Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1903-06-15

Imagine also. II you can, my double
surprise and alarm nay. almost my
terror-when the band struck up James
'Sailor Lass" I saw the look OF sur
prise and inquiry which Brandon gave
Mary. standing there demurely by his
side. when he first heard the music,
and heard her nervous little laugh as
she nodded her head, Yes" and step
ped closer TO him TO take position for
the dance. The next moment she was
In Brandon's arms, flying like a sylph
about the room. A buzz OF astonish-
ment and delight greeted them before
they were half way around and then q
great clapping OF hands, I'm which the
king himself Joined. II was q lovely
sight, although I think a graceful wo-
man Is more beautiful in La Galliard
than any other dance or. in fact, any
other situation In which she can place
herself.
After little time the dowager Ouch
ess OF Kent, first lady in waiting to the
queen, presented herself at the musi-
clans gallery and said that her majes-
~ had ordered the music stopped, and
the musicians, of course, ceased play
ing at once. Mary thereupon turned
quickly to me.
Master, are our musicians weary
that they stop before we are through"
The queen answered for me in high
voiced Spanish accent: II ordered the
music stopped | will not permit such
an indecent exhibition to go on longer"
Fire sprang to Mary's eyes and she
exclaimed: ''If your majesty does not
like the way we do and dance at my
balls, you can retire as soon as you
see fit. Your face is kill-mirth any
way" 1t never took long to rouse her
ladyship.
The queen turned to Henry, who was
laughing and angrily demanded:
Twill your majesty permit me to be
thus insulted in your very presenter
you got yourself into it. Get out of
IL as best you can. have often told
you to let her alone. She has sharp
claws" The king was really tired Of
GATHERINGS sour frown before he mar
ried her. 1t was her dowsr of Spanish
gold that brought her a second Tudor
husband.
"Shall / not have what music and
dances want at my own balls?" asked
the princess.
"That you shall, sister mine; that
you SHALL" answered the king. go on,
master. and II the girl likes to dance
that way, in Gods name let her have
her wish. II will never hurt her. We
will learn it ourself. and will wear the
ladies out a-dancing."
After Mary had finished the opening
dance there was great demand for
instruction. The king asked Brandon
to teach him the steps, which he soon
learned to perform with n grace per-
haps equaled by no living creature 9TH
er than n fat brown bear. The ladies
were at first a little shy and inclined
to stand at arms length, but Mary had
set the fashion and the others soon
followed. had taken a fiddler to my
room and had learned the dance from
Brandon and was able 10 teach il also
though I lacked practice to make my
step perfect. The princess had needed
no practice, but had danced beautiful
ly from the first. her strong younl
limbs and supple body taking as nat
urally to anything requiring grace Of
movement as cygnet to water.
This, thought l, is my opportunity t
teach Jane the new dance. 1 wanted
to go to her first, but was afraid, OIL
for some reason did not, and took sew
eral other ladies as they came. Aftel
1 had shown the step to them 1 sought
out my sweetheart. Jane was not &
prude, but l honestly believe she wal
the most provoking girl that ever lived
l never had succeeded in holding hel
hand even the smallest part OF an In
slant, and yet | was sure she liked me
very nuch-almost sure she loved me
She feared l might unhinge 1t and car
ny IL away, or something of that sort,
suppose. When l went up and asked
her TO let me teach her the new dance
she said:
IL thank you, Edwin, but there ar,
others who are more anxious to learI
than /, and you had better teach then
tirst."
"But I want to teach you. When
wish TO teach chem, will go to them
"You did go to several others befor,
you thought OF coming to me-" answer
ed Jane, pretending to be piqued. Now
that was the unkindest thing I eve
knew girl to do-refuse me what sh,
knew l so wanted and then put the re
fusal on the pretended ground that
did not care much about II. l so tolC
her, and she saw she had carried thing
n. too far and that was growing angr,
in earnest. She then made anothe
false though somewhat catering ex
cuse:
II could not bear to 90 through tina
dance before so large a company.
should not object so much II no one els
could see-thst is. with you. Edwin.
Edwin oh. so soft and sweet Tn
little jade! To think that she coul,
hoodwink me so easily and talk me int