulene. caused a sOlempne iustes to
be PROCLAIMED which shoulde be Kept In
Parys in the moneth Of Noueber next en-
suying. and while al these thinges were
preparing. the Ladye Mary. the V. daye
of Noueber, then beying Sondaye. was
with create solempnitee crowned Queen
of Fraunce in the monasterye OF Saynct,
Denyce, and the Lorde Dolphyn. who was
young but very toward. al the season
held the crowune ouer her he'd. because
it was Of create waight, to her greu-
aunce
Madame Mary took her time, since
more deliberate journey bride never made
to waiting bridegroom. She was a study
during this whole period-weeping and
angry by turns. She. who had never
known a moments Illness IN all her days,
took to her bed upon two occasions from
sheer antipathetic nervousness, and
would rest her head upon James breast
and cry out little, half-articulate prayers
to God that she might not kill the man
who was her husband. when they should
meet.
When we met the King about a league
this side Of Abbeville. and when Mary
beheld him with the shadow Of death
upon his brow. she took hope, for she
knew he would be putty In her hands.
so manifestly weak was he, mentally and
physically AS he came up she whipped
her horse and rode by him at a gallop,
sending me back with word that he must
not be so ardent; that he frightened her,
poor. timid little thing. so afraid Of
nothing in the world. This shocked the
French courtiers, and one would think
would have offended Louis, but he SIM
ply grinned from ear to ear. showing his
yellow fangs, and said whimpertngly:
''Oh the game is worth the trouble. Tell
her Majesty l wait at Abbeville."
The old King had ridden a horse TO
meet his bride in order that he might
appear more gallantly before her, but a
litter was waiting to take him back to
Abbeville by shorter route. and they were
married again in person.
LAgain a quotation from Hall Is sub
mittedI:
Mondaye the vi daye OF Noueber. ther
the sayde quene was receyued into the
cytee of Parys after the order thar fol-
Oweth. First the garde of the cytee met
her with QUITE Sayncte Denyce al in coates
of goIdsmythes woorke with shippes gylt,
and after them NETT her al the prestes
and religious whiche were esteemed to be
.iiiM The quene was IN a chyre coured
about (but not her over person) IN white
clothe of golde. the horses that drewe 1t
couered in clothe of golde. on her he'd
coronall. al of create perles. her necke
and brest full of Iuels. before her wente
a garde of AlmayQes after ther fascion,
and after them al noblemen, as the Dol
phyn. the Duke Of Burbon. Cardynalles.
and a create nOmber OF estates Aboute
her person rode the kynge's garde the
whiche wer Scottes. On the morowe bega
the iustes. and the quene stede so that al
men might see her. and wonder at her
beautie, and the kynge was feble and lay
on a couche for weakenes.
So Mary was twice married 70 Louis.
and, although she was his Queen fast and
sure enough, she was not his wife.
You may say what you will. but I Ike
a fighting woman: one with a touch OF
the savage in her when the occasion
arises; one who can fight for what she
loves as well as against what she hates.
She usually loves as she hghts-with all
her heart.
So Mary was crowned. and was now q
Queen. hedged about by the tinseled di-
vinity that hedgeth royalty.
It seemed that she was climbing higher
and higher all the time from Brandon.
but in her heart every day brought her
nearer to him.
There was one thing that troubled her
greatly, and all the time. Henry had
given his wor6 that Brandon should be
liberated as soon as Mary had left the
shores of England. but we had heard
nothing of this matter, although we had
received several letters from home. A
doubt Of her brother, in whom she had
little faith at best made an ache at her
heart which seemed at times likely to
break it-so she said One night she
dreamed that she had witnessed Bran
don's execution; her brother standing by
in excellent humor at the prank he was
playing her, and 1t so worked upon her
waking hours that by evening she was
ILL., At last I received a letter from Bran
don-which had been delayed along the
road-containing one for Mary. II told
of his full pardon and restoration to IA
YER, greater even than before; and her
Joy was so sweet and quiet. and yet so
softly delirious, that I tell you plainly II
brought tears to my eyes and could
not hold them back.
The marriage, when once determined
upon, had not cast her down so deep as
had expected. and soon she grew TO be
quite cheerful and happy. This filed me
with regret. for I thought OF how Brandon
must suffer, and felt that her heart was
a poor. fiimsy thing to take this trouble
so lightly.
spoke to Jane about II, but she only
laughed. MARY is all right" said she;
"do not fear. Matters will turn out bet
ter than you think. perhaps. You know
she generally manages to have her own
way I'm the end"
"If you have any comfort to give, please
give it. Jane. 1 feel most keenly for
Brandon heart-tied to such q wiilfuI,
changeable creature as Mary"
"Sir Edward Caskoden. you need not
take the trouble to speak to me at all un-
less you can use language more respect
full concerning my mistress. The Queen
knows what she Is about, but II appears
that you cannot see II. I see 1t plainly
enough. although no word has ever been
spoken to me on the subject As to Bran
don being tied to her, II seems to me she
Is tied to him, and that he holds the reins.
He could drive her into the mouth OF
purgatory."
do you think aor'
az know It,"