Cañon City record., 1903-12-24

IA don I had intended to go
azSz down to Windsor and give
~ vent to my indignation to-
ward the girls. but the more thought
about It the surer l felt there had
somehow been u mistake ! could not
bring myself to believe that Mary had
deliberately permitted matters to go
to such an extreme when II was in her
power TO prevent it She might have
neglected her duty for a day or two.
but sooner or later her good impulses
always came to her rescue. and with
Jane by her side to urge her on | was
almost sure she would have liberated
Brandon long ago. barring blunder OF
some sort
So did not go to Windsor until a
week after Brandon's release. when
the king asked me to go down with
him. Wolsey and De Longueville. the
French ambassador special. for the
purpose of officially offering to Mary
the hand OF Louis XII and the honor
OF becoming queen Of France
The princess had known OF the pro-
jected arrangement for many weeks
but had no thought Of the present for
ward condition of Affairs or she would
have brought her energies to bear upon
Henry long before. She could not
bring herself to believe that her broth
er would really force her into such
wretchedness. and possibly he would
never have done SO. much as he de-
sired 1t from the standpoint Of personal
ambition. had II not been for the petty
excuse of that fatal trip to Grouche's-
All the circumstances of the case
were such as to make Mary's marriage
a veriiable virgin sacrifice. Louis was
an old man. and an old Frenchmau at
that. full OF French notions OF morali-
ty and immortality. and besides. there
were objections that cannot be writ
ten. but OF which Henry and Mary had
been fully Informed. She might as well
marry n leper. Do you wonder she was
full OF dread and fear and resisted with
the desperation of deathT
So Mary. the person most Interested.
was about the last to learn that the
treaty had been signed.
Windsor was nearly eight leagues
from London ard at that time was oc-
cupied only by the girls and few old
ladies' and servants. SO that news did
not travel fast in that direction from
the city 1t is also probable that. even
II the report OF the treaty and Bran
don's release had reached Windsor. the
persous hearing II would have hesitat-
I'D to repeat 1t to Mary. However that
may be. she had no knowledge OF either
until she was Informed of the fact that
the king and the French ambassador
would be at Windsor ON a certain day
to make the formal request FOR her
hand and to offer the gifts Of King
Louis.
/ had no doubt Mary was in trouble
and felt sure she had been making af-
fairs lively about her. knew her suf-
fering was keen. but was glad Of II in
view OF her treatment OF Brandon.
A day or two after Brandon's libera.
ton ! had begun to speak TO him OF the
girls, but he interrupted me with a
frightfnl oath; ''Caskoden. YOU are my
friend. but IL you ever mention their
names again In my hearing you are
my friend no longer. | will curse your
was frightened. so much stronger
did his nature show than mine. and l
took good care TO remain silent on that
subject until-but am going too fast
again. will tell you OF that here
after.
Upon the morning appointed the
hing. wolsey. De Longueville and my
self, with a small retinue. rode over to
windsor. where we found that Mary.
anticipating us. had barricaded herself
In her bedroom and refused to receive
the announcement. The king went up
stairs to coax the fair young besieged
through two inches OF oak door and TO
induce her II possible to come down.
We below could plainly hear the king
pleading In the voice OF Bashan bull.
and II afforded MS some amusement
behind our hands. Then his majesty
grew angry and threatened to break
down the door. but the fair besicged
maintained most persistent and pro
voking silence throughout It all and
allowed him to carry out his threat
without 20 much as a whimper. He
was thoroughly angry and called to US
Do come up TO see him compel obssdi-
snce from the self willed hussy," . task
tie magnitude OF which hs under
rated.
The door was soon broken down. and
- king walked In frst with De Tongue
wiz and wolsey nsxt. and ths rest
e - following In cssss peecssn1en- But